Outdoor Meet 1: Kennesaw State at Raleigh Relays / Joe Walker Invitational
Date: Friday and Saturday March 24-25
Location: Derr Track Complex | Raleigh, North Carolina | Ole Miss Track and Field Complex| Oxford, Mississippi
Links: Raleigh Relays: Meet Schedule | Live Results | Live Video Friday (5-9 p.m.)  | Live Video Saturday (12-3:30 p.m.)
Joe Walker Invitational: Meet Schedule | Live Results
Social Media: Twitter
 
To start the 2017 outdoor track and field season, the Kennesaw State track and field teams will be traveling to a pair of meets. Six of the combined eventers will compete in the heptathlon and decathlon at the Joe Walker Invitational hosted by Ole Miss, while the rest of the team opens their season at the Raleigh Relays.

Derr Track Complex:
The recently enhanced Paul Derr Track, located in the heart of NC State's main campus, has a fresh look for 2012, with enhancements that will benefit student-athletes, the coaching staff and spectators.As part of on-going facility enhancements across campus, the longstanding home of Wolfpack track was fitted in the offseason with new chairback seats, a new press box, a new operations/storage building, enhanced concourses, new bathrooms and an elegant brick facade. It is also part of the Dail Soccer Stadium, home of NC State's men's and women's soccer teams. The new improvements come on the heels of a $5 million upgrade in 2008 that included a state-of-the-art rubberized running surface.Derr Track has hosted numerous championship events over the years, including ACC Championships, North Carolina high school championship meets, Junior Strider meets, the Special Olympics and many other events.

Ole Miss Track and Field Complex
A $7.2 million renovation project for the Ole Miss Track & Field Complex has made the Rebels' facility one of the finest in the nation. The updated facility, completed in September 2016, includes a brand new track surface, infield, videoboard and throwing area adjacent to the track. The Ole Miss Track & Field Complex features prime seating for more than 1,500 spectators with a concession area.
 
RESULTS:
Raleigh Relays: Meet Schedule | Live Results | Live Video Friday (5-9 p.m.)  | Live Video Saturday (12-3:30 p.m.)
Joe Walker Invitational: Meet Schedule | Live Results

TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State track and field team on Twitter @KSUOwlsTrackFieldXC to receive updates throughout the meets.
 
LAST TEAM OUTDOOR MEET
The Kennesaw State men's track and field team won its fourth consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor team championship on Saturday, May 13 at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida. This is program's seventh ASUN Outdoor title, which ties them with Troy for the most in conference history. The Kennesaw State women's track team completed action at the Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Championships Saturday, May 14 at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida. The women's team finished second overall, scoring 212 points in the two-day meet. The Owls finished 97 points behind Jacksonville, which won the title for the 11^th straight season. KSU was 84 points ahead of Lipscomb, which finished third overall. The Owls collected five wins on the final day of the meet and six total for the championship.
 
 NEXT UP:
The team will travel to Gainesville, Florida to compete in the Pepsi Florida Relays March 30 – April 1 at the James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
» This weekend marks the beginning of the final outdoor season of track and field for 14 seniors.
 
»    The men's track and field team returns to the track after winning their sixth consecutive ASUN Conference Indoor Championship. They are looking to win their fifth straight Outdoor Conference Championship.
 
» The Owls collected a few indoor postseason awards. Dayo Akindele was named ASUN Indoor Championship Co-Most Outstanding Performer. Director of Track and Field Andy Eggerth was named ASUN Coach of the Year for the sixth consecutive year while Fabeon Tucker was named the most outstanding field athlete and Paris Williams was named most outstanding freshman athlete for their performances at the conference championships. Hunter Arnold and Daniel McKune were named to the ASUN All-Academic Team.
 
 »This weekend marks the return of redshirt senior Joshua Mulder who is one of the most accomplished athletes in school history. Mulder redshirted the 2016 outdoor season. Mulder scored a meet-high 46 points in the six events he competed in, and was unanimously selected as the 2015 Men's Outstanding Performer at the outdoor championship. He would go on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earn Second Team All-American honors in the heptathlon.
 
» Senior Terrell Singleton (110m hurdles) and sophomore Dayo Akindele (triple jump) both competed in the NCAA East Region Championships a year ago.
 
» The women's track and field team returns to the track after winning their first ASUN Conference Indoor Championship. They are looking to win their first Outdoor Conference Championship.
 
» The Owls collected a few indoor postseason awards. Jordan Gray was named ASUN Indoor Championship Most Outstanding Performer. Director of Track and Field Andy Eggerth was named ASUN Coach of the Year for the first time while Gray was named the most outstanding field athlete and Julija Tarvide was named most outstanding freshman athlete for their performances at the conference championships. Gray, Kidan Kidane, and Laura-Maria Oja were named to the ASUN All-Academic Team.
 
» The women's team begins the season ranked 89^th in the USTFCCCA Preseason Rankings.
 
» Senior Kidan Kidane (5K and 10K), junior Jocselyn Powell (100m and 400m hurdles) and senior Morgan Campbell all competed in the NCAA East Region Championships in 2016.
 
Keep up with Owls track and field teams by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNation and @KSUTrackFieldXC or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook.
   
 
 

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