Kent State University
YSU Icebreaker
Champen Wins Pole Vault as Flashes Open Indoor Track and Field Season
12/6/2019 8:12:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Kent State had eight student-athletes in action at the YSU Icebreaker on Friday's opening day of the indoor track and field season.
Christian Champen won the men's pole vault with a top clearance of 16'-6.75". Champen also led the Golden Flashes in the men's long jump with a mark of 23'-4.5 for fifth-place.
Mitchell Kubicki also competed in the men's pole vault and cleared 15'-5" on his first attempt of the day to tie for third.
In the women's pole vault, Christy Nell and Ally Thompson tied for third with a top height of 11'-8.5".
Devin Snowden advanced to the 60-meter hurdles final with a time of 8.22 but did not run in the final. Jacob Mally finished in 8.30 to place ninth. Snowden took seventh in the men's long jump (23'-2.5") and Mally placed 11th (21'-11").
TJ Lawson had a top throw of 43'-5.75" to place 12th in the men's shot put.
Kole Johnson, Lawson, Mally and Snowden finished third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:21.77.
The Golden Flashes will have just over a month off from competition for final exam week and winter break before returning to Youngstown for the YSU Invitational on Friday, Jan. 17. Kent State's first home meet at the Kent State Field House will be the Akron Dual on Friday, Jan. 24.
![Four Kent State track and field athletes pose together on the awards podium wearing light blue Under Armour uniforms and gold MAC Championship medals. Left to right: Chaz Sakala (bib 1196), Sean [last name partially visible] (bib 1157, holding a relay baton), Ryan Gross (bib 1167), and Jacob Stanley (bib 1192). The group smiles for the camera following their relay event at the MAC Outdoor Championships.](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkentstatesports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F5%2F21%2FIMG_2657.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
