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LAST TIME OUT – CAROLINA CHALLENGE JAN. 23

The Gamecocks hosted the Carolina Challenge, the second home meet of the 2021 indoor season, with six Power 5 teams visiting Columbia for the high-quality meet that ended up breaking 10 facility records. 

The Gamecocks saw four individuals either move up or improve their all-time program top-10 marks during the meet. Heather Stone’s 9:51.88 performance in the 3000m moved her the No. 6 on the list, breaking her previous indoor PR by about four seconds. Freshman Christian Lewis improved his PR by nearly six inches during the men’s long jump to finish in third, pushing his sixth-best leap in school history slightly up the all-time top-list. KD Young’s mark of 17.79m in the weight throw cemented her spot at No. 10 on the Gamecocks’ indoor list while Destinee Rocker’s second-place 60m hurdles time of 8.19 separated herself from teammate Caitlyn Little at the No. 6 spot in school history. 

Carolina’s women’s 400m squad proved why it is still one of the deepest groups in the country with a 4x400m relay time of 3:36.19, winning the event over the likes of Florida, Mississippi State, Alabama and Auburn. Led off by returning All-American Knowledge Omovoh, the freshman group of Alysia Johnson, Rachel Glenn and Ashton Lindley combined to post the ninth-fastest time in the country.   

GAMECOCKS IN THE TOP 50

The Carolina Challenge provided another weekend of high-quality finishes that help post numerous top 50 national times and marks. A total of eleven student-athletes across six events are ranked in the top 50 while the men have a total of eleven student-athletes in eight events among the nation’s top 50 in their respective events. Filip Demsar’s 7.86 in the 60m hurdles and Rachel Glenn’s high jump mark of 1.80m both sit as the highest marks for Carolina, with both at the No. 6 slot in the nation in both events. 

Four Gamecock student-athletes made their season debut on the top 50 rankings with Evan Miller entering at No. 17 in the 200m with his time of 21.14. Blake Newcomb (800m), Sarah Riser (5000m) and Katerina Hendrix (5000m) all entered the top 50 after competing at the Carolina Challenge. 
 

GAMECOCKS SHINE IN THE CLASSROOM

The University of South Carolina Athletics Department concluded the Fall 2020 semester with a departmental grade point average (GPA) of 3.299, it was announced today. It marks the department’s fifth-highest GPA in history and the 28th-consecutive semester with a departmental GPA above 3.0. Fourteen of 18 teams earned a GPA of 3.0 or better during the fall semester, including the women’s program at 3.389.

“Our student-athletes continue to amaze me,” said Athletics Director Ray Tanner. “In normal times, being a student-athlete is challenging enough, balancing classes, practices, games, study hall, meetings and other activities. In this ‘new normal’ during the COVID pandemic, our student-athletes continue to achieve in the classroom and that is a credit to them and our wonderful Dodie Academic Staff.”

The South Carolina track and field team was honored to name 20 total student-athletes to the President’s List for earning a 4.0, 35 student-athletes to the Dean’s List (3.5) and 82 to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0). 

MEET INFORMATION

No fans will be permitted at the Bob Pollock Meet due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, per Clemson Home Meet Information. Fans can follow the live results on Adkins Trak and check with GamecocksOnline.com for updated information on the meet. For more information on every meet the Gamecocks participate in, continue to GamecocksOnline.com Please check back later for final heat sheets. 

GAMECOCKS WOMEN RANKED 19TH, MEN 27TH

The USTFCCCA released the first team rankings of the 2021 indoor season with the Gamecocks entering at No. 19 on the women’s side and No. 27 on the men’s side. 

The SEC has nine teams ranked inside the top 27, the most in the NCAA among any conference, while the SEC women’s teams also have an NCAA-leading nine teams in the top 25. 

GAMECOCK OPENER JAN. 16

The Gamecocks kicked off the 2021 campaign with an impressive outing at the Gamecock Opener. Carolina posted six different All-Time Top 10 program marks during the meet, with three of those performances coming among the jumps events.

“I am so proud of all of our jumpers today. We were all just so excited to be back in this building and competing today,” Assistant Head Coach Delethea Quarles said. “The things that stood out was [Jackson Marseille]’s performance in the high jump today, jumping over seven feet and then Rachel Glenn coming out and jumped just under six feet. They just did a phenomenal job today. All of our jumpers did a great job to execute today and were coachable and made adjustments that were needed to perform at a high level today.”

The Gamecocks also got top 10 program performances from Destinee Rocker in the 60m hurdles (8.21), Alycia Springs in the Shot Put (16.01m) and KD Young in the Weight Throw (17.70m). 

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