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Florida State Relays
Track and Field Finish with Strong Marks at FSU Relays
3/24/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field/Cross Country
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Golden Eagles men's and women's outdoor track and field teams had a strong showing at the 38th Annual Florida State Relays. The women's team came in fourth with 84.5 points and the men's squad finished fifth with 65 points.
Dana Dillistone broke the Southern Miss school record in the 1500m run with a time of 4:27.39 and won the event. Teammates Courtney Filliben and Natalya Hall-Dekleva also finished strong in sixth and tenth with times of 4:32.02 and 4:39.74.
In the men's javelin, Emron Gibbs threw a 70.27m and winning the event. Sophomore, Thomas Peters followed up Gibbs with a toss of 64.50m placing third.
Modesty Lorick ran a time of 1:00.89 in the 400m hurdles, finishing second. Talia Thompson ran a time of 1:01.85 placing fourth.
Daphney Stanford came in second in the 5000m with a time of 17:26.95 and teammate Theresa Harto finished fifth with a time of 17:41.42
The women's 4x100m team, consisting of Kadaria Thompson, Modesty Lorick, Adriana Allen, and Keiyana Gaskin, ran a time of 45.82 to place fifth.
The men's 4x100m team placed fourth with a time of 41.12; ran by Cra'vorkian Carson, Alexander Richemond, Curtis Walker, and Jamad Smith.
The 4x400m relay team, consisting of Walker, Richemond, Caleb Parker, and Lorenzen Burton finished the event with a time of 3:12.79, placing fifth.
On the women's side, there were several top ten finishes in the track events. Adriana Allen, in the 400m, finished fourth with a time of 54.83. In the 100m dash, Gaskin ran a time of 11.94, placing sixth. Thompson finished seventh with a time of 11.95. Gaskin also ran in the 200m dash and came in seventh with a time of 24.28. Regen McGee came in seventh running the 800m in 2:13.45 and Savannah McMillon finished tenth with a time of 2:16.66.
Carson placed second in the men's 100m dash with a time of 10.38. Richemond placed seventh with a time of 10.60. Jamad Smith ran a time of 10.78.
Kasey Spinks finished third in the men's 400m hurdles with a time of 53.87.
Caleb Parker placed fourth in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.58. Patton Little, in the 5000m, finished fifth with a time of 14:52.76. Walker finished seventh with a time of 48.14 in the 400m.
Trista Barry jumped 1.63m in the high jump to place fifth. Jamari Drake finished ninth.
In the women's long jump, Jazmyne Gilliam, placed eighth with a 5.07m jump.
Devonta Brassell placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 14.53m.
Nadia Maffo placed fourth in hammer throw with a toss of 58.28m. Alexis Chiles finished in ninth with a mark of 45.11m.
Brashe' Wood placed second in the women's shot put with a mark of 15.15m. Chiles placed third with a mark of 14.64m. Danisha Jones finished fifth with a mark of 13.80m and Maffo came in seventh with a 12.65m throw.
Jones placed fifth with a mark of 46.56m in the discus. Wood finished sixth with a 45.83m mark.
On the men's side, Donald Daley placed third in the hammer throw with a 54.75m mark. Robby Watson placed fourth with a mark of 49.72. Daley and Watson both competed in the shot put and the discus as well. Daley finished seventh in the shot put with a 14.95 toss and seventh in the discus with a 48.53m mark. Watson finished eighth in the shot put with a 12.94 throw and eighth in the discus with a 45.80 mark.
Quotes from Head Coach Jon Stuart:
"Our throws crew was as solid as ever with Emron Gibbs winning the javalin and Thomas Peters coming in third; Brashe' Wood had a personal best in the shot put, Nadia Maffo tossing a regional qualifying mark in the hammer throw. This group has performed well over the past two meets and has had good focus during some tough competition."
"On the track, we have put together great early season marks. Dana Dillistone was outstanding today in the 1500m, running a USM record in her victory."
"Overall, we had five individuals with marks that should qualify for the first round of the NCAA Championships in May."
The Golden Eagles return home for the Southern Miss Invitational on March 31 and April 1.
