LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lady Tiger track and field opened up their spring semester at the University of Kentucky for the Jim Green Track and Field Invitational.
 
In a meet with stout division I competitors, Campbellsville entered seeking to set quality marks to prepare for the remainder of the indoor season.
 
Haley Payton did just that as she tallied an NAIA B-standard in the triple jump with a mark of 11.30 meters. Payton's mark narrowly missed the A-standard of 11.35 meters but was enough to place her sixth in the meet.
 
Also jumping in the long jump, Payton was able to use a 4.61-meter mark for 28^th place. Joining Payton was Teychiana Dornan with a 4.99-meter jump for 21^st, Ta'Neysha Allen (4.63 meters) placing 24^th, and Daisha Edelen (4.47 meters) and Tamia Smith (4.39 meters) in 29^th and 30^th.
 
Lady Tigers, Krystan Armstrong, Tamia Smith, and Keniya Smith, opened up the meet for CU, with top 50 finishes in the 60-meter dash. The trio later went on to run the 200-meter dash. Armstrong led the group in both events with a 8.16 second run in the 60-meter and 27.02 seconds in the 200-meter.
 
Allen and Edelen also went on to place 33^rd and 34^th in the 400-meter dash running times of 1:09.88 and 1:13.03. The pair was joined by Taylor Cox, finishing 27^th in 1:03.97.
 
Allen also placed 38^th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.68 seconds.
 
In throws, Riquel Williams led the way with a 14^th place finish in the shot put (11.63 meters) followed by a 12.70-meter throw in the weight throw for 25^th place.
 
Jasmin Green, Zoe Box, and Katelyn Young joined Williams in the weight throw. Green was able to mark a 14.04-meter throw to place 19^th, while Box, Young, and Coffman followed with marks of 12.85 meters, 12.43 meters, and 11.56 meters.
 
The Lady Tigers will take a weekend off before returning to the track on Jan. 24^th and Rose-Hulman.