By: Hunter McKay
KENNESAW, Ga. – Malik Hussie and Sarah Hendrick were named to the College Sports Communicators Track and Field Academic All-District team, the organization announced Wednesday.
Hussie carries a 3.73 GPA while majoring in management. He was named the ASUN Men's Most Outstanding Performer of ASUN Outdoor Championships. The junior scored 22 points at the ASUN Championships and won the gold medal in the 400m in 46.72 seconds. Hussie notched the third-fastest time in ASUN Championship history to claim his first 400m title. He finished runner-up in the 200m (20.43 seconds), 4x100m (40.59 seconds) and 4x400m (3:11.79). The Newnan, Ga. native finished third in the 200m (21.08 seconds) at the Kennesaw State Invitational and fourth in the 400m at the Bobcat Invitational in 47.39 seconds. He ranks first in the ASUN in the 400m and second in the 200m this season. He is also on the Owls 4x400m relay team that ranks No.1 in the ASUN this season.
Hendrick holds a 3.9 GPA having graduated with a degree in nursing in December. She is currently pursuing a second undergraduate degree in psychology. She finished sixth at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the 800m with a time of 2:01.93. That time ranks No. 3 in school history, No. 1 in the ASUN, No. 5 in the NCAA East Region and No. 8 in the NCAA this season. She ran a personal-best time of 4:15.71 to take 25th at the Bryan Clay Invitational. That time ranks tops in program history, No. 25 in the NCAA East Region and No. 54 in the NCAA this season. The Kennesaw native won the 800m (2:05.78), 1500m (4:18.40) and the 4x400m relay (3:43.54) at the ASUN Outdoor Championships. Her time of 2:05.78 was the second-fastest time in meet history. She also joined Jacksonville's Bienna Freeman (2011-13) as the only three-time event winners in the 800m. Her time of 4:18.40 in the 1500m was No. 2 in ASUN Championship history. She became the third three-time winner of the event. She qualified for the NCAA Championships Semifinals in the 800m.
Hendrick and Hussie were both named to the ASUN Indoor and Outdoor All-Academic teams this season.
Hendrick and five of her teammates will compete in the finals of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 7-10 in Austin, Texas.
