South Carolina Claims Four Wins at East Coast Invitational

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 7, 2025) – South Carolina Track & Field opened the 2025 East Coast Invitational on Friday afternoon, securing four wins in the process.

The women’s squad was responsible for three of the four wins, beginning with McKenzie Travis in the women’s 60 meter sprint. Travis finished second overall in the preliminary round, running a then-personal best time of 7.41 before clocking a new PR and meet record time of 7.39 in the finals for the win. JaMeesia Ford continued her dominance on the track, winning the 400m with a time of 52.61, finishing ahead of teammate Zaya Akins who clocked 53.11 for the runner-up finish. Ford’s time in the 400m sprint set a new meet record, breaking the previous record of 53.86 ran in 2022. The final win for the Gamecock women came from freshman Omaria Gordon in the long jump, recording a jump of 6.04m (19-9.75).

Josiah Wrice was responsible for the lone win on the men’s side, doing so in the 400m as he too clocked a new meet record following a time of 47.09. Wrice’s 400m time bested the previous meet record of 47.58 set in 2022.

The men were responsible for three more runner-up finishes in the process as Antwan Hughes Jr. placed second in the 60m (6.80), Nate Figgers in the high jump (2.10m) and Conor Reilly in the pole vault (4.85m).

The Gamecocks will be back in action tomorrow with a pair of meets. The Garnet & Black will close out the East Coast Invitational beginning at 1 p.m. with the men’s 60 meter hurdles. Meanwhile, South Carolina’s distance group will compete in the Scarlet & White Invitational in Boston, Mass., beginning at 10:30 a.m. with the women’s 5K.

Men’s Individual Results
60 Meters (Prelims)
2. Antwan Hughes Jr. – 6.81Q
4. Anthony Greenhow – 6.89Q

60 Meters (Finals)
2. Antwan Hughes Jr. – 6.80
3. Anthony Greenhow – 6.84

400 Meters
1. Josiah Wrice – 47.09
19. Devan Crumpton – 50.24

High Jump
2. Nate Figgers – 2.10m/6-10.5
3. Channing Ferguson – 2.05m/6-8.5

Pole Vault
2. Conor Reilly – 4.85m/15-10.75

Women’s Individual Results
60 Meters (Prelims)
2. McKenzie Travis – 7.41

60 Meters (Finals)
1. McKenzie Travis – 7.39*

400 Meters
1. JaMeesia Ford – 52.61
2. Zaya Akins – 53.11

Long Jump
1. Omaria Gordon – 6.04m/19-9.75
7. Maliya Kinard – 5.58m/18-3.5

Pole Vault
3. Lena Richardson – 3.87m/12-8.25
4. Emma Stone – 3.72m/12-2.25

* – denotes indoor PR