9-12-18 Hurricane Florence
With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the East Coast, cross country's scheduled meet in Beech Island, South Carolina has been postponed.

Men's Cross Country By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director

Hurricane Florence Impacts Multiple Clayton State Athletics Contests [UPDATED 6:50 p.m.]

MORROW, Ga. – In light of the impending landfall of Category 4 Hurricane Florence, a number of Clayton State Athletics events have been impacted, all on the road.

1:29 p.m.
The Jaguar Cross Country Invitational slated for this Saturday, September 15 in Beech Island, South Carolina has been postponed.
 
The event will still be run but instead will take place the following weekend on Saturday, September 22. The meet is a 5k for the women and 8k for the men with start times expected to be at 8:15 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively. It also serves as a preview for the 2018 Peach Belt Conference Championships which will be held in Beech Island on November 3.

3:24 p.m.
Men's golf was slated to compete in Kannapolis, North Carolina right outside of Charlotte in the Queens Invitational next week. That tournament, originally slated for September 17-18 at the Golf Club at Irish Creek, has been canceled in the best interests of the safety of all involved. Instead, they will now open the 2018-19 season at the Aflac/Cougar Invitational from September 24-25.

6:50 p.m.
Women's soccer, which was scheduled to open Peach Belt Conference play at USC Aiken on Saturday, September 15, has seen that game postponed. USCA will be closing campus effective on Friday, September 14, preventing any on campus activities from taking place. A future date and time will be announced when it becomes available.
 
Stay tuned to www.ClaytonStateSports.com for any further updates on the status of all Laker contests throughout the duration of the hurricane.
 
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