Georgia Southern University
Samford Bulldog Invite
Track and Field Kicks off Samford Invite #2 on Friday
2/12/2021 7:54:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Georgia Southern track & field kicked off their final meet of the indoor season before conference championships, at the Samford Invite #2 in Birmingham, Alabama. The Eagles had an impressive showing from the freshman class in the event.
Abbey Arnett had a seven second PR in the 800 Meter event, placing sixth with a time of 2:18.40. Hannah Wise also had a seven second PR in the Mile event, running a time of 5:18.61. Meagan Lynch ran a lifetime best in the 200 Meter dash, moving into fifth in the conference with a time of 24.65 and placed second by four tenths of a second.
Scovia Ayikoru won the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 56.94, moving up the conference standings to fourth. The Eagles 4x400 Relay Team rounded out the top performances of the day, placing second in the event with a time of 3:50.44. The time moves them into fifth in the conference heading into the second day of competition in Alabama.
The blue and white will begin preparing for the Sun Belt Indoor Championships hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, starting on February 22.
QUOTING COACH CARTER
"Today was a great building block for the foundation this team has created. The performances are matching the hard work that they put together in practice. Today in Birmingham we had great performances from our freshman class."
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