Murrell-Ross Wins Shot Put, Bulldogs Better Six Top-10 Marks At Florida Relays

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Murrell-Ross Wins Shot Put, Bulldogs Better Six Top-10 Marks At Florida Relays

April 05, 2025 | Track & Field

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Senior Kelsie Murrell-Ross picked up a win in the shot put while the Bulldogs bettered six program all-time marks across the running events as the Georgia track & field teams wrapped up competition at the Florida Relays on Saturday.

Fast Facts

Murrell-Ross won the shot put invite with a throw of 17.74 meters/58 feet, 2.50 inches. She came within two feet of her personal best, which places her second on the Georgia all-time performance list outdoors.
The women's 4x100-meter relay team of Kaila Jackson, Reign Redmond, Sanaa Frederick, and Dejanea Oakley clocked a time of 43.18 to finish runner-up in the event. The quartet posted the No. 3 time in program history with their performance, surpassing Friday's time of 43.87 set by Jackson, Redmond, Frederick, and Karsen Phillips.
The women's and men's 4x400m relay teams both posted top-10 times in program history in the invite events to wrap up the day. Michelle Smith, Oakley, Sole Frederick, and Haley Tate clocked the No. 5 time in program history (3:30.87) to finish fifth in Gainesville while Xai Ricks, Will Floyd, Shemar Chambers, and Ervin Pearson placed third with the No. 6 time in school history (3:02.79).
Freshman Jayden Keys shot into sixth in program history in the 110-meter hurdles, posting a 13.80 in the prelims before improving his time to 13.73 in the finals. Keys finished seventh overall in both the prelims and finals.
Ricks climbed to ninth in program history in the 400m, crossing the finish line in 45.75 to place fifth in Gainesville. He was one of three Bulldogs who finished in the top 10 in the event, with Chambers (45.86) and Pearson (46.06) placing seventh and 10^th, respectively.
Reign Redmond matched her own No. 9 time in program history in the 100m, clocking an 11.35 to place 7^th. Sanaa Frederick also posted a top-10 finish with a wind-assisted 11.44 to place 10^th overall.
For full results from the Florida Relays, please visit: https://gado.gs/cy8.

Up Next
Georgia's multi-event athletes will head to Bryan-College Station, Texas, to compete at the 44 Farms Team Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M, on April 11-12.

Where To Find Bulldogs News
Results and recaps from the Bulldogs' outdoor season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.