Track and Field Headed to NCAA East Region Preliminary Round this Weekend

Thursday, May 29

Jacksonville, Fla.

Kent State University

NCAA East Regional Championships

Track and Field Headed to NCAA East Region Preliminary Round this Weekend

5/27/2014 10:07:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

Kent State's track and field teams send 15 athletes to the NCAA East Region Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Round held this weekend, Thurs., May 29- Sat. May 31 at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Click here for the Schedule of Events from the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round.
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Ticket pricing for the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round:

	All Session (3 Days) Pass	Single Day Pass
Adults	$35	$15
Youth (17 and Younger)	$25	$10
College Students (must present college ID)	$25	$10
Infants (2 and Younger)		Free

The Golden Flashes' 15 athletes will compete in 18 different events as they look to advance to the NCAA Championships, June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon. The top 12 competitors in each individual event and the top 12 teams in the relays from each preliminary round sites advance to the Championships.

Kent State has five athletes that will double up their workload in individual events and compete in two separate events this weekend. Dior Delophont, Wayne Gordon, Joh'Vonnie Mosley, Matthias Tayala and Danniel Thomas will all compete in two individual events.

Delophont will compete in the high jump and the triple jump. Gordon will compete in the 100m dash and the 200m dash. Mosley and Thomas will both compete in the discus and the shot put while Tayala will compete in the hammer and Discus.

Rounding out the competitors from the women's team are Ann Marie Duffus, who will compete in the 100m hurdles, Roseanne Erickson, who will compete in the long jump, and C.J. Carlisle, who will compete in the javelin.

For the men's team, Matthew Tobin (400m dash), William Barnes (110m hurdles), Miles Dunlap (400m hurdles), Jesse Oxley (pole vault), Jailyn Twitty (triple jump), Michael King (shot put), and Reggie Jagers (discus) are the remaining athletes that will compete this weekend for Kent State. The men's 4x100m relay squad will take to the track on Saturday looking to qualify for the championships.

The NCAA East Regional Preliminary round gets underway Thurs., May 29 at 12 p.m. with the men's javelin and the women's hammer as track events kick off at 4:30 p.m. with the men's 400m hurdles.

Kent State's NCAA East Region Preliminary Qualifiers
Thursday, May 29 - Friday, May 30 - Saturday, May 31
Men's Team
Event - Name - Seed (Mark) - When
Shot Put - Michael King - 21st (18.56m) - Thursday 4:00 p.m.
400m Hurdles - Miles Dunlap - 10th (51.11) - Thursday 4:30 p.m.
100m Dash - Wayne Gordon - 11th (10.22) - Thursday 6:30 p.m.
400m Dash - Matthew Tobin - 48th (47.37) - Thursday 7:20 p.m.
Hammer - Matthias Tayala - 1st (72.11m) - Friday 10:00 a.m.
110m Hurdles - William Barnes - 16th (13.86) - Friday 5:00 p.m.
Triple Jump - Jailyn Twitty - 44th (15.19m) - Friday 5:00 p.m.
200m Dash - Wayne Gordon - 9th (20.57) - Friday 8:00 p.m.
Pole Vault - Jesse Oxley - 15th (5.28m) - Saturday 12:00 p.m.
Discus - Reggie Jagers - 12th (59.19m) and Matthias Tayala - 17th (58.15m) - Saturday 12:00 p.m.
4x100m Relay - 16th (40.14) - Saturday 6:00 p.m.

Women's Team
Event - Name - When
Javelin - C.J. Carlisle - 26th (47.63) - Thursday 5:30 p.m.
Long Jump - Roseanne Erickson - 11th (6.30m) - Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Discus - Danniel Thomas - 1st (59.38m) and Joh'Vonnie Mosley - 16th (52.48m) - Friday 3:30 p.m.
High Jump - Dior Delophont - 6th (1.84m) - Friday 5:00 p.m.
100m Hurdles - Ann Marie Duffus - 16th (13.30) - Friday 5:30 p.m.
Triple Jump - Dior Delophont - 13th (13.08m) - Saturday 5:00 p.m.
Shot Put - Danniel Thomas - 7th (16.82m) and Joh'Vonnie Mosley - 8th (16.79m) - Saturday 4:00 p.m.