April 23, 2006
Columbia, SC – South Carolina posted five wins and three runner-up finishes in the 2006 Murray Neely Invitational in Greensboro, NC. USC also posted three additional NCAA regional times on the day. USC ran against a field of a number of former professional athletes who competed at USC including Aleen Bailey, Lashinda Demus and Tiffany Ross-Williams.
The women are ranked No. 10 this week while the men are ranked No. 22.
Amberly Nesbitt won the 100m with a time of 11.56.
Leroy Dixon was the runner-up in the 200m at 21.08, pisting his first regional qualifying time in the event this season.
Keith Hinnant won the 400m with a time of 46.69.
Faraigan Giles was third in the 400m with a regional qualifier of 53.66 – improving her previous time.
Ronnetta Alexander won the 100m with at time of 13.50.
Joe Schroder won the javelin with a throw of 170′ 10.
Kemesha Whitmire was the runner-up in the long jump (18’3 ½) and the triple jump (41′ 2 ½). She has already posted regional qualifiers in both.
Precious Akins won the discus at 175′ 5.
USC REGIONAL QUALIFIERS (Through 4/15/06)
MEN
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Standard | Rank |
| 100m | Leroy Dixon | 10.25 | ||
| 200m | Leroy Dixon | 21.08 | ||
| 400m | Keith Hinnant | 46.68 | 47.26 | NK |
| 110m Hurdles | Jason Richardson | 13.52 | 14.30 | 2 |
| 110m Hurdles | Thomas Hilliard | 14.16 | 14.30 | NK |
| 400m Hurdles | Jason Richardson | 51.70 | 52.51 | 11 |
| 400m Hurdles | Thomas Hilliard | 52.17 | 52.51 | T17 |
| 400m Hurdles | Jussi Heikklia | 52.27 | 52.51 | NK |
| 4x400m Relay | James, Hilliard, Richardson, Hinnant | 3:07.57 | 3:10.00 | NK |
| Pole Vault | Trey Bell | 5.05m | 5.05m | T16 |
| Long Jump | Greig Cryer | 7.63m | 7.34m | T5 |
| Triple Jump | Greig Cryer | 15.86m | 15.08m | NK |
| Discus | Brook Antonio | 55.88m | 51.70m | 17 |
| Hammer | Brook Antonio | 59.63m | 55.60m | 28 |
| Javelin | Joe Schroeder | 62.49m | 61.60 | 34 |
WOMEN
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Standard | Rank |
| 100m | Shalonda Solomon | 11.21 | 11.75 | 2 |
| 100m | Amberly Nesbitt | 11.30 | 11.75 | 4 |
| 200m | Shalonda Solomon | 22.53 | 23.96 | 1 |
| 400m | Natasha Hastings | 53.63 | 54.61 | NK |
| 400m | Stephanie Smith | 54.08 | 54.61 | 16 |
| 400m | Faraign Giles | 53.66 | 54.61 | NK |
| 800m | Shay Shelton | 2:07.62 | 2:09.80 | NK |
| 100m Hurdles | Ronnetta Alexander | 13.43 | 13.92 | NK |
| 100m Hurdles | Keke Clarke | 13.67 | 13.92 | 22 |
| 100m Hurdles | Chiquita Martin | 13.91 | 13.92 | T39 |
| 100m Hurdles | Brittney James | 13.84 | 13.92 | NK |
| 400m Hurdles | Chiquita Martin | 59.59 | 60.82 | 9 |
| 4x100m Relay | Alexander, Hastings, Nesbit, Solomon | 44.22 | 45.70 | NK |
| 4x400m Relay | Martin, Smith, Giles, Shelton | 3:35.27 | 3:42.00 | 4 |
| Pole Vault | Cheryl Terrio | 3.95m | 3.80m | T10 |
| Pole Vault | Vica Shobe | 3.80m | 3.80m | T25 |
| Pole Vault | Emily Pease | 3.35m | 3.80m | NK |
| Triple Jump | Kemesha Whitmire | 12.85m | 12.32m | NK |
| Long Jump | Kemesha Whitmire | 5.98m | 5.97m | NK |
| Shot Put | Precious Akins | 14.88m | 14.30m | NK |
| Discus | Precious Akins | 56.61m | 47.30m | NK |
| Discus | Keri Groover | 48.32m | 47.30m | NK |
| Hammer | Precious Akins | 164′ 10 | NK |
NK – New Rank Not Known
Bold – Improved marks or qualifiers April 22
