Evans Sets School Record in 600m at Blazer Invite

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In the opening meet of the 2022 season, junior Dylan Evans bested his own school record with a personal-best of 1:22.21 to propel the Southern Miss track and field team on Friday at the Blazer Invite at the Birmingham CrossPlex. "We had a little bit of good, a little bit of bad and a lot of in between to start the season," said head coach Jon Stuart. "We got personal bests from a number of our student-athletes, with plenty of room for improvement from the rest of the team. It was great to get the season going, and we're headed in the right direction." Southern Miss had a pair of podium performances as Marquasha Myers and Oliwia Wawrzyniak both earned second in their events. Myers matched a personal best for indoor with a lead of 39'10", while Wawrzyniak ran the second-best freshman time in the 3,000m, crossing the line in 9:50.23. Men 60m– Elijah Miller, fourth, 6.83 / Lamont Moss, 21st, 7.05 / Elijah Burton, 28th, 7.15 300m – DJ Butler, 15th, 34.88 / Lamont Moss, 27th, 36.27 / Brennon Williams, 33rd, 37.08 500m – Landon Chalden, eighth, 1:06.39 / Gabe Cocroft, 15th, 1:13.34 / Asher Marshall, 17th, 1:15.38 600m – Dylan Evans, 11th, 1:22.21 / Mar'Ques McCray, 13th, 1:23.95 / Jalen McCoy, 16th, 1:24.90 High Jump – Corvell Todd, fourth, 6'11" Long Jump – DJ Hurd, 17th, 19'7.0" Shot Put – Fred Moudani, 7th, 56'0.0" Weight Throw – Kaya Ludgood, 16th, 49'5.0" / Fred Moudani, 17th, 48'2.5" 4x400 – Chalden, Evans, McCoy, McCray, fourth, 3:26.37 Women 60m – Trinity Benson, seventh, 7.64 / Destiny Charles, 10th, 7.67 / Trinity Flagler, 18th, 7.73 60mH – Marquasha Myers, 10th, 9.00 / Jasmine Griffin, 9.17, 16th / Koriyunna Arrington, 26th, 9.42 300m – Trinity Benson, 17th, 40.32 / Destiny Charles, 19th, 40.62 / Trinity Flagler, 28th, 41.42 500m – Tatiyana Jennings, sixth, 1:20.54 / Kameryn Peterson, ninth, 1:42.50 600m – Smilla Kolbe, seventh, 1:36.67 / Katelyn Cartwright, 10th, 1:37.99 1000m – Rebecca Dekay, 10th, 3:08.74 / Sarah Parnell, 11th, 3:09.33 3000m – Oliwia Wawrzyniak, second, 9:50.23 / Carlin Beal, 15th, 10:34.13 Long Jump – Ashlee Osaji, sixth, 18'6.0" Triple Jump – Marquasha Myers, second, 39'10.0" Shot Put – Jordan Speer, sixth, 47'4.5" / Alexis Morris, 25th, 35'9.5" Weight Throw – Isabella Simonelli, 11th, 56'1.75" / Jordan Speer, 23rd, 47'10.75" 4x400 – Arrington, Cartwright, Kolbe, Parnell, sixth, 4:05.99 Up Next Southern Miss treks north next weekend to take part in the Vanderbilt Invite in Nashville, Tenn.

Evans Sets School Record in 600m at Blazer Invite

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Players Mentioned

Carlin Beal

Trinity Benson

Elijah Burton

DJ Butler

Katelyn Cartwright

Landon Chalden

Destiny Charles

Gabe Cocroft

Dylan Evans

Trinity Flagler

Jasmine Griffin

DJ Hurd

Smilla Kolbe

Kaya Ludgood

Asher Marshall

Mar'Ques McCray

Elijah Miller

Lamont Moss

Marquasha Myers

Ashlee Osaji

Sarah Parnell

Isabella Simonelli

Brennon Williams