By: Hunter McKay
Final Results
COLUMBIA, S.C. – 65 members of the Kennesaw State track and field teams competed at the South Carolina Invitational inside the Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex on Saturday.
School Records
- Kali Terza landed a toss of 19.63m (64'5") win the weight throw.
Event Winners
- Mollie Speights won the women's high jump clearing the bar at a season-best height of 1.66m (5'5.25").
- Justin Campbell landed a personal-best leap of 15.35m (50'4.50") to win the triple jump.
- Freshman Brian Limo won the men's 3K with a time of 8:21.42. That time ranks No. 2 in program history.
- Caleb Hartley was victorious in the shot put with a season-best mark of 17.51m (57'5.50").
Men's Top Performances
- Jeremiah Sims (7.98 seconds), Mohamed Diaby (8.06 seconds) and Sean Dyer (8.19 seconds) took second, fifth and seventh in the 60m hurdles final.
- Grant Crabtree posted a time of 8:32.90 to place fourth in the 3K.
- Keondre Glover cleared 1.96m (6'5") to secure fifth in the high jump.
- Ashton Mitchell landed a leap of 6.88m (22'7.00") to take sixth in the long jump.
- Anthony Harrison landed a season-best toss of 16.93m (55'6.50") to take home second in the shot put.
- Harrison (21.13m | 69'4"), Jase Hunter (19.79m | 64'11.25") and Zachary Peterson (19.34m | 63'5.50") took third, fourth and fifth in the weight throw.
Women's Top Performances
- Olivia Brown ran a season-best time of 8.56 seconds to qualify for the 60m hurdle final.
- Natalie Cummings (2:08.87), Britney Chatfield (2:09.39) and Emma Ferguson (2:14.66) placed third, fourth and eighth in the 800m.
- Rachel Dodsworth (4:49.74) and Faith Bobak (5:07.39) finished second and sixth in the one-mile run.
- Madigan Wallace (9:49.60), Ciara Miles (10:09.22) and Zoe Smith (10:12.07) took home third, fifth and sixth in the 3K.
- Kaylee Brown and Julia Versluis cleared the bar at 1.66m (5'5.25") to secure second and third in the high jump based on attempts.
- Eriana Sanford tossed a season-best throw of 13.73m (45'7.50") to secure fourth in the shot put.
- Sanford (18.13m | 59'5.75") and Maya Steines (16.67m | 54.08.75") took home third and seventh in the weight throw.
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
"Happy to put another solid weekend in the books. We saw several event wins, personal records and another school record fall. Our team did a great job competing and staying focused all weekend. I believe we have some individuals that are about to do some very special things at the most important time of the season."
Next Up
KSU will participate in a trio of meets next week. The Owls will be competing at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the Music City Challenge on Feb. 9 -10. A contingent of Owls will also participate in the Samford Open on Feb. 10.
