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Arnold Breaks School Record as Eagles Continue Success in Jacksonville
4/11/2017 2:17:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
Kelsey Arnold breaks her own school record in the Hammer Toss as Eagles thrive in Jacksonville
STATESBORO, Ga. – On Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Southern Track and Field team traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, to compete in The North Florida Invite. The Eagles have had success at this track this season, as this marked the second time in three weeks that they have competed on it. The Eagles collected multiple top-5 and top-10 finishes for the second time at this track.
"This week at North Florida was very positive for us as we're preparing for our conference championship," head coach Kelly Carter said. "We had some really good performances especially from Kelsey Arnold, who broke her own school record."
Desiree Blunt took fifth in the 200 meters, moving her to 13th in the Sun Belt standings for the event. Bailey Willett placed seventh in the 800-meter event and remains in third for the event in the Sun Belt. During the 1500-meter event, Ellunde Montgomery and Sholonda Snell finished top 15. Snell moved up to 19th in the standings after her performance at the North Florida Invite. The Blue and White 4 x 4 Relay team moved into the top-10 for the conference after finishing fourth at the meet.
During the field events, Jamelia Owens took fifth in the shot put event, holding her at eighth place in the conference. Jamelia Owens, Alexis Gant, and Kelsey Arnold all hold top-20 spots in the Discus event for the conference, following Arnold's eighth-place finish at UNF. Arnold also broke her previous school record of 51.76m Hammer Throw with a 53.09m throw, good enough to place second in Jacksonville, and 11th in the conference.
Next up for the Eagles is a weekend meet in Columbia, South Carolina, where they will compete in the Gamecock Invitational. Field events will begin at 9 a.m. on April 15, while Track events will begin at 10 a.m. the same morning.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com.
"This week at North Florida was very positive for us as we're preparing for our conference championship," head coach Kelly Carter said. "We had some really good performances especially from Kelsey Arnold, who broke her own school record."
Desiree Blunt took fifth in the 200 meters, moving her to 13th in the Sun Belt standings for the event. Bailey Willett placed seventh in the 800-meter event and remains in third for the event in the Sun Belt. During the 1500-meter event, Ellunde Montgomery and Sholonda Snell finished top 15. Snell moved up to 19th in the standings after her performance at the North Florida Invite. The Blue and White 4 x 4 Relay team moved into the top-10 for the conference after finishing fourth at the meet.
During the field events, Jamelia Owens took fifth in the shot put event, holding her at eighth place in the conference. Jamelia Owens, Alexis Gant, and Kelsey Arnold all hold top-20 spots in the Discus event for the conference, following Arnold's eighth-place finish at UNF. Arnold also broke her previous school record of 51.76m Hammer Throw with a 53.09m throw, good enough to place second in Jacksonville, and 11th in the conference.
Next up for the Eagles is a weekend meet in Columbia, South Carolina, where they will compete in the Gamecock Invitational. Field events will begin at 9 a.m. on April 15, while Track events will begin at 10 a.m. the same morning.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com.
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