BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Malayna Mallory and Korbin Lewis setting new school records headlined the first day of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday.

Mallory, a freshman from St. Petersburg, Florida, etched her name in the record books, winning the women's weight throw with a distance of 17.65m. Lewis also made history with his record vault of 4.42m in the men's pole vault event. He earned a bronze medal to accompany his new record.

Kaiden Berry continued a great day for Jackson State throwers, claiming the gold medal in the men's shot put, throwing for a distance of 16.39m. Godfrey Kimutai and Eric Lagat rounded out the Tigers' appearances at the podium as they placed second and third, respectively, in the men's 3K. Kimutai finished with a time of 8:35.64, while Lagat clocked in at 8:45.52, both personal bests.

Several Tigers recorded new personal bests and season bests during the day including, Gabrielle Langford (women's 60m and 200m), Callie Calicut (women's 60m hurdles and 200m), Kayla Williams (women's 60m hurdles), Ronald Huddleston (men's 200m), Sabatiney Onyepunuka (women's 200m), Dominic Turner (men's 800m), Amara Hawkins-Quinones (women's 800m), Kaylin Jackson (women's 800m), Karina Griffin (women's 800m), Eric Lagat (men's 1-mile), Collins Kibet (men's 1-mile and 3k), Stephy Venuti (women's 1-mile),  Lorine Jelagat (women's 3k), and Joan Koech (women's 3k).

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The Tigers continue their championship run tomorrow morning, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

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