University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Track & Field Finished Outdoor Opener in Mobile
3/18/2023 6:35:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
MOBILE, Ala.-- The Southern Miss track and field team debuted its outdoor campaign at the South Alabama Invitational on March 17–18 in Mobile, Alabama.
The Golden Eagles came away with six personal bests, five first-place finishes, and many others in the top ten of their events.
The Black & Gold will head to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the Florida State relays March 23-24; this will be Southern Miss' first appearance since 2018.
Men's
High jump- Zayne Palomino, second, 2.04m
Hammer- Kaya Ludgood, fourth, 57.57m/ Piers Cameron,13th, 39.91m
400 m- Dylan Evans, first, 50.21/ Mar'Ques McCray, second, 50.47
110m hurdles- Jared Williams, first, 14.13
Discus- Piers Cameron, 11th, 39.72m
400m hurdles- Javel Fullerton, second, 54.98/ Jared Williams, third, 55.48
200m- Omar Austin, first, 21.14/ Okheme Moore, fourth, 22.05/ Gabe Cocroft, 13th, 23.02
100m- Dee Baker, 3rd, 10.76/ Okheme Moore, fifth, 10.97
Long jump- Dalen Hurd, second, 7.04m/ Lamont Moss, sixth, 6.65m
Women's
Triple jump- Za'Isha Fraser, second, 11.84m
100m- Kenia Seals, first, 11.75/ Destiny Charles, second, 11.93/ Trinity Benson, third, 11.94/ Trinity Flagler, fourth, 12.01
100m hurdles- Safiya John, first, 13.99
200m- Trinity Benson, second, 24.76/ Kenia Seals, third, 25.00/ Trinity Flagler, fifth, 25.15
Long jump- Ashlee Osaji, third, 5.68m
Javelin- Arianna White, third, 41.12m/ Eden Adams, sixth, 38.03m/ Safiya John, 10th, 33.78m
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The Golden Eagles came away with six personal bests, five first-place finishes, and many others in the top ten of their events.
The Black & Gold will head to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete in the Florida State relays March 23-24; this will be Southern Miss' first appearance since 2018.
Men's
High jump- Zayne Palomino, second, 2.04m
Hammer- Kaya Ludgood, fourth, 57.57m/ Piers Cameron,13th, 39.91m
400 m- Dylan Evans, first, 50.21/ Mar'Ques McCray, second, 50.47
110m hurdles- Jared Williams, first, 14.13
Discus- Piers Cameron, 11th, 39.72m
400m hurdles- Javel Fullerton, second, 54.98/ Jared Williams, third, 55.48
200m- Omar Austin, first, 21.14/ Okheme Moore, fourth, 22.05/ Gabe Cocroft, 13th, 23.02
100m- Dee Baker, 3rd, 10.76/ Okheme Moore, fifth, 10.97
Long jump- Dalen Hurd, second, 7.04m/ Lamont Moss, sixth, 6.65m
Women's
Triple jump- Za'Isha Fraser, second, 11.84m
100m- Kenia Seals, first, 11.75/ Destiny Charles, second, 11.93/ Trinity Benson, third, 11.94/ Trinity Flagler, fourth, 12.01
100m hurdles- Safiya John, first, 13.99
200m- Trinity Benson, second, 24.76/ Kenia Seals, third, 25.00/ Trinity Flagler, fifth, 25.15
Long jump- Ashlee Osaji, third, 5.68m
Javelin- Arianna White, third, 41.12m/ Eden Adams, sixth, 38.03m/ Safiya John, 10th, 33.78m
Follow @Southernmisstfxc on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Players Mentioned
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Friday, March 06
Full Highlights - Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion
Saturday, February 21
Full Game Highlights - Southern Miss vs. Troy
Sunday, February 15
Full Highlights - Southern Miss vs. South Alabama
Friday, February 13

















