June 11, 2007

Fresh off the NCAA Track and Field Championships, track season continues next week for eight Gamecocks who will compete at the USA Track and Field Championships and the USA Junior Championships in Indianapolis June 20-24. In addition, Gamecock junior Jamil James will compete in his country’s National meet next weekend as well (Trinidad & Tobago).

South Carolina will have a number of former Gamecocks competing at the USA Championships as well including Miki and Lisa Barber, Demetria Washington, Terrence Trammell, Greig Cryer, Otis Harris, Kenneth Ferguson and Tiffany Ross-Williams.

The athletes competing at the USA Championships are vying for spots on the Pan American Championship team (July 13-29, 2007 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and World Championship team (Aug 24 – Sept. 2 – Osaka, Japan). The athletes competing at the USA Junior Championships are vying for spots on the Pan American Junior Championship team (July 6-8, 2007 – Sao Paulo, Brazil).

Those competing at the USA Championships for South Carolina include:

Krystal Cantey – 400m hurdles

Natasha Hastings – 400m

Thomas Hilliard – 400m hurdles

Chiquita Martin – 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles

Ray Miley – 400m

Shalonda Solomon – 200m (doubtful due to injury, but entered)

Those competing at the USA Junior Championships include:

Brandi Cross – 400m

Mike Zajec – discus and hammer

The schedule for those competing is as follows:

Gamecocks competing at USA Championships (Indianapolis, June 20-24):

Krystal Cantey

400m hurdles

Prelims – 1:50 Friday

Finals – 3:35 Saturday

Natasha Hastings

400m

Prelims – 6:10 Thursday

Semifinals – 6:45 Friday

Finals – 2:36 Saturday

Thomas Hilliard

400m hurdles

Prelims — 5:25 Thursday

Semis — 745 Friday

Finals – 2:18 Saturday

Chiquita Martin

100m hurdles

Prelims – 4:45 Friday

Finals – 2:52 Saturday

400m hurdles

Prelims — 5:30 Friday

Semis – 2:02 Saturday

Finals – 2:10 Sunday

Ray Miley

400m

Prelims – 6:35 Thursday

Semifinals – 7:00 Friday

Finals – 2:44 Saturday

Shalonda Solomon (listed as doubtful due to injury)

200m

Prelims – 4:30 Saturday

Semifinals – 12:15 Sunday

Finals – 2:30 Sunday

Gamecocks competing at USA Junior Championships (Indianapolis, June 20-24):

Brandi Cross

400m

Prelims – 12:35 Friday

Finals – 3:05 Saturday

Mike Zajac

hammer

Prelims and Final – 10:15 am Friday

discus

Prelims and Final – 2:15 Thursday

The meet will be shown on live TV the following days and times:

June 22 – 8 pm on ESPN

June 23 – 2 pm on NBC

June 23 – 7 pm on ESPN2

June 24 – 1 pm on NBC