Kent State University
NCAA East Preliminary
Stevens, Jr. Leads Men’s Track and Field on Final Day at NCAA East Prelims
5/25/2019 9:12:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three members of the Kent State men's track and field team competed on Saturday as the NCAA East Preliminary Round came to a close.
Senior Craig Stevens, Jr. led the way with a 16th-place finish in the triple jump. Stevens, Jr. had a top jump of 51'-0" and was a matter of inches from earning his third consecutive trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Pottsville, Pennsylvania native concluded his Golden Flashes career as a three-time All-American and four-time Mid-American Conference champion.
Sophomore Anthony Milliner also competed in the triple jump and finished 28th with a top leap of 49'-7.25".
Redshirt freshman Ryan Demaline placed 36th in the shot put with a top throw of 55'-9.75" to round out the competition for the Flashes.
Kent State will send three men to the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships — Christian Champen (pole vault), Samory Fraga (long jump) and TJ Lawson (decathlon) — to be held June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.
![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)
