Individuals shine for Eagles at Sun Belt Outdoor Track Championships

The Georgia Southern track and field team had several sterling individual efforts at the Sun Belt Track and Field Championships as it finished seventh overall during the weekend.

"I'm really proud of how the ladies competed this weekend," head coach David Neville said. "We had several obstacles coming into the meet and even faced some while here, but they stepped up big time. I want to thank all of our seniors who contributed to this program, and for all those who are returning next season, we're coming back even bigger and stronger."

NaJ Watson continued to etch her name in the Georgia Southern record books, finishing in first place in the 200m finals with a time of 23.19, which smashed the previous record of 23.59 set in 2014. In addition, it was a Brown Stadium facility record. She also recorded a preliminary round time of 22.94 with a wind reading of +2.3.

Not to be outdone, Watson also broke the school record in the 100m with a time of 11.41, breaking the previous mark of 11.50 and winning the preliminary heat. Her point total of 19.5 paced all meet scorers on the women's side.

Imani Moore also finished third in both the long jump and triple jump with jumps of 6.11m and 12.60m, respectively. Her triple jump mark placed her second all-time in the GS record books.

Alanna Smith finished in fourth place in the 400m with a time of 54.02, and the 4x100 team finished sixth in the event with a time of 45.82. The 4x400m team finished in third in their event with a time of 3:41.50.

The list of Eagles to set personal bests over the weekend is below.

MaKenna Hillmer - Heptathlon, 4079
Kennadi Reed - 400m Hurdles, 1:03.19
Katie Ranck - 3000m Steeplechase, 11:51.83
Nia Hence - 100m, 11.86

The Eagles' team score of 48 placed them seventh out of 13 teams.

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