Georgia Southern Track and Field Wraps Up Liberty Invitational on Saturday
1/22/2022 6:24:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Georgia Southern track and field completed the three-day meet in Lynchburg, Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
Scovia Ayikoru finished fourth in the 60-meter dash finals, posting a time of 7.73. Ayikoru followed up that performance with a time of 25.34 in the 200-meter dash. Nichole Harris continued her strong freshman season, finishing third in the 800-meter finals, posting a time of 2:18.88.
Harris also added a 10th place finish in the mile with a sub 5:15 run. Imani Moore posted an 11.48m jump in the triple jump on Saturday, while Samantha Holbrook posted a weight throw of 15.55m.
The Eagles will conclude the 2021 indoor regular season with a meet at the Samford Bulldog Invite. The meet will give the Eagles a feel for the surface before the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships.
Quoting Coach Carter:
"It was good to get back on the road and compete again. We took the trip to the Liberty Invitational to run against some competition that we do not normally see. I am very proud of how our young Eagles responded and competed all weekend long."
Next Up
Georgia Southern will head to Birmingham, Alabama to compete in the Samford Bulldog Invite.
Scovia Ayikoru finished fourth in the 60-meter dash finals, posting a time of 7.73. Ayikoru followed up that performance with a time of 25.34 in the 200-meter dash. Nichole Harris continued her strong freshman season, finishing third in the 800-meter finals, posting a time of 2:18.88.
Harris also added a 10th place finish in the mile with a sub 5:15 run. Imani Moore posted an 11.48m jump in the triple jump on Saturday, while Samantha Holbrook posted a weight throw of 15.55m.
The Eagles will conclude the 2021 indoor regular season with a meet at the Samford Bulldog Invite. The meet will give the Eagles a feel for the surface before the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships.
Quoting Coach Carter:
"It was good to get back on the road and compete again. We took the trip to the Liberty Invitational to run against some competition that we do not normally see. I am very proud of how our young Eagles responded and competed all weekend long."
Next Up
Georgia Southern will head to Birmingham, Alabama to compete in the Samford Bulldog Invite.
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