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Capital University

2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster

Kessashun Arthur

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School Walnut Hills
  • Event(s) Sprints

Biography

2015-16 (indoor): Three top-10 finishes during the indoor season, including two in the 4x400-meter relay … placed sixth in the 60-meter dash at the OAC Split Meet (1/23) with a time of 7.41 seconds … set a new personal record in the 60 meters in the prelims of the Otterbein Invitational (1/16), timing out at 7.37 seconds … his 60 time also places him inside the top-10 of the Capital record books … scored points as part of the 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams at the OAC Championships, placing sixth and eighth, respectively.

2015-16 (outdoor): Academic All-OAC … total of nine top-10 and three top-5 placements during the outdoor season … placed fourth in the 400- and 200-meter runs at the All-Ohio Championships (4/9-10) with times of 54.24 and 24.62 seconds, respectively … scored points twice at the OAC Championships in the 4x100 (44.31) and 4x400 (3:28.67) relays, placing ninth and seventh, respectively … set a new personal record in the 400-meter run with a time of 52.37 at the All-Ohio Championship (4/16).

2014-2015: Academic All-OAC... ran a season best 200-meter dash (23.85) at the Purple and White Invite on Dec. 5... ran a season best 400-meter dash time of 54.97 at the Capital Challenge on Jan. 9... part of the 4x400 meter team who placed second at the Purple and White Invite on Dec. 5... part of the 4x200 meter relay team who placed fourth at the Otterbein Invitational on Jan. 17...was out for most of indoor and the complete outdoor season due to injury. 

2013-14: Part of 4x400-meter relay team that placed seventh with a time of 3:25.83 at the Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships on April 25-26 at Baldwin Wallace … ran a personal-best time of 53.02 in the 400-meter dash on April 5 at the Marv Frye Invitational … part of 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth in a time of 3:28.67 and the 4x200 squad that placed eighth with a mark of 1:35.02 at the OAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-March 1 at Mount Union … ran a personal-best time of 23.53 in the 200-meter dash at the SPIRE North Coast Open on Jan. 25 in Geneva, Ohio … registered personal bests in the 60-meter dash (7.42) and the 300-meter dash (38.33), and was a part of the winning 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay teams at the Purple and White Invite on Dec. 7 at the Capital Center.

Personal: Majoring in chemical engineering … parents are Waveney and Cherylann Arthur … attended Walnut Hills High School, where he participated in track and field … was a part of Walnut Hills'' 2011 league champion team … ran for coach Jim Turner at Walnut Hills … career ambition is to become an Engineer … hobbies include computers and playing the piano.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    SPR
  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Senior