BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ^__ Sophomore Ajanae Cressey (Las Vegas, Nev.) led the women's side in multiple events, helping them finish day one with 14 points, good for third place in the standings with another day to go at the SWAC Indoor Track Championships, held inside of the Birmingham CrossPlex.

The women's distance medley unit of Kendyl Hawkins (Florence, Ala.), Aneisha Ingram (St. Anne, Jamaica), De'Ajene Johnson (Detroit, Mich.), and Taylor Wingo (D'Iberville, Miss.) got off to a strong start for the Bulldogs, running a time of 12:36.71, trailing only Alabama State who finished in 12:16.41.

Cressey took lead in the individual events, taking first place in the high jump event with a distance of 1.61 meters and finished third in the 800-meter pentathon at 2:41.21.

Later on, she also placed in the shot-put event with a throw of 9.06 meters (5th), long jump at 5.10 meters (6th), and the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.55s (8th) to push her team to third, trailing Prairie View (36 points) and Alabama State (25 points) after day one.

The men only took part in the distance medley on day one, with the squad consisting of Lawrence Armstead (Loganville, Ga.), Eric Brannon (Long Beach, Calif.), Kyle Graham (Mobile, Ala.), and Leslie Jones (Pleasanton, Calif.) finished with a time of a 10:49.81, good for seventh in the event and eight on the day.

The meet will continue for both sides tomorrow, with a majority of running events to start the morning. Friday's running events will feature timed finals with the women's and men's 4 X 400 meter relays set to conclude the championships at 3:20 pm and 3:35 pm CST respectively.

Continue to tune in on the live stream along with live results that are both available here and on www.swac.org.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women's competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

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