Radiance Basden

2012: NCAA East Preliminaries participant in the triple jump…Indoors, competed in the triple jump…placed third at the Virginia Tech Invitational…won the Tyson Invitational with her top mark of 42-03.23 (12.88m)…placed fifth at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 41-05.25 (12.63m)…at Last Chance Qualifiers, placed seventh…Outdoors, competed in the 400m hurdles and the triple jump…placed third at the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 400m hurdles with a top mark of 1:01.85… won the Weems Baskin Invitational triple jump with a jump of 42-05.25 (12.93m), her season-best…scored for the Gamecocks at the SEC Outdoor Championships by placing eighth…competed at NCAA East Preliminaries, finishing 19th

2011: NCAA Outdoor participant … NCAA East Region participant in the triple jump and 4x400m relay … indoors, competed in the triple jump … had a top mark of 40-08.75 (12.41m) to place second at the Tyson Invitational … won the New Balance Invitational at 40-04.25 (12.30m) … placed 12th at the SEC Indoor Championships at 39-11.50 (12.18m) … outdoors, competed in the 400m hurdles and triple jump … in the intermediate hurdles, had a top time of 1:00.26 … took fifth at the Penn Relays at 1:00.29 … placed 12th at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 1:00.69 … in the triple jump, had a top mark of 42-02 (12.85m) … placed fourth overall at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 41-05 (12.62m) … took 34th at the NCAA East Preliminary at 39-10 (12.14m) … Ran third leg for the 4x400m relay team that took ninth at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Was third leg for East Preliminary team that advanced at 3:36.72. 2010: Did not compete indoors … outdoors, competed in the 400m hurdles and triple jump … in the 400m hurdles, ran a top time of 1:00.43 at the Penn Relays … finished 12th at the SEC Outdoor Championships … in the triple jump, had a top mark of 39-08.00 (12.09m) at the Spec Towns Invitational … placed 10th at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 39-06.50 (12.05m).

2009: NCAA East Region participant in the 400m hurdles … indoors, competed in the long jump and triple jump … in the long jump, opened the year with a season best 16-10 (5.13m) at the Kentucky Invitational … competed at the New Balance Collegiate and the Tyson Invitational … in the triple jump, cleared a season best 38-11.75 (11.88m) to take fourth at the Tom Jones Memorial … jumped 37-11.50 (11.57m) to take 20th at the New Balance Collegiate … placed ninth at the Tyson Invitational … outdoors, competed in the 400m hurdles and the triple jump … in the hurdles, opened the year by taking fifth at the Shamrock Invitational before winning the Weems Baskin Invite at 1:02.97 … took second at the Spec Town Relays at 1:02.36 … ran a season best 1:00.49 to take third at the Friendship & Freedom Games … ran 1:01.94 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … finished at 1:04.06 at the NCAA East Region meet … in the triple jump, cleared 38-01.25 (11.61m) to open the year at the Shamrock Invitational … jumped a season best 38-6 (11.73m) to claim 14th at the Pepsi Florida Relays … took 15th at the SEC Championships at 36-04.75 (11.09m) … competed at the U.S. Junior Nationals, placing 12th at 1:02.97.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by DePaul Mittman at Western Guilford High … ranked No. 1 in North Carolina in the triple jump (2007-08) and 300mH (2007) … carried a No. 3 ranking her senior season in 300mH … competed at Nike Outdoor Naitonals, USATF Junior Olympics and USATF Youth Nationals … top triple jump mark of 40-8 ¾.

PERSONAL: Radiance Chelsea Basden was born Jan. 2, 1990 … pursuing a degree in advertising … parents are Robin Hayes and Richard Basden … chose USC over Charlotte, Clemson and N.C. State.