COLLEGE STATION – Two top three finishes on Saturday highlighted the Charlie Thomas Invitational for the East Texas A&M University track & field teams on Saturday at the Fasken Indoor Track & Field complex.
 
After this week, the Lions now have just two meets left in the regular season portion of the indoor season. Full results of the Charlie Thomas Invitational can be found HERE.
 
WOMEN
The Lion women's 4x400 meter relay squad came in seventh with a time of 3:46.80. Blessing Samuel (Ghana) jumped 38-1.25 (11.61m) for 13^th in the triple jump and Amaka Ezukanma (Fort Worth – Timber Creek) placed 14^th with a mark of 37-8.75 (11.50m).
 
Veronika Kramarenko (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) cleared 5-10 (1.78m) for second in the high jump.
 
MEN
Kingsley Ayebide (Sapele, Nigeria) clocked in at 6.82 seconds for ninth in the 60 meter dash, while Enoch Fosuhene (Accra, Ghana) timed 6.85 seconds for 11^th. Ayebide missed the finals by 0.005 seconds.
 
In the one mile run, Josh Shanahan (Noosaville, Australia) finished ninth with a time of 4:10.37. Evan Ealy (Klein Collins) timed 8.41 seconds for eighth in the 60 meter hurdles. Philip Krenek (Prague, Czech Republic) finished 11^th in the 400 meter dash with a personal-best time of 47.65 seconds.
 
The day closed out with the 4x400 meter relay team finishing third with a time of 3:13.14, the best time for the Lions this season. In field events, Xak Edwards (Greenville) cleared 6-4.75 (1.95m) for ninth in the high jump.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions head back to Lubbock next Friday-Saturday for the Jarvis Scott Classic.