CLEMSON, S.C. - While the majority of her teammates were off from racing, sophomore distance runner Allison Kreutzer (Lilburn, Ga.) made Clayton State University women's running history on Saturday as she became the first Laker to run an NCAA Division II indoor provisional time while finishing third in the mile run here at the Tiger Invitational.

Kreutzer, a two-time cross country All-American, bettered the provisional time by more than two seconds with her time of 5:03.54 and improving her school record she established last weekend in North Carolina. Kreutzer is vying for a trip to the Division II indoor championships next month in Boston.

Freshman Jon Taylor (Albany, Ga.) also competed in the two-day meet held at Clemson University. Taylor ran the 60m dash on Friday in 8.04 and came back on Saturday to run 26.43 in the 200m dash. Taylor was also vying for provisional times in both events but came up short.

"Allison had a nice race, particularly the second half," said Laker Head Coach Mike Mead. "Her time should get her ranked near the Top 10 in Division II. She needs to be in the Top 14 by the end of the season in two weeks to go to nationals. Meantime, Jon did not hit the times she needed to get ranked, but she's still adjusting to college racing. She has made some tremendous gains the previous two meets and perhaps she needs a bit of a break from the training and racing."

Last weekend in Tennessee, Taylor ran 25.98 in the 200m on a tight-turn 160m track. "We'll get both of them ready for one more quality effort in two weeks," said Mead.

Friday, the men's team returns to action with a meet at the University of Tennessee. The men's squad already has Eric Simmons on the provisional list in both the 200 and 400m races. The Division II indoor qualifying ends February 26. Those who make the cut will compete March 10-11 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston for the 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.