ATLANTA Ga.-  Setting a combined four school records, Clayton State University's track & field teams opened their ninth outdoor season on Saturday at the Emory University Invitational in Atlanta. The women's team, led by freshman Jon Taylor, set three records while the men's team established one in the pole vault.

Taylor, from Albany, Ga., improved two team marks in the long jump (17-0) and the 100m (12.97), finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. The third record was improved by sophomore Katelyn Stache in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:11.55, good enough for fifth place. The Laker women's top finish of the meet came from sophomore Allison Kreutzer in the 1500m run, posting a time of 4:55.28.

"Despite setting four records, we were not as competitive as I thought we should be," said Laker head coach Mike Mead. "I definitely saw a long of potential from our ladies, but we're still not there. We have some soft school records in certain events and they're not falling as fast as I thought they would this season. I do have to keep reminding myself that we have a very young team."

Ben Londrillo established the men's lone record in the pole vault, clearing 11-6 to finish seventh. The Fayetteville freshman is the Lakers' first vaulter. The top finish for the men came from another freshman in Alfred Dixon finishing third in the high jump with a leap of 6-1. The former Mundy's Mill High School trackster also finished sixth in the triple jump.

"Because of injuries, our men's team is going to be a shell of what it has been the past fourth years," said Mead. "But the guys we have out are going to be the core for next year's team."

The Lakers will take a week off from competition before they resume their schedule on April 8 when they compete in the Gamecock Invitational at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala.