Friday, April 16
Auburn, Ala.
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War Eagle Invitational
Golden Eagles break two school records at War Eagle Invitational
4/17/2021 7:08:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
AUBURN, Ala. – The Southern Miss track and field team closed the day with a bang, as Landon Chalden, Trey Johnson, Dylan Evans and DJ Butler combined to break the 4x400 relay record with a time of 3:09.45, while Chalden improved his program record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.71 finishing second.
"It was a great way to cap off a meet with a win in the 4x400, beating one of our in-state rivals and getting a new school record," head coach Jon Stuart said. "We had a lot of great things happen. We still have to get a lot better, but I'm very excited about the direction we're going right now."
The combination of Trinity Flagler, Vivette Green, Savi'a Varnell and Trinity Benson started the day with a third-place finish in the 4x100 with a time of 45.68.
Senior Eric Richards finished with his 18th career top-three finish as he finished tied for second in the high jump after clearing the bar at 7' 1.75", while Corvell Todd joined him on the podium with a leap of 7' 0.5" to finish tied for third.
For the third consecutive meet, Trey Johnson won the 400m dash, as he finished with a time of 46.10 for a new personal best.
On Friday, Patricia Johnson finished third in the women's long jump with a mark of 19' 6.0".
The Golden Eagles received seven personal-bests on the women's side including: Green (100m), Flagler (100m), Benson (200m), Jasmine Burns (200m), Marquasha Myers (200m), Tatiyana Jennings (400m hurdles) and Isabella Simonelli (discus).
For the men, Elijah Miller (100m), Jordan Woods (100m), Butler (200m), Johnson (400m), Dylan Evans (800m), Mar'Ques McCray (800m), Chalden (400m hurdles), Joe Wager (discus) and Trevor Leinstock (javelin) all set new personal records at the meet.
"It was a great way to cap off a meet with a win in the 4x400, beating one of our in-state rivals and getting a new school record," head coach Jon Stuart said. "We had a lot of great things happen. We still have to get a lot better, but I'm very excited about the direction we're going right now."
The combination of Trinity Flagler, Vivette Green, Savi'a Varnell and Trinity Benson started the day with a third-place finish in the 4x100 with a time of 45.68.
Senior Eric Richards finished with his 18th career top-three finish as he finished tied for second in the high jump after clearing the bar at 7' 1.75", while Corvell Todd joined him on the podium with a leap of 7' 0.5" to finish tied for third.
For the third consecutive meet, Trey Johnson won the 400m dash, as he finished with a time of 46.10 for a new personal best.
On Friday, Patricia Johnson finished third in the women's long jump with a mark of 19' 6.0".
The Golden Eagles received seven personal-bests on the women's side including: Green (100m), Flagler (100m), Benson (200m), Jasmine Burns (200m), Marquasha Myers (200m), Tatiyana Jennings (400m hurdles) and Isabella Simonelli (discus).
For the men, Elijah Miller (100m), Jordan Woods (100m), Butler (200m), Johnson (400m), Dylan Evans (800m), Mar'Ques McCray (800m), Chalden (400m hurdles), Joe Wager (discus) and Trevor Leinstock (javelin) all set new personal records at the meet.
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