By: KSU Sports Information
Final Results
AUBURN, Ala. – The Kennesaw State men’s and women’s track teams wrapped up the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn University, and now set their sights on the 2012 Atlantic Sun Track and Field Championships.
The distance runners for the men found success over the weekend as Nabil Hamid posted a ninth place finish in the 3,000 meter (8:29.84) and a 12th place performance in the 1500m (4:00.02). Teammate Zach Tupper finished just behind in 17th place with a time of 4:01.12, while Ryan Burruss picked up a fifth place finish in the 3000m steeplechase (9:16.777) and Josh Jenkins placed 12th at 9:48.34.
Kendall Parks continued to impress in the 110m hurdles with a fifth place finish (13.97). Parks also turned in a time of 56.00 to place 22nd in the 400m hurdles.
In the field events, Andre Dorsey picked up two fifth place finishes in both the high jump (2.02m) and the long jump (7.09m). Hendrik Themas placed sixth in the pole vault (4.60m), while Tyler Riberdy tallied a 12th place performance in the triple jump (13.71m).
On the women’s side, Christie Leverette and Rebekah Roop posted the top finish with a third and fourth place jump of 1.65m in the high jump. In the long jump, Naomi Mack placed 11th (5.52m) and LaShanna Barchue finished 14th (5.49).
In the 800m, Brittany Robinson recorded another top-10 performance with a time of 2:10.31 to place sixth.
The throwers on the team also traveled to neighboring Jacksonville State University to compete in the 2012 Gem of the Hills Invitational. Tyler Crow claimed the title in the hammer throw with a distance of 38.90m. In the shot put, Crow placed second with a throw of 13.11m, and seventh in the discus at 36.03m.
Chelsea Wood placed eighth in the women’s shot put with a throw of 11.36m, and Joyce Smith placed 11th at 11.00m.
The Owls will return to action on Apr. 20-21 when the teams compete for the A-Sun Outdoor Championship. In 2011, the men ousted ETSU by 66 points to claim their second consecutive outdoor title. The women finished third behind the two Jacksonville schools, but with the addition of some talented freshman, which join a solid core group of athletes, the women are bound to make a title run. For updates on the A-Sun Championship, you can follow the team on Twitter @KSUTrackFieldXC.
