By: by Emily Diekelmann
CLEMSON, S.C. - Starting the 2011 leg of their season off in Tiger country, the men’s track and field team saw eight top 10 finishes in eight events during day one of the Clemson Invitational Friday. After a little less than a month hiatus, the squad took the track against some top teams from the south.
Seeing only their second indoor meet of the season, the squad saw their second school record broken of the year when Anjoun Armaly topped teammate Kendall Park’s previous triple jump record. Armaly on his fifth jump exceed Parks by two tenths of a meter, landing at 14.29 meters which was good enough for sixth place.
The Owls got a chance to race some different races as the 300 and 500 meter distances were used in the competition today. Antonio Logan and David Tansey were the highest finishers for Kennesaw State in the 300, finishing 10 and 11, respectively. James Verdi placed fifth in the 500 meters with a time of 1:06.85 and teammate Kyle Pearson finished 10th in 1:08.36. Logan was the highest finishing sprinter of the day, completing the 60 meter dash in 6.94 seconds, good enough for a fifth place.
On the field events side, Adam Reed finished fifth in the men’s pole vault while Tyler Crow placed eighth in the men’s weight throw with a distance of 11.12 meters.
Continuing on Saturday with their final 10 events, the Owls begin the day at 11 a.m. with 400 meters, high jump and long jump. The day will be concluded with the 4x4 relay and shot put. Full meet results for Saturday will be posted along with a rundown of the weekend’s events.
Full First Day Results
