April 26, 2008
Former Gamecocks Star in USA vs. the World
Philadelphia, Penn. – South Carolina junior Jason Richardson won his second Penn Relays Championship of America 110m hurdles title in a PACKED field of defending NCAA champions. The men’s 4x400m relay won the college final. The Penn Relays crowd of 49,831 – the second-largest Saturday crowd ever enjoyed the meet. The three day total of 113,982 was the second-best ever and the eighth time in nine years they have drawn 100,000 plus.
Richardson posted a time of 13.68 to win the hurdles. The race included the 2007 NCAA outdoor champion and the 2008 NCAA indoor champion. Richardson already has the top time in the NCAA this year at 13.31.
“The time is not indicative of the qualify of the field. I think it shows me I am managing my fitness,” said Richardson. “The start was slow, the middle I re-adjusted and the last half I ran as fast as I could. I opened up towards the end and finished strong. I am surprised to win any race after the year I had (filled with injuries) last year. I am looking forward to the next few weeks.”
The men’s 4x400m relay won the college final at 3:10.21. The men’s team consisted of Keith Hinnant, Ray Miley, Richardson and Derron Flood.
Richardson has a busy weekend as he won the 110m hurdles, was the runner-up in the 400m hurdles and ran a leg of the winning 4x400m relay.
The women’s 4x400m relay finished third in the Championship of America with a time of 3:34.81. The team consisted of Brandi Cross, Faraign Giles, Gabby Glenn and Porche Bryd.
Gabby Glenn finished seventh in the Championship of America 100m finals at 12:09. She has a season-best time of 11.31.
Jonathon Hancock was sixth in the Championship of America 100m finals at 10.61. He has a season-best time of 10.39.
The women’s 4x200m relay finished fifth at 1:35.59 in the Championship of America (Shayla Mahan, Faraign Giles, Brandi Cross, Porche Byrd). The men followed up with a sixth finish in the Championship of America at 1:25.58 (Antonio Sales, Quentin Moore, Aaron Anderson, Lamar Markett).
Erik Heymann was seventh in the Championship of America javelin finals, throwing it a season-best 212′ 7. The mark betters his previous NCAA regional qualifier.
Derek Pressley was sixth in the triple jump at 49′ 2 ½ and Mike Zajac was eighth in the hammer at 189′ 11.
