By: By Hunter McKay
ASUN Men's Release |
ASUN Women's Release
KENNESAW, Ga.- Kennesaw State's
Erica Sergeant,
Hunter Arnold and
Brenton Rosa were named ASUN Field Athletes of the Week, while
Jordan Gray was selected ASUN Women's Track Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday.
Sergeant finished third in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge setting a new school record with a leap of 4.03m (13'2.5"). She became the first Owl in program history to ever get over 4m in the pole vault. The sophomore leads the ASUN in the pole vault by nearly 1.5 feet. That vault is tied for 26th best in the NCAA East Region and is tied for 64th in the NCAA this season. This is Sergeant's second field Athlete of the Week honor this season.
Arnold and Rosa tied for the winning height in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge. They set the school record in the pole vault after clearing 5.03m (16'6).They are tied for the ASUN lead in the pole vault and rank tied 41st in the NCAA East Region this season. This is Arnold and Rosa's first Field Athlete of the Week honor this season.
"I'm really happy for our vaulters," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country
Andy Eggerth said. "They've been working hard and had a breakout weekend. There are always those thresholds which are benchmarks to overcome. Having Hunter and Brenton break the five-meter barrier and Erica break the four-meter barrier are significant landmarks, so I'm very happy for the vault crew to enjoy such success!"
Gray set a KSU school record scoring 5391 points to finish second in the heptathlon at the Virginia Challenge. She ranks tops in the ASUN, ninth in the NCAA East Region, and 24th in the NCAA in the heptathlon. According to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Gray's 5391 points were fourth-best in the country based on all of the data collected by TFRRS.org from this past weekend's college track & field contests from all levels (NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, etc.) The redshirt sophomore ran a personal-best time by half a second of 24.82 in the 200m to finish fourth on a cold and rainy day. She finished third in the 100m hurdles in a personal- best time of 14.26. This is her first Field Athlete of the Week honor this season.
"Jordan had another great weekend setting three-lifetime bests (hurdles, 200m, and long jump) in the heptathlon this weekend, in addition to the best heptathlon performance in school history," Eggerth said. "More impressive is that the second day of the event was contested in rainy 50-degree temperatures. She's physically ready to score another 200-300 points and really break out when she puts all seven events together, so we're looking forward to even bigger things."
The Owls will close out the regular season in Cullowhee, N.C., at the WCU Invitational hosted by Western Carolina on Friday, April 28.
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