ATLANTA-- The Georgia State women's track & field team finished its season with seven top ten finishes at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship this week in Birmingham, AL.
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Senior
Valissa Brown led the Panthers through the championship series, finishing second overall in the long jump with a 6.00-meter jump. She also marked a personal best with this jump.Â
Heard followed up with a second and third place finish in her events, placing third in the 200-meter (23.54) and fourth in the 60-meter final with a time of 7.37. Heard's 200-meter time also broke the program record for the event.Â
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Kayli Williams also scored a top three finish, taking third in the 60-meter hurdles with an 8.41 time.Â
Brianna Mponzi finished sixth in the 60-meter with 7.49, a personal best. The Panthers' 4x400 relay team placed fifth with a season-best 3:46.30, and
Jessica James took eighth with 12.05 meters in the triple jump. Â
Marissa Palmer finished the 200-meter with a time of 24.23 and
Lailah Palmer finished with a time of 24.92. Both
Laila Eiland and
Justein Whyte also achieved personal bests.Â
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Meet Notes:
- Ronasche Fluker finished triple jump with 11.81 meters
- Â Kennedy Jacquet triple jump personal best with 11.75 meters
- Gabriele Key long jump personal best with 5.36 meters
- Â Marie Tchocksi long jump season best with 5.24 meters
- Mencia Maruri 3000 meters personal best with a time 10:15.55.
- Julia Martinez 3000 meters personal best with a time 10:39.18.
- GSU Women distance medley relay finished with a time of 12:37.89.
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