Kent State University
NCAA East Regionals
Golden Flashes Start NCAA East First Round Action on Wednesday
5/27/2025 3:13:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Members of the Kent State track and field program will compete at the 2025 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds that will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville.
The Golden Flashes have 11 student-athletes entered for action, including four in multiple events. Ayden Bath is entered in the men's 110-meter hurdles and long jump, Jaheim Jones in the men's 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash, Alexandre Malanda in the men's long jump and triple jump and Aliesha Shaw in the women's discus throw and shot put.
Amryne Chilton is Kent State's final entrant on the track and will run the 200m dash for the second year in a row.
Kent State has five total entries in the horizontal jumps. Amare Hall joins Bath and Malanda in the men's long jump, while Malanda (men's) and Keeli Dunaway (women's) will compete in the triple jump. Malanda is the highest seeded Flash at No. 6 in the triple jump.
Svenia De Coninck is entered in the women's high jump for the second year in a row.
Three additional Flashes will join Shaw in throwing events. Donovan Crawford will be in action in the men's discus, Kristen Jay in the women's javelin and Charles Pawlosky in the men's shot put.
The top 12 performers in each event will advance to the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon. Shelby Grover already qualified for the national meet in the women's heptathlon.
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NCAA East Preliminary Championships Schedule
Wednesday, May 28
4:30 p.m. - M Long Jump – Ayden Bath, Amare Hall, Alexandre Malanda
6:00 p.m. - M Shot Put – Charles Pawlosky
6:00 p.m. - M 110m Hurdles (First Round) – Ayden Bath
7:00 p.m. - M 100m (First Round) – Jaheim Jones
8:45 p.m. - M 200m (First Round) – Jaheim Jones
Thursday, May 29
2:30 p.m. – W Javelin Throw – Kristen Jay
6:00 p.m. – W Shot Put – Aliesha Shaw
8:45 p.m. - W 200m (First Round) – Amryne Chilton
Friday, May 30
1:00 p.m. - M Discus Throw – Donovan Crawford
2:30 p.m. - M Triple Jump – Alexandre Malanda
6:15 p.m. - M 110m Hurdles (Quarterfinal) – Ayden Bath
6:35 p.m. - M 100m (Quarterfinal) – Jaheim Jones
7:50 p.m. - M 200m (Quarterfinal) – Jaheim Jones
Saturday, May 31
1:00 p.m. - W Discus Throw – Aliesha Shaw
2:30 p.m. - W Triple Jump – Keeli Dunaway
3:30 p.m. - W High Jump – Svenia De Coninck
7:50 p.m. - W 200m (Quarterfinal) – Amryne Chilton
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