Eagles Compete at Tiger Track Classic

Friday, April 13

Auburn, Al

Georgia Southern University

Auburn University

4/14/2018 7:12:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

Track and Field competes at Auburn in Tiger Track Classic

By: Aaron Socha

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern Track and Field team traveled to Auburn, Georgia, the old home of head coach Kelly Carter. The Eagles had a good showing and were exciting to get back on the track to continue preparations for the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships.

The Blue and White added multiple top-25 finishes on day one and continued that success into day two. Rebecca Parker finished just outside the top-25 in the 5000 meter event, while Eugenia Tan captured a top-25 finish with a 5.63m long jump. Alexis Gant joined the action on day one with a 41.92m throw in the Women's Hammer Throw.

During day two of competition the Eagles were able to capture top-20 finishes with Sholonda Snell and Ellunde Montgomery finishing 17^th and 18^th in the 800 meter event. The two finished with times of 2:15.30 and 2:15.33. Rebecca Parker continued her return to the track with a 20:29.83 finish in the 5000 meter run. Alexis Gant added to her top-20 finishes for the weekend with a 19^th place finish in the Discus event. She also added a 9^th place finish in the Shot Put event, while teammate Jamelia Owens finished 8^th in the same event.

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