Gainesville, FL – Winthrop claimed three wins and several Top 8 performances in their fifth meet of the 2023-24 indoor track and field season at the Florida Last Chance Meet on Friday.
Meet Information
Feb. 9, 2024 | Alachua County Sports and Events Center | Final Results
In The Field
- Senior Ambar Nunez-Gomez started the Eagles of on the right foot with a winning heave of 16.75m in the women's weight throw.
- Senior Kenneth Williams Jr. claimed the men's long jump with a leap of 6.93m and jumped 1.95m in the men's high jump for 2nd place.
- Sophomore Johntavia Shaw threw 14.00m in the women's shot put to get the win.
- Sophomore Timothy Speaks placed 2nd in the men's weight throw with a hurl of 16.84m and 4th in the men's shot put with a mark of 13.79m.
- Sophomore Monay James was 5th in the women's long jump and 6th in the women's shot put.
- Sophomore Maurion Jamison was 4th in the men's triple jump.
- Sophomore Faith Wood was 7th in the women's triple jump.
- Freshman Jaylen Lynch was 8th in the women's long jump.
On The Track
Coach Paxton Post-Meet Comments
"Great meet after a long trip down to Florida," Paxton said. "The team performed great facing teams we have not seen all year."
Up Next
The Eagles travel to Blacksburg, VA next weekend for the first of two consecutive trips, competing in the Virginia Tech Challenge.
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