Men's Track & Field | April 12, 2025

ROME, Ga. – The Clayton State University track & field teams competed in the Berry Field Day Meet on Friday and Saturday.  The Lakers competed against some very stiff competition throughout the two-day meet.  The women's side placed sixth out of 16 schools while the men finished in 11^th.  Berry earned the win on the women's side while Montevallo took the men's title. 
 
FRIDAY ACTION
The Lakers started their day in the 400m hurdles where Ivorie Smith placed sixth with a time of 67.46.  In the men's 1500m run, Nehemiah Horton finished in eighth with a time of 4:03.64.  The Lakers closed out action on the track in the men's 5K as Camron Gaddis crossed the finish line with a PR in the race and a fifth place finish.  Camron ran the race in 15:32.54 and is good for the seventh fastest time in program history. 
 
SATURDAY ACTION
The Lakers kicked off action on the track in the 4x100m relay where the team of Destiny Hanna, Cayla Brown, Ziona Harris, and Cassidy Jenkins finished in third with a time of 48.85.  Later in the meet, the Lakers ran well in the 400m dash as Rebecca Oji and Ziona Harris gathered points as they finished in eighth and ninth place, respectively.  Oji finished in 60.11 while Harris finished in 60.19.  In the men's race, Rohan Holness finished 10^th with a time of 51.19.  In the 100m dash, Brown finished sixth with a final time of 12.24. 
 
In the 800m run, Marley Tate and JaBresha Palmer led a loaded Laker field with times of 2:25.72 & 2:26.07, respectively.  Tate finished in fifth while Palmer crossed the finish line in sixth.  On the men's side, Horton finished as the race's runner up with a time of 1:57.09 while Gaddis finished fourth with a time of 1:57.42.  In the 200m dash, Brown continued her strong day with a fourth place result with a time of 25.41. In the 3K steeplechase, Story Alexander won the race with a time of 12:31.80.  Story won the race by nearly 10 seconds. 
 
In the field events, Brianna Eggleston finished with a huge PR in the javelin with a final mark of 24.79, which is also good for 6^th all-time and is the best mark in the event since 2014.  In the men's long jump, Desmond Major finished sixth with a final mark of 6.26m while Christian Wiltshire finished ninth in the event.  Wiltshire followed that up with a seventh place finish in the high jump with a final mark of 1.86m. 
 
Below are the top 15 finishers for the Lakers in this meet:

Athlete	Event	Place: Time/Mark
Ivorie Smith	400m Hurdles 800m run	6th: 67.46 11th: 2:27.76
Terry Mitchner	400m Hurdles	12th: 60.44
Nehemiah Horton	1500m run 800m run	8th: 4:03.64 2nd: 1:57.09
Camron Gaddis	5000m run 800m run	5th: 15:32.54 4th: 1:57.42
Destiny Hanna	4x100m relay	3rd: 48.85
Cayla Brown	4x100m relay 100m dash 200m dash	3rd: 48.85 6th: 12.24 4th: 25.41
Ziona Harris	4x100m relay 400m dash 200m dash	3rd: 48.85 9th: 60.19 13th: 26.14
Cassidy Jenkins	4x100m relay	3rd: 48.85
Rebecca Oji	400m dash	8th: 60.11
Rohan Holness	400m dash	10th: 51.19
Marley Tate	800m run	5th: 2:25.72
JaBresha Palmer	800m run	6th: 2:26.09
Ahlana Failey	800m run	10th: 2:27.14
Rakiem Barnes	800m run	10th: 2:00.94
Story Alexander	3K Steeplechase	1st: 12:31.80
Maya Jackson	Triple Jump	11th: 9.52m
Rodney Crawford	Triple Jump Long Jump	12th: 12.28m 12th: 5.89m
Desmond Major	Long Jump	6th: 6.26m
Christian Wiltshire	Long Jump High Jump	9th: 6.04m 7th: 1.86m

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers compete their final tuneup before the PBC Championships at the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday, April 18^th through Saturday, April 20^th.  Friday's action starts at 5:30 p.m. while Saturday coverage begins at 12 p.m.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information. 
 
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