Feb. 9, 2013

Complete Results

For the second day in a row, a Gamecock has broken their own school record. Junior high jumper Jeannelle Scheper won the women’s high jump invitational group with a mark of 6’3 ¼ (1.91m) at the Tyson Invite in Fayetteville, Ark. Yesterday, freshman Kayla Lampe set a new 5K school record in Seattle, Wash., at the Husky Classic. Senior Breanna Radford picked up a win at the Tiger Paw Invitational in the women’s shot put.

Tyson Invitational
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Junior Jeannelle Scheper broke her own school record for the second time this season to pick up the victory in the women’s high jump invitational section. Scheper cleared 6’3 ¼ (1.91m) which is a new PR and ties Arizona’s Brigetta Barrett for the collegiate lead this season. Scheper is the only Gamecock to clear 6′ or more in school history and holds indoor and outdoor school records.

Redshirt senior Robert Razick set a PR and catapulted up the Gamecock record book for the second day in a row. After jumping to third all-time in South Carolina indoor history in the mile run yesterday with a 4:08.68, Razick followed up with an 8:23.39 in the 3,000-meters this afternoon. The new PR jumps him from seventh to third on the Gamecock top-10 list.

Freshman pole vaulter Austin Eckenroth also set a new personal best. Eckenroth cleared 16’3 ¼ (4.96m) in the men’s college pole vault section. The freshman took seventh in the group.

Sophomore Chalese Davis set a new personal record in the high jump college section with a clearance of 5’1 ¾ (1.57m). Davis placed 11th in the event.

In the 200-meter races, freshman Alexis Murphy set a new collegiate best in the women’s race, taking 24th with a time of 24.31. Sophomore Christal Green also set a new collegiate best, with a 24.75 to take 47th. Junior Vashti Bandy (24.75) and sophomore Ahytana Johnson (24.83) set season bests in the event as well.

Running the event for the first time this season, sophomore Damiere Byrd was the top Gamecock in the men’s 200-meter. Byrd ran 21.41 to take 11th. Junior Chris Royster ran a season-best 21.56 to place 18th.

In the relays, the women’s team of sophomore Erika Rucker, senior Kierre Beckles, freshman Tyler Brockington and Green took fifth place in the invitational section with a time of 3:34.81. The time is the fastest recorded by a Gamecock 4×400-meter quartet this season. The men’s team of junior Clayton Gravesande, Byrd, senior Andre Carter and sophomore Eric Winfrey competed in the 4×400-meter invitational section as well, but were disqualified.

Tiger Paw Invitational
CLEMSON, S.C. – Senior Breanna Radford and redshirt sophomore Kaysee Sullivan finished 1-2 in the women’s shot put to highlight the day. Radford threw for 52’1 ¾ (15.89m) and Sullivan hit a mark of 46’0 ½ (14.03m) to lead the section.

In the women’s 60-meter dash, senior Melekia Simpson was the top Gamecock performer, taking 11th place with a 7.77 finish.

Senior Chris Maxwell and sophomore Chris Walker had a strong showing for the South Carolina men, finishing 10th and 13th, respectively, in the 200-meters. Maxwell ran a 22.53 in his first 200-meters of the season. Walker hit a time of 22.58, placing 13th in the race.

For the women’s mile run, freshmen Lisa Zimmer and Anna Todd competed. Zimmer placed seventh with a 5:05.49 while Todd took 15th with a 5:09.17. Freshman Christine Kent recorded season best in the women’s 3,000-meters. Kent ran 10:39.95 to take 14th place. Fellow freshman Lauren Kahre also ran a season best, taking 18th place with a 10:46.48.

Freshman Jeffrey Linta hit a new collegiate best in the men’s pole vault, clearing 14’7 ¼ (4.45m), placing 10th in the section.

Sophomore transfer Lauren Ellis competed in three events on the day – the 60-meters, the 200-meters and the 400-meters. Ellis set season bests in all three events. Her top finish of the day was 16th in the 200-meters in a time of 25.84.

Next week, the Gamecocks host the Gamecock Indoor Invitational at the USC Indoor Complex on Sat., Feb. 16.