Women's Cross Country | September 29, 2023

MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State University cross country teams host the Asics/Alexander Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning.
 
MEET VITALS
Date: Saturday, September 30^th | Men's 8K Race: 7:45 a.m. | Women's 5K Race: 8:45 a.m.
Location: Bouckaert Farms | Fairburn, Ga.
Host: Collegiate: Clayton State | High School: Alexander HS
Last Season Finishes: Men's Team: 9/13 | Women's Team: 8/11
 
SCHOOLS

Women's Teams	Men's Teams
Albany State	Bob Jones
Bob Jones	Brewton-Parker
Brenau	Carson-Newman
Brewton-Parker	Clark Atlanta
Carson-Newman	Clayton State
Clark Atlanta	Columbus State
Clayton State	Fort Valley State
Columbus State	Georgia Tech
Fort Valley State	Life
Georgia Southern	Milles
Georgia State	Oxford College
Georgia Tech	Philander Smith
Life	Point
Miles	Shelton State CC
Oxford College	Spring Hill
Philander Smith	West Alabama
Point	Wofford
Shelton State CC
Spring Hill
West Alabama
Wofford

 
MEET PREVIEW
The men's team is led by the one-two-punch of Camron Gaddis and Rakiem Barnes.  The Laker sophomores finished first and second in the first two meets of the season.  Gaddis placed in the top 20 in both meets after finishing 10^th in the GMC Brickyard Invitational and 16^th in the Julius Johnson Invitational.  Barnes, on the other hand, picked up two top 25 finishes after crossing the finish line in 14^th place in the GMC Brickyard Invitational and 25^th at the Julius Johnson Invite. 
 
Freshman Nevin Swanson follows Gaddis and Barnes as he placed third on the team in each of the first two meets.  Swanson saw his best time come at the Julius Johnson Invitational crossing the finish line with a time of 29:14.6.  As a team, the Lakers have brought home a pair of fourth place finishes. 
 
On the women's side, Jada Warren, Tanaeya Johnson, and Story Alexander lead the Lakers into the Asics/Alexander Invitational.  Warren looks to continue her strong start to the season as she led the Lakers in the first two meets.  At the GMC Brickyard Invitational, Jada won the race with a time of 21:20.30 and she placed eighth at the Julius Johnson Invite with a time of 20:25.9.  Alexander and Johnson follow close behind.  Tanaeya was the individual runner-up at the GMC Brickyard Invitational with a time of 21:43.80 while placing 16^th at the Julius Johnson Invitational with a time of 21:06.1. 
 
Alexander rounds out the top three for the Lakers as she crossed the finish line in the top-15 in each of the first two meets.  She ran her season best time at the Julius Johnson Invitational with a time of 20:54.7. As a team, the Lakers won the GMC Brickyard Invitational while finishing third at the Julius Johnson Invitational.
 

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