TRACK & FIELD: Collins, Williamson just two of several winners for Columbia at Friday Knight Invite

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Columbia's track & field teams brought home a number of medals at Creekside's Friday Knight Invite.

Top individual winners were Asherah Collins and James Williamson. Collins won the triple jump with a leap of 37 feet, 4.5 inches, while Williams took first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.96 seconds.

Both CHS athletes were also on winning relay teams, with Collins helping the girls 4x100 relay team to victory alongside Stacy White, Anzarria Jerkins and Talisha Pope with a time of 49.36 seconds. Williamson was part of the boys 4x100 relay team with Derek Johnson, Devin Johnson and Tracy White that won with a time of 42.04 seconds.

Here are the rest of the Tigers who medaled at the event:

First place
— Girls 4x400: Zaelah Dixon, Trinity Steele, Jerkins and Pope (4:15.70)

Second place
— Boys 100m: White (10.74)
— Boys 200m: White (22.37)
— Boys 400m: Derek Johnson (50.84)

Fourth place
— Boys Triple Jump: Seth Stockton (41’1”)

Fifth place
— Boys 100M: Williamson (10.92)

Sixth place
— Boys 4x400: Kevin Hess, Jermaine Washington, Derek Johnson and Devin Johnson (3:41.50)