ATLANTA, Ga. – For the second straight weekend, Clayton State men's and women's track & field gets to compete minutes from campus and has closed out a limited field on Day 1 of the Emory Classic Friday, March 29.
 
Senior Destiny Johnson (New Iberia, La.) led the way with a 3-of-39 performance in the high jump as she notched a height of 1.65-meters while sophomore Dalania Clardy (Riverdale, Ga.) excelled in the long jump. In that event she placed 7-of-48 with a mark of 5.11-meters.
 
The men competed in only two events with one of those, the 4x800-meter relay, encompassing five of the six Lakers in the opening day field. Highlighting their efforts was freshman Derrick Ward (Marietta, Ga.) who came in 7-of-36 in the 400-meter hurdles, notching a personal best time of 57.07.
 
Clayton State heads right back to Eagle Row tomorrow, Saturday, March 30 for Day 2 of the meet. That will kick off at 10 a.m. with the men seeing action in the hammer and the women in the shotput. For those unable to attend, fans can follow all the action through live scoring and full recaps for the men and women will be available on www.ClaytonStateSports.com following the conclusion of each day of the meet.
 
CLAYTON STATE MEN'S COMPETITORS - FRIDAY, MARCH 29 (5)
Na'im Allen – 4x800-meter Relay (4-of-6, 8:15.56)
Michael Gray – 4x800-meter Relay (4-of-6, 8:15.56)
Keldren Reddick – 4x800-meter Relay (4-of-6, 8:15.56)
Derrick Ward – 400-meter Hurdles (7-of-36, 57.07)
Courtland White – 4x800-meter Relay (4-of-6, 8:15.56)
 
CLAYTON STATE WOMEN'S COMPETITORS - FRIDAY, MARCH 29 (4)
Shockera Betty – High Jump (35-of-39, NH), Javelin (28-of-33, 17.37m)
Dalania Clardy – Long Jump (10-of-48, 4.96m)
Kiara Green – Hammer (27-of-42, 29.53m)
Destiny Johnson – High Jump (3-of-39, 1.65m), Javelin (25-of-33, 19.22m)