Saturday, October 4
Oxford, Ala.
10:15 a.m.
Georgia Southern University
vs
Foothills Invitational
Cross Country Heads to the State of Alabama Saturday
10/3/2014 11:12:00 AM | Track & Field/XC
STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern cross country team travels to the state of Alabama for the first of two meets this season and will compete in the JSU Foothills Invitational Saturday. The meet is the third of the season for the Eagles, who are coming off a pair of second place finishes in Columbia, S.C.
Georgia Southern at JSU Foothills Invitational
Date – Saturday, October 4
Location – Oxford, Ala.
Time – 9:15 a.m.
Teams – Alabama Huntsville, Troy, Spring Hill, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Emory, Delta State, Columbus State, Clark Atlanta, Birmingham Southern, Austin Peay, Alabama A&M
FRESHMEN UP FRONT
Freshmen Bailey Willett and Karli Koning have been the first two Eagles to cross the finish line in the first two meets this year. Willett ran a 19:52.33 and led GSU in the Carolina Invitational, while Koning was the first Eagle across the finish line at the USC Open #1 with a time of 19:37.52.
RUNNERS UP
The Georgia Southern Eagles have finished in second place in both of their first two meets of the season. GSU has finished behind South Carolina twice after a pair of meets in Columbia, S.C.
FIRST YEAR IN SUN BELT
Georgia Southern Athletics became a full member of the Sun Belt Conference officially on July 1, 2014, and the Eagles will compete in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Nov. 11 in Mobile, Ala.
YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE EAGLES
Georgia Southern cross country opens the 2014 season with a roster of seven student-athletes, who are all either a freshman or sophomore in the program. Returning from last year's squad are sophomores Katelyn Chancey, Leigha Long, Ashton Lord and Brooke Stanley.
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 calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.
Georgia Southern at JSU Foothills Invitational
Date – Saturday, October 4
Location – Oxford, Ala.
Time – 9:15 a.m.
Teams – Alabama Huntsville, Troy, Spring Hill, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Emory, Delta State, Columbus State, Clark Atlanta, Birmingham Southern, Austin Peay, Alabama A&M
FRESHMEN UP FRONT
Freshmen Bailey Willett and Karli Koning have been the first two Eagles to cross the finish line in the first two meets this year. Willett ran a 19:52.33 and led GSU in the Carolina Invitational, while Koning was the first Eagle across the finish line at the USC Open #1 with a time of 19:37.52.
RUNNERS UP
The Georgia Southern Eagles have finished in second place in both of their first two meets of the season. GSU has finished behind South Carolina twice after a pair of meets in Columbia, S.C.
FIRST YEAR IN SUN BELT
Georgia Southern Athletics became a full member of the Sun Belt Conference officially on July 1, 2014, and the Eagles will compete in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Nov. 11 in Mobile, Ala.
YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE EAGLES
Georgia Southern cross country opens the 2014 season with a roster of seven student-athletes, who are all either a freshman or sophomore in the program. Returning from last year's squad are sophomores Katelyn Chancey, Leigha Long, Ashton Lord and Brooke Stanley.
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 calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.
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