Thomas Secures Regional Athlete of the Year Honors
3/6/2017 5:15:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Kent State track and field's Danniel Thomas secured another accolade Monday, as she was named Great Lakes Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Thomas currently ranks second in the nation and ninth in the world with her record-breaking shot put mark of 18.32m (60 1.25"). Along with breaking the Jamaican national record and the Kent State record, Thomas is just the ninth collegiate woman to ever throw over 60 feet in the shot put.
At the Mid-American Conference Championships, Thomas captured her third-career indoor shot put title and was named MAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year after unleashing a meet-record mark of 18.08 (59' 3.75").
Thomas and fellow thrower, Reggie Jagers III, head to College Station, Texas this week to compete in the 2017 Indoor Track and Field National Championships hosed by Texas A&M.
For updates on Kent State's national championship qualifiers, check back in with kentstatesports.com or follow the Golden Flashes on Twitter, @KentStTrackXC.
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