Clayton State track and field headed
to Penn Relays and Coach "O" Invitational
Five Laker men to compete in
prestigious Philadelphia meet, while remainder head to Troy
MORROW,
Ga. – April 24, 2008 – Following a weekend off from
competition, the Clayton State Laker track & field teams resume
their outdoor schedules this weekend.
The Laker men’s team will have five members competing on Friday and
Saturday at the Penn Relays at historic Frankin Field in
Philadelphia, while the remaining members, along with the full
women’s team, competes Saturday at the Coach O Invitational at Troy.
Led by senior Eric Simmons, the five-man squad competing at the
prestigious Penn Relays will mark the second time that Clayton State
has sent representation to the meet, the longest continuous running
track and field meet in the nation that was first run in 1895. In
2005, Simmons was a key component in the Lakers’ 4x400-meter relay
that ran 3:14.08 to win their heat, edging Savannah State and Kansas
in the prelims to advance to the collegiate finals.
On Friday, Simmons, along with senior Josh Tiggs, juniors Ahmad
Rolle and Lawrence DeShields and freshman Tim Moran will run in
preliminary heats of the 4x100-meter relays, the 4x200-meter relays,
and the 4x400-meter relays, hoping to make a final in one of the
events on Saturday.
Meantime, the rest of the Lakers will be in Troy, Ala. on Saturday
for the Coach O Invitational. It will mark the first time in 10
years that a Clayton State squad has run at Troy. The meet will be
made up of mostly Division I teams such as Auburn, Florida A&M,
Middle Tennessee State, South Alabama and Western Kentucky, to name
a few.
The Laker women will have several members at Troy hoping to either
improve their NCAA Division II provisional marks or make one as the
season’s end fast approaches.
"We heading into the final two weeks of the season for a majority of
the teams," said Laker head coach Mike Mead. "Many of our athletes
have been making nice progress during outdoor season and these next
two weekends will be interesting."
Penn Relays live results:
