Farley’s PR Highlights Friday’s Action at YSU National Mid-Major Invite
1/28/2022 11:33:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Joe Farley was the first collegian across the finish line in the men's 5,000-meter run and was one of four Kent State competitors to post top-four finishes on Friday at the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational.
Farley broke the previous meet record in the 5K race and finished second in a personal-best time of 14:21.97. The sophomore posted the fastest time in the event by a Golden Flash runner since 2006 and the fifth-fastest time in program history.
Leah Pasqualetti won the women's pole vault for the second week in a row, clearing the bar at of 13'-4.25". Angelina Lotarski placed sixth with a height of 11'-0.75".
Brian Phillips and Jayda Singleton represented Kent State well in the long jump. Phillips took third in the men's competition with a jump of 23'-2.50" and Singleton's personal-best mark of 16'-6.50" was good for fourth place.
Sydney Gallagher was the Flashes' top runner in the women's 5K, placing seventh in a time of 18:04.12.
Weekend competition will conclude on Saturday with student-athletes in action at the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational and Penn State's Sykes and Sabock Challenge.
![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)
