Destiny Johnson - Indoor Record Holder - High Jump
Destiny Johnson broke the record in the high jump at the Tiger Indoor Invitational, clearing a height of 1.60-meters.

Women's Track & Field By Danyelle Davis, Sports Information Assistant

Clayton State's Johnson Breaks Program High Jump Record at Tiger Indoor Invitational

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Junior Destiny Johnson (New Iberia, La,) continues to make her mark as she broke the program's indoor high jump record as Clayton State competed at the Tiger Indoor Invitational in Sewanee, Tennessee on Saturday, February 3. As a team they finished 3-of-9.
 
Two weeks after tying the program record Johnson surpassed it with a mark of 1.60-meters to finish 1-of-10 in the high jump, besting the mark set by Keisha Etienne in 2007. She also notched a 1-of-7 outing in the triple jump with a personal best of 10.43-meters and continued to excel as she came in 3-of-15 in the long jump (4.84).
 
Sophomore Shockera Betty (Tallahassee, Fla.) followed right behind with an impressive 2-of-7 finish in the triple jump with a mark of 10.19-meters along with ranking 4-of-15 in the long jump at 4.79-meters. Sophomore Nia Elmore (Hinesville, Ga.) finished with multiple top performances, headlined by her 2-of-27 finish in the 200-meters (27.08) along with a 3-of-32 finish in the 55-meters (7.35).
 
Sophomore Jasmine Radford (Lawrenceville, Ga.) put forth a dominating performance as she finished 3-of-27 in the 200-meters with a time of 27.40, followed closely by her teammate freshman Chaviya Jackson (Albany, Ga.) who finished 4-of-27 in the 200-meters at 27.47. She also finished 3-of-14 in the 400-meters with a time of 1:05.04.
 
Coming off of her personal best last meet, freshman Abigail Campbell (McDonough, Ga.) led the way in the shot put finishing 2-of-23 with a 11.62-meter mark. Additionally, junior Ariel Boyd-Ghani (Morrow, Ga.) beat her personal best in the mile with a time of 5:43.82, finishing 7-of-17.

The Lakers return to action on February 8-9 as they head to Emerson, Georgia to compete in the Dunamis Georgia Indoor Invitational 
 
CLAYTON STATE WOMEN'S COMPETITORS (12)
Tyra Allen – 55-meters (19-of-32, 8.02)
Shockera Betty – 55-meters (17-of-32, 7.98), 200-meters (7-of-27, 27.69), Long Jump (4-of-15, 4.79m), Triple Jump (2-of-7, 10.19m)
Ariel Boyd-Ghani – Mile (7-of-17, 5:43.82), Distance Medley (3-of-4, 13:46.93)
Abigail Campbell – Shot Put (2-of-13, 11.62m), Hammer Throw (5-of-9, 11.77m)
Carla Catala Martin – Distance Medley (3-of-4, 13:46.93)
Nia Elmore – 55-meters (3-of-32, 7.35), 200-meters (2-of-27, 27.08)
Chaviya Jackson – 200-meters (4-of-27, 27.47), 400-meters (3-of-14, 1:05.04)
Destiny Johnson – High Jump (1-of-10, 1.60m)*, Long Jump (3-of-15, 4.84m), Triple Jump (1-of-7, 10.43m), Distance Medley (3-of-4, 13:46.93)
Bianca Kamara – Long Jump (9-of-15, 4.65m), 400-meters (6-of-14, 1:05.77)
Lynnet Kosgei – Mile (12-of-17, 5:57.46), Distance Medley (3-of-4, 13:46.93)
Laura Shkembi – Mile (16-of-17, 6:37.72)
Jasmine Radford – 55-meters (13-of-32, 7.74), 200-meters (3-of-27, 27.40)
*Program Record
 
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Players Mentioned

Ariel Boyd-Ghani

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Distance
5' 6"
Junior
Carla Catala Martin

#I/O Carla Catala Martin

Middle Distance
5' 2"
Junior
Nia Elmore

#I/O Nia Elmore

Sprints
5' 3"
Sophomore
Destiny Johnson

#I/O Destiny Johnson

Jumps/Sprints
5' 3"
Junior
Tyra Allen

#I/O Tyra Allen

Distance
5' 1"
Freshman
Shockera Betty

#I/O Shockera Betty

Jumps/Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Chaviya Jackson

#I/O Chaviya Jackson

Distance/Relays
5' 4"
Freshman
Lynnet Kosgei

#I/O Lynnet Kosgei

Distance
5' 6"
Sophomore
Jasmine Radford

#I/O Jasmine Radford

Sprints/Relays
5' 9"
Sophomore
Abigail Campbell

#I/O Abigail Campbell

Throws
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ariel Boyd-Ghani

#I/O Ariel Boyd-Ghani

5' 6"
Junior
Distance
Carla Catala Martin

#I/O Carla Catala Martin

5' 2"
Junior
Middle Distance
Nia Elmore

#I/O Nia Elmore

5' 3"
Sophomore
Sprints
Destiny Johnson

#I/O Destiny Johnson

5' 3"
Junior
Jumps/Sprints
Tyra Allen

#I/O Tyra Allen

5' 1"
Freshman
Distance
Shockera Betty

#I/O Shockera Betty

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jumps/Sprints
Chaviya Jackson

#I/O Chaviya Jackson

5' 4"
Freshman
Distance/Relays
Lynnet Kosgei

#I/O Lynnet Kosgei

5' 6"
Sophomore
Distance
Jasmine Radford

#I/O Jasmine Radford

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprints/Relays
Abigail Campbell

#I/O Abigail Campbell

5' 6"
Freshman
Throws