Final Results 

CONWAY, Ark. - The Kennesaw State men's and women's track and field teams earned first-place finishes at the ASUN Outdoor Championships on Saturday.
 
The KSU men's team collected its 10th team title while the women's team collected its fourth. KSU is the only men's program to have won 10 outdoor 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 Outdoor Championships before moving to Conference USA beginning in 2024-25. 
 
 
Men's Team Scoring (21 of 21 events scored)
KSU - 252 points
Central Arkansas - 157 points
EKU – 129 points
Lipscomb – 104 points
Queens – 64 points
North Florida – 59 points
Bellarmine – 40 points
 
Women's Team Scoring (21 of 21 events scored)
KSU – 183 points
Central Arkansas - 152 points
Lipscomb – 148 points
Jacksonville – 125 points
Queens – 62 points
EKU – 52 points
Bellarmine – 38 points
UNF – 36 points
Austin Peay – 22 points
 
School Records

• Ahmed Magour landed a toss of 65.75m (215'9) to win the javelin. That throw set a school and ASUN Championship record.
• Simon Seid won the men's pole vault with a leap of 5.36m (17'7"). That mark set a school and ASUN Championship record.

 
Men's Medal Winners

• Quann Shears (61.46m | 201'6") and Aidan Boyd (60.32m | (197'11") secured silver and bronze in the javelin.
• Zane Gibson (4.93m | (16'2") and Andrew Dassler (4.73m | (15'6.25") finished second and third in the men's pole vault.
• Caleb Hartley landed a toss of 18.14m (59'6.25") to win the shot put. Hartley was joined on the podium by Anthony Harrison who had a mark of 17.13m (56'2.5") to secure third.
• Justin Campbell (15.18m| (49'9.75") and Tevon Shuler (14.95m | (49'0.5") finished second and third in the men's triple jump.
• Caleb Timmons, Malik Hussie, Tyriq Hussie, Xavier Paris ran 40.01 seconds to finish second in the 4x100m relay.
• Mohamed Diaby ran a time of 14.12 seconds to finish second in the 110m hurdles.
• Tyriq Hussie posted a time of 10.47 seconds to secure the bronze medal in the 100m.
• Malik Hussie ran a time of 46.38 seconds to finish second in the 400m.
• Sean Dyer won the 400m hurdles in a time of 51.98 seconds.
• Malik Hussie, Trey Geter, Cameron Johnson and Tyriq Hussie posted a time of 3:09.57 to win the 4x400m relay. That time established a new facility record at Richard Martin Track.

 
 Women's Medal Winners

• Kaylee Clark landed a toss of 48.62m (159'6") to secure the victory in the javelin.
• Maya Steines landed a season-best toss off of 46.45m (152'5") to grab the silver medal in the discus.
• Tayla Moreland (12.31m| (40'4.75") and Alana Mack (12.21m | (40'0.75") finished first and second in the triple jump respectively.
• Olivia Brown posted a time of 13.72 seconds to win her third gold medal in the 60m hurdles. Laysha Tunti ran a time of 14.42 seconds to finish third and join Brown on the podium.
• Amelia Coker ran a time of 1:01.31 to win the 400m hurdles.
• The women's 4x400m relay team of Britney Chatfield, Kyndall Hudson, Madigan Wallace and Yasmine Martin posted a time of 3:43.84 to finish third in the 4x400m relay.

 
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel
 "Pretty special way to end the year! Our men and women came to fight all weekend. We had countless outstanding performances and proud doesn't even begin to describe how I feel about this program. Sending out our seniors like this is something that fills my heart with so much joy! A huge thank you to my staff and our wonderful support staff that help our team be at their best when it matters most.I can't wait to lead this program into CUSA and continue to shine a light on Kennesaw State."
 
Next Up
Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective events earn a berth into the NCAA East First Rounds in Lexington, Ky. on May 22-25. 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 First 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.
 

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