Complete ResultsJONESBORO, Ark. – The Jacksonville State women's track and field team continued its improvement this weekend at the Arkansas State Invitational in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Highlighting Jax State's two days in the event was sophomore sprinter
Kayla Thompson as the Brandon, Mississippi two-sport athlete posted a pair of top-10 finishes over the weekend. Thompson, also a member of the JSU soccer team, started the weekend with the fifth-best qualifying time in women's 55 meter dash. She returned to the track in the finals to claim eighth with a time of 7.28. Thompson collected her second top-10 finish on Saturday in the women's 200 meter run. She crossed the finish line in 25.57 to claim ninth place.
Jax State had a solid weekend in field events, led by Erica Edwards' bronze finish in the women's high jump. Edwards was five meters off the top jump of 1.66 meters turned in by ASU's Ivery Guyton. In the pole vault,
Samantha Patterson turned in another top-10 finish with a leap of 3.50 meters. JSU's
Blake Perry finished fourth in the women's triple jump with a jump of 11.46 meters.
In other events, JSU's Loren Moorer finished in the top-15 of the 400 meter dash with a mark of 1L00.20. Moorer also claimed a top-20 placement in the 200 meter run after a time of 26.56.
Dayja Simon also was a top-10 performer in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:29.46 to claim ninth place.
Briana Jackson finished 17
th with a mark of 2:35.86 in the event.
JSU returns to action in two weeks, traveling to Carbondale, Illinois to compete in the Southern Illinois Invitational on February 5.
