ALBANY, Ga. – The Clayton State men's track & field team placed 12th at the Alice Coachman Invitational on Saturday (April 9) as they wrapped the regular season.

Competing with a limited squad, nine Lakers participated in hopes to qualify for the Peach Belt Conference Championship that will take place on April 22-23.

D'Eris Jackson finished 3-of-32 in the long jump with a distance of 6.75m, which marks a person-best mark and ranks inside the top five of the PBC. Abijah Wilcox finished 10th in the same event with a distance of 6.35m.

James Kilgore also had a strong showing in the 400m, finishing 6-of-43 after running 50.67.

Derrick Ward also had a pair of top-10 results with a 9-of-24 finish in the 110m Hurdles and a 5-of-29 finish in the 400m Hurdles.  

Clayton State will take the next week off before running in the PBC Championships.


Clayton State Results 

Devin Brown	100m – 11.73 (52/68) 200m – 23.92 (33/49)
Churchill Ezeokonkwo	400m – 52.24 (20/43) 400m Hurdles – 1:01.87 (20/29)
D'Eris Jackson	100m – 11.27 (31/68) Long Jump – 6.75m (3/32)
Baqi Lecky	High Jump – 1.77m (11/15)
James Kilgore	400m – 50.67 (6/43)
Gary Moore	400m – 51.70 (13/43)
Jameel Robinson	400m – 53.82 (28/43)
Derrick Ward	110m Hurdles – 15.89 (9/24) 400m Hurdles – 56.79 (5/29)
Abijah Wilcox	Long Jump – 6.35m (10/32)