Men's Track & Field | April 17, 2025

ATLANTA – The Clayton State University track & field teams are set to compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday.  The Lakers are looking to make a final push in preparation for the conference meet on April 28^th & 29^th. 
 
MEET INFORMATION
Meet Name: Georgia Tech Invitational
Location: George C. Griffin Track & Field Facility
Time: Friday, April 18^th 5:30 p.m. | Saturday, April 19^th 12:00 p.m.
 
The Lakers are led by Davonte Jackson and Camron Gaddis on the men's team while Cayla Brown, Payton Knowles, and Ziona Harris lead the women's team into competition.  Davonte is currently second in the PBC in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles.  He is also fourth in the long jump and in the triple jump.  Gaddis leads the Lakers in the distance races as he is 10^th in the 800m and ninth in the 1500m.
 
On the women's side, Brown holds the fastest time in the 200m this season (24.92) and is the only women to go sub 25 seconds in the race.  Cayla also holds the fifth fastest time in the 100m.  Knowles, who is a freshman hailing from The Bahamas, currently sits in 6^th place in the 100m and is ninth in the 200m. In addition, Harris holds eighth fastest time in the 200m and is fourth quickest in the 400m.  Destiny Hanna is also competing in the meet as she is running in the 100m & 200m dashes. 
 
Below are all entries for this weekend's Georgia Tech Invitational:

Athlete	Event (s)
Rakiem Barnes	800m run
Camron Gaddis	800m run 1500m run
Titus Hand	200m dash 400m dash
Nehemiah Horton	800m run
Davonte Jackson	110m hurdles 400m hurdles Long Jump Triple Jump
Kelvin Oppong	100m dash 200m dash
Kalani Wyman	100m dash 200m dash
Freddie Hawkins	High Jump
Cayla Brown	100m dash 200m dash
Payton Knowles	100m dash 200m dash
Destiny Hanna	100m dash 200m dash
Ziona Harris	200m dash 400m dash

 
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