By: Hunter McKay
MURFEESBORO, TENN. – The Kennesaw State track and field teams opened action at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at the Dean A Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of the Middle Tennessee.
Men's Team Scoring (3 of 21 events scored)
KSU – 47 points
Liberty - 27 points
LA Tech – 14 points
Sam Houston – 11.5 points
Western Kentucky – 9 points
UTEP – 6 points
MTSU – 2 points
Women's Team Scoring (4 of 21 events scored)
FIU – 30.5 points
KSU– 27.5 points
MTSU – 22 points
UTEP – 22 points
Jacksonville St. – 11 points
Western Kentucky – 10.5 points
Sam Houston – 10 points
New Mexico State – 1 points
Heptathlon (Through Four Events)
- Laysha Tunti (2989 points) and Coker (2974 points) are in third and fourth place.
- Tunti won the 100m hurdles in a time of 14.31 seconds.
Medal Winners
- Rachel Swain landed a leap of 6.14m (20'1.75") to take home the silver medal in the long jump.
- Kali Terza finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 62.88m (206'3").
- Kaelen Mitchell won the long jump with a school record leap of 7.90m (25'11") and Jeremiah Sims was third with a mark of 7.64m (25'0.75").
- Collins Kipkemboi (30:35.56) and Brian Limo (31:00.14) finished first and second in the 10K.
Running Event Qualifiers for Sunday's Finals
Next Up
The Owls will compete on day two of the CUSA Outdoor Championships beginning at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, May 17.
