JACKSONVILLE, Ala. --- APRIL 8, 2006 --- The Clayton State University women's track & field team came way with three team records and a NCAA Provisional mark Saturday at the Gamecock Invitational, held here at Jacksonville State University. The squad set records in the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay, while sophomore Allison Kreutzer ran an NCAA Division II provisional time in the 1500-meter run.

Kreutzer, a two-time cross country All-American, won the women's 1500-meter event by edging out Jacksonville State's Sarah Caine by .07 at the finish line. Kreutzer's time of 4:43.48 makes the provisional list for consideration for this spring's NCAA Division II outdoor championships.

Meantime, freshman Jon Taylor and sophomore Katelyn Stache each contributed to the school records set on Saturday. Taylor bettered the 200-meter record by running 25.52 to finish second in the event. Stache improved her own record in the 400-meter hurdles by running 1:09.66 and also finished second. Earlier in the day, the pair combined with freshmen Kara Stokes and Wynona Rice to set a new 4x100-meter relay record in 50.41.

"We had a much better meet today than we had two weeks ago," said Laker head coach Mike Mead. "The hard work is beginning to pay off. We're a young team and I hope some of them are beginning to believe in themselves and what they are capable of doing."

The squad just missed a fourth record in the 4x400-meter relay.

"Jon ran the fastest leg (58.9) we've had a lady Laker run," said Mead. "Then Kisha Chaney runs the second-fastest leg of the day, but she was on our B Team relay. Had we had her on the A Team, we would have blasted that record, too. There's always next week."

Mead also cited Stokes' run in the 400-meter hurdles and junior Cassandra Bolivar in the 1500-meter. Stokes finished third while Bolivar ran 5:12.50, an 11-second improvement from her last race two weeks ago.

The men's team, banged up by injuries, ran only four with freshman Alfred Dixon leading the squad with a win in the high jump and a third in the triple jump. Freshman Ben Londrillo placed third in the pole vault while sophomore Peter Gajda finished fifth in the 800-meter run.

Both Clayton State teams are back in action Saturday with a return visit to Emory University for the Emory Mini-Meet. Field events will begin at 11 a.m., followed with running events at 12 noon.