MANHATTAN, Kan. - The University of Arkansas Lady Lions competed in the 2018 Kansas State Invitational. To crank things off, senior Briana Burke picked up a second place finish in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.79 meters to go along with a fourth place finish in the women's 60 yard dash as she posted a time of  7.92. Fellow Lady Lion Jennifer Watt came in a fraction of a second later as she finished fifth with a time of 7.93. Watt later finished fourth overall in the women's 200 meter dash with a time of 26.16.

In the women's 400 meter dash, freshman Arjai Johnson produced a third place finish with a time of 1:06.35 while teammate Christian Coleman finished in fourth place, producing a time of 1:19.93.

With a time of 1:30.07, freshman Tiler Tyler finished fourth in the women's 600 yard run while teammate Camiya Knight picked up a fifth place finish with a time of 1:32.73.

Keziann Jones beat out four other Lady Lion teammates in the women's shot put and finished fourth overall with a mark of 12.82.

The Lady Lions track and field team returns to action on Friday, January 19 as it travels to Birmingham, Alabama, to partake in the Samford Invitational on the campus of Samford University. 



photo cred: Kansas State Sports Info.