AKELA JONES is well on the way to earning another major title this year.
After her first day of individual competition at the NCAA Division 1 Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Wednesday, Jones leads the field of 24 in the heptathlon with 4 023 points.
Jones was second in the 100 metres hurdles in a personal best 13.10 seconds (wind 0.9); cleared 1.84 metres in the high jump for joint first place; won the shot put with a personal best 14.85m and was second in the 200 metres with a wind-aided 23.45 seconds. 
Today, the Kansas State junior will compete in the long jump, javelin and 800 metres.
Meanwhile, Illinois State’s Anderson Devonish clocked 46.72 seconds in the men’s 400 metres, but did not make the cut for the finals. (SAT)
