WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –  The North Carolina Central University track and field teams earned 10 top-10 finishes in the Eagles first competition since the turn of the new year, including a high jump victory by senior Marvin Jones, at the JDL Flat is Fast Invitational on Sunday in Winston-Salem.
 
Seven of the 10 best performances for NCCU occurred in the field events. Jones leaped 2.08 meters to win the men's high jump, while freshman Brendan Finger placed eighth in the same event with a 1.88m mark. Senior Xavier Lenear captured ninth place in the men's weight throw with a 13.28m toss.
 
The women's unit had three individuals place in the top-10 of the women's triple jump. Senior Zinzili Kelley finished third with a 11.31m effort, while freshmen Taylor Small and Anyae Lindsay placed fourth and eighth with 11.30m and 10.93m jumps, respectively. Lindsay also finished seventh in the women's high jump after soaring 1.48m.
 
On the track, junior Emmaya Waters raced to a third-place finish in the women's 600-meter run with a time of 1:41.79. Sophomore Leroy Scarver earned second place in the men's 800m run after finishing in 1:58.18. Junior Isaiah Hunter completed the event in 1:59.70 to claim fifth place.
 
The Eagles return to competition at the Liberty Open, hosted by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, on Feb. 5.
 
NCCU Top-10 Performances
 
Men's High Jump
Marvin Jones (1^st) 2.08m
Brendan Finger (8^th) 1.88m
 
Women's Triple Jump
Zinzili Kelley (3^rd) 11.31m
Taylor Small (4^th) 11.30m
Anyae Lindsay (8^th) 10.93m
 
Men's Weight Throw
Xavier Lenear (9^th) 13.28m
 
Women's High Jump
Anyae Lindsay (7^th) 1.48m
 
Women's 600m run
Emmaya Waters (3^rd) 1:41.79
 
Men's 800m run
Leroy Scarver (2^nd) 1:58.18
Isaiah Hunter (5^th) 1:59.70