By: By Hunter McKay
Final Results
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Kennesaw State men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2024-25 indoor season at the Clemson Opener on Friday.
School Record
Event Winners
- Evan Martinez won the shot put with a mark of 17.05m (55'11.25").
- Kaelen Mitchell won the long jump with a leap of 7.44m (24'5").
- Eriana Sanford won the shot put with a mark of 14.09m (46'2.75").
- Jase Hunter landed a toss of 19.55m (64'1.75") to win the weight throw.
Men's Top Performances
- Andrew Dassler cleared the bar at 4.97m (16'3.5") and Zane Gibson got over at 4.72m (15'5.75") to finish second and third in the men's pole vault.
- Chance Cross (6.68), Ali Dargan (6.80) and Mohamed Diaby (6.84) all qualified for the 60m final. Cross's time ranks No. 2 in program history.
- Dargan ran 6.82 seconds to place fourth in the final of the 60m.
- Justin Warner (1:21.22) finished ninth in the 600m.
- Mohamed Diaby (7.88) and Cameron Guidano (8.00) finished sixth and seventh in the 60 hurdles final.
- Evan Martinez landed a toss of 17.57m (57'7.75") to take fourth in the shot put.
- Lloyd Hill finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 15.31m (50'2.75").
Women's Top Performances
- Silvana-Lopez Ramirez and Lilly Chounard finished eighth and ninth clearing the bar at 3.48m (11'5") in the pole vault. Ramirez finished eighth because she cleared the bar on fewer attempts.
- Eriana Sanford (19.14m | 62'1.5"), Maya Steines (17.59m | 57'8.5"), Mary Gill (17.36m | 56'11.5") and Hannah Judge (15.11m | 49'7") took home second, fourth, sixth and seventh in the weight throw.
- London White ran a time of 8.81 seconds to place seventh in the 60m hurdles final.
- Ciara Miles ran a time of 10:12.24 to finish second in the 3k.
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
"Excited about the start we got in Clemson today with several solid performances across the board. Big shoutout to
Yasmine Martin for a new school record and to
Chance Cross on running one of the fastest times in the country. We are all looking forward to going back to work and getting better before we return to competition in January."
NEXT UP
The Owls return to action on Jan. 17-18 at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.
