SAVANNAH, Ga. – Hitting the outdoor competition season seemed to agree with Clayton State men's track & field as they delivered a number of impressive performances at the Savannah State Eye Opener on Saturday, March 2.
Freshman
Janei Sewell (Newnan, Ga.) notched three Top-10 finishes to lead the Lakers, those highlighted by a 3-of-14 outing in the 4x400-meter relay (3:22.93) with junior
Chris Florence (Newnan, Ga.), sophomore
Courtland White (Rex, Ga.) and freshman
Churchill Ezeokonkwo (Riverdale, Ga.). Individually he was 5-of-52 in the 200-meters with a time of 22.82 and 7-of-48 in the 100-meters (11.26).
Florence added a 2-of-33 finish in the 400-meters with a mark of 48.14 and junior
Evan Ortiz (McDonough, Ga.) came in 5-of-15 in the 5,000-meters (16:23.13). White chipped in on the individual side with a solid 6-of-31 performance in the 1,500-meters as he registered a time of 4:14.09 and junior
Keldren Reddick (Thomasville, Ga.) was 9-of-19 in the 800-meters (2:01.79).
Ezeokonkwo notched an 18-of-52 outing in the 200-meters with a time 23.59 and was 10-of-33 in the 400-meters (51.11). Senior
Eric Wells-Shiver (Cumming, Ga.) rounded things out with a 22-of-48 performance in the 100-meters as he recorded a time of 11.57.
The Lakers will return to action in roughly two weeks when they travel to the Doc Anderson Invitational on Friday, March 15. Hosted by Division I Troy, that meet will take place in Troy, Alabama.
CLAYTON STATE MEN'S COMPETITORS (15)
Na'im Allen – 1,500-meters (15-of-31, 4:22.30), 4x400-meters-B (10-of-14, 3:37.10)
Malachi Culbreth – 100-meters (45-of-48, 12.33), 200-meters (40-of-52, 25.00)
Isaiah Crawford – Shotput (29-of-30, 6.50m)
Zach Czerniak – 5,000-meters (12-of-15, 17:52.87)
Churchill Ezeokonkwo – 200-meters (18-of-52, 23.59), 400-meters (10-of-33, 51.11), 4x100-meters (5-of-11, 42.76), 4x400-meters-A (3-of-14, 3:22.93)
Chris Florence – 400-meters (2-of-33, 48.14), 4x100-meters (5-of-11, 42.76), 4x400-meters-A (3-of-14, 3:22.93)
Michael Gray – 400-meters (14-of-33, 52.14), 4x400-meters-B (10-of-14, 3:37.10), Discus (17-of-21, Foul)
Evan Ortiz – 5,000-meters (5-of-15, 16:23.13)
Alex Phillips – 100-meters (48-of-48, 12.70)
Ryan Polk – 5,000-meters (10-of-15, 17:06.38)
Keldren Reddick – 800-meters (9-of-19, 2:01.79), 4x400-meters-B (10-of-14, 3:37.10)
Janei Sewell –100-meters (7-of-48, 11.26), 200-meters (5-of-52, 22.82), 4x100-meters (5-of-11, 42.76), 4x400-meters-A (3-of-14, 3:22.93)
Derrick Ward – 110-meters Hurdles (15-of-18, 17.51), 400-meters Hurdles (8-of-15, 1:00.01), 4x100-meters (5-of-11, 42.76), 4x400-meters-B (10-of-14, 3:37.10)
Eric Wells-Shiver – 100-meters (22-of-48, 11.57), 200-meters (29-of-52, 24.12)
Courtland White – 1,500-meters (6-of-31, 4:14.09), 4x400-meters-A (3-of-14, 3:22.93)
