Lorman, Miss.-Head Coach
Garry Lewis has announced the addition of four new faces to the ASU Men's Track and Field/Cross Country team for the 2013-14 year. The signees include
Jonathan Collins,
Christopher Jefferson,
Gregory Leonard, and Keyondre Wright.
Collins, a triple jumper, hails from Clinton, Miss. He attended Clinton High School where he was an outstanding student-athlete and a member of the Arrows track and field teams from 2009-13. He placed third at the Division 3-6A and Region 2-6A meet in 2013. He has a personal best mark of 45-4.5 in the triple jump.
Jefferson is a distance runner who attended Horn Lake High School in Horn Lake, Miss. He placed second at the Region 1-6A Meet with a time of 4:53 in the one-mile run. He earned a slot at the 2013 6A State Championships where he placed fourth with a personal best of 4:40 in the one-mile run.
Leonard, who was one of the best sprinters in Mississippi this past season, is a native of Hattiesburg, Miss. where he attended Hattiesburg High School. He posted the best time in Mississippi in the 200m with a time of 21.09 at the Division 5-6A Meet. He has numerous first place finishes in 2013 which include: First place in the 100m at the Division 5-6A, Region 3-6A, and the 6A South State Championships and the Powerade Relays.
Wright is a sprinter/jumper from Greensboro, Ga. He attended Greene County High School. He placed second in the long jump (21-7.5) and third in the 200m (22.18) at the Georgia 2A Sectionals-B Meet. He has a personal best of 49.81 in the 400m.
“We are ecstatic about the new members of the Alcorn State family,” stated Coach Lewis. This signing class is a very talented group of guys and we can't wait to get started in the fall.
The Cross Country Season kicks off on September 6
th at home as the Braves and Lady Braves host the Alcorn State Cross Country Classic.
