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Eagles Start up Outdoor Season at UNF Spring Break Invite
3/24/2016 2:56:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
Track and Field competes in Jacksonville, Florida to kick off outdoor campaign
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STATESBORO, Ga.- The Georgia Southern track and field team starts up their outdoor season at the UNF Spring Break Invite in Jacksonville, Florida this weekend after finding success at the indoor Sun Belt Conference Championships at the end of February.
The two-day meet at Hodges Stadium is hosted by North Florida and features over 1,000 collegiate and open athletes according to the university. On Friday, events run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with Saturday's events mainly held for high school teams.
The Eagles placed five in the conference's top eight at the indoor championships in Birmingham, Alabama and look to build on that momentum entering the outdoor season. Jasmin Walker placed first in the long jump event and eighth in the 60 meter dash; although with the outdoor season, the distance extends to 100 meters.
Bailey Willett and Jillian Sloane placed fifth and sixth respectively in the 800 meter run, Tatiyana Rayford finished fifth in the 60 meter hurdles and Kelsey Arnold took seventh place honors in weight throw.
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. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
STATESBORO, Ga.- The Georgia Southern track and field team starts up their outdoor season at the UNF Spring Break Invite in Jacksonville, Florida this weekend after finding success at the indoor Sun Belt Conference Championships at the end of February.
The two-day meet at Hodges Stadium is hosted by North Florida and features over 1,000 collegiate and open athletes according to the university. On Friday, events run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with Saturday's events mainly held for high school teams.
The Eagles placed five in the conference's top eight at the indoor championships in Birmingham, Alabama and look to build on that momentum entering the outdoor season. Jasmin Walker placed first in the long jump event and eighth in the 60 meter dash; although with the outdoor season, the distance extends to 100 meters.
Bailey Willett and Jillian Sloane placed fifth and sixth respectively in the 800 meter run, Tatiyana Rayford finished fifth in the 60 meter hurdles and Kelsey Arnold took seventh place honors in weight throw.
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. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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