Kent State University
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Malanda Earns Second Team All-America Honors, Places 12th at NCAA Championships
6/13/2025 10:15:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Kent State's Alexandre Malanda placed 12th in the men's triple jump and Shelby Grover sits 18th in the women's heptathlon following Friday's competition at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Malanda soared 51'-5.75" on his third attempt of the evening, which temporarily put him ninth in the standings. Three additional competitors moved ahead of him though, and he was not among the nine who advanced to the finals. With his 12th-place finish, Malanda earns Second Team All-America honors.
Grover totaled 3,366 points during the first day of heptathlon action, just 19 points out of a top-16 finish needed to achieve All-American status. She started Friday strong with a time of 13.90 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and then cleared 5'-4.25" in the high jump. After a personal-best throw of 43'-7"in the shot put, Grover closed the night with a time of 25.34 seconds in the 200-meter dash.
Heptathlon action resumes on Saturday with the long jump at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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