5/15/2015 6:30:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Day 2 Results
Live Results
Schedule of Events
MUNCIE, Indiana - Kent State's Matthias Tayala wins the hammer throw as the Golden Flashes wrap up day two of the 2015 Mid-American Conference outdoor championships at Ball State University on Friday, May 15th. Â
The Golden Flashes sit in third place after day two of events, with 33 points. Akron and Eastern Michigan lead the men's competition with 76 points apiece.
Matthias Tayala won the men's hammer throw for the third straight year and is the second MAC hammer thrower ever (dating back to 1967) to win the event three times. Tayala won with a Ball State facility record of 71.20m (233' 1"), which he recorded on the first throw of the day. Tayala's mark broke his own MAC Championships meet record he recorded last season at 69.94m.
Tayala continued to compete on the day as he joined forces with Michael King and David Paliscak in the shot put competition. King led the way with a fourth place finish at 17.85m (58' 6.75"). Tayala followed behind in sixth place with a personal-best 17.49m (57' 4.75"). Paliscak rounded out the Flashes' throwers with a 11th place mark of 15.69m (51' 5.75").
Ryan Looser and Tyler Jones competed in the decathlon for Kent State and took fourth and fifth, respectively. The event, which was spread across two days Thursday and Friday, saw Looser score 6,163 total points and Jones finish with 6,108 points.
Jonathan Grant led the Flashes in the long jump with a 10th place finish with a mark of 7.00m (22' 11.75") as Xavier Braxton took 13th at 6.74m (22' 1.5").
Matt Kahl ran the 3000m Steeplechase and finished in sixth place with a time of 9:33.09.
Qualifying for Saturday's finals in their respective events are William Barnes (110m Hurdles | 200m dash – 21.26), who broke the Ball State Track Record with a 13.83 qualifying time, Kyle Tywon (110m Hurdles – 14.73), Andrew O'Leary (400m dash – 48.20), Wayne Gordon (100m dash – 10.38 | 200m dash – 21.28), Jonathan Grant (100m dash – 10.61), Miles Dunlap (400m hurdles – 52.66) and Danny Young (400m hurdles – 53.00).
Saturday's events in Muncie, Indiana start off at 10:30am with the women's triple jump with running events starting at 1pm with the men's 4x100m relay.Â
Men Team Rankings (7 Events Scored)
1) Eastern Michigan 76
1) Akron 76
3) Kent State 33
4) Miami (Ohio) 32
4) Buffalo 32
6) Central Michigan 21
