OAKWOOD, Ga. – In his first time donning the Orange and Blue, sophomore Gyasi Cockrell (Suwanee, Ga.) delivered on the promise he showed last year at Shorter as he led Clayton State men's cross country with a Top-10 finish at the Seventh Annual UNG Invitational on Saturday, September 14. As a team they finished with 146 points.
 
Cockrell posted an impressive 6-of-101 finish behind a time of 27:50.00 to lead the way for the Lakers while junior Zach Czerniak (Suwanee, Ga.) came in 28^th with a mark of 29:11.30.
 
Not far behind was freshman Javier Castillo (Forest Park, Ga.) in 33^rd (29:37.70) and redshirt-sophomore Courtland White (Rex, Ga.) in 41^st (30:14.90). Junior Na'im Allen (McDonough, Ga.) rounded out the top finishers with a 45^th place finish and time of 30:18.80.
 
West Alabama narrowly won the race with 57 points just ahead of Emmanuel's 58 while Piedmont was a distant third.
 
The Lakers will jump right into the season as they are back in action next Friday, September 20. Slated for a 7:25 p.m. start, they will compete in the 2019 Wingfoot XC Classic hosted by the Atlanta Track Club in nearby Cartersville, Georgia.
 
Clayton State Finishers at Seventh Annual UNG Invitational
Gyasi Cockrell - 6-of-101, 27:50.00
Zach Czerniak - 28-of-101, 29:11.30
Javier Castillo - 33-of-101, 29:37.70
Courtland White - 41-of-101, 30:14.90
Na'im Allen - 45-of-101, 30:18.80
Andre' Thompson, Jr. - 66-of-101, 32:20.20
Darryl Jefferson - 71-of-101, 33:04.08
James Kilgore - 79-of-101, 33:58.00