COLUMBIA, S.C. – Georgia Southern's 4x100 relay team posted the fourth-best time in school history and finished second to lead the Eagles at the USC Open, while Lily Ball registered the 10th-best time in the 5000 to lead the Eagle distance runners at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

The relay team of Kennedy Hood, Montse Rodriguez, NaJ Watson and Imani Moore finished in 45.10, and Ball ran the 5K in 18:49.64.

Sam Holbrook recorded the fifth-best mark in program history in the hammer throw (48.65m), and Sofia Molina posted the ninth-fastest time in the 400 (56.46). Isabel Ptacek knocked 10 seconds off her time to record a personal best in the 1500 (4:59.05). 

Watson finished fourth in the 100-meter dash (11.51) and seventh in the 200 (23.70), and Donisha Jeanty placed seventh in the 400 hurdles (1:03.27) at the USC Open.

Quotable from Coach David Neville
"This weekend was a hit-and-miss weekend for us. We had some really good performances, and we also need to put some work in some areas. Although we faced some challenges as a team, we held it together. Moving towards the end of the regular season, it is my hope we can fix the areas that need to be, and we can continue improving some of our already good performances."

Next up
The Eagles are slated to host the Georgia Southern Classic April 29 at Eagle Field in Statesboro.