Women's Cross Country | September 26, 2025

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Clayton State University cross country teams competed in the GCSU Bobcat Invitational on Friday evening.  The Lakers raced in the new Bobcat XC Course which will host the 2025 Peach Belt Conference Championships later in October. 
 
MEN'S SIDE
The Lakers were led by sophomore Emanuel Dixon.  Dixon finished in 17th place overall with a time of 27:19.34.  Following close behind was James Morrow.  James keeps up his impressive sophomore season with a 20^th place finish with a time of 27:34.17, which is a new PR by over four seconds.  Dixon claimed his third straight top-20 finish while Morrow placed in the top 20 for the second straight meet. 
 
Mykell Strickland and Dion Dial placed third and fourth on the team, respectively.  Strickland finished with a time of 28:38.52 and placed 37^th while Dial finished in 42^nd and clocked a final time of 28:55.38.  Nehemiah Horton rounds out the top five for the Lakers as he finished in 54^th place with a time of 29:34.61.
 
The Lakers finished the meet in fifth place as a team and Augusta won the meet with 28 points.  Overall, Clayton State finished in third among PBC schools in the meet. 
 
Below are all Laker male runners in the meet:
17^th: Emanuel Dixon: 27:19.34
20^th: James Morrow: 27:34.17
37^th: Mykell Strickland: 28:38.52
42^nd: Dion Dial: 28:55.38
54^th: Nehemiah Horton: 29:34.61
56^th: Abubakr Jallow: 29:50.60
67^th: Josh Soluade: 31:04.50
77^th: Brandon Nolen: 32:32.46
90^th: Miles Johnson: 34:37.25
 
WOMEN'S SIDE
The ladies were led by Jada Warren.  Warren clocked the 27^th fastest time finishing in 20:50.80.  Warren was the 17^th fastest PBC runner in the race.  Following behind was Ivorie Smith.  Smith finished in 53^rd with a time of 22:12.62.  Kalkidan Hawkins, Ahlana Failey, and Maleena Castillo rounded out the top five finishers for the Lakers.  Hawkins, who finished third on the team, ran her 5K in 24:05.08 while Failey followed with a 81^st place finih with a time of 24:21.61.  Castillo placed 82^nd with a time of 24:23.19. 
 
Amaya Myers rounds out the Laker runners with a time of 26:32.14.  The Lakers finished in ninth place overall while Augusta finished first with 41 points. 
 
Below are the runners for the Lakers in the meet:
26^th: Jada Warren: 20:50.80
53^rd: Ivorie Smith: 22:12.62
79^th: Kalkidan Hawkins: 24:05.08
81^st: Ahlana Failey: 24:21.61
82^nd: Maleena Castillo: 24:23.19
96^th: Amaya Myers: 26:32.14
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers return to familiar territory as they race in the Georgia Tech XC Invitational in Bouckaert Farms in Fairburn, Ga. on Friday, October 3^rd.  The men race at 8:30 a.m. while the women step off at 9:20 a.m.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for all things Laker XC!
 
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