By: By Hunter McKay
CLEMSON, S.C. — The Kennesaw State track and field teams won one event and set four school records Friday at the Orange and Purple Invitational at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Facility.
Freshman Gage Voyles earned the lone victory of the day by clearing 2.12 meters (6 feet, 11.5 inches) in the high jump, edging teammate Kenyatta Bennett on attempts.
Simon Seid set a school record in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 5.25 meters (17-2.75).
Victoria Joyce broke the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 12.66 meters (41-6.5), surpassing the previous mark by six inches.
Kennesaw State also set school records in both 4x400-meter relays. The men's team of Trey Geter, Justin Warner, Pishon Haughton and Eric Young II ran 3:08.14 to place fourth. The women's squad of Eliana Mbadinga, Britney Chatfield, Samiya Wayne and Emma Sullivan posted a time of 3:40.40 to win their heat and finish third overall.
Men's Recap
Noah Jirgens (19.30 meters | 63-4), Evan Martinez (18.77 | 61-7) and Harrison Pawsat (18.22 | 59-9) finished third, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the weight throw.
Bryson Gilchrist placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 7.05 meters (23-1.75).
Chinedum Ike took third in the triple jump with a mark of 15.04 meters (49-4.25).
Geter ran 47.63 seconds in the 400 meters, the third-fastest time in program history.
Edwin Kiprono placed sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.16, ranking second in program history.
Collins Kipkemboi recorded the second-fastest mile time in program history at 4:08.52, finishing 11th.
Young (21.06) and Chance Cross (21.21) posted personal-best times in the 200 meters to place fifth and eighth, respectively. Young's time was .01 seconds off the school record.
Women's Recap
Kali Terza placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 20.95 meters (68-8.75).
Morgan Pepe and Keira Hight tied for fifth in the pole vault after clearing 3.79 meters (12-5.25).
Sullivan placed fifth in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 54.50 seconds, the second-fastest mark in program history.
Chatfield (2:09.32) finished third and Mayson Humpert (2:11.25) placed seventh in the 800 meters.
In the mile, Emma Ferguson (4:45.61) and Riley Perlakoski (4:50.27) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Wayne ran 24.34 seconds to place 12th in the 200 meters.
Quotable
Director of Track and Field Cale McDaniel:
"I am extremely proud of this team and our coaches. The first two weekends have been very solid, and we finished strong at Clemson. Four school records and countless personal bests show the work being put in. We still have a lot to improve on, but this team is hungry and ready to go."
Up Next
The Owls will compete in a split weekend. Most of the team will travel to Louisville for the Lenny Lyles Invitational, while distance runners head to Boston for the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
