Kent State University
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Jagers Earns First Team All-American Honors to Wrap Up T&F Championship
6/10/2016 11:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
EUGENE, Oregon- Kent State's Reggie Jagers III finished seventh in the men's discus final, earning First Team All-American honors at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, June 10.
Jagers, a redshirt junior, recorded a best mark of 59.56m (195' 5") to secure the seventh spot at the championship. With his seventh place finish, Jagers becomes the first, First Team All-American in the men's discus in Kent State track and field program history. This is the third time Jagers has garnered All-American honors, as he was named Honorable Mention All-American in 2013 and 2014.
Nicholas Percy of Nebraska captured the men's discus title with a mark of 61.27m (201' 0").
Donovan Tolbert finished 24th in the men's triple championship with a mark of 14.92m (48' 11.5"), earning Honorable Mention All-American honors. Tolbert, a senior, is now a two-time All-American, adding to his Second Team All-American honors earned at the NCAA Indoor Championships earlier this season.
Latario Collie of Texas A&M finished first in the men's triple jump with a mark of 16.97m (55' 8.25").
Kent State ends the Outdoor Track and Field Championships with one First Team All-American, Reggie Jagers III, two Second Team All-Americans, Jackie Leppelmeier and Jesse Oxley, and one Honorable Mention All-American, Donovan Tolbert.
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