Gamecock Distance Squad Lines up at Raleigh Relays
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 26, 2025) – The South Carolina Track & Field distance squad will ramp up its outdoor season with a highly contested meet this weekend in the Raleigh Relays. The Gamecocks will compete in the three-day meet beginning tomorrow and concluding on Saturday afternoon.
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Live results for this week’s meet can be found by clicking here. Fans are strongly encouraged to follow along with updates on X (Twitter) by following @GamecockTrack. There will also be a live video stream for each day of competition and can be found here.
Meet Information
The Raleigh Relays continues to be one of the most premier distance meets on the East Coast each year and is expected to be much of the same this season. The three-day meet will begin tomorrow at the Paul Derr Track & Field Facility with the first track event taking place at 4:15 p.m. with the men’s 1500m. Thursday’s activities will stretch all the way until section three of the men’s 10K at 10:35 p.m. Friday will begin for the Gamecocks at 2:10 p.m. with the women’s 400m and conclude at 10:35 p.m. with the women’s 10K. South Carolina will compete in just two events on Saturday in the women’s 800m at 12:40 p.m. and the men’s 800m at 4:05 p.m.
Season Debut
The Gamecocks will compete in nine total events during the three-day event, using 17 athletes in the process. South Carolina will have 12 athletes make season debuts this week: Rogerio Amaral, Anya Arroyo, Sylvia Chelangat, Cate Conklin, Salma Elbadra, Logan Hill, Mary Frances Iseman, Hattie Jennings, Jaouad Khchina, Joshua Kosgei, Emma Torbert, and Ella Zeigler. Eliza Brand and Noah Contreras each competed at the Weems Baskin Invitational last week, but neither finished their respective races after serving as pace runners in both events.
No Place Like Home
The Gamecocks officially opened the 2025 outdoor season over the weekend, hosting the Weems Baskin Invitational. The Garnet & Black came away with 17 victories on the opening weekend, including 16 individual wins. There were also four new Top 10 program identifiers on Saturday, with three of the new marks appearing in the javelin Top 10 record book.
