Kent State University
Toledo Rocket Invitational
Pasqualetti Breaks School Record to Highlight Last Chance Meets for Kent State
5/16/2021 7:05:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Kent State track and field teams had athletes competing in three separate locations as they attempted to qualify for the NCAA East Region Preliminary set to be run later this month.
The story of the weekend was Leah Pasqualetti breaking the Kent State outdoor school record for the women's pole vault at the Akron Field Events Qualifier Sunday. She was tied with Sam Tollerud at 13' 10" heading into the weekend. Pasqualetti won the pole vault in Akron, clearing 14' 0" to set the new record before attempting and just missing at 14' 3.5". The mark of 14' 0' ties Pasqualetti for eighth in the east region and is tied for 14th in Division I this season.
In Akron on Saturday, Gabby Bailey and Grace Tennant each won a gold medal and a silver medal as they led the Golden Flashes to a pair of 1-2 finishes. Bailey would win the discus with a throw of 184' 4" and finished second in the shot put with a throw of 52' 7.5". Tennant would win the shot put by 10 inches with a 53' 5.75" mark and finished second in the discus 12 feet behind teammate Bailey as she threw 172' 10".
Kent State would also earn one-two finishes in both the men's and women's high jump on Sunday in Akron. Lillie Franks would clear 5' 7.75" in victory on the women's side and was followed by teammate Desiree Thomas at 5' 5.75". Brad Jones tied his 2021 best of 6' 9" to win the men's title while Gavin Schoeneman jumped 6' 7" to finish second.
Jake Wickey finished in the top two in both events he competed in at Akron on Saturday. He would win the men's discus with a mark of 160' 6" before finishing second in the hammer throw with a toss of 206' 2".
Sarena Choi and Jayda Singleton finished second and third in the women's triple jump at Akron. Choi got off the board and earned a mark of 39' 2.25" for second while Singleton leapt 37' 6.5" for third.
Lukas Van Der Watt finished third in the men's pole vault to get Sunday started in Akron, clearing 15' 7.25".
Mi'Angel Daniels was the only Flash to finish in the top three away from Akron, as she competed in the 100-meter hurdles in North Carolina at the Aggie Classic. She would finish third in the finals with a 2021 best of 14.20.
Kent State will be back in action May 26 to May 28 when they travel to Jacksonville for the NCAA East Preliminary.
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