Senior Michelle Quimby was named the A-Sun Field Athlete of the Week. Michelle set a new record in the pole vault at the Florida Relays. Quimby set a mark of 3.75m, which also positioned her
into the top spot in the A-Sun rankings.
“Michelle has had quite the career,” Eggerth said. “After tying her own school record multiple times last year, and this year, she has finally been able to break through.”
Quimby fell just short of the qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships. However, with a handful of meets left in the season Quimby remains confident.
“She’s ready to go even higher,” Eggerth added. “As she times things up a little better over the next few weeks, we are looking forward to her setting the record even higher and qualifying for the first round of the NCAA Championships.”
Freshman Bilal Abdullah has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Field Athlete of the Week.
The Gwinnett County native etched his name in the KSU history book in two different categories. In the high jump, Abdullah jumped an A-Sun leading 2.16 m. This achievement also qualified the 14th ranked Abdullah for the NCAA Championships.
“He has had some struggles adapting to our training and modification of his technique,” KSU head coach Andy Eggerth said. “It is hard for freshman to stay focused and continue trusting the system when things are not clicking. I am glad that Bilal has been able to push through that phase, and now it is all coming together at the right time.”
Abdullah and his teammates Dorian Powell-Harris, Josh Mulder and Andre Dorsey set a KSU record by running a 59.77 in the shuttle hurdle relay.
