By: Hunter McKay
Final Results
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Kennesaw State track and field teams wrapped up action at the ASUN Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida.
Both KSU squads secured runner-up finishes.
Men's Team Scoring (21 of 21 events scored)
Liberty - 278 points
KSU - 225 points
EKU – 81 points
North Florida – 74 points
Central Arkansas – 50 points
Lipscomb – 48 points
Bellarmine – 33 points
Queens – 23 points
Women's Team Scoring (21 of 21 events scored)
Liberty – 221.5 points
KSU - 178 points
Lipscomb – 115 points
JU – 77 points
UCA – 53.50 points
Queens – 53.50 points
Austin Peay – 41 points
EKU – 33 points
JSU – 21 points
Bellarmine – 17 points
UNF – 11 points
School Record
- Anthony Harrison landed a toss of 59.25m (194'4") to win the gold medal in the men's discus. That throw set a school and ASUN Championship record.
- Eriana Sanford took home third place in the shot put with a mark of 14.76m (48'5.25) to establish a new school record in the event.
Men's Medal Winners
- Kelvin Campbell posted a leap of 15.88m (52'1.25") to win and establish a new conference record in the triple jump. Justin Campbell took second place with a leap of 14.60m (47'10.25").
- Quann Shears landed a throw of 61.32m (201'2") to secure third in the javelin.
- Makai Williams, Aaron Goodwin, Malik Hussie and Tyriq Hussie posted a time of 40.59 seconds to take second place in the 4x100m relay.
- Williams returned to the track and recorded a time of 14.68 seconds to grab third in the 110m hurdles.
- Malik Hussie ran a personal-best time of 46.72 seconds to win the 400m.
- Hussie returned to the track later and finished second in the 200m with a time of 20.83 seconds.
- Malik Hussie, Tyriq Hussie, Cameron Johnson and Koi Williams finished the meet with a time of 3:11.79 to grab second in the 4x400m.
Women's Medal Winners
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
On the men's team's overall performance this weekend …
"Felt like we had a shot to get in the mix and had a strong lead after two days, but it's like I told our team. It's a three day track meet and ultimately it's on me for us to be able to finish better as a team. I am proud of so many of our men for what they gave and how they performed. So many champions, records and all-time bests we won all but one field event and set two new conference records in the discus and triple jump. I am very eager to take a healthy strong group to Jacksonville for NCAAs in two weeks!"
On the women's team's performance this weekend …
"These women are led by an incredible group of seniors. We leaned hard on those ladies and they did everything in their power to keep us in the hunt. So many great performances and several all-time bests that give us a lot to build on for next season. Huge shout out to all our ladies that were conference champions and
Kali Terza establishing a conference record in the women's hammer."
Next Up
Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective event earn a berth into the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Fla on May 24-27. In addition, the best 24 relays times advance to the NCAA preliminaries. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Rounds sites will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. The decathlon and heptathlon will not be held during the NCAA Preliminary Rounds. Instead, the top 24 decathlon and heptathlon scores in the nation earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship site.
