Men's Track and Field | 1/23/2026 9:51:00 PM

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Kentucky State Track and Field finished the Cedarville Collegiate Invite with 39 top-10 finishes, leading to third-place finishes for both the men's and women's teams Friday.
 
Host Cedarville won both the men's and women's team titles, while SIAC rival Central State's men's and women's teams finished second.
 
In the field events, Shamond McClain finished second, breaking the men's triple jump meet record of 13.81 meters set in 2009 with a jump of 48 feet, 6.75 inches. He held the meet record briefly before Josh Paul of Cedarville set a new record with a jump of 48 feet, 7.25 inches.
 
In addition to the second-place finish, the Thorobreds added seven top-three finishes. In the women's weight throw, Desire Poole finished second with a throw of 37 feet, 0.25 inches. Her teammate Andrew Bownes finished third with a throw of 43 feet, 4.25 inches.
 
A second-place finish was secured by Dewayne Davis in the men's shot put with a distance of 44 feet, 10.25 inches. Success continued in the men's pole vault, as Gedeon Kaponga cleared a height of 14 feet, 4.25 inches.
 
In the men's long jump, McClain finished second with a jump of 21 feet, 11 inches, while teammate Donte Rucker took third with a distance of 21 feet, 3.25 inches. Their event mate Jaaliyah Biggers took second in the women's long jump, clearing 17 feet, 8.25 inches.
 
The relays proved to be a highlight in the track events. The women's 4x200 relay team of Zhakeya Hawkins, Tahja Mims, Bailey Graham and Biggers took first with a time of 1:48.23. The Thorobreds' second relay team—Taylor, Iyanna Thompson-Carter, Spears and Armoni Glenn—finished third in 1:57.95.
 
The men's 4x200 relay brought home first with a time of 1:32.44, run by Tayonne Turner, Jaelin Griffin, Ernest Chambers and Kyon Stephenson. The women's team rounded out the strong relay performance with a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay, posting a time of 4:15.76 behind Hawkins, Hollis, Mims and Graham.
 
 
 
 
 
1.69m / 5-6.5

		Place	Result
Men's 60m Hurdles	Jadon Wright	6th	8.91
	Ja'mon Avery	7th	9.01
Women's 60m Hurdles	Jada Murry	6th	10.43
	Jaaliyah Biggers	7th	10.91
Women's 60m Dash	Aleczandrea Coffie	7th	8.1
Men's 60m Dash	Yumana Lofton	7th	7.09
	Tayonne Turner	8th	7.12
Women's 4x200m Relay	Hawkins, Mims, Graham, Biggers	1st	1:48.23
	Thomas, Thompson-Carson, Spears, Glenn	3rd	1:57.95
Men's 4x200m Relay	Turner, Griffin, Chambers, Stephenson	1st	1:32.44
Men's 400m Dash	Tajay Taylor	8th	53.06
Women's 800m Run	Laila Jackson	8th	2:37.49
Men's 800m Run	Darris Ivy	2nd	1:59.62
Women's 200m Dash	Tahja Mims	4th	26.84
Men's 200m Dash	Jaelen Griffin	5th	23.42
	Tayonne Turner	6th	23.46
	Jeremiah Preston	8th	23.49
Women's 4x400m Relay	Hawkins, Hollis, Mims, Graham	2nd	4:15.76
Men's 4x400m Relay	Taylor, Preston, Merriweather, Ivy	4th	3:28.37
Men's High Jump	Gedeon Kaponga	5th	1.69m / 5-6.5
Men's Weight Throw	Andrew Bownes	3rd	13.52m / 43-4.25
	Dewayne Davis	4th	13.19m / 43-3.25
	Josiah Marsh	6th	10.58m / 34-8.5
Women's Weight Throw	Desire Poole	2nd	11.28m / 37-0.25
	Shanell Laws	4th	9.13m / 29-11.5
	Tamoni Compton	6tth	8.59m / 28-2.25
	Danielle Thornton	7th	8.05m / 26-5
Men's Shot Put	Dewayne Davis	2nd	13.67m / 44-10.25
	Josiah Marsh	3rd	13.58m / 42-11.75
	Andrew Bownes	4th	13.10m / 42-11.75
Women's Shot Put	Desire Poole	5th	10.57m / 34-8.25
	Shannell Laws	6th	9.72m / 31-10.75
	Tamoni Compton	7th	8.79m / 28-10.25
	Danielle Thornton	8th	8.34m / 27-4.25
Men's Pole Vault	Gedeon Kaponga	3rd	2.15m / 7-0.5
Men's Long Jump	Shamond McClain	2nd	6.68m / 21-11
	Dontae Rucker	3rd	6.48m / 21-3.25
	Brayden Wilson	4th	6.32m / 20-9
	GedeonKaponga	7th	5.90m / 19-4.25
Women's Long Jump	Jaaliyah Biggers	2nd	5.39m / 17-8.25
Men's Triple Jump	Shamond McClain	2nd	14.80m / 48-6.75
Women's Triple Jump	Teriel Edwards	4th	9.68m / 31-9.25
	Kanylah Young	5th	9.55m / 31-4

 
 
 
 
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