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Cross Punches Ticket to Eugene in the 100m at NCAA East First Rounds

By: Hunter McKay Story Links Live Results Live Video Saturday JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Chance Cross of the Kennesaw State men’s track and field team punched his ticket to Eugene, Oregon in the 100m at NCAA East First Rounds Friday […]

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Chance Cross of the Kennesaw State men’s track and field team punched his ticket to Eugene, Oregon in the 100m at NCAA East First Rounds Friday at Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida.
 
Cross ran a time of 10.09 seconds to finish third in his heat and tenth overall. Cross’ time is the fastest wind-legal men’s 100m mark in program history. He is the second Owl to reach the semifinals in program history joining Drew Duggans, who went in 2015. The junior will compete in the semifinals at 8:25 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 11.
 
Notable Performances

  • Chance Cross, Xavier Parris, Nicholas Mabilo, and Eric Young II ran a time of 39.32 seconds in the 4x100m relay to place 13th. That time established a new school record and narrowly missed qualifying for Eugene.
  • Justin Campbell closed his KSU career with a personal-best mark of 15.79m (51’9.75″) to finish 13th. That mark ranks sixth in program history.
  • Fellow senior Lloyd Hill also wrapped up his career placing 21st in the triple jump with a leap of 15.43m (50’7.5″).
  • Kenyatta Bennett cleared a personal-best height of 2.15m (7’0.5″) to place 13th in the high jump. The freshman’s mark tied for the fourth-highest mark in program history.
  • In his final race as an Owl, Jeremiah Sims placed 19th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.73 seconds.  
  • Four women will compete for KSU on day four of the NCAA East First Rounds on Saturday, May 30.

 
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