Eagles Compete at North Florida Invitational

Saturday, April 28

Jacksonville, Fl

Georgia Southern University

University of North Florida

4/30/2018 10:02:00 AM | Track & Field/XC

Track and Field competes at North Florida Invitational hosted by UNF

By: Aaron Socha

STATESBORO, Ga. – Over the weekend the Georgia Southern Track and Field team competed in the North Florida Invitational, hosted by UNF. The one day event, located in Jacksonville, Florida, had some of the top athletes across the Southeastern United States. The Eagles captured a handful of top-10 finishes, including a victory in the 1500 meter finals.

Sholonda Snell and Ellunde Montgomery took home eighth and ninth in the 800 meter finals with times .64 seconds apart from each other. The two continued their dominance in the 1500 meter finals with Snell taking home first place and Montgomery finishing 10^th. Snell finished a full two seconds ahead of any of her competitors in the event.

In the 4 x 400 relay finals the Georgia Southern team consisting of Beyunka Foster, Breanna Thornton, Desiree Blunt, and Kamare' Ways, finished sixth. The four finished second in their heat during qualifying to earn a spot in the finals.

During the field events Detrich Lodge finished sixth in the Long Jump. Her 5.60 meter jump was good enough to hold off Sydney Campbell of Mercer for the position. Teammate, Eugenia Tan, collected a top-15 finish in the Long Jump with a 5.27 meter jump. Jamelia Owens continued her junior year discus success with a fifth place finish. Her throw of 41.52 meters was good enough to hold off Megan Douglas of Kennesaw State.

The Blue and White will now have the first week and a half of May off before heading to San Marcos, Texas for the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships. The three day event will be hosted by Texas State and will be broadcasted live on ESPN3.