The Emory University Indoor Track and Field team opened its 2011-12 campaign with a number of strong performances at Clemson University's Orange and Purple Classic on Saturday.

For the women, Emory was particularly strong in the sprint events.  Freshman Debora Adjibaba finished 21^st in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.02 seconds, and was followed closely by senior Alix Dyer in 23^rd place (8.03 seconds) and senior Hadiza Sa-Aadu (8.19 seconds).  In the hurdles, senior Jasmine McCullough finished ninth in the finals with a time of 9.15 seconds, the fifth-fastest mark in school history.

The Emory women also had a strong showing from its 4x400-meter relay team of Dyer, Adjibaba, senior Laura Lambie-Hanson and Sa-Aadu, which finished eighth in a time of 4:04.02, the 10^th-fastest in school history.

Other top performers for the Emory women included sophomore Gabrielle Clark in the 300-meter dash (23^rd-place, 43.82 seconds), senior Charlotte Diggs in the 500-yard dash (20^th-place, 1:22.90), and sophomore Kadijah Ameen in the long jump (19^th-place, 4.36 meters).

On the men's side, a pair of Eagles broke school records in events.  Junior Isaac Chambers broke his own program record in the 500-meter run, finishing 15^th with a time of 1:07.51.  Sophomore William Matheson added an Emory record setting performance with a time of 2:40.72 in the 1,000-meter run finishing in seventh place.

The Eagles also had top-10 finishes from senior Ian Francis in the long jump (sixth-place, 6.56 meters) and their 4x400-meter relay team of Chambers, Francis, junior Jay Okeke and sophomore Mike Moserowitz (seventh-place, 3:35.92).  Other top finishers included Jide Lawal in the 60-meter dash (32^nd-place, 7.49 seconds), freshman Evan Rhea in the 300-meter dash (18^th place, 37.84 seconds), and freshman Ankush Mohile in the 60-meter hurdles (18^th-place, 9.10 seconds).

Emory will wrap up the 2011 portion of its indoor track schedule on Thursday, December 8^th, as the Eagles will travel to Birmingham-Southern College.