Georgia Southern University
Liberty Elite Invitational
Eagles Impress in First Indoor Meet of the Year
1/23/2021 6:51:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Georgia Southern track and field concluded the final day of the Liberty Elite Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Lynchburg, Virginia.
In the 5000 Meter event, Hannah Wise and Mia Colucci placed in the top-6 in the finals. Wise posted a time of 19:03.64, as the freshman made he first appearances in a Georgia Southern uniform. Freshman Abbey Arnett joined in on the fun, placing in the top-15 in the one mile run.
In the 400 Meter dash, Meagan Lynch took home a top-10 finish, posting a time of 59.81. In the 200 Meter dash, Scovia Ayikoru placed seventh with a time of 24.98 to lead all Eagles in the event. The Eagles 4x400 Meter Relay team took home third place, as the team of Meagan Lynch, Camryn Mathis, Aris Hubbard and Zykeria Williams posted a time of 3:55.62.
Meagan Lynch continued her dominance in the long jump, finishing in the top-10 with a 5.06m attempt. Siddeeqa Abdurrahman placed in the top-8 with a Weight Throw of 14.75m. In the Prelims of the 60 Meter hurdle, Williams was able to win the heat and go on to win the event with a time of 8.50. The time was second best in program history behind Jasmine Billings.
The Eagles will have the next few weeks off before heading to Birmingham, Alabama to compete in the Samford Bulldog Invite. The Bulldog Invite will be the final indoor event for the Eagles before heading to the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships on February 22 and 23.
QUOTING COACH CARTER
"Great start to the year. We are Very happy to be on the track again considering how we haven't run anything since our last indoor conference championship meet. Our upperclassman had a great start to the year, this meet will prepare them for the upcoming indoor meets as well as conference championships. We started out better than we had in previous years. We had some bright spots in our freshman class , it was good to see them go out there and get their feet wet with college competition. we had some good performances and a couple of PR's with Hannah Wise and Abbey Arnett. Today was highlighted by Zykeria Williams in her win in the 60 hurdles."
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