JONESBORO, Ga. – Junior Na'ilah Allen (McDonough, Ga.) earned Top-10 honors as Clayton State posted a runner-up finish at the 2019 Clayton State Cross Country Challenge on Friday, September 27. They finished 2-of-8 with 70 points.
 
Allen delivered a 6-of-48 performance with a time of 21:00.97 to pace the Lakers while sophomore Stephanie Escobar (Forest Park, Ga.) notched an 11^th place finish at 22:11.31.
 
Senior Laura Shkembi (Oostende, Belgium) wasn't far behind in 13^th (22:27.18) and freshman Sasha Knowles (Nassau, Bahamas) came in at 19^th with a mark of 23:28.34. Sophomore Asia Love (Riverdale, Ga.) closed out the top performers in 21^st at 24:13.65.
 
The meet marked the first time the program had hosted since the 2001 Peach Belt Conference Championship on October 20 and the CCSU Invitational on September 22 of that year. Prior to that they had hosted the Clayton State Harrier Meet on October 13, 1999 and October 14, 1998.
 
Columbus State took home this year's hardware as they produced the top five runners and 15 points for the victory.
 
The Lakers will be right back in action next week as they head to the 14^th Annual Foothills Invitational on Saturday, October 5. Hosted by Division I Jacksonville State, race time is slated for 10 a.m. (EST) in Jacksonville, Alabama.
 
Laker Finishers at 2019 Clayton State Cross Country Challenge
Na'ilah Allen – 6-of-48, 21:00.97
Stephanie Escobar – 11-of-48, 22:11.31
Laura Shkembi – 13-of-48, 22:27.18
Sasha Knowles – 19-of-48, 23:28.34
Asia Love – 21-of-48, 24:13.65
Erica Greeson 48-of-48, DNF