T&F Preview: Eagles Set for Sun Belt Outdoor Championship

Thursday, May 11

Conway, S.C.

Georgia Southern University

Sun Belt Outdoor Championship

Georgia Southern freshman Naj Watson during the Georgia Southern Track & Field Classic at Eagle Track at Erk Russell Athletic Park on April 29, 2023 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)

NaJ Watson and the Eagles compete in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship this week.

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

5/9/2023 12:10:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

Live Results Championship Central

The meet begins Thursday.

By: Marc Gignac

ESPN+ Coverage: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern track and field competes in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship, hosted by Coastal Carolina May 11-13 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Action begins at noon on Thursday, 11 a.m. Friday and noon on Saturday. Action will air live on ESPN+ with coverage beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Eagles are coming off a team victory at the Georgia Southern Classic April 29. NaJ Watson won the 100 (11.66) and 200 (23.72), while Imani Moore won the triple jump (11.73m). Kennedy Hood won the long jump (5.69m), and Catherine Hall won the 1500 (4:54.53). Sofia Molina took first in the 400 (57.69), Isabel Ptacek won the 800 (2:19.54) and Donisha Jeanty took first in the 400 hurdles (1:03.91).

Watson owns two top-5 times in the Sun Belt this season. The freshman's 200 time of 23.23 is the second-fastest in the league, while her time of 11.49 in the 100 is the fifth-fastest in the league.

Other top-10 performances for the Eagles:
400 hurdles
Donisha Jeanty - 1:03.24 - 9th

Triple Jump
Na'ilah Moore - 12.29 - 9th

Heptathlon
MaKenna Hillmer - 3965 - 9th

4x100 Relay
GS - 45.10 - 4th (Kennedy Hood, NaJ Watson, Imani Moore and Montse Rodriguez)

Georgia Southern Entries
Megan Bolton - 4x400
Reese Connelly - 10,000
Lauren Euler - 400, 4x400
Catherine Hall - 5000
Nia Hence - 100, 4x100
MaKenna Hillmer - Heptathlon
Sam Holbrook - HT, Javelin
Kennedy Hood - 4x100, LJ
Donisha Jeanty - 400H
Sofia Molina - 400, 4x400
Imani Moore - 4x100, 4x400, LJ, TJ
Na'ilah Moore - TJ
Isabel Ptacek - 800
Katie Ranck - 1500
Alondra Reyna-Lopez - 10,000
Montse Rodriguez - 100, 200, 4x100, 4x400
NaJ Watson - 100, 200, 4x100, 4x400