The Emory University track and field teams opened up their 2010-11 season on Saturday with a number of strong performances at the Orange and Purple Winter Classic at Clemson University.

Emory sophomore Nelson Nwannunu recorded the lone provisional qualifying mark of the meet for the Eagles, jumping a distance of 6.94 meters in the long jump for a fourth-place finish overall.  Nwannunu was also Emory’s top finisher in the 60-meter dash, coming in 28^th with a time of 7.40 seconds.

In the men’s 800-meter run, senior Jason Campbell led all Eagles with a sixth-place finish and a time of 1:58.63, while senior Everett Bryant claimed 19^th in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.85 seconds.  In the long sprints, junior Ian Francis finished 18^th in the 300-meter dash (37.21 seconds), while sophomore Isaac Chambers finished 15^th in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:08.59, just five-hundredths of a second shy of his own school record in the event.  Rounding out the running events for Emory, freshman Alex Fleischhacker finished ninth in the mile with a time of 4:39.12, while the Eagles’ 4x400-meter relay team finished eighth with a time of 3:27.62.

In the throw events, junior Ben Euwer finished seventh in the shot put with a distance of 12.97 meters, while senior Thomas Bright was Emory’s top performer in the weight throw with a toss of 13.20 meters, good for a fourth-place finish.  Rounding out the field events, sophomore Tony Lombardo finished sixth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.30 meters, while freshman Scott Greathouse finished fifth in the high jump, clearing 1.85 meters.

For the women, senior Alycia Adams broke the school record in the 300-meter dash, recording a time of 42.06 seconds, good for a 20^th-place finish in the event.  Also in the long sprints, junior Alix Dyer claimed 11^th-place in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:20.51.

In the 60-meter dash, freshman Gabrielle Clark led all Eagles with a 27^th-place finish and a time of 8.12 seconds, while junior Jasmine McCullough finished 23^rd in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 9.61 seconds.  Rounding out the track events for Emory, the Eagles’ 4x400-meter relay team placed eighth with a time of 4:03.67.

In the field events, junior Lauren Attiah led the Eagles in both the high jump and long jump, finishing fourth in the former with a height of 1.60 meters, and ninth in the latter with a distance of 5.22 meters.  In the shot put, freshman Rasheika Martin finished 16^th with a throw of 9.35 meters.

The Eagles will resume their indoor schedule on January 15, 2011, traveling to Boone, NC for the Mountaineer Open at Appalachian State University.