Clayton State University Athletics

Competing at the Fifth Annual Shorter Invitational junior Rafael Salis (Atlanta, Ga.) headlined two of three third place outings, both of which posted times that were better than the previous meet records. Individually, he would finish 3-of-41 in the 800-meters with a time of 1:53.58, surpassing the previous best of 1:54.18 set last year.
 
He would then team with sophomores Melvin Ezeokonkwo (Riverdale, Ga.) and Eric Williams (Fayetteville, Ga.) and freshman T.J. Witherspoon (Thomasville, Ga.) to go 3-of-15 in the 4x400-meter relay. That group would post a time of 3:20.18 to better the old meet mark of 3:20.72. Both times in the 400-meters and 4x400-meters would finish as the third fastest as two other individuals/teams each posted a record-setting time.