TROY, Ala. – Coming off the first meet victory in program history, Clayton State women's track & field followed that up with several strong performances at the Doc Anderson Invitational on Saturday, March 16. As a team they finished 5-of-7 in a field featuring four Division I programs.
 
Junior Nia Elmore (Hinesville, Ga.) headlined those efforts as she finished 8-of-32 in the 100-meters, however, that was not the real story. In earning that spot, she posted a time of 12.34 which was just one one-hundredth from equaling her own program record that she set on March 3, 2018 at the Victor Icebreaker Duals. She would also go on to deliver an 11-of-39 outing in the 200-meters (25.56).
 
She was joined by junior Jasmine Radford (Lawrenceville, Ga.) in that same event as she came in 3-of-39, posting a time of 24.99, while senior Carla Catala Martin (Barcelona, Spain) was 6-of-23 in the 1,500-meters (5:01.52). On the field side of things, senior Destiny Johnson (New Iberia, La.) added a 3-of-10 finish in the high jump (1.60m) and was 5-of-11 in the triple jump at 10.47-meters.
 
Sophomore Na'ilah Allen (McDonough, Ga.) and senior Ariel Boyd-Ghani (Powder Springs, Ga.) were 11^th (5:10.78) and 12^th (5:11.35), respectively, in the 1,500-meters and sophomore Chaviya Jackson (Albany, Ga.) was 18-of-39 in the 200-meters with a time of 26.26. Freshman Kiara Green (Ty Ty, Ga.) rounded out the top performers with a 6-of-12 performance in the discus, hitting a mark of 36.03-meters.
 
Clayton State will be in action just about in their own backyard over the next two weekends as they take part in the Emory Invitational from March 22-23 and the Emory Classic from March 29-30. Both of those meets will take place approximately 25 minutes from the Lakers campus in downtown Atlanta.
 
CLAYTON STATE WOMEN'S COMPETITORS (14)
Na'ilah Allen – 800-meters (6-of-12, 2:32.21), 1,500-meters (11-of-23, 5:10.78), 4x400-meters (7-of-10, 4:21.40)
Shockera Betty – 200-meters (24-of-39, 27.31), Triple Jump (6-of-11, 10.47m), High Jump (6-of-10, 1.35m)
Ariel Boyd-Ghani – 800-meters (7-of-12, 2:32.40), 1,500-meters (12-of-23, 5:11.35)
Carla Catala Martin – 1,500-meters (6-of-23, 5:01.52)
Nia Elmore – 100-meters (8-of-32, 12.34), 200-meters (11-of-39, 25.56), 4x100-meters (4-of-8, 49.57)
Stephanie Escobar – 3,000-meters (9-of-13, 11:37.94)
Kiara Green – Discus (6-of-12, 36.03m), Shotput (8-of-9, 10.31m)
Chaviya Jackson – 200-meters (18-of-39, 26.26), 4x100-meters (4-of-8, 49.57), 4x400-meters (7-of-10, 4:21.40)
Destiny Johnson – 4x100-meters (4-of-8, 49.57), Triple Jump (5-of-11, 10.47m), High Jump (3-of-10, 1.60m)
Lynnet Kosgei – 1,500-meters (19-of-23, 5:32.31)
Asia Love – 800-meters (8-of-12, 2:33.03), 4x400-meters (7-of-10, 4:21.40)
Corta'Nasha Mutcherson – 4x400-meters (7-of-10, 4:21.40)
Jasmine Radford – 200-meters (3-of-39, 24.99), 4x100-meters (4-of-8, 49.57)
Laura Shkembi – 3,000-meters (13-of-13, 12:57.16)