Men's Track & Field | April 1, 2023

CARROLLTON, Ga. – The Clayton State University Track and Field teams completed in the Inaugural West Georgia Legends Invitational on Saturday afternoon.  Both teams shared a lot of success in their final tune-up before the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Championships later in April. 
 
The Lakers saw a strong start from Jada Warren in the women's 5k finishing in fifth place with a time of 19:55.59. The Laker distance team also saw a solid result in the women's 1500-meter run as Tanaeya Johnson turned in a fifth-place finish with a time of 5:15.09.  In the men's portion of the run, Camron Gaddis also finished fifth with a time of 4:09.32.  The Lakers then saw a pair of top three finishers in the women's 400m dash.  Ariyonna Jones finished second in the race with a time of 57.51 while Adrianna Ameer finished third with a time of 57.63. In the men's 400m dash, Titus Hand crossed the finish line second with a time of 49.31.   
 
In the women's 800m run, Ahlana Failey and JaBresha Palmer both placed in the top four.  Failey clocked the second fastest time at 2:25.18 while Palmer finished in fourth place with a time of 2:25.56. After finishing eighth in thew 100-meter hurdles, Joy McLeod finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:08.68.
 
In the relays, the team of Jones, Maya Adams, Adrianna Ameer, and Cayla Brown turned in a second-place finish in the women's 4x100 meter relay with a time of 47.91.
 
The field events started with senior D'Eris Jackson finishing in tied for first in the long jump with a final mark of 6.67m.  That mark qualifies Jackson for the PBC Championships later this month.  In the men's high jump, both Adarius Andrews and Freddie Hawkins finished in second place after clearing a final height of 1.97m.  In the men's triple jump, Abijah Wilcox jumped to a fourth-place finish and distance of 13.53m. To conclude the field events for the Lakers, Carlton Grisson finished third in the javelin with a final throw of 43.34m. 
 
Below are the top eight finishers for the Lakers
 

Name	Event	Place: Time/Mark
Jada Warren	5000-meter run	5th: 19:55.59
Tanaeya Johnson	1500-meter run	5th: 5:15.09
Camron Gaddis	1500-meter run	5th: 4:09.32
Ariyonna Jones	4x100 meter relay 400-meter dash 200-meter dash	2nd: 47.91 2nd: 57.51 5th: 25.10
Maya Adams	4x100 meter relay	2nd: 47.91
Adriana Ameer	4x100 meter relay 400-meter dash	2nd: 47.91 3rd: 57.63
Cayla Brown	4x100 meter relay 100-meter dash 200-meter dash	2nd: 47.91 8th: 12.42 6th: 25.22
Joy McLeod	100-meter hurdles 400-meter hurdles	8th: 16.46 2nd; 1:08.68
Mikayla Osborne	400-meter dash	6th: 60.14
Titus Hand	400-meter dash 200-meter dash	2nd: 49.31 6th: 22.18
Keith Hicks	400-meter dash	5th: 49.48
Nigel Roulhac	400-meter dash	6th: 49.80
Rakiem Barnes	400-meter dash	7th: 49.98
Ahlana Failey	800-meter run	2nd; 2:25.18
JaBresha Palmer	800-meter run	4th: 2:25.56
Darryl Jefferson	800-meter run	6th: 1:57.87
James Kilgore	800-meter run	8th: 1:59.17
Sasha Knowles	400-meter hurdles	4th: 1:13.79
D'Eris Jackson	Long Jump	T-1st: 6.67m
Adarius Andrews	High Jump	t-2nd: 1.97m
Freddie Hawkins	High Jump	t-2nd; 1.97m
Abijah Wilcox	Triple Jump	4th: 13.53m
Carlton Grisson	Javelin	3rd: 43.34m

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers are ready to take on the PBC Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Thursday, April 20^th through Friday, April 21^st. 
 
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