Track Team Takes Home A Win!!
Great new it looks like the track and field team at KSU is doing well. This was posted up on the KSUowls.com web page:
CHAPEL HILL N.C. - On Saturday, at Joe Hilton Tar Heel Invitational, the Kennesaw State women’s indoor track team had a great start to the 2008 season as they faced down strong competition and took the top three spots in the three kilometer race. The Owls also set two new school records in the weight throw and the pole vault.
Junior Erin Sutton made her indoor season debut as she led the distance squad to victory in the 3k crossing the finish line with a time of 10:36.03. She was closely followed by freshman Mackenzie Howe in second place (10:36.39), Britany Reilly in third place (10:53.02), Lorena Jaime in seventh place (11:42.90) and Katie Charles in eighth place (12:02.71). The Owls dominated the 15 lap race as Sutton and Howe quickly broke away from the field and maintained their lead throughout. The distance group also took second place in the distance medley with a time of 13:04.91.
“It was a great meet for our ladies,” said distance coach Jason Waters. “Britany set a personal record in the 3k and our top runners Erin and Mackenzie had a good race. I’m very pleased that all of our distance runners are injury free. As long as we can keep them healthy we are going to continue to win races.”
On the other side of the track freshman Jessica Lumpkin continued on her record setting run as she set a new school record in the weight throw with a toss of 45-04.45ft. Lumpkin finished in fourth place and was closely followed by fellow thrower Ana Ruiz who threw 43-06.50ft for sixth place. Also in field events freshman Whitney Hammontree became the first woman to ever place in the pole vault for KSU. Hammontree easily took third place in the competition as she reached a height of 9-06.25ft.
In jump events Jakia Ragland placed fifth with a height of 5-01.00ft. and freshman Jill Arthur took ninth place in the triple jump with a distance of 36-04.00ft.
In short distance events sophomore Lakeshia Stinson placed fourth in the 60 meter hurdles as she crossed the finish line in 9.42 seconds. In the 400 meter dash veteran sprinter Shantela Davis placed seventh with a time of 58.41. Later, In the 800 meter dash KSU had three runners place in the top ten as Soibhan Wolcott took fourth place (2:25.34), Kristen Gibson placed seventh (2:26.51) and Caitlin German finished in ninth place (2:28.82).
“Our ladies did a wonderful job today,” said head coach Don McGarey. “We set two new school records and we are going to set many more in the coming months. Each meet is important, the more we compete the better we perform as a team.”
The Owls will be back in action next Saturday as they travel to ETSU in Johnson City, Tenn. to compete in the Niswonger Invitational.
Congrats to the indoor track team!!! Keep up the good work.