ATLANTA, Ga. (March 23, 2019) – The Albany State University track & field teams finished (20^th(women's ) / 3^rd(men's)) at the Emory Invitational in their fifth competition of the outdoor season. The meet was hosted by Emory University at the Woodruff P.E. Center Track in Atlanta, Georgia.


On the men's side, ASU finished third with 65.5 points. Tennessee Wesleyan finished first with 78 points followed by Taylor who finished in second and third place while Albany State (65.6) and Hope (54.5) rounded out the top-five.

The men grabbed three individual winners with Christopher Jackson taking the 100 meter run victory with a time of 10.68. 

Cervantes Jackson grabbed a first place finish in the long jump finishing with 7.30m. 

Joshua Ajiero  delivered another individual win in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.27. 

On the women's side ASU came away in 20^thplace with scoring 17 points. Host Emory University finished in first place followed by Clayton State (70) and West Georgia (60) finished in second and third while Trine (48) and Hope (44) finished out the top five. 


Albany State will next host the Alice Coachman Invitational on March 30^thwith events starting at 8:00 a.m. 

 
Scoring Events
 
Women 100 meters
Leslie Hudgins - 13.98 | 22^nd
 
Women 200 meters
Dykearah Jones – 25.89 | 10^th 
 
Women 400 meters
Laureen Toussaint – 58.69 | 3^rd 
 
Women 800 meters
Erin McCoy - 2:29.88 | 29^th
 
Women 1500 meters
Erin McCoy - 5:33.44 | 28^th
Channelle Wong - 5:47.38 | 74^th
 
Women 5000 meters
Channelle Wong - 22:27.59 | 47^th


Women 100 meter Hurdle 
Lauren Wood – 16.94m | 23^rd 


Women 400 meter Hurdle 
Lauren Wood – 1:16.73 | 36^th
 
Women 3000 Steeplechase  
Channelle Wong - 14:25.21 | 20^th
 
Women Triple Jump   
Lauren Wood - 9.48m | 28^th
 
 Women Shot Put   
TyAsia Thornton - 12.03m | 4^th 
Karmon Jackson-Bell - 10.87m | 13^th


Women Discus   
Khadija Williams - 33.15m | 15^th
Karmon Jackson-Bell - 31.52m | 22^nd     
Maloni Lewis – 31.44m | 23^rd
 
Women Javelin 
Khadija Williams – 37.51m | 3^rd
Karmon Jackson-Bell – 25.12m | 23^rd
 
 
 
 Men 100 meters
Christopher Jackson - 10.68 | 1^st
 
Men 200 meters
Cervantes Jackson - 22.30 | 8^th
Jayden Carter – 22.81 | 18^th


Men 400 meters
Jayden Carter - 52.15| 30^th
Obafemi Opaaje - 52.65 | 35^th


Men 800 meters
Joshua Ajiero - 1:51.27 | 1^st
Joshua Stapleton - 2:02.50 | 29^th 
Zackary Johnson -2:17.53 | 58^th


Men 1500 meters
Joshua Ajiero - 4:04.30 | 8^th
Zackary Johnson -4:19.92 | 9^th
Joshua Stapleton - 4:36.48 | 28^th 

Men 110 Meter Hurdles
Dorin Thornton– 15.46 | 6^th
Jarvis Collins – 15.79 | 7^th
Cervantes Jackson – 18.77 | 8^th


Men 400 Meter Hurdles
Jarvis Collins – 55.09 | 3^rd 
Dorin Thornton – 55.39 | 4^th
Cameo Wilkerson – 59.93 |23^rd

4x100 meter relay
Jarvis Mingo/Christopher Jackson /Cervantes Jackson | Clifford Russell - 42.19 | 3^rd
 
4x400 meter relay
Joshua Ajiero /Jayden Carter/Jarvis Collins /Joshua Stapleton – 3:29.30 | 11^th
Obafemi Opaaje /Christopher Jackson /Cameo Wilkerson | Clifford Russell – 3:35.68 | 20^th 
 
High Jump
Cervantes Jackson - 1.95m | 3^rd
 
Long Jump
Cervantes Jackson - 7.30m | 1^st

Pole Vault
Timothy Heyward – 3.25m | 24^th  

Shot Put
Gavin Pittman – 11.36m | 23^rd  

Discus
Gavin Pittman – 39.27m | 3^rd 
 
Javelin
Gavin Pittman – 41.86m | 10^th
 
Hammer
Gavin Pittman – 30.75m | 30^th