May 30, 2006

Columbia, SC – Fresh off South Carolina’s women winning its second straight NCAA East Region Track and Field title and the men finishing a program-high third, the Gamecock track teams are preparing for the NCAA Championships June 7-10 in Sacramento. The women qualified nine individuals in eight events and both its 4x100m relay and its 4x400m relay. The men qualified four individuals in five events in addition to its 4x400m relay.

The women finished as the runner-up to Texas last year, while the men finished 26th. The USC women join only the Texas women, Arkansas men and the UCLA women as the only four programs nationally to finish in the top 10 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships the past 10 years, beginning with its ninth place finish in 1996. USC’s women won the school’s first NCAA title in any sport in 2002. The women have finished in the top five of the last six years with the men finishing in the top 11 five times in the last 10 years.

The following are USC’s qualifiers with their marks/times. Also included is where they are seeded on the national list.

NCAA Championship Men’s Qualifiers