Track and Field Heads to Alabama for Sun Belt Outdoor Championships

Friday, May 8

Gulf Shores, Ala.

TBA

Georgia Southern University

Sun Belt Outdoor Championships

Track and Field Heads to Alabama for Sun Belt Outdoor Championships

5/7/2015 4:16:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern track and field team will compete in the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend in Gulf Shores, Ala. The three-day meet takes place at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.

Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships
Date – Friday-Sunday, May 8-10
Location – Gulfshores, Ala./Gulf Shores Sportsplex
Time – 10 a.m.

Last Time Out
•   Georgia Southern posted 9 top-10 finishes at the North Florida Twilight on April 11.
•   Samantha Cook won the shot put with a throw of 12.20m.
•   She also set a new personal best in the discus throw with a toss of 35.15m.
•   Kelsey Arnold finished fifth in the hammer throw (46.16m) and 11th in discus throw (30.32m).
•   Rebecca Parker finished third in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 12:19.62.

Sun Belt Indoor Recap
•   Three Eagles finished in the top-10 in day one of the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships.
•   Four more Eagles posted top-10 finishes on day two.
•   Ashleigh Rasheed had finished fourth in the pentathlon long jump (5.26m) and fifth in the triple jump (12.10m) on day two of the meet.
•   Kelsey Arnold posted her third throw of over 17m in the weight throw on day one and finished 9th with a distance of 17.33m.
•   Georgia Southern finished 11th in the conference meet.

Arnold Sets Weight Throw Record
•   Sophomore Kelsey Arnold topped her own school record in the Weight Throw by nearly a meter and finished first in the event in the Indoor season opener at the Birmingham Southern Icebreaker in December.
•   Arnold's third throw of 17.90m broke the previous school record of 16.97m set back in 2014 at the Southern Conference Indoor Championships.

Seniors Ready for Final Season
•   The 2014-15 Track and Field season will be the final one for four seniors.
•   Stephanne Henzler, Kimberly Thomas, Lauren Toomer and Jasmin Walker will all look to make the 2014-15 campaign a memorable one.

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