Kent State University
Jud Logan Memorial
Kent State to Host Jud Logan Memorial on Saturday for Indoor Season Opener
1/17/2025 10:33:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
The Kent State track and field program will begin the indoor season by hosting the Jud Logan Memorial on Saturday at the Kent State Field House. Admission for the meet will be free.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
The day begins with the men's long jump at 9 a.m. Field event competition will pick up at 10 a.m. with the women's high jump and women's weight throw. Running events are scheduled to start at 12 p.m. with the women's mile. Doors will open one hour prior to the start of the meet.
HONORING A PAIR OF KENT STATE LEGENDS
Following the death of Varsity "K" Hall of Fame member Jud Logan '82 in 2022, Kent State made the decision to name one of its home meets each season in his honor. A four-year letter winner who qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1980 and won three individual Mid-American Conference throwing titles, Logan went on to represent the United States in the hammer throw at four Olympic Games. A member of the National Throws Coaches Association (NTCA) Thrower's Hall of Fame, he was five-time USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year recipient and led his teams to three national championships during his 17 years as head coach at Ashland University.
The Jud Logan-Al Schoterman LIGHT GIVER Scholarship was established in 2022 in memory of Logan and to honor Schoterman, a two-time NCAA champion and 1972 Olympian who served as Kent State's throws coach during Logan's final two collegiate years. The recipient of the scholarship will be recognized along with Schoterman and members of the Logan family prior to the men's weight throw.
Additionally, the weight throw area will be named in Schoterman's honor each at this meet each year.
PREVIEWING THE FLASHES
Kent State has 73 student-athletes entered for competition, including two who won individual titles at at last year's Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships. Alexandre Malanda has won the men's triple jump two years in a row, while Sean Callahan Jr. captured the men's 60-meter dash as a freshman.
Additional All-MAC performers from last season who are slated to compete are Kristian Kneffler (men's pole vault) and Aliesha Shaw (women's shot put).
NEXT UP FOR KENT STATE
The Golden Flashes will return to action at the Penn State National Open on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.
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