States in "Na were populated using the "C("N, a) reaction. Excitation functions were measured in the energy range E, =9.51-17. 33 MeV for 41 states in "Na from 0 to 12.2 MeV in excitation energy. Angular distributions were measured at selected energies between about 2' and 110' (c,m.). A large number of correlated resonantlike structures with -400 keV (c.m. ) widths were observed in addition to statistical fluctuations in the "C("N, a) data. Forward peaking of the on-resonant angular distributions appear to be a signature of the excitation of high-spin states in the compound nucleus. Elastic scattering excitation functions measured at backward angles show structures which are not well correlated with the anomalies seen in the reaction channels. The "C("N, a) data suggest that the resonant portion of the cross sections can be attributed to the population of high-spin levels close to the yrast line of the compound nucleus. NUCLEAR REACTIONS C( N, n), E&5 --21.4 to 39.0 MeV, measured 0. (E) for eyab = 7; measured 0. (t) ) for 2 & e (110' (c.m. ) for selected energies; elastic scattering, E&5 = 22 to 31.8 MeV, measured 0-(E) at 160.2', 161. 4', 162.6', 5N 163.8', and 165' (c.m. ); measured o. (0) for 142 0 =170' (c.m. ) for selected energies, fluctuation, Hauser-Feshbach and single-level analyses.