Kent State University
Akron Invitational
Track and Field In Action at Akron, Meyo Invitationals
2/1/2024 3:08:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Kent State track and field program will have student-athletes in action this at both the Akron Invitational and Meyo Invitational.
AKRON INVITATIONAL (FEB. 2)
The Golden Flashes have 23 student-athletes entered for competition at the University of Akron. The single-day meet is scheduled to begin with field events at 4 p.m. and running events slated for 4:30 p.m.
MEYO INVITATIONAL (FEB. 2-3)
Kent State has five student-athletes — Kristian Kneffler (men's pole vault), Nolan Landis (men's shot put), Grace Luther (women's weight throw), Gabby Bailey (women's shot put) and Aliesha Shaw (women's shot put) — who rank in the top-100 nationally entered for competition at the University of Notre Dame.
Competition for the Flashes begins Friday at 4 p.m. with Bailey and Shaw in the women's shot put. Jackson Albanese is the first Kent State athlete set to compete on Saturday in the men's 3,000-meter run at 10 a.m.
NEXT UP FOR KENT STATE
The Golden Flashes will send athletes to compete at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9-10) and SPIRE Indoor Games (Feb. 10) next weekend.
FOLLOW THE FLASHES
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![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)
