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Five Eagles Open up Outdoor Season with Career Bests

Track and field finds success at the UNF Spring Break Invite

Bailey Willitt
Sun Belt Conference

Track & Field/XC | 3/25/2016 11:20:00 PM

Full Results
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-
 To start off their outdoor campaign, the Georgia Southern track and field team had five Eagles set new career bests at the UNF Spring Break Invite.

"Having our first meet at the University of North Florida was great for us," head coach Kelly Carter said. "It was a chance for our young ladies to get their feet wet in outdoor competition. I look forward to the rest of the season."

Kelsey Arnold finished fourth in the hammer throw, notching a 51.76 meter mark which sets a new career-best for the junior, surpassing her 2015 mark by over two meters.Freshman Jamelia Owens threw a monster discuss throw reaching 43.35 meters which was good for fifth. 

Once again, Bailey Willett and Jillian Sloane finished hand-in-hand in the 800 meter run, to grace the top 10 for the fourth meet this season. Willett recorded a time of 2:14.35 seconds while Sloane recorded a 2:14.95 second run, both of which are career-bests for the two in both indoor and outdoor competition.

Placing in sixth, Rebecca Parker ran the 3000 meter steeple in 11:55.13 coming in three spots before freshman Jinni Pethel who took ninth. Asha Stegall placed in ninth in the 400 meter dash.

For high jumps, Keyanna Harris finished in fifth and Twandalette Cotton finished in seventh. In long jumps, Sun Belt indoor champion Jasmin Walker finished fifth and Nia Hill finished ninth. Hill also chalked up a ninth-place finish in the triple jump with a career-best 11.78 meter jump, just before Ashleigh Rasheed who took tenth.

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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Arnold

Kelsey Arnold

Throws
Junior
Twandalette Cotton

Twandalette Cotton

Jumps
Sophomore
Keyanna Harris

Keyanna Harris

High Jump
Senior
Nia Hill

Nia Hill

Sprints/Jumps
Junior
Rebecca Parker

Rebecca Parker

XC - Distance
Sophomore
Ashleigh Rasheed

Ashleigh Rasheed

Multi/Jump
Senior
Asha Stegall

Asha Stegall

400/Sprints
Junior
Jasmin Walker

Jasmin Walker

Sprints/Jumps
Senior
Bailey Willett

Bailey Willett

XC - Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Jamelia Owens

Jamelia Owens

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Arnold

Kelsey Arnold

Junior
Throws
Twandalette Cotton

Twandalette Cotton

Sophomore
Jumps
Keyanna Harris

Keyanna Harris

Senior
High Jump
Nia Hill

Nia Hill

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Rebecca Parker

Rebecca Parker

Sophomore
XC - Distance
Ashleigh Rasheed

Ashleigh Rasheed

Senior
Multi/Jump
Asha Stegall

Asha Stegall

Junior
400/Sprints
Jasmin Walker

Jasmin Walker

Senior
Sprints/Jumps
Bailey Willett

Bailey Willett

Sophomore
XC - Mid-Distance
Jamelia Owens

Jamelia Owens

Freshman
Throws