Jagers Breaks School Discus Record; Punches Ticket to Eugene on Day Two of East Regional

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Jagers Breaks School Discus Record; Punches Ticket to Eugene on Day Two of East Regional

5/27/2016 10:23:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Kent State's Reggie Jagers III shattered the Kent State outdoor discus record with a mark of 60.17m (197' 5") on day two of the NCAA East Regional, qualifying for the 2016 NCAA National Championships.

Jagers, a redshirt junior, finished fourth overall in the regional standings while clinching his third career bid to the NCAA Championships in the discus. Jagers broke the previous school record of 194' 3", held by Kent State Assistant Coach Nathan Fanger.

So far, Jagers is the third Golden Flash to punch a ticket to Eugene, joining Jesse Oxley (pole vault) and Jackie Leppelmeier (hammer throw).

Douglas Moorer Jr. also competed in the discus, finishing 42^nd with a mark of 48.75m (159' 11").

William Barnes was the runner-up finisher in the prelims of the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.60, qualifying for tomorrow's quarterfinal race at 7:20pm. Barnes narrowly missed qualifying for the 200m dash quarterfinals, as he ran 20.97 to finish 25^th.

In the women's discus, Jai'Lyn Mosley finished 27^th with a mark of 48.96m (160' 7"), followed by Ada Nicholson-Burley in 37^th at 47.25m (155' 0").

Morgan Estes and Sam Tollerud competed in the pole vault, finishing 25^th (4.10m | 13' 5.25") and tied for 35^th (3.95m | 12' 11.5"), respectively.

Five individual Golden Flashes along with the men's 4x100m relay team are set to compete on the final day of the 2016 NCAA East Regional, beginning with Donovan Tolbert in the triple jump at 3:00pm.