SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Clayton State University track and field teams ended their indoor regular-season on a high note as the women's team finished a narrow second while both teams combined with eight wins and six team records at the Sewanee Indoor invitational here Saturday.
The Laker women finished two points behind Anderson College's 93 points as Clayton State narrowed the gap late by winning the last two events, the 4x 400 and 4 x 800m relays. Led by
Allison Kreutzer and Jon Taylor, the Lakers collected five firsts, three team records and a field house mark. Kreutzer, who was trying to lower her NCAA Division II provisional time in the mile, came up short in her quest but set a facility record of 5:06.82. She also won the 800m and anchored the 4 x 800m relay team in a come-from-behind victory. Meanwhile, Taylor won the 200m, helped the 4 x 400m relay to victory and placed second in the 55m dash.
"Our women's team showed us something today," said head coach
Mike Mead. "We end our indoor season on a high note and look forward to outdoor track next month. "This gives us some momentum going into the outdoor season."
The Lakers also got a record effort from senior
Heather Krehbiel who bettered her own 3,000m record by almost seven seconds as she placed second in the meet with a time of 11:05.81.
The Laker men finished third behind Mississippi College and the University of the South, the meet hosts, and were led by freshman
Alfred Dixon (Mundy's Mill H.S.) who bettered team records in the long and triple jumps and anchored the 4 x 400m to one of the team's three victories. The other two wins came from
Eric Simmons in the 200m and
Joshua Tiggs in the 55m hurdles. Simmons, who is likely headed to the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in two weeks, got in one final tune-up while Tiggs bettered his own team record in the hurdle event.
With the likelihood of Simmons headed to the NCAA indoor meet, he will run the 400m on March 10 in Boston. Confirmation of Simmon's and Kreutzer's status will be finalized by Wednesday. Meantime, both Laker teams will be preparing for their first outdoor meet of the season on March 25 at the Emory Invitational.
