A pair of top 10 finishes highlight day one of competition in 2016

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 8, 2016) – The ETSU men’s and women’s track and field squads opened the 2016 indoor season Friday afternoon at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center on David E. Walker Track at Gentry Field. A pair of top 10 finishes in the long jump highlighted day one of the event for the Bucs.

The best finish for a Buc Friday was turned in by Benjamin Johnson (Nashville, Tenn.) who finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 7.27m. On the women’s side Timia Easley (Columbus, Ohio) finished eighth in the long jump after notching a distance of 5.63m.

While Johnson and Easley paced ETSU in the field events, senior Keuturah Williams (Alpharetta, Ga.) had the best result on the track with 14^th place finish in the women’s 200m dash with a time of 25.71.

Day two of the event is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with the Men’s Shot Put. In total, there will be 22 events Saturday culminating at 3:20 p.m. with the Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay.

Live results will be available tomorrow here: http://www.tandflive.com/daveewalker2016/. Admission is free Saturday with parking available on campus in Lot 22. It is preferred that spectators enter on the West Side/Third Level of the Mini Dome.

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