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Jan. 19, 2013

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The South Carolina track and field team posted 13 top-five finishes including five wins against stiff competition at the Auburn Invitational at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday. Junior Jeannelle Scheper highlighted the day by setting a new school record by two inches in the high jump.

The South Carolina day started with their first top-five finish of the meet in the weight throw with redshirt sophomore Andrew Seay. Seay finished third with a new personal best of 57’10 ¼ (17.63m). This is the second week in a row that Seay has set a new top mark. Fellow redshirt freshman Walker Selby finished 10th in the field, with a throw of 50’7 ¼ (15.42m).

In the 60-meter dash, Kendall Kee recorded a time of 6.77 in the prelims to qualify him for the eight-man finals. In the finals, Kee ran another 6.77 to finish in seventh place. No women qualified for the 60-meter finals. Freshman Alexis Murphy and junior Vashti Bandy were the top finishers for the Gamecocks. Murphy crossed the line at 7.70 to finish 20th and Bandy was right behind, taking 21st place at 7.75.

South Carolina got their first win of the day in the men’s long jump. Senior Jarrod Hutchen started off his season with a jump of 24’9 (7.54m) to win the section. Hutchen’s jump ranks ninth in the country. On the women’s side, senior Ceci Kryst recorded the best finish, recording a jump of 17’8 ¾ (5.40m) to take 20th.

Senior Breanna Radford captured her second win of the season in the women’s shot put with a throw of 51’11 (15.82m).

In the 60-meter hurdles, the Gamecocks qualified two on the women’s side in senior Kierre Beckles and sophomore Chalese Davis. Beckles ran an 8.33 in the prelims to finish second in the opening rounds. Davis recorded an 8.69. Freshman Tyler Brockington made a solid showing in her first large meet as a Gamecock, finishing 11th in he field with a 8.86. In the finals, Beckles ran an 8.27 to give the All-American third overall and to put her in a tie for ninth nationally. Davis finished sixth with an 8.67.

For the men’s 60-meter hurdles, freshmen Dondre Echols (8.08) and Jermaine Collier (8.15) both qualified for the eight man final along with former Gamecock Johnny Dutch (7.84) who was competing unattached at the event. Collier finished seventh running an 8.19 and Echols took eighth place with an 8.26.

Senior Robert Razick added another top-five finish for South Carolina as he placed fifth in the men’s mile run with a time of 4:12.76, just off his personal best of 4:12.08. Freshmen Anna Todd and Lisa Zimmer competed in the mile run, finishing 20th and 21st, with times of 5:04.25 and 5:04.42, respectively.

South Carolina was victorious in the men’s and women’s 400-meters. IAAF World Junior bronze medalist Erika Rucker ran 54.96 to take the win. Rucker’s time ranks her 19th in the country, just outside of the top-16 who qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships after her first run of the season. Senior Nadonnia Rodriques was solid as well, finishing fourth at 55.16. Junior Clayton Gravesande recorded a meet record as he took the win. Gravesande’s 47.26 bested the previous Auburn Invite record by .10 seconds. The time also ranks him fourth nationally. Sophomore Damiere Byrd finished fifth at 47.91 and senior Andre Carter was the third Gamecock in the top-10 with a 48.49.

One week after being named St. Lucia’s Female Junior Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year, junior Jeannelle Scheper set a new PR, school record, facility record and meet record with her clearance of 6’2 (1.88m). Scheper and junior Krystle Schade from Alabama both cleared 6’2, but Schade got the win as she recorded fewer misses in the event, leaving Scheper in second place.

Freshman Austin Eckenroth had another solid outing, clearing 16’0 ¾ (4.90m) for the second week in a row to take third in the men’s pole vault. Junior Petra Olsen took second in the women’s pole vault with 13’7 ¼ (4.15m). Olsen’s mark ties her for fifth best in the country currently and moves her to second on the indoor South Carolina record book.

In the 200-meter dash, Chris Royster was the top-finisher for the Gamecocks with a 21.72 to take 11th. South Carolina also got an 11th place finish on the women’s side, with the freshman Murphy running a 24.72. Kierre Beckles wasn’t far behind taking 13th with a time of 24.79.

The quartet of Zimmer, Lauren Ellis, Kaleigh Higgins and Todd ran 12:15.65 in the women’s distance medley relay, finishing fifth. On the men’s side, the team of Hilton, Maxwell, Novak and Razick placed seventh with a time of 10:29.73.

In the 4×400-meter relay on the women, the foursome of Rucker, Rodriques, Brockington and Allen ran a time of 3:43.20 to finish third. A team of Green, Harriss, Delaney, and Bandy finished seventh, running a time of 3:49.58. The men’s squad capped the day with a win. Gravesande, Byrd, Carter and Collier ran a 3:11.93 to capture the victory. The team of Walker, Sanders, Echols and Winfrey took seventh with a 3:18.96.

The Gamecocks return to Columbia to host a mid-week meet on Wed., Jan. 23 at the USC Indoor Complex. The events are schedule to start at 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19- MEN
M-60m Prelims
5. Kendall Kee 6.77q
18. Chris Royster 6.91
31. Eric Winfrey 6.97
37. Brandon Sanders 7.02
42. Chris Walker 7.06
47. Chris Maxwell 7.28
M-60m Finals
7. Kendall Kee 6.77
M-200m
11. Chris Royster 21.72
18. Brandon Sanders 22.13
20. Jermaine Collier 22.15
26. Chris Walker 22.38
27. Dondre Echols 22.41
34. Paris Smalls 22.87
Kendall Kee DNS
M-400m
1. Clayton Gravesande 47.26 meet record
5. Damiere Byrd 47.91
9. Andre Carter 48.49
22. Eric Winfrey 49.42
34. Jonathan Russell 50.79
36. Nigel Redic 50.88
37. Paris Smalls 50.99
41. Chris Maxwell 51.33
M-800m
20. Thomas Gaither 1:57.40
32. Drew Galang 1:59.73
Kevin Keating DNS
M-Mile Run
5. Robert Razick 4:12.76
29. Isaiah Hilton 4:34.46
30. Daniel Novak 4:47.15
M-60m Hurdles Prelims
6. Dondre Echols 8.08q
8. Jermaine Collier 8.15q
M-60m Hurdles Finals
7. Jermaine Collier 8.19
8. Dondre Echols 8.26
M-4x400m
1. Gravesande, Byrd, Carter, Collier 3:11.93
7. Walker, Sanders, Echols, Winfrey 3:18.96
12. Smalls, Gaither, Kee, Redic 3:25.31
M-DMR
7. Hilton, Maxwell, Novak, Razick 10:29.73
M-Long Jump
1. Jarrod Hutchen 7.54m // 24-09.00
17. Dorian Johnson 6.74m // 22-01.50
21. Josh Jones 6.61m // 21-08.25
M- Triple Jump
12. James Adams 13.70m // 44-11.50
M-Pole Vault
3. Austin Eckenroth 4.90m // 16-00.75
Colin Buxton NH
Jeffrey Linta NH
M-Weight Throw
3. Andrew Seay 17.63 // 57-10.25
10. Walker Selby 15.42m // 50-7.25
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19- WOMEN
W-60m Prelims
20. Alexis Murphy 7.70
21. Vashti Bandy 7.75
26. Gabrielle Gray 7.81
29. Ahtyana Johnson 7.85
33. Christal Green 7.97
41. Lauren Ellis 8.20
Melekia Simpson DNS
W-200m
11. Alexis Murphy 24.72
13. Kierre Beckles 24.79
16. Tyler Brockington 24.89
23. Christal Green 25.25
28. Vashti Bandy 25.40
33. Gabrielle Gray 25.70
39. Lauren Ellis 26.20
44. Ahtyana Johnson 26.58
Melekia Simpson DNS
W-400m
1. Erika Rucker 54.96
4. Nadonnia Rodriques 55.16
14. Amber Allen 57.41
24. Tamera Harris 58.32
W-800m
Kaleigh Higgins DNS
W-Mile Run
20. Anna Todd 5:04.25
21. Lisa Zimmer 5:04.42
W-3,000m Run
9. Kayla Lampe 9:53.55
13. Chelsea France 9:57.74
21. Mary Fouse 10:15.65
26. Penny Boswell 10:41.95
29. Christine Kent 10:49. 10
31. Lauren Kahre 10:54.99
W-60m Hurdles Prelims
2. Kierre Beckles 8.33q
8. Chalese Davis 8.69q
11. Tyler Brockington 8.86
W-60m Hurdles Finals
3. Kierre Beckles 8.27
6. Chalese Davis 8.67
W-4x400m
3. Rucker, Rodriques, Brockington, Allen 3:43.20
7. Green, Harris, Delaney, Bandy 3:49.58
Davis, Gray, Kahre, Johnson DNF
W-DMR
5. Zimmer, Ellis, Higgins, Todd 12:15.65
W-Long Jump
20. Ceci Kryst 5.40m // 17-08.75
Chalese Davis ND
W-Triple Jump
Ceci Kryst F
W-High Jump
2. Jeannelle Scheper 1.88m // 6-02.00 School Record, PR, Facility and Meet Record
W-Pole Vault
2. Petra Olsen 4.15m // 13-07. 25School Record
Tylar Mangan NH
Megan Wall NH
W-Shot Put
1. Breanna Radford 15.82m // 51-11.00
Kaysee Sullivan F