The Southern Miss track team traveled to Tallahassee, Fl. where the women’s team won the team title with a score of 130 points while the men scored 86 points in their fourth-place finish. The Golden Eagles had five event wins and set three school records.
“We went into this meet just like any other where we try and just improve upon our marks,” said head coach Jon Stuart. “We didn’t have high expectations but our kids just competed so well and when it got close to the end we just realized ‘hey we could win this thing’.”
The Golden Eagles faced a tough field with the teams in attendance which were Florida, Florida State, Dartmouth, Auburn, Liberty, Georgia Tech and Liberty.