Wednesday, June 11
Eugene, Ore.
4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT
Liberty University
at
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track Championships
Kellen Kimes
Kimes Places 24th in NCAA Men’s Hammer Debut
6/11/2025 6:23:00 PM | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Sophomore Kellen Kimes got Liberty's week at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships started with a 24th-place men's hammer finish, Wednesday at Hayward Field.
Making his NCAA national meet debut, the native of Ludington, Mich., reached 199-0 on his first attempt. That proved to be Kimes' lone legal mark of the afternoon and left him in 24th place overall.
Kimes became the first Liberty men's hammer thrower ever to compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a sophomore. His successful season also featured a CUSA runner-up finish and an improvement from 208-0 to 219-5 from his freshman to his sophomore campaign.
Kimes gave the Flames a men's hammer representative in Eugene for the second year in a row, following John Hicks' qualification in 2024.
Up Next
Paola Bueno will be next up for Liberty in Eugene, competing in the women's hammer Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
Teammate Allie Zealand will contest the women's 1,500 semifinals Thursday at 7:21 p.m. on ESPN.
Making his NCAA national meet debut, the native of Ludington, Mich., reached 199-0 on his first attempt. That proved to be Kimes' lone legal mark of the afternoon and left him in 24th place overall.
Kimes became the first Liberty men's hammer thrower ever to compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a sophomore. His successful season also featured a CUSA runner-up finish and an improvement from 208-0 to 219-5 from his freshman to his sophomore campaign.
Kimes gave the Flames a men's hammer representative in Eugene for the second year in a row, following John Hicks' qualification in 2024.
Up Next
Paola Bueno will be next up for Liberty in Eugene, competing in the women's hammer Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
Teammate Allie Zealand will contest the women's 1,500 semifinals Thursday at 7:21 p.m. on ESPN.
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