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Complete USA Invitational Results

Golden Eagle Tracksters Post Improved Marks

Angela Johnson recorded a regional qualifying mark in the 100 meters

-- Southern Miss' men's and women's outdoor track teams recorded several improved performances at the USA Invitational in Mobile, Ala.

Southern Miss recorded the top five times in the 100 meters with Angela Johnson recording a season-best time of 11.71, finishing first and posting a regional qualifying mark.  Tanika Liburd finished second with a time of 11.91 followed by Tori Wells with a time of 11.99, Stephanie McCullum was fourth at 12.07 and Raquel Washington was fifth with a time of 12.20.  Johnson followed with the top time in the 200 meters at 24.37, Liburd was second at 25.13, Wells was third at 25.18 and McCullum turned a time of 15.24 for fourth place.  Ebony Tindle finished sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 59.76 while Shannon Weaver was eighth with a time of 1:00.46.  Alisha Edwards ran a 2:18.21 in the 800 meters, finishing second with Lydiah Chepkwony and Liz Palmer finishing third and fourth with times of 2:18.40 and 2:24.80, respectively.  Naomi Kiprotich finished first in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:48.20, Cassandra Goodson was third with a time of 4:52.67 and Becca Wiseman was fourth with a time of 2:33.56.  Raquel Washington ran a 13.99 in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing first and Hope Singleton finished fourth with a time of 16.02.  The Lady Eagles posted the top five best jumps in the long jump, led by Liburd at 19’11.50” for a first-place finish, Weaver was second at 19’7”, Sharlynn Monroe third (19’0”), McCullum fourth (18-0.50”) and Lexi Washington fifth at 17’8.75”.  Krista Miller led a group of Eagles in the high jump, jumping 5’8.75” for first place, followed by Kate Juedes at 5’3.75”.  Singleton also jumped 5’3.75” in a tie for second with Juedes.  Ashley Reyer jumped 5’1.75” and Lexi Washington jumped 4’11.75” for fourth and fifth place.  Monroe finished second in the triple jump with a jump of 37-10.75” and Lexi Washington was third at 37’9.50”.  Dasha Wakefield set a new record in the pole vault with a height of 12’3”, finishing second and Gigi Ballinger finished fifth with a height of 9’6”.  The 4x100-meter relay team finished first with a time of 46.39 and the 4x400-meter relay team finished second with a time of 3:54.84.

Marcus Polk finished fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 10.55 while Shane Brandford finished in a tie for seventh with a time of 10.75.  Polk ran a season-best time of 21.02 in the 200 meters, finishing first and posting a regional qualifying mark.  Cedric Collins was seventh with a time of 22.00.  Jerry Teachey finished sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.09.  Cedric Norman jumped 23’5.50” in the long jump for a first-place finish and Robert Johnson finished sixth with a jump of 21’8”.  Norman then finished first in the high jump with a height of 6’11.75”.  Jeff Danso finished first in the triple jump with a jump of 47’2.50”.  Robert Pittman finished in a tie for sixth in the pole vault with a height of 13’0”.  Maulies Pettaway was first in the shot put with a throw of 50’6”.  Bobby Weakley finished first in the discus with a throw of 159’4” and Logan Stogner was third with a throw of 144’2”.  Two Golden Eagles posted marks over 200’ in the javelin, led by Conrad Chanove’s 211’10” throw, finishing first followed by teammate Jeb Meschke with a throw of 207’7”.  Pettaway finished second in the hammer with a throw of 135’3”.  The 4x100-meter relay team finished fourth with a time of 42.42 and the 4x400-meter relay team finished fourth with a time of 3:19.43.

Southern Miss travels to Oxford, Miss., for the Ole Miss Invitational, May 1.