Kent State University
MAC Indoor Championships
Hodrick Named Freshman of the Year, Lawson and Yeargin Crowned Individual Champions to Conclude MAC Championship
2/23/2019 7:13:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
KENT, Ohio – Freshman Asa Hodrick was named Mid-American Conference Men's Freshman Track Performer of the Year and redshirt junior TJ Lawson was crowned the individual MAC Champion in the heptathlon on the final day of the Indoor Track and Field Mid-American Conference Championship Saturday (Feb. 23) afternoon. Junior Nicole Yeargin picked up the women's only individual title in the 200-meter dash, setting a new Kent State indoor record. As a team, the men finished in third place with 106.50 points while the women came in sixth with 56.50 points.
Hodrick, named MAC Men's Freshman Track Performer of the Year, finished third in the 200-meter with a time of 21.26 and fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.88. His time in the 60-meter preliminary race Friday (6.84) ranks fifth in Kent State's record books.
Lawson was named the 2019 MAC Champion in the heptathlon with 5,427 points. Leading the competition coming into the day, the Stow, Ohio native added first-place finishes in the pole vault (15'-05.00") and the 1,000-meter (2:49.25) on Saturday to earn the crown.
Yeargin picked up Kent State's lone individual title on the women's side in the 200-meter with a Kent State indoor record time of 23.66. The junior broke her own program record of 23.75, set Friday (Feb. 22) in the preliminary race to qualify for today's race. She also added a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter (1:02.21) and competed as part of the 4x400-meter relay team.
On the men's side, 16 additional athletes and the 4x400 relay team contributed points on the second day, including five athletes that finished in the top-3.
In the heptathlon, sophomore Jacob Mally finished in second place, tallying 5,388 points and junior Devin Snowden followed in sixth with a career-best 4,929 points. Senior Craig Stevens, Jr. added a second-place finish in the triple jump, leaping 52'-02.00," while sophomore Anthony Milliner came in third with a mark of 50'-10.00." Senior Brandon Harris picked up a second-place medal in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.85.
Rounding out the men's top-3 finisher, junior Christian Champen reached 16'-07.25" to finish third in the pole vault.
On the women's side, five additional athletes and the 4x400-meter relay team tallied points on the final day of competition. Junior Rachel Banks picked up a second-place finish in the 800-meter with a career-best time of 2:10.16.
The 4x400-meter relay team, comprised of Irene Skinner, Mi'Angel Daniels, Rachel Banks, and Nicole Yeargin, finished in fifth place with a time of 3:45.08. Daniels also finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.58.
Kent State grabbed fourth and fifth place in the shot put as freshman Gabby Bailey reached a mark of 49'-05.75" and sophomore Grace Tennant reached 49'-00.25." Senior Talia Falco finished fifth in the triple jump, reaching 39'-10.50."
The following athletes were awarded All-MAC honors:
First Team:
Junior Nicole Yeargin (200-meter)
Sophomore Jake Wickey (weight throw)
Redshirt Junior TJ Lawson (heptathlon)
Second Team:
Redshirt Sophomore Rachel Banks (800-meter)
Senior Brandon Harris (60-meter)
Senior Samory Fraga (long jump)
Sophomore Jacob Mally (heptathlon)
Senior Craig Stevens, Jr. (triple jump)
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