Kent State University
NCAA East Regionals
De Coninck and Malanda Punch Tickets to Nationals
5/31/2025 6:35:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two Kent State student-athletes punched tickets to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships during action at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
Alexandre Malanda advanced in the men's triple jump on Friday and Svenia De Coninck advanced in the women's high jump on Saturday. The pair will join Shelby Grover, who previously qualified in the women's heptathlon, at the national meet in Eugene, Oregon.
Malanda finished second in the triple jump but needed an outdoor personal-best on his final attempt to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships. The Paris native soared 52'-9.25" on his last jump of the meet to beat his previous outdoor PR by 0.5" and remains at the No. 4 spot on the Golden Flashes' all-time performance list in the event.
De Coninck cleared a personal-best height of 5'-10.50" on her second attempt at the bar to finish 12th and secure the final qualifying spot for the national meet. Her PR puts her in a tie for the third highest mark in school history.
Jaheim Jones and Aliesha Shaw recorded top-30 finishes in both events in which they competed. Jones placed 25th in the men's 200-meter dash in 21.04 seconds and 28th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.42 seconds. Shaw had a top mark of 158'-9" for 27th in the women's discus throw and placed 30th in the shot put with a top throw of 50'-2.5".
Kristen Jay finished her freshman campaign with a top throw of 149'-0" for 29th in the women's javelin.
In men's long jump action, Amare Hall soared 23'-6" to finish 32nd and Ayden Bath placed 39th with a mark of 23'-3.25". Bath also ran the 110-meter hurdles and finished 33rd with a time of 14.17 seconds.
In their NCAA prelims debuts, Keeli Dunaway placed 42nd in the women's triple jump with a mark of 39'-10.75" and Charles Pawlosky took 43rd in the men's shot put with a throw of 54'-2".
Donovan Crawford (men's discus throw) and Malanda (men's long jump) also competed but had fouls on all three attempts. Amryne Chilton was a qualifier in the women's 200m dash but scratched prior to the start of the meet.
De Coninck, Grover and Malanda will represent the Golden Flashes at the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon.
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