St. Aug's Kindred Receives National and Regional Track and Field Accolades

Kindred Receives National and Regional Track and Field Accolades

May 21, 2009

Sensational jumper Joe Kindred (Sr./Fuquay-Varina, N.C.) of Saint Augustine's College was chosen 2009 Division II outdoor men's field athlete of the year by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Wednesday.
 
That means Kindred, named 2009 Division II indoor men's field athlete of the year in March, swept both national awards this season. He also was the nation's top outdoor male field athlete in 2008.
 
Earlier in the week, Kindred was named 2009 Atlantic Region outdoor men's field athlete of the year. He claimed the same award for indoor events in March.
 
Kindred, the defending national high jump champion, will be shooting for a different sweep during the 2009 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which started Thursday in San Angelo, Texas. He is qualified in three events: long jump, triple jump and high jump. He ranks first nationally in the high jump (7-5), second in the triple jump (52-3.75) and third in the long jump (24-9.75).
 
Kindred won CIAA conference outdoor titles in all three jumping events to earn CIAA men's field most valuable performer in April.