The 4x100m Relay team will take a No. 9 ranking into the NCAA East Regional meet next weekend
Eagle Track & Field Represented in Three Events at NCAA East Regional
5/22/2014 4:48:00 PM
Champion 4x100 Relay team and Walker and Tipton competing next weekend
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Georgia Southern will send its highest number of Track and Field student-athletes to compete in three events, also a program high, to the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Preliminaries next week in Jacksonville, Florida. The Eagles' 4x100m Relay team of Alyssa Felton, Jasmin Walker, Aarian Tipton and Jordan Fordman, which set the SoCon and University record last month, heads into the national qualifier ranked ninth in the region. Walker, a five-time Long Jump conference champion, and Tipton, who broke Georgia Southern's record in the 200m with a 23.59, will compete in those individual events.
"For Georgia Southern to have the highest number of NCAA regional qualifiers and in the highest number of events is so exciting for our entire program," said Head Track and Field Coach Marlo Mincey. "If we do next week what we did to get to this point, we'll be headed to the national championships."
Tipton's trip to the NCAA East Regional meet is the first for an Eagle in the 200m event since 2003 when Giselle Cunningham set the then-University record with a time of 23.98. Walker, who brings a 6.14m Long Jump distance, second all time in program history, and the 4x100m Relay will be making first-ever appearances for Georgia Southern in those events.
The NCAA Division I East Preliminary Track & Field Round will be held at Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida, a site at which the Eagles competed in March. Walker will compete in the Long Jump on the first day, Thursday, May 29th and Tipton in the 200m at 8:25 p.m. Friday, May 30th. The 4X100m Relay is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 31st.
The qualifiers in each individual event and the relays in both the East and West Regions advance to the NCAA national championships June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon.
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. Eagle fans can follow the results and record-breaking performances on twitter @GSAthletics_TF.
"For Georgia Southern to have the highest number of NCAA regional qualifiers and in the highest number of events is so exciting for our entire program," said Head Track and Field Coach Marlo Mincey. "If we do next week what we did to get to this point, we'll be headed to the national championships."
Tipton's trip to the NCAA East Regional meet is the first for an Eagle in the 200m event since 2003 when Giselle Cunningham set the then-University record with a time of 23.98. Walker, who brings a 6.14m Long Jump distance, second all time in program history, and the 4x100m Relay will be making first-ever appearances for Georgia Southern in those events.
The NCAA Division I East Preliminary Track & Field Round will be held at Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida, a site at which the Eagles competed in March. Walker will compete in the Long Jump on the first day, Thursday, May 29th and Tipton in the 200m at 8:25 p.m. Friday, May 30th. The 4X100m Relay is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 31st.
The qualifiers in each individual event and the relays in both the East and West Regions advance to the NCAA national championships June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon.
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. Eagle fans can follow the results and record-breaking performances on twitter @GSAthletics_TF.
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