CLINTON, Miss. | Jackson State competed in its first meet of the outdoor season at the Mississippi College Spring Cleaning Classic on Saturday, highlighted by five first-place winners. 

Sophomore Jace Coleman won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.70, his second year in a row winning the event. Seniors Andrew Kiplagat and Jeremiah Hudson won their respective events in the 1500-meter race and the 3000-meter steeplechase with times of 4:05.90 and 10:05.01. Tayari Sherwood won in the 400-meter dash after finishing with a 49.24. Sophomore Zamarie Kier also won the 110-meter hurdles clocking in at 15.29. 

Also on the men's side, Dominic Turner placed third in the 800-meter race with a 1:52.69, while Godfrey Kimutai finished third in the 1500-meter at a 4:08.39. Tyjah Edwards and Nakerrius Eppenger rounded out the top five in the 100-meter race with respective times of 11.04 and 11.09. 

In the field events, Elijah Blige came in a close second with a heave of 46.79 meters in discus. 

On the women's side, Madyson McGill came in second in the pole vault with a height of 2.90 meters. Gabrielle Holliday threw for a distance of 41.51 meters in discus, which was good for a second-place finish. Lillian Dudley cracked the top three in the hammer throw with a distance of 44.05 meters. 

In the track events, Erkyah Garrett came in third in the 100-meter dash with a 12.77. Callie Calicut and Amara Hawkins-Quinones ended the 400-meter dash, with Calicut clocking in at 58.35 and Hawkins-Quinones finishing at 58.41. Gabrielle Langford finished fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.92. 

Up Next 
The Tigers take a week off and resume competition at the Sean Brady Season Opener in Hammond Louisiana on March 15. 

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