More School Records Broken at KSU Invitational
Kennesaw, GA - Reinhardt Track and Field were back in action at Kennesaw State at the annual KSU Invitiational. The Eagles continue to improve on the overall times and distances for both the Men's and Women's Teams. Standout sprinter, Kenadi Aker, was the highlight of the meet for the Eagles breaking two Reinhardt records in both the 100 meter and 200 meeter. She ran 12.71 in the 100 and 25.76 in the 200.
More athletes had great days as well improving the personal records or reach season best records so far. Below are the highlighted athletes.
Other Records and Highlights from the meet:
• Brooke Simon: 1500m- 5:30 (SB)
• Megan Johnson: 1500m- 6:19 (PR)
• Bethanee Wiggins: 400mH- 1:14 (PR)
• Dontavious Barker: 200m- 22.05s (PR)
• Caleb Cottrell: 200m- 22.92s (PR), 400m- 52.84s (PR)
• Arat Joanico: 800m- 2:04 (PR)
• Noah Jones: 1500m- 4:21 (PR)
• Will Ort: 1500m- 4:22 (PR)
• Quan Dorsey: 400mH- 54.87s (PR)
• Nekhi Fisher: High Jump- 1.93m (SB)
• Billy Waters: Hammer Throw- 43.66m (PR)
• Sam James: Hammer Throw- 43.00m (PR)
• Ethan Rice: Javelin- 55.10m (PR)
The team continues to set new goals for the program chipping away at times or pushing the limit on new distances in the throws. Overall, RU Track and Field is in great shape with the right athletes to keep moving things forward! The team will be at the Lee University Invitational this Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, TN. The records should continue to fall as the season moves on the athletes try to reach their peaks around the time of the AAC Championships on April 18th - 20th.