After three days of competing at the Penn Relays, the Kent State men’s and women’s track and field teams recorded top finishes and regional qualifying scores.

With a regional-qualifying score of 56-1.25, senior Brent Shelby placed No. 6 in the shot put, marking the fifth time he’s qualified this season. He then went on to finish No. 9 in the discus throw with a regional-qualifying toss of 170-11.

The Flashes also placed No. 10 in the distance medley relay with a time of 9 minutes 55.03 seconds, while junior Marc Johnson finished No. 18 in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.76.

Also leading the men in the field was junior Shamel Smith, who tied for No. 11 in the high jump and matched his personal-best score of 6-6.75.

In Saturday’s competition, Andy Nicholas finished No. 5 in the men’s hammer throw, tossing 63.52 meters.

With the only first-place finish for both men’s and women’s teams, sophomore LeVania Henderson threw 53-8.5 in the shot put, marking the fifth time she’s qualified in the event. Henderson also placed No. 5 in the discus throw with a new personal-best 153-3 toss.

Senior Kelly Braden finished No. 2 in the hammer throw with a personal-best 187-6, while freshman Bekah Stoltz placed No. 3 in the javelin throw with her own personal best of 158-9.

On the track, the women’s distance medley took a second-place finish with a time of 11:37.62, while senior Jenny Fascione grabbed her first regional-qualifying time of the season with 10:41.62.

The competition included more than 200 teams from across the United States, five of which were from the Mid-American Conference. These teams were Akron, Eastern Michigan, Toledo and Western Michigan and Kent State.

— Amanda Vasil