Category: XC/Track & Field

After eight years and 18 conference championships under Andy Eggerth, the Department of Athletics confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 8, that Cale McDaniel would become the next director of track and field and cross country.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams have competed in four meets this year and have showed improvement each week as they prepare to finish the season strong.

The Owls have sent several students and staff members, both current and former, to compete in multiple championship events over the break.

The Kennesaw State men’s and women’s track teams sent their best 11 athletes to Tampa Bay, Florida, from May 24-26 to compete at the NCAA Championship Preliminary Rounds, just two weeks after defending their respective Atlantic Sun Conference titles.

Over the past several years, there have been few college track and field teams as decorated and dominant as Kennesaw State’s squad led by Andy Eggerth, but his demeanor remains is still incredibly humble.

KSU’s track and field teams made a stellar showing at the Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Championships where the men’s team took gold with 212 points, and the women’s team finished second overall in its competition with 147 points.

Eight members of KSU’s track and field teams took to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to compete in the pentathlon and heptathlon events held at the Queens University Combined Events Feb. 5-6.

The men’s and women’s track teams focused on individual improvement at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational held Feb. 2-3 at Liberty University.

The men’s and women’s track teams began their indoor seasons on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University.

After the men’s and women’s track teams won both indoor and outdoor ASUN Conference championships in 2017, it is difficult to think of what more KSU’s track and field team can achieve this coming season.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Commodore Classic in Vanderbilt, Saturday, Sept. 16. Both teams obtained a 14th-place finish against competitive D1 schools.