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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2019-20 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics
Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics

Merabu Nagwandala

  • Position XC - Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-6 /
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Kampala, Uganda
  • High School Naayla HS
  • Prev School Makerere University
  • Major Hospitality Management

Biography

Dean's List Spring 2020
School Record Holder-5K (XC) 17:58.8
2019 Sun Belt All-Third Team (XC)
Sun Belt Conference Runner of the Week (XC) 10/16/19
2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): XC:
Ran in all five meets...Was the overall winner in both home meets...Top Eagle finisher in every race of the season...Broke the school record for the XC 5K with a time of 17:58.8 at the Sandshark Invitational. Indoor: Competed in six meets primarily in the 3000m and 5000m...Finished in the top-5 on seven occasions including six in the top-3...Broke the indoor school record in the 3000m with a time of 9:54.96 at the Samford Invite...Broke the school record in the 5000m with a time of 17:36.81 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in a sixth place effort...Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19. 

2018-19 (FRESHMAN) XC: Won the Georgia Southern XC Meet with a time of 18:13.0 in the 5k…Placed 21st at the Sun Belt XC Championships to qualify for the NCAA South Region XC Championships with a time of 18:29.6 in the 5k. Indoor: Competed in four meets finishing in the top-10 on six occasions…At the Clemson Opener, she won the mile run with a time of 5:14.94 and took fourth in the 3000m with a current career-best 10:31.84. Outdoor: Was named 2019 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Newcomer of the Year...Competed in six meets in distance events with seven finishes in the top-10…At the GATA classic, she won the 5000m with a time of 17:52.67 and also placed second in the 800 with her current personal-best of 2:17.73…She scored 15 points at the Sun Belt Championships, winning the 5000m conference crown with a current best of 17:10.57…Also placed fourth in the 10,000 at the SBC Championships with a time of 36:54.68. 

High School: Ran for Naayla and Makerere University Business School.

Personal: Daughter of Makweta Charle Wokou. Sibling of Makweta Allen who represented Uganda in steeplechase in the 2013 World University Games in Russia.

Major: Management

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    XC - Distance
    5'4"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    XC - Distance
    5'6"