By: By Hunter McKay
ASUN Men's Release |
ASUN Women's Release
KENNESAW, Ga.- Kennesaw State's
Dayo Akindele and
Erica Sergeant earned ASUN Conference Outdoor Track and Field weekly awards following their performances at the North Florida Invitational the conference announced Wednesday.
Akindele was named ASUN Men's Field Athlete of the Week for the second straight week. He finished third in the long jump with his collegiate-best jump of 7.67m (25'2.0). That jump leads the ASUN by nearly one and a half feet, ranks seventh in the NCAA East Region and is 13th best nationally this season. The jump was also the third-farthest jump in program history. He also finished fifth in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 43.25m (141' 11") and 11th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.37m (41' 7.75")
"Dayo put a real nice long jump out there this week and continues to get better," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country
Andy Eggerth said. "If he can repeat that at the NCAA preliminaries he should advance to the finals in Oregon."
Sergeant was tabbed ASUN Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career. She won the pole vault after clearing 3.82m (12'6.25). That vault set a new school-record and is tops in the ASUN by nearly a foot this season. That vault is also tied for 52nd in the NCAA East Region this season.
"After battling back from a couple of years of injury, it's great to see Erica getting back to her former self. She's setting school records and jumping for lifetime best marks, so that's always fun and makes it worth all of the time and efforts that she invests to her craft," Eggerth said.
The Owls will return to action Friday-Saturday, April 21-22 at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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