Official Site of the Red Wolves · Jan 28, 2017
Red Wolves Off to Strong Start at A-State Invitational
JONESBORO, Ark. (1/27/17) – Hosting its second indoor meet this season, the Arkansas State men’s and women’s track and field teams combined to collect six first-place finishes out of 10 events held Friday at the Convocation Center as part of the two-day A-State Invitational.
A-State, which participated in eight of the 10 events, posted nine top-three finishes and had the top collegiate finisher in all five combined men’s and women’s field events.
The men’s team took first place in three events, including the long jump, weight throw and pole vault. Jamil Peeples recorded a career-best long jump of 7.51m to win the event and move him into a tie for seventh place on A-State’s school-record list.