Ayikoru Breaks School Record at Samford Open

Saturday, February 11

Birmingham, Ala.

Georgia Southern University

Samford Bulldog Open

Scovia Ayikoru broke the school record in the 400.

2/11/2023 7:13:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

GS Results

The Eagles compete in the Sun Belt Indoor Championship Feb. 20-21.

By: Marc Gignac

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Scovia Ayikoru broke the school record in the 400, and Devine Parker won the 60-meter dash as the Georgia Southern track and field team competed at the Samford Bulldog Open Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Parker's time of 7.50 in the 60-meter dash is second on the program's all-time list, and Ayikoru took second in the 400 with a school-record time of 54.43. Kennedy Hood posted the school's fifth-best mark in the long jump (5.92) and finished second.

NaJ Watson took fifth in the 60-meter dash (7.63), and Sofia Molina finished fourth in the 400 (57.62). Nichole Harris placed fourth in the 800, while Na'ilah Moore finished fourth in the long jump (5.74) and the triple jump (11.98).

Quotables from Coach David Neville
"This weekend was a great weekend for us to sharpen up heading into the conference championships. There's were some great highlights with Scovia Ayikoru breaking the school record in the 400m dash. The jump squad came to life this weekend with Kennedy Hood's 5.92m lifetime best in the long jump. I'm excited to see what we do at the conference championship in eight days."

Next up
The Eagles compete in the Sun Belt Indoor Championship Feb. 20-21 in this same venue, the Birmingham CrossPlex.