Outdoor Meet 11: Kennesaw State at 2025 NCAA East First Rounds

Starting Blocks
The Kennesaw State track and field teams will be well represented with a program-high 24 athletes competing in 16 events at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The University of North Florida will play host to the NCAA Championships East First Rounds from May 28-31 in Jacksonville. The men will compete on May 27 and May 29 while the women compete on May 28 and May 30. Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective events earn berths into the NCAA Championships. The best 24 relay times also advanced to NCAA Championships. Athletes with the top 12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West First Rounds will advance for the semifinals/finals of the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon May 11-14. There is no decathlon or heptathlon competition at this part of the NCAA Championships. The top 24 decathlon and heptathlon marks in the nation earn an automatic berth to the finals of the NCAA Championships.
 

 

Men's Entries
Name	Event
Chance Cross	100m
Xavier Parris	100m
Eric Young II	400m
Justin Warner	400m
Edwin Kiprono	800m
Mohamed Diaby	110m hurdles
Jeremiah Sims	110m hurdles
Cross, Parris, Mabilo, Young II	4x100m
Kenyatta Bennett	High Jump
Simon Seid	Pole Vault
Kaelen Mitchell	Long Jump
Jeremiah Sims	Long Jump
Lloyd Hill	Triple Jump
Justin Campbell	Triple Jump
Jase Hunter	Hammer Throw
Women's Entries
Name	Event
Emma Sullivan	800m
Kali Terza	Hammer Throw
Eriana Sanford	Hammer Throw
Madison Seiler	3K Steeplechase
Madidgan Wallace	3K Steeplechase
Kaylee Brown	High Jump
Rachel Swain	Long Jump
Emma Ferguson	1500m
Natalie Cummings	1500m

LAST TEAM OUTDOOR MEET
The Kennesaw State men's and women's track and field teams completed competition at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships by earning the school's second CUSA title.
The KSU men's team collected its first Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship scoring 216.5 points in the three-day meet. The Owls also concluded the Liberty men's run of 17-consecutive outdoor titles at the Division I level. KSU and Liberty's 5.5-point differential was the closest CUSA Outdoor Championship finish since 2006. Cale McDaniel was named CUSA Men's Coach of the Year.  
 
NEXT UP
 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 Eugene, Ore. 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.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
» The Owls have the top marks in CUSA in eight events on the men's side and two events on the women's side.
 
» KSU enters the weekend ranked 10th (men) and 11th (women) in the NCAA South Region.
 

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