APSU Sports Information
Jacksonville, FL – Junior sprinter Breigh Jones, of the Austin Peay State University track and field team, saw her 2015 campaign come to a close in the opening round of the NCAA East Preliminary, Thursday, at Hodges Stadium.
After qualifying 40th, Jones improved her standing in the region 12 spots, besting three of the top-25 400m competitors based on marks coming into the day. She was less than two-tenths of a second from earning a qualifying mark for Friday’s quarterfinal.
Jones finished fifth in the fourth heat, coming out of the eighth lane. In a competitive heat highlighted by top quarterfinal qualifier Kala Funderburk (51.72) out of Florida State and VCU’s Kiara Porter, who was the sixth-best overall qualifier at 52.18, Jones bested two in-state foes in Middle Tennessee’s Loveth Odia (sixth in the heat, 54.28) and Tennessee’s Felecia Majors (eighth, 54.67).
While Jones’ season – a season that included gold medals in the 400m dash at the OVC Indoor and Outdoor Championships and OVC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year honors – comes to a close, Thursday was just the beginning for Austin Peay’s Sunshine State adventures. Sophomores Kaylnn Pitts and Chancis Jones will compete in the long jump semifinals Friday, 6:00pm (CT) at Hodges Stadium.
