By: By Hunter McKay


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Freshmen Gage Voyles and Cameron Dean picked up event wins for Kennesaw State track and field at the Florida Relays at Percy Beard Track on Saturday.


Men’s Recap

Dean won the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 15.53m (50’11.5″). The mark is tied for 10th in program history.

Voyles won the high jump with a clearance of 2.12m (6’11.5″). He and teammate Kenyatta Bennett both cleared 2.12m, but Voyles won on fewer misses.

In his season debut in the 100m, Chance Cross placed sixth with a time of 10.23 seconds.

Mohamed Diaby (14.02 seconds), Cameron Guadiano (14.12) and Josh Jones (14.37) placed 10th, 12th and 19th, respectively, in the 110m hurdles.

Simon Seid cleared 5.00m (16’4.75″) to finish eighth in the pole vault.

Women’s Recap

Emma Sullivan posted a time of 2:01.07 to finish second in her outdoor season debut in the 800m. The time ranks second in program history.

It likely secures Sullivan a spot in the NCAA East First Rounds, scheduled for May 27-30 in Lexington, Ky.

Victoria Joyce recorded a mark of 12.33m (40’5.5″) to place 10th in the triple jump.

Alina Harris (13.88 seconds), Madison Maxey (14.12) and Natalie Harris (14.15) placed 20th, 28th and 30th, respectively, in the 100m hurdles.

Up Next

KSU will send athletes to Athens to compete in the Spec Towns Invitational on April 9-11. Kali Terza will compete in the Throws Town Invitational in Ramona, Oklahoma.

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