Jagers and Stevens Earn First Team All-American Honors
6/9/2017 11:28:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Kent State track & field's Reggie Jagers III (discus) and AJ Stevens (triple jump) earned First Team All-America honors in their respective events Friday at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Jagers, a redshirt senior, finished runner-up in the discus with a career-best mark of 62.51m (205' 1"), extending his own Kent State record. Jagers' top mark came on his second attempt, giving him the lead going into the final round of throws. Filip Mihaljevic of Virginia eclipsed Jagers' mark with a throw of 63.76m (209' 2") to win the national title. Jagers finishes his illustrious career at Kent State as a five-time All-American.
In his first national championship appearance, Stevens captured seventh-place in the triple jump with a mark of 16.0m (52' 6"). Stevens is the third male student-athlete in Kent State history to earn All-America honors in the outdoor triple jump. KeAdre Bates of Florida secured the national triple jump championship with a mark of 16.76m (55' 0").
Kent State's run at the 2017 National Championships will come to an end Saturday, as Danniel Thomas vies for her second national title of the weekend. She will compete in the discus at 6:05 p.m.
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