Alex McNally
Amanda Odesjö

Men's Track & Field

Knights Continue To Fine Tune In Arizona

2016 Northern Arizona Tune-Up Results

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- With the goal of peaking in March very much in mind, Academy of Art University track & field showed progress toward that end on Friday at the Northern Arizona Tune-Up inside J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. The meet was filled with personal bests from individuals such as Alexander McNally (200m), Craig Mattox (LJ), and Keanna Moody (60m).

"We had a few more NCAA provisional qualifiers and a few personal bests," said head coach Kevin LaSure. "Today we got a little better all around. Now we have a few more weeks to fine tune things before the NCAA Championships and hopefully we can be at our best for those."



Jordan Edwards came away the winner of an 18-man 200m dash with a season-best 21.34 to join him with Ajomale both in NCAA DII's top five now. Also in Saturday's event, McNally dropped a new career-best of 21.78 to provisionally qualify for NCAA Nationals and make him third in program history.

In the 60m dash, Mobolade Ajomale once again sped to a 6.65 and finished second only to Arizona State's Jamol James who matched Ajomale's career-best with a 6.63. Edwards dropped a personal record 6.79 to bring him into the country's top 12 among DII in the event.

Edwards wasn't ART U's only individual event winner on Saturday as Craig Mattox finished on top of the long jump, soaring to season-best 24-5.75 (7.46m). He vaults to eighth in NCAA DII while Johnny Carter offered a season-best 24-1.5 (7.35m) to crack the country's top 10.

The women's 60m dash featured a new career-best from Keanna moody (7.74) while Schae Graham and Mistic Scott both bettered their DII provisional marks in the 400m, going 56.20 and 56.70 respectively.

Amanda Odesjo produced a new personal record in the long jump, flying to 18-1.5 (5.52m) and finishing sixth of 23 at the meet.

The Urban Knights' final opportunity to qualify for NCAA Nationals will be at the Boston University Last Chance Meet on Feb. 27. That day will also feature ART U's first outdoor meet of 2016, SF State's Johnny Mathis Invitational.

Players Mentioned

Mobolade Ajomale

Mobolade Ajomale

Sprints
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
R-Fr./R-Fr.
Jordan  Edwards

Jordan Edwards

Sprints
6' 0"
Senior
Sr./-
Alexander McNally

Alexander McNally

Sprints
5' 11"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Schae Graham

Schae Graham

Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
So./So.
Keanna Moody

Keanna Moody

Sprints
5' 8"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Amanda Odesjo

Amanda Odesjo

Sprints
5' 3"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Mistic Scott

Mistic Scott

Sprints
5' 5"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Craig Mattox

Craig Mattox

Jumps
6' 0"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Johnny Carter

Johnny Carter

Jumps
6' 0"
Senior
Sr./Sr.

Players Mentioned

Mobolade Ajomale

Mobolade Ajomale

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
R-Fr./R-Fr.
Sprints
Jordan  Edwards

Jordan Edwards

6' 0"
Senior
Sr./-
Sprints
Alexander McNally

Alexander McNally

5' 11"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Sprints
Schae Graham

Schae Graham

5' 10"
Sophomore
So./So.
Sprints
Keanna Moody

Keanna Moody

5' 8"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Sprints
Amanda Odesjo

Amanda Odesjo

5' 3"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Sprints
Mistic Scott

Mistic Scott

5' 5"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Sprints
Craig Mattox

Craig Mattox

6' 0"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Jumps
Johnny Carter

Johnny Carter

6' 0"
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Jumps