WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Georgia Southern Track and Field returned to competition after the semester break on Saturday at the Wake Forest Invitational. The Eagles logged seven podium finishes in the meet including a win for Tatiyana Rayford in the 60m Hurdles. The Eagles will return to the track in two weeks for the Carolina Challenge in Columbia, S.C.

QUOTABLES
Head Coach Kelly Carter
"I was really proud of the way the team performed today. I was very happy with the way we came back after break. Our focus today and in our next meet is to prepare for the upcoming Sun Belt Championships."

SELECTED RESULTS
Tatiyana Rayford
60m Hurdles - 1st - 8.94
Long Jump - 5th - 5.09m / 16' 8.50"

Jamelia Owens
Shot Put - 2nd - 14.23m / 46' 8.25" (Third best mark in school history)

Detrich Lodge
Long Jump - 2nd - 5.40m / 17' 8.75"
60m Hurdles - 8th - 9.30 (q)

4x400m Relay
Breanna Thornton - Kamare' Ways - Desiree Blunt - Meagan Lynch
3rd - 4:05.79

Merabu Nagwandala
Mile Run - 3rd - 5:13.20 (Fifth best time in school history)

Ellunde Montgomery
800m - 3rd - 2:17.86

Izlyn Zaini
60m Hurdles - 3rd - 9.07

Aris Hubbard
60m - 5th - 7.88
200m - 7th - 26.34

Desiree Blunt
200m - 5th - 26.14

Meagan Lynch
400m - 5th - 59.77

Alexis Gant
Weight Throw - 6th - 15.35m / 50' 4.50"
Shot Put - 8th - 12.24m / 40' 2"

Camryn Mathis
60m - 7th - 8.01
200m - 20th - 27.26

Aundria Douglas
Weight Throw - 9th - 13.75m / 45' 1.50"

Beyunka Foster
60m - 10th - 8.02
200m - 26th - 27.53

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern Track & Field will contest its penultimate meet of the indoor season in two weeks' time when the Eagles travel to Columbia, South Carolina for the Carolina Challenge. The meet runs Friday and Saturday, February 1st and 2nd.