The KSU men and women’s track team competed in the Yellow Jacket Invitational at Georgia Tech over the weekend. The competition would prove to be a great success for the Owls, with KSU claiming 17 top five finishes and four new school records.
Sprinter Cynthia Davis had a tremendous competition, breaking records in the individual 200m as well as part of the 4x100m relay team. She had held the previous record for the 200m, beating her career best time when she ran a 24.04 in the event.
She then went on to help teammates Alicia Whittle, Kentrell White and Hannah Wood run a 45.80 in the 4x100m relay. The finish was a KSU record and the team’s third top finish in a row. They defeated Alabama and Auburn for the top spot in the relay.
The records were part of a complete day for the women’s team as they had five athletes finish in the top five for their events.
Michelle Quimby jumped to 3.7m in the pole vault to finish in fourth place, while her teammate Abby Lizard placed fifth in the triple jump with 3.7m. Thrower Megan Adebamowo placed third in the shot put, while Suzee Mills and Shannon Hooper placed fourth and fifth in the hammer and discuss.
In his first meet of the 2013 outdoor season, Andre Dorsey finished first in the triple jump with 15.92m, shattering the previous school record by a full meter. The jump was the sixth best distance in the nation this season. Dorsey also broke his own record in the javelin throw with a distance of 58.80m and placing third in the event.
“I felt pretty good for the first outdoor meet, and breaking a school record is always fun,” Dorsey said. “Everyone else was feeling good, and so was I. It was just a great breakout day.”
Throwers Matrynas Sedys and Tyler Crow turned in impressive performances, as Sedys threw for the top mark in the hammer with a distance of 60.60m, which was just short of his Atlantic Sun Conference leading mark of 61.56m. Crow placed third in the sot put with a distance of 12.49m.
It was on the track where the men had exponential success with four runners finished in the top ten. Josh Mulder placed third in the 400m hurdles, while Bilal Abdullah and Sadio Diallo grabbed fifth place finishes in the 200 and 100m hurdles. Zac Davis ran a personal best in the 400m, finishing eighth.
“This early in our season, we are doing very well,” said KSU head coach Duane Morris. “We aren’t where we want to be, but we are getting there.”
The team will travel to Gainesville, FL to compete in the Florida Relays and continue their 2013 outdoor season.
