Final Results

GAINESVILLE, Fla.- The Kennesaw State men's and women's track and field teams earned first-place finishes at the ASUN Indoor Championships on Saturday.
 
The KSU men's team collected its 10^th team title while the women's team collected it's third. KSU is the only men's program to have won 10 indoor track and field team titles in ASUN Conference history.
 
Cale McDaniel was named ASUN Men's and Women's Coach of the Year.   
 
This was the Owls final ASUN Indoor Championships before moving to Conference USA beginning in 2024-25.  
 
Team Scoring (Points)
Men
Kennesaw State 235.5
Eastern Kentucky 138
Central Arkansas 95
Lipscomb 64
North Florida 45.5
Bellarmine 45
Queens 33
 
Women
Kennesaw State 174.50
Lipscomb 137
Jacksonville 117.5
Central Arkansas 80
Queens 42
North Florida 39
Eastern Kentucky  37
Austin Peay 19
Bellarmine 17
 
School Record

• Malik Hussie posted a time of 47.66 seconds to finish third in the 400m final.

 
Men's Heptathlon (Completed)

• Jordan Fick won the heptathlon with 5259 points.
• That point total ranks No. 8 in program history.
• Fick won the pole vault on Saturday morning.
• Devin Barnett (4970 points) and Ian Jackson (4744 points) finished second and fourth overall.

 
 
 Men's Medal Winners

• The Owls took first and second on the podium in the shot put.
• Caleb Hartley won his first gold medal as an Owl with a toss of 17.50m (57'5") in the shot put.
• Hartley became the eighth different Owl in program history to win the shot put at the ASUN Indoor Championships.
• He was joined by Anthony Harrison who secured second with a mark of 16.70m (54'9.5").
• Justin Campbell landed a leap of 15.05m (49'4.5") and David Olusanya posted a mark of 14.45 (47.5") to finish second and third in the triple jump.
• Mohamed Diaby ran a personal-best time of 7.91 seconds to collect the gold medal in the 60m hurdles.
• Diaby became the fifth different Owl to capture the gold medal in the 60m hurdles.
• Malik Hussie posted a time of 21.53 seconds and won the gold medal in the 200m.
• Hussie is the sixth different Owl to have won this event.
• The men's 4x400m relay team of Trey Geter, Malik Hussie, Tyriq Hussie and Sean Dyer ran a time of 3:14.05 to win the event. That time ranks No. 5 in ASUN Indoor Championship history.

 
Men's Notable Performances

• Mitchell Ratley landed a toss of 15.02m (49'3.5") to take fourth in the shot put.
• Tevon Shuler had a leap of 13.88m (45'6.5") and Kaelen Mitchell added a mark of 13.86m (45'5.75") to finish fourth and fifth in the triple jump.
• Sean Dyer (8.20 seconds) and Jeremiah Sims (8.22 seconds) finished fourth and fifth in the 60m hurdles.
• Trey Geter (47.80 seconds) and Sparticus Griffin (49.83 seconds) took home fourth and eighth in the 400m.
• Chance Cross (6.87 seconds), Tyriq Hussie (6.92 seconds) and Mohamed Diaby (6.98 seconds) placed fourth, sixth and seventh in the 60m.
• Trey Geter ran a time of 21.58 seconds to place fourth in the 200m.

 
 
Women's Medal Winners

• Eriana Sanford placed third in the shot put with a mark of 13.75m (45'1.5").
• Victoria Joyce landed a leap of 12.43m (40'9.5") and Tayla Moreland added a mark of 12.42m (40'9") to secure second and third in the triple jump.
• Olivia Brown ran a time of 8.44 seconds to win the 60m hurdles. She became the first four-time winner of the event in meet history.
• She was joined on the podium by London White who ran a time of 8.79 to secure the silver medal.
• Freshman Kenadie Singleton picked up eight points with her second-place finish in the 60m in a time of 7.50 seconds.

 
Women's Notable Performances

• Alana Mack (12.19m | 40'0") Kaylan McConnehead (11.97m | 39'3.25) and Julia Versluis (11.31m | 37'1.25") took home fourth, fifth, and seventh in the triple jump.
• Julia Versluis cleared the bar at 1.69m (5'6.5") and Kaylee Brown and Mollie Speights got over at 1.64m (5'4.5") to finish seventh and tied for eighth in the high jump.
• Natalie Cummings (4:53.57) placed sixth in the one-mile run.
• Laysha Tunti (8.96 seconds), Amelia Coker (8.98 seconds) and Alina Harris (9.07 seconds) secured fourth, fifth and sixth in the 60m hurdles.
• Kyndal Hudson ran a time of 56.51 seconds to place seventh in the 400m.
• Alana Mack (7.59 seconds) and Samiya Wayne (7.65 seconds) to home fourth and fifth in the 60m.
• Madigan Wallace (2:11.29) and Britney Chatfield (2:12.40) went home with fifth and seventh in the 800m.
• Samiya Wayne ran a time of 24.79 to place sixth in the 200m.
•  The KSU 4x400m relay team of Kyndall Hudson, Emma Ferguson, Kenadie Singelton and Britney Chatfield ran 3:50.42 to place fifth.

 
 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel

On being named Coach of the Year and the weekend overall …
"I feel incredibly humbled getting to be a part of a group with so much pride and passion for what they do.  Our teams brought a ton of energy and focus to the meet on both days.  I know that bringing home two championships to Kennesaw means a great deal to our staff, and to all our seniors as we wrap up our time in the ASUN Conference. I am very thankful for the support from our administration and OWL nation! We want to go get a lot more this outdoor season."
 
Next Up
Individuals who finish in the top-16 nationally in their specific event or top-12 in relay at the end of the indoor season will head to Boston, Mass to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships March 9-10. The Owls open their outdoor season on March 23-24 at the Don McGarey Invitational in Kennesaw, Ga.
 

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