Southern Miss Track and Field Sees Multiple School and Personal Records Fall

Thursday, April 14

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Mt. SAC Relays

Southern Miss Track and Field Sees Multiple School and Personal Records Fall

4/16/2022 10:06:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Southern Miss track and field team saw two school records fall and multiple personal best from several student-athletes at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California and War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Alabama over the weekend. "We had a number of season and lifetime best across many different events," said head coach Jon Stuart. "Ashlee Osaji going over 20 feet in the long jump for the first time in her career really set the tone for us. Fred Moudani broke his school record in the shot put with a toss of over 64 feet, then out in California, we got a great performance by freshman Oliwia Wawrzyniak to set the record in the outdoor 5K. "The trio of Trinity Benson, Trinity Flagler and Kenia Seals were all outstanding in the 100 meter dash. I'm very pleased with our progress at this stage of the season and I'm excited to see us continue to get better leading up to the Conference USA championships." Jordan Speer got the weekend started in Auburn with a new best in the hammer throw, tossing 184'7.0" to pass her coach, Danisha Jones, to move into third all-time in the event. Arianna White kept it going in the javelin throw with a mark of 144'1.0" to move into fourth in program history. Osaji was next for a lifetime best, taking off for a leap of 20'3.5" to win the long jump, and take over the No. 4 spot all-time outdoors. Hometown product Sarah Parnell shaved off seven seconds from her previous best in the 3,000M steeplechase to take the seventh-best time in school history, crossing the line in 11:10.00, while fellow distance runner Carlin Beal closed the first day in Auburn with a 13 second PR in the 5,000M. Out at the Mt. SAC Relays, senior Sandra Szpott went 4:22.95 in the 1,500M to move up to second in the record books for the race with a new PR, while freshman Smilla Kolbe improved her best in the 800M to move behind Szpott for second all-time in the event with a time of 2:07.82. Already holding the indoor record for the 5,000M, Wawrzyniak came across the line in 16:36.46 to set the new Southern Miss record outdoors and close a strong day of competition for the Golden Eagles. High jumper Corvell Todd got the second day of competition started with a second place finish, leaping 7'3.0" for his second-best clearance outdoors in the Black and Gold. In her first season with the Golden Eagles, Kenia Seals, set bests in both the 100M (11.77) and 200M (23.99), with teammate Trinity Flagler following finishing right behind her in the 100M with a new PR of 11.75 and a personal-best of 24.31 in the 200M. Holding the program standard in the shot put with a mark earlier this season, Moudani, extended his record with a new PR of 64'1.75" inches and becomes the only C-USA athlete to throw over 60 feet so far this season. Rebecca DeKay closed out the weekend in style with a nearly 11 second personal-best in the 5,000M to finish fourth at the War Eagle Invite. Southern Miss will return to action next weekend taking part in the Crimson Tide Invitational on Friday and Saturday.