Women's Track & Field
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Vertical Jumps
- Email:
- cchampen@kent.edu
Kent State track and field alum Christian Champen returned as assistant coach in October 2022. The program’s pole vault record holder, Champen will also mentor student-athletes in the high jump beginning with the 2023-24 campaign.
The Golden Flashes totaled 35.5 pole vault points in Mid-American Conference Championships action during his first season on staff, highlighted by Leah Pasqualetti’s indoor title. Angelina Lotarski earned All-MAC honors for the first time with a second-place finish at the outdoor championship after tying for third during the indoor season. Kristian Kneffler vaulted to fifth on Kent State’s all-time indoor list by clearing 17’-1” to take third at the MAC Indoor Championships.
The Clayton, Ohio native received a Bachelor of Integrative Studies from Kent State in May 2022.
![Four Kent State track and field athletes pose together on the awards podium wearing light blue Under Armour uniforms and gold MAC Championship medals. Left to right: Chaz Sakala (bib 1196), Sean [last name partially visible] (bib 1157, holding a relay baton), Ryan Gross (bib 1167), and Jacob Stanley (bib 1192). The group smiles for the camera following their relay event at the MAC Outdoor Championships.](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkentstatesports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F5%2F21%2FIMG_2657.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
