Golden Flashes Claim Four Outdoor Track and Field Specialty Awards
5/22/2025 2:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
CLEVELAND – Four members of the Kent State track and field program were recognized for outstanding performances at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, as specialty awards for the season were announced on Thursday.
On the men's side, Jaheim Jones was named Most Outstanding Track Performer, Payton Shippee was named Freshman Field Performer of the Year and Michael Schober was named Assistant Coach of the Year. On the women's side, Kristen Jay was selected as Freshman Field Performer of the Year.
Jones captured 100m and 200m gold for the second year in a row. He recorded a season-best 10.18 seconds in the 100m prelims and then ran 10.44 seconds in the finals. His 200m-winning time of 20.73 seconds was just .01 off his fastest of the season.
Schober's athletes accounted for 135.25 points while collecting six golds and five silvers. Ayden Bath (decathlon, 110m hurdles) and Jones (100m, 200m) led the way with titles in two events each. In the long jump, Amare Hall and Alexandre Malanda recorded the No. 2 and No. 3 marks on the Golden Flashes' all-time performance list.
Shippee recorded a personal-best throw of 205'-1" to win the javelin and added a season-best toss of 151'-3" in the discus.
Jay won the javelin with a mark of 155'-10" on her first throw of the meet. New to the event, which is not permitted for high school competition in the state of Ohio, she was just two inches off her PR set at the season opener.
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