Clayton State Track & Field

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- FEBRUARY 3, 2007 – Clayton State junior Eric Simmons turned in a record-setting weekend by winning both the 200m and 400m events at the Indiana Relays, hosted by Indiana University. Simmons’ times exceeded NCAA Division II provisional minimums and were team records.

“Eric turned in the single best performance by a Clayton State athlete,” stated Clayton State head coach Mike Mead. “You have got to consider the level of competition which was heavily Division I. This meet has prepared him for indoor nationals next month.”

Simmons ran preliminary times on Friday of 48.31 in the 400m and 21.77 in the 200m. The Carrollton, Ga. native’s 200m time was the fastest of the day, bettered the NCAA Division II provisional time and eclipsed the school record set by former Laker and teammate Carlos Guyton.

In Saturday’s finals, Simmons won the 400m in 47.72 which broke Guyton’s mark of 47.95 set at the 2005 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Simmons’ time was .02 off the automatic qualifying standard for Division II. In the 200m final, Simmons beat out Indiana’s Keith Heerdegen with a time of 21.82 to win his second 200m title in as many weeks. Last Saturday, Simmons won the 200m at the Findlay Classic in Findlay, Ohio.

Simmons wins men’s 200-meter dash for Clayton State at Findlay Indoor Classic
11 school records, five Top 3 finishes highlight Laker weekend
FINDLAY, Ohio --- JANUARY 26-27, 2007 --- The Clayton State Laker men’s and women’s track and field teams returned to action over the weekend in their indoor season, making the long trip north for the Findlay Indoor Classic. Despite the short notice in the schedule and the long distance, both teams came away with some pretty solid results. Combined, the two teams finished with 11 school records and five Top 3 finishes in the meet. There were five school records set on the men’s side, and six set for the women. Highlighting the event was Eric Simmons, who won the men's 200-meter dash for the Lakers in 22.23 seconds. See full story

Clayton State Track Resumes Season Jan. 26

MORROW, GA – JANUARY 19, 2007 – The Clayton State University indoor track & field teams resume their schedule with a tough road trip Jan. 26-27. Originally scheduled to travel to Nashville, Tenn. for a meet at Tennessee State University on Jan. 28, the Lakers had to find another meet.

The closest that head coach Mike Mead could find was in Ohio. So the Lakers will hit the road on Jan. 25 to compete in the Findlay Indoor Track & Field Classic, hosted by the University of Findlay.

"Findlay has a very good Division II program and this meet will be very competitive," said Mead. "We're not looking forward to the drive, but we are looking forward to competing. It's been more than a month since we ran at Clemson and several of our kids are having competition withdrawals."

The Lakers will travel with just 10 individuals per team in the hopes of adding more NCAA Division II provisional performances. Last month at Clemson, both teams combined had four provisional marks for consideration to the NCAA indoor championships in March.

Complete Clemson Results

Clayton State Track Sets eight Records at Clemson Opener

Four Lakers hit NCAA Division II Provisional Marks

CLEMSON, – DECEMBER 2, 2006 – The Clayton State Laker track & field teams had an extremely productive season opener at the Clemson University Opener. Combined, the Laker squads set eight team records, hit four NCAA Division II provisional marks and came away with a first and two second place finishes during the course of the two-day meet. Those gaining NCAA provisional qualifying times were Ahmad Rolle (men's long jump), Allison Kreutzer (women's 5,000-meter run), Angela Cobb (women's 5,000-meter run) and Eric Simmons (men's 400-meter dash). See full story