Southern Miss opened the indoor track and field season with eight top-three finishes and three event winners at the Blazer Invitational hosted by UAB on Jan. 11.
Notable teams in attendance were Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn, South Alabama, Miami and Tennessee. Conference USA teams UAB, Florida Atlantic, Florida International and Middle Tennessee also competed in the invitational.
For the sprinters, junior Keiyana Gaskin finished in second and sophomore Rikianne Patterson finished in fourth place running times of 7:46 and 7:53 in the women’s 60m dash. In the men’s 60m dash, senior McKinely West opened the season by running a 6.