WINSTON-SALEM, NC (February 12, 2023) – The Johnson C. Smith University men's and women's track team does well on day one  at the 2023 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track on Sunday.

JCSU is in fifth place in the women's standings as Aria Goode placed third in the Women's Long Jump with a mark of 5.35m 

In the men's standing JCSU is in seventh place with 11 points as Ja'Qun Wilkins grabbed the silver in the Men's Long Jump with a mark of 7.35

Fayetteville State, the two-time defending conference champions, heads the women's division with 70 points followed by Virginia State with 29 points and Winston-Salem State with 21 points. The last women's team to earn three consecutive league titles was Saint Augustine's when it won 14 straight from 1997 to 2010.

Claflin leads the men's division with 33 points. Lincoln (PA) University is second with 28 points, Saint Augustine's is third with 21 points.

The meet's final day is Monday, Feb. 13, starting at 9 a.m. with the women's Pentathlon 60-meter hurdles. The field events begin at 11:45 a.m. with the men's triple jump and the running events start at 12:35 p.m. with the men's 400-meter dash finals. The meet is open and free to the public.

The awards ceremony will take place after the championship meet.