Track & Field Continues Preparation for Southern Conference Indoor Championships

STATESBORO, Ga. – With a weekend off from competition, the Georgia Southern Track & Field team uses this critical time to prepare for the Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships to be held Saturday-Sunday, February 23rd-24th. Twenty-one student-athletes will participate in 16 different events for the Eagles with the chance to compete in five final events Sunday after Saturday’s trials at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Georgia Southern hopes to move up in the final team standings even with top three finishes in 13 of its previous 14 championships.

“We're using this week to not only get physically prepared for championships, but mentally prepared and focused as well,” said Georgia Southern Head Track & Field Coach Marlo Mincey. “We want to focus on ourselves and what we can control right now and that is preparing our bodies and minds for next week.”

The Eagles currently own 20 top-10 rankings on the Southern Conference list including seniors and 2012 event champions Ebony Carter (60m Dash) and Jasmine Billing (60m Hurdles), checking in at 3rd and 5th, respectively. Freshman of the Year for the 2012 Indoor Championships, Jasmine Walker is currently seventh in the 60m Dash and fourth in the Long Jump. With the season’s top performances for Georgia Southern at the Tiger Paw Invitational last weekend, freshmen Keyanna Harris is tied for fourth in the High Jump and Kimberly Thomas is fifth in the 200m Run.

Rainy weather earlier in the week dampened some of the Eagles’ training, but they kept on track with what they needed to accomplish. Clear weather for Thursday’s practice allowed for a full session with Friday spent focusing on quality work with blocks, technique and hurdles sharpening.

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Top 3 Georgia Southern Indoor Performances for 2012-13

60m
7.59, Ebony Carter, Orange & Purple Classic (12-1)
7.80, Alyssa Felton, Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2)
7.82, Jasmine Walker, Tiger Paw Invitational (2-8-9)

200m
25.12#, Kimberly Thomas ,Tiger Paw Invitational (2-8-9)
25.23#, Alyssa Felton, Tiger Paw Invitational (2-8-9)
25.23#, Ebony Carter, Hilton Garden Innvitational 2-1-2-13

400m
57.79#, Cherrelle King, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)
58.08#, Kimberly Thomas, Niswonger Invitational 1-18-19
59.18#, Deanna Edwards, Tiger Paw Invitational (2-8-9)

800m
2:31.89, Jami Joyner, Hilton Garden Innvitational (pentathlon, 2-1-2)
2:40.93, Dana Edwards, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (pentathlon, 1-26-27)
2:45.05, Ashleigh Rasheed, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (pentathlon, 1-26-27)

Mile Run
5:46.16, Jami Joyner, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)
5:32.73, Sara Curry, (Unatt), Niswonger Invitational (1-18-19)

5,000m Run
18:53.19, Sara Curry, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)

60m Hurdles
8.95, Jasmine Billings, Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2)
9.13, Lauren Toomer, Orange & Purple Classic (12-1-12)
9.31, Dana Edwards, Orange & Purple Classic (12-1)

4X400m Relay
3:54.93#, Da. Edwards, C. King, K. Thomas, A. Parker, Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2-13)    

High Jump
1.65 (5’05.00”), Keyanna Harris, Tiger Paw Invitational (2-8-9)
1.55 (5’01.00”), Amber Vaughn , Tiger Paw Invitational (2-8-9)
1.42 (4’07.75), Taylor Johnson, Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2)

Long Jump
5.69 (18’08.00), Alyssa Felton , Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2)
5.67 (18’07.25), Jasmine Walker , Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)
5.21 (17’01.25), Nia Hill , Orange & Purple Classic (12-1)                 

Triple Jump
11.49m (37’08.50), Ashleigh Rasheed , Niswonger Invitational (1-18-19)                
10.90 (35’09.25), Brianna Charles, Niswonger Invitational (1-18-19)          
10.89 (35’08.75), Taylor Johnson, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)

Shot Put
12.23 (40’01.50), Alexis Jacobs, Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2)
11.45 (37’06.75), Kelsey Chandler, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)
10.05p (32’11.75), Ashleigh Rasheed , Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)

Weight Throw
14.01 (45’11.75), Alexis Jacobs, Orange & Purple Classic (12-1)
13.77 (45’02.25), Kelsey Chandler, Jimmy Carnes Invitational (1-26-27)
11.08 (36’04.25),  Mallory Fannin , Niswonger Invitational (1-18-19)

Pentathlon
3,043 points, Dana Edwards, Hilton Garden Innvitational (2-1-2)    
2,553 points, Nia Hill, Orange & Purple Classic (12-1)
2,225 points, Taylor Johnson, Orange & Purple Classic (12-1)

# denotes conversion for track size

Category: Track & Field

Published on Sunday, 31 December 1899 19:00