5-7 De'Shalyn Jones
Courtesy of Southland Conference

Demon Track and Field Lloyd Courtney, Graduate Assistant

Day two of the Gorilla Classic leads to more wins, records for track & field

Demon Track and Field Lloyd Courtney, Graduate Assistant

Day two of the Gorilla Classic leads to more wins, records for track & field

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Second Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic wrapped up Saturday with the Northwestern State track and field teams claiming multiple individual medal positions at the Robert W. Plaster Center.
 
On the women's side, Daeshon Gordon returned from the Tyson Invitational to pick up her third win of the season in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.26.
 
Two others claiming victory were De'Shalyn Jones and Jasmyn Steels. Jones had an outstanding weekend individually, as she set two school records and three personal bests. Her time of 54.29 placed her atop the podium in the 400-meter dash, while Steels, a freshman from College Station, TX, won her first triple jump of the indoor season with a leap of 39-09.75.
 
Also placing for the Lady Demons were Jessica Coleman and Jermeka McBride. Coleman took third in the women's 800-meter run with a time of 2:22.24, which was a career best since she joined NSU from Garden City Community College. McBride stepped on the podium for the first time this season in the women's 60-meter dash with her time of 7.55.
 
For the men, it was familiar faces finishing one-two in the 60-meter dash, as Micah Larkins took gold with a time of 6.76, and Amir James won silver after clocking a 6.80.

Joining them as a medal winner was junior distance runner Joshua Wilkins. Wilkins picks up his third top-three finish in the one-mile with his best performance yet, running a 4:17.17.
 
The next time NSU's track and field teams compete, it will be for a Southland Conference Championship on Feb. 22-23 in Birmingham, AL.
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Players Mentioned

Amir James

Amir James

Spts
5' 7"
Junior
Micah Larkins

Micah Larkins

Spts
5' 9"
Sophomore
Joshua Wilkins

Joshua Wilkins

Dist.
5' 8"
Junior
De

De'Shalyn Jones

Spts
5' 5"
Junior
Jermeka McBride

Jermeka McBride

Spts
5' 7"
Senior
Jessica  Coleman

Jessica Coleman

M-Dis
5' 1"
Junior
Daeshon Gordon

Daeshon Gordon

Hrdls
5' 6"
Junior
Jasmyn Steels

Jasmyn Steels

Jmps
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amir James

Amir James

5' 7"
Junior
Spts
Micah Larkins

Micah Larkins

5' 9"
Sophomore
Spts
Joshua Wilkins

Joshua Wilkins

5' 8"
Junior
Dist.
De

De'Shalyn Jones

5' 5"
Junior
Spts
Jermeka McBride

Jermeka McBride

5' 7"
Senior
Spts
Jessica  Coleman

Jessica Coleman

5' 1"
Junior
M-Dis
Daeshon Gordon

Daeshon Gordon

5' 6"
Junior
Hrdls
Jasmyn Steels

Jasmyn Steels

5' 5"
Freshman
Jmps