KSU Men in First; Women in Third After Two Days at CUSA Outdoor Championships

By: Hunter McKay

MURFEESBORO, TENN. – The Kennesaw State track and field teams won four medals at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Dean A Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of the Middle Tennessee.  

Men’s Team Scoring (8 of 21 events scored)

KSU – 91.5 points

Liberty– 89 points

MTSU – 29 points

Western Kentucky – 28 points

Sam Houston – 27.5 points

UTEP – 25 points

Louisiana Tech – 14 points

FIU – 7 points

Women’s Team Scoring (8 of 21 events scored)

Liberty – 89 points

FIU – 57 points

KSU – 47.5 points

UTEP – 29 points

MTSU. – 26 points

Western Kentucky – 17.5 points

Jacksonville St. – 14.5 points

Sam Houston– 14 points

New Mexico State – 11 points

Louisiana Tech – 6 points

 

Heptathlon (Completed)

• Laysha Tunti (4751 points) finished third in her first career heptathlon.
• Amelia Coker placed fourth, scoring 4745 points.

 
Medal Winners

• Evan Martinez finished second in the shot put with a mark of 17.01m (55’9.75″).
• Simon Seid won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.18m (17’0.00).
• Kenyatta Bennett cleared a personal-best height of 2.14m (7’0.25″) to secure second place in the high jump. That mark ranks No. 19 in the NCAA East Region and No. 40 in the country this season. The clearance at 2.14m is good for No. 6 in program history.
• Madison Seiler finished third with a time of 10:21.40 in the 3K steeplechase.

 
 
Running Event Qualifiers for Sunday’s Finals

 
Next Up
The Owls will finish the competition on day three of the CUSA Outdoor Championships beginning at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, May 18.