By: By Hunter McKay
Final Results
MANHATTAN, Ks.
– Jordan Gray of the Kennesaw State women's track and field got her indoor season started at the Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon hosted by Kansas State on Friday, December 8.
Gray won the event scoring a school record 4220 points. The 4220 points are the most points scored in the pentathlon by an NCAA athlete this season.
She opened the meet running a time of 8.78 in the 60m hurdles to finish fourth and took second in the high jump clearing 1.69m (5'6.50").
In the shot put, Gray took home the win with a toss of 13.24m (43'5.25"). Her throw was the furthest in the event by four and half feet.
She set a new school record in the pentathlon long jump with a leap of 6.07m (19'11). That jump is the farthest in the NCAA season. Gray's jump was 0.14m or five and a half inches further than her previous indoor career-best long jump of 5.93m.
In the final event of the day, Gray posted an indoor career-best time of 2:22.80 to collect another win and seal the overall event title.
Quotable
Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Andy Eggerth's Thoughts on Gray's Performance
"I always say the in-season is an opportunity to show what you accomplished in the off-season. Jordan has been crushing workouts all fall, so it's pure joy to see her reap what she's sown."
Jordan Gray's Thoughts on her pentathlon performance
"This meet has me excited for this year and the opportunity to continue with Owl Nation's recent success. Fall training has not been without pain, and it's so fulfilling to see it already paying off. To open up with a PR and be number one in the country takes some awesome coaching, a lot of hard work, off-track discipline and a whole lot of prayer that He'll be with you and bring it all together. Glory to God!"
Next Up
Gray and the Owls will compete at the Gene Edmonds Open hosted by Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana on Saturday, January 13
th.
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