May 18, 2004
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Fresh off the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where USC won one gold medal, three silver medals and four bronze medals, the Gamecocks turn their focus now to Gainesville, Florida where they will compete in the NCAA East Regional Championship May 28-29 on the UF campus.
The Gamecocks have qualified 31 women in 14 events while the men have qualified nine in eight events. Both teams have also qualified their 4x100m and 4x400m relays. The entire list of qualifiers can be found on the following pages. The top five individual finishers and the top three relay finishers at the regional meet will make the NCAA Outdoor Championships June 9-12 in Austin, Texas.
USC will declare which athletes will run/jump in each event Wednesday, May 26.
Last year at the NCAA Outdoor Championships the Gamecock women were fourth, while the Gamecock men finished 10th. The women have been in the top 10 the past eight years, while the men have enjoyed top 20 finishes each of the last six years, including three finishes in the top 10.
USC Women's NCAA Regional QualifiersNCAA Regional Championship - May 28-29 in Gainesville, Fla.
Name Mark/Time Date
100mKhalilah Carpenter 11.51 4/3/04Erica Whipple 11.54 5/9/04Alexis Joyce 11.56 4/03/04
200mErica Whipple 23.20 5/9/04Khalilah Carpenter 23.53 5/16/04Stephanie Smith 23.54 4/03/04
400mLashinda Demus 51.70 4/03/04Stephanie Smith 51.96 4/03/04
800mShay Shelton 2:08.41 5/14/04Lashinda Demus 2:09.16 3/20/04Tawana Watkins 2:09.68 4/7/04BK Ramamene 2:09.98 5/14/04
5000mJenny Lake 16:49.43 3/27/04
100m HurdlesLashinda Demus 13.08 5/16/04Ronnetta Alexander 13.25 5/9/04Chiquita Martin 13.76 5/9/04
400m HurdlesLashinda Demus 54.50 5/16/04Shevon Stoddart 56.12 5/16/04Tawana Watkins 58.96 4/22/04Chiquita Martin 59.65 4/22/04
4x100m relayUSC 43.58 4/23/04(Joyce, Demus, Carpenter, Whipple)
4x400m relayUSC 3:27.19 4/11/04(Demus, Stoddart, Watkins, Smith)
High JumpChelsea Hammond 5' 8 3/4 4/22/04
Long JumpChelsea Hammond 21' 6 3/4 5/9/04Kemesha Whitmire 20' 6 5/9/04
Triple JumpRhashida Abdul-Malik 42' 6 5/16/04Kemesha Whitmire 40' 8 1/4 5/16/04
Shot PutIndia Odum 50' 8 1/4 4/03/04Precious Akins 46' 8 3/4 3/20/04
DiscusPrecious Akins 169' 9 5/16/04
Pole VaultCheryl Terrio 12' 9 4/3/04
HeptathlonChelsea Hammond 5405 points 4/11/04
USC Men's NCAA Regional QualifiersNCAA Regional Championship - May 28-29 in Gainesville, Fla.
Name Mark/Time Date100mAdrian Durant 10.43 4/11/04
200mRodney Martin 20.84 5/16/04
110m hurdlesFred Townsend 13.80 3/20/04
4x100m relayUSC 40.22 4/03/04(Durant, Martin, Luster Flood)
4x400m relayUSC 3:08.85 5/16/04(Martin, Flood, Cunningham, Durant)
Long JumpTony Allmond 26' 2 5/9/04Greig Cryer 24' 11 3/20/04
Triple JumpGreig Cryer 49' 5 3/4 3/20/04
HammerBrook Antonio 190' 10 5/15/04
DiscusBrook Antonio 176' 9 5/9/04
Shot PutAdam Bishop 55' 3 5/16/04