FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Senior Jake Wickey took eighth place in the men's weight throw on Thursday evening and Kent State sits seventh in the team standings at the end of the first day of competition at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Wickey was in fourth halfway through the event with a top throw of 71'-8.75". He was unable to improve on his fourth and fifth throws and dropped to sixth heading into the final round. Wickey's final throw also went 71'-8.75".