Track and Field Enjoys Stellar Day at Samford Invite

Friday, January 22

Birmingham, AL

Southern Miss

Samford Invitational

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Track and Field Enjoys Stellar Day at Samford Invite

1/22/2021 6:34:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss captured three first place finishes, including two meet records, to enjoy a strong showing in the Samford Invite Friday afternoon at the Birmingham (Ala.) CrossPlex.

"What a difference a week makes," said Southern Miss track and field coach Jon Stuart on his team's improvement from the first to second meet. "We showed a great deal of improvement compared to week one. There is lots of work to do over the next two weeks, and the CUSA Championship is a month away."

The Golden Eagles captured all three first-place finishes on the men's side at Trey Johnson capture the 400 meters race with a 48.04 time. Corvell Todd captured the other title in the high jump with a distance of 2.15 meters. Both marks were meet records.

The other first-place showing was done by the 4x400 team that consisted of Landon Chalden (49.4), Johnson (47.7), Kacey Spinks (54.6) and DJ Butler (48.6) for a total of 3:20.35.

Southern Miss also totaled five second-place showings and eight third-place finishes.

Men
60m– Lance Williams, eighth, 7.06
200m – Cardet Bienvenue, fifth, 22.16
400m – Trey Johnson, first, 48.04 (meet record) / Donald Butler, fifth, 48.67 / Landon Chalden, eighth, 49.80
800m – Dylan Evans, second, 1:57.24 / Mar'Ques McCray, eighth, 2:02.23
High Jump – Corvell Todd, first, 2.15m (meet record)
Long Jump – Lance Williams, second, 6.81m / PJ Edwards, fifth, 6.63m
Triple Jump – PJ Edwards, third, 13.76m
Shot Put – Kaya Ludgood, seventh, 14.27m
Weight Throw – Bethal Miles, sixth, 15.04m / Kaya Ludgood, eighth, 13.82m
4x400 – Landon Chalden (49.4), Johnson (47.7), Kacey Spinks (54.6) and DJ Butler (48.6) 3:20.35.

Women
60m – Octavia Cato, fourth, 7.77 / Vivette Green, sixth, 7.86 / Jasmine Burns, seventh, 8.11
200m – Trinity Benson, third, 25.24 / Jasmine Griffin, fourth, 25.96
400m – Savi'a Varnell, third, 57.8
Mile – Savannah McMillon, second, 4:57.46 / Kate Mattox, fourth, 5:05.47 / Sarah Parnell, sixth, 5:12.50
60m Hurdles – Jasmine Griffin, third, 8.82 / Marquasha Myers, fifth, 9.00
Long Jump – Ashlee Osaji, second, 5.78m / Patricia Johnson, third, 5.67m
Triple Jump – Marquasha Myers, third, 11.86m
Weight Throw – Isabella Simonelli, fifth, 15.06m / Alexis Morris, sixth, 13.69m

Up Next
The Golden Eagles are scheduled to return to action Feb. 12-13 at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn.