ROCK HILL, S.C. – After an amazing performance, the Albany State University men's and women's track and field team finished third and fourth at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships.
 
The Golden Rams finished the 2019 SIAC Track & Field Championship securing 19 total first place finishes. 
 
In the team standings, the ASU men squad finished with149 points and the women's with 104 points. Benedict College won both crowns with a 91-point cushion on the women's side and a 55-point one in the men's field.
 
Cervantes Jackson competed in 19 events and secured first place finishes in four individual events. Joshua Ajiero secured the first place spot in the 800 meters. Jarvis Collins walked away with the first place spot in the Men 110 meters. ASU's Cervantes Jackson received the Cleve Abbott Award, presented to the top overall point scorer in the championship. 
  
In the men's high jump, Jackson leaped to 1.95 meters for the top spot, while teammate Christopher Jackson leaped to 1.70 meters for the eighth place spot. 
 
The first event of the day was the women's triple jump, and the Golden Rams  captured the 13^thplace spots. Lauren Wood finished with a jump of 9.50m meters.  

Khadija Williams finished in the top in the women's Javelin Throw with 41.60m. Ashley Harrell finished in second place in the Hammer Throw with 41.20m. 
 
Lauren Wood took the 100-meter dash with a time of 15.37. TyAsia Thornton claimed the women's shot put with 11.14m. Ashley Harrell also claimed the top spot in the women's shot put with 12.61m. Harrell also took the women's discus with 42.67m. 
 
 
 
Men's Team Final Rankings  

1) Benedict                                                        207.50	2) Morehouse                                                     152.50
3) Albany State                                                       149	4) Central State                                                        96
5) Paine                                                                    62	6) Tuskegee                                                              45
7) Spring Hill                                                             37	8) Kentucky State                                                     28
9) Fort Valley State                                                   20	10) Lane                                                                   17

      
Women's Team Final Rankings  

1) Benedict                                                        227.50	2) Spring Hill                                                     136.50
3) Paine                                                             111.50	4) Albany State                                                      104
5) Clark Atlanta                                                        63	6) Tuskegee                                                        58.50
7) Central State                                                        55	8) Kentucky State                                                     27
9) Fort Valley State                                                   19	10) Lane                                                                     5