Track and Field Posts Five Top-5 Finishes at Spec Towns – Torrin Lawrence Invitational

Thursday, April 6

Athens, Ga.

Georgia Southern University

Spec Towns Invitational

Georgia Southern /during the Spec Towns + Torrin Lawrence Invitational at the Spec Towns Track in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Rob Davis)

Sam Holbrook finished fifth in the hammer throw.

Photo by: Rob Davis

Track and Field Posts Five Top-5 Finishes at Spec Towns – Torrin Lawrence Invitational

4/7/2023 8:10:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

GS Results

The Eagles are back in action at the Gamecock Invite April 15.

By: Marc Gignac

ATHENS, Ga. – Na'ilah Moore won the triple jump and took fifth in the long jump to lead Georgia Southern track and field at the Spec Towns – Torrin Lawrence Invitational Friday.

Moore posted the seventh best mark in program history with a 12.29 in the triple jump and notched the ninth-best distance in the long jump with a 5.84.

Imani Moore finished second in the triple jump with the eighth-best mark in school history (12.27). MaKenna Hillmer took third in the heptathlon with a scored of 3965, the 10th-best in program history, and Sam Holbrook finished fifth in the hammer throw with the sixth-best toss in school history (47.94).

Other personal bests from the week:
Sofia Molina – 400 – 56.75
Nia Hence – 100 – 12.15
Mya Turner – 100 – 12.32
Megan Hilton – 800 – 2:22.37

Quotable from Coach David Neville
"This weekend was a great meet for us! The ladies showed a lot of heart, and we were able to have some amazing progress. There were many new personal best, and I also think we learned a lot about the type of character that is being developed here."

Next up
The Eagles are back in action at the Gamecock Invite, hosted by South Carolina April 15.