ATLANTA, Ga. – Taking on an expansive field that featured teams from all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA and from across the country, Clayton State men's track & field closed out the final day of the Emory Invitational at 21-of-28 on Saturday, March 23.
The Lakers efforts were headlined by a 4x400-meter relay team consisting of freshmen
Michael Gray (Pooler, Ga.),
Churchill Ezeokonkwo (Riverdale, Ga.), sophomore
Courtland White (Rex, Ga.) and junior
Keldren Reddick (Thomasville, Ga.). That group placed 4-of-25 with a time of 3:23.61 and was the second highest Division II finisher.
Individually, freshman
Brian Sims, Jr. (Trussville, Ala.) delivered an impressive 6-of-59 performance with a time of 49.60 in the 400-meters to go with a 10-of-60 outing in the 200-meters (22.47). The latter was his first collegiate competition in that event and he also was part of a 4x100-meter relay that finished 8-of-22 with a mark of 42.66. That group included freshman
Janei Sewell (Newnan, Ga.), senior
Eric Wells-Shiver (Cumming, Ga.) and Ezeokonkwo.
Sewell also added a 14-of-60 performance in the 200-meters (22.63) and 15-of-46 outing in the 100-meters (11.24) while White was 14-of-65 in the 800-meters with a mark of 1:58.81. Reddick came in 21
st in the latter event at 2:00.47 and Ezeokonkwo was 22-of-59 in the 400-meters (51.56). Gray wrapped up the top performances with a 21-of-41 finish in the discus as he hit a distance of 33.20-meters.
Clayton State won't have to travel far as they head right back to downtown Atlanta next weekend for the Emory Classic. That meet will run from March 29-30 and will feature another large field of teams.
CLAYTON STATE MEN'S COMPETITORS - SATURDAY, MARCH 23 (13)
Na'im Allen – 800-meters (36-of-65, 2:03.80)
Isaiah Crawford – Discus (38-of-41, 13.35), Shotput (40-of-41, 5.55m)
Churchill Ezeokonkwo – 400-meters (22-of-59, 51.56), 4x100-meters (8-of-22, 42.66), 4x400-meters (4-of-25, 3:23.61)
Michael Gray – 4x400-meters (4-of-25, 3:23.61), Discus (21-of-41, 33.20)
Evan Ortiz – 1,500-meters (34-of-39, 4:20.72)
Alex Phillips – 100-meters (22-of-23, DNF)
Ryan Polk – 1,500-meters (30-of-39, 4:15.87)
Keldren Reddick – 800-meters (21-of-65, 2:00.47), 4x400-meters (4-of-25, 3:23.61)
Janei Sewell – 100-meters (15-of-46, 11.24), 200-meters (14-of-60, 22.63), 4x100-meters (8-of-22, 42.66)
Brian Sims, Jr. – 100-meters (15-of-46, 11.24), 200-meters (10-of-60, 22.47), 400-meters (6-of-59, 49.60), 4x100-meters (8-of-22, 42.66)
Derrick Ward – 110-meter Hurdles (24-of-28, 17.37)
Eric Wells-Shiver – 100-meters (38-of-46, 11.30), 200-meters (33-of-60, 23.74), 4x100-meters (8-of-22, 42.66)
Courtland White – 800-meters (14-of-65, 1:58.81), 4x400-meters (4-of-25, 3:23.61)
