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Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
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Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
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Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
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Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 2013
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Track & Field Earns Four Top-3 Finishes at Clemson

CLEMSON, Ga. - Georgia Southern Track & Field scored four top-3 finishes to highlight the Eagles' first meet of the indoor season at the annual Orange & Purple Winter Classic on Saturday. Multiple schools from the Southeast region competed at this year's event.

"We set several personal bests and some school records today and had a great showing by our newcomers," said Head Coach Marlo Mincey. "Today was a good start to the season for us. There are still some things we need to work on, but I am very pleased with our team's effort today."

Sophomore Asea Mayfield (Marietta, Ga.) placed second in the 1000m Run (3:03.20) for the high finish of the day for the Eagles. In the same event, senior Azura Robillard (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) finished eighth (3:16.03) and junior Talisha Rice (Stockbridge, Ga.) ran to a ninth-place (3:16.07) finish.

Junior Jasmine Billings (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and sophomore Stephanie Hicks (Trenton, N.J.) tied for third-place (8.76) in the 60m Hurdles. In the preliminaries, Billings clocked an 8.55 qualifying time which is the second fastest time in school history. The 8.76 time recorded by both runners in the finals ties for the fourth fastest in school history and was a personal best for Hicks.

In other track events, junior Ebony Carter (Rome, Ga.) ran a personal best in the 60m Dash (7.67) to finish in seventh-place, followed by freshman Jasmine Walker (Fairburn, Ga.) who placed 11th (7.75).

Freshman Kimberly Thomas (Covington, Ga.) finished in 11th place (41.62) in the 300m Dash and junior Kristiana Towns (Decatur, Ga.) finished in 16th place (1:20.47) in the 500m Dash to earn high finisher honors in each event for the Eagles.

In the Mile Run, senior Azura Robillard (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) was the high Eagle finisher in 12th place (6:02.24) and in the 4X400 Meter Relay, the team of Cherrelle King (Elmont, N.Y.), Carter, Mayfield and Thomas sprinted to a seventh-place (4:02.53) finish.

In field events, freshman Sara Hall (Columbia, Mo.) paced the Eagles with a third-place (12.49m) finish in the Shot Put and an eighth-place (12.81m) finish in the Weight Throw.

Freshman Alexis Jacobs (Columbia, S.C.) placed seventh (11.88m) in the Shot Put and Hicks placed seventh in the Long Jump (5.22m) to round out the top-10 finishes for the Eagles.

Georgia Southern Track and Field returns to action Jan. 12-13 when they travel to Birmingham, Alabama for the Blazer Invitational.

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Category: Track & Field
Published on Saturday, 03 December 2011 16:21
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