Women's Outdoor Track and Field Southern Conference

Georgia Southern Competes in Florida Relays

GAINESVILLE, Fla.- The Georgia Southern trackesters competed against some of the best teams in the nation as they participated in the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. over the weekend. The Eagles tallied three top ten finishes and six top 20 finishes. GSU also recorded six new season best times in the 100 meter hurdles (Petteway), 800 meter run (Prather), 5000 meter run (Reyes), high jump (Mitchell), discus (Lightfoot), and the 4x400 relay (Brown, Mincey, Mincey, Mitchell). Lightfoot's discus throw of 153-00 is also a new school record.

Below are the Georgia Southern results for the Relays:

Discus: Shaletha Lightfoot 5th/153-00
Javelin: Lindy Petteway 7th/132-01
4x400 Meter Relay: Nicole Brown, Margo Mincey, Marlo Mincey, Kellie Mitchell 9th/3:46.26
1500 Meter Run: Stephanie McFadden 26th/4:59.21; Julie Prather 28th/5:02.84
100 Meter Hurdles: Lindy Petteway 23rd/14.43
400 Meter Hurdles: Marlo Mincey 15th/1:00.43
400 Meter Run: Margo Mincey 25th/56.83
800 Meter Run: Julie Prather 34th/2:21.54
5000 Meter Run: Melissa Reyes 23rd/19:11.98l; Brittney Swick 24th/19:34.54; Mary Rebok 25th/19:47.01
High Jump: Kellie Mitchell 11th/5-04.25
4x100 Meter Relay: Nicole Brown, Laura Williams, Margo Mincey, Giselle Cunningham 15th/46.93

The Eagles return to action on April 10th as they travel to Athens, Ga. to compete in the Spec Town Invitational.