Men's Track & Field | April 19, 2025

ATLANTA – The Clayton State University track & field teams competed in their final tune-up before the Conference Championships at the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday & Saturday.  The Lakers competed against a stacked lineup of schools such as UA-Huntsville, Vanderbilt, Hampton, Georgia Tech, and Rowan.    
 
FRIDAY ACTION
Davonte Jackson saw plenty of action in day one of the meet as he finished in the top 25 in the long jump with a final mark of 6.76m and finished with a time of 15.70 in the 110m hurdles.  In the 100m dash, Cayla Brown finished with a time of 12.23 which is good for a new season best.  Destiny Hanna then finished with a time of 12.46, which is also good for a new season best, while Payton Knowles followed behind with a final time of 12.68.  In the men's race, Kelvin Oppong crossed the finish line with a season-best time of 10.86.  Kalani Wyman followed that up with a time of 11.14.  Action on the track was rounded out by Camron Gaddis in the 1500m.  Gaddis clocked a final time of 3:57.27. 
 
SATURDAY ACTION
Jackson kicked off action on the track in the 400m hurdles finishing with a time of 55.37.  He also competed in the triple jump, jumped a season-best 14.52m, and finished in 14^th in the meet.   In the women's 400m dash, Ziona Harris clocked a final time of 59.04.   In the men's race, Titus Hand finished with a season-best time of 50.07 seconds.  The Lakers saw a strong showing in the men's 800m run with Gaddis leading the pack with a time of 1:53.56.  That time is good for a new season best.  Nehemiah Horton followed behind with a time of 1:54.50 while Rakiem Barnes clocked a time of 1:57.51.  That time is also good for a new season best. 
 
In the men's high jump, Freddie Hawkins finished with a final mark of 1.90m.  To close out action in the meet, the Lakers saw good results in the 200m dash.  Brown finished with a time of 25.02 and Knowles crossed the finish line in 26.06.  In the men's race, Hand finished with a time of 22.25 whole Oppong clocked a time of 22.46.   
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers compete in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Championships on Monday, April 28^th through Tuesday, April 29^th.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information.
 
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