University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
Beynon Sports Surfaces Catamount Classic
Spartans Wrap-up March with a Pair of Meets
3/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
March 27, 2010
Raleigh Relays Final Results
Catamount Classic Final Results
RALEIGH, N.C. - The USC Upstate track and field team competed in a pair of meets over the weekend. The first came at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State University.
In the women's 5,000-meter run, Carolyne Chelulei (Eldoret, Kenya/Alliance Girls) finished second as she shattered her own school record. Her time of 17:14.10 was 10 seconds faster than the previous record of 17:23.33 that was set by Emily Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya/Lareto) at last year's Penn Relays. Chelulei was less than six seconds behind race winner Tamara Masters of Cincinnati.
In the women's 10,000-meter run Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya/Biwott Ngelel-Tarit) and Mary Alexander (Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg C.C.) both competed in the event. Sang posted a fourth-place finish with an event time of 35:39.35, a new school-record. She surpasses Tangwar's record of 36:24.96 that came at the 2008 Penn Relays, which came in Tangwar's freshman season. Her time also ranks as 15th-best in the NCAA Division I this season. Meanwhile, Alexander finished 17th in the event as she recorded a time of 37:46.49.
In Cullowhee, N.C., Upstate was one of 12 teams to compete at the Beynon Sports Surfaces Catamount Classic. David Dennison (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) finished 10th in the 800-meter run after a time of 1:59.97. He finished three-tenths of a second ahead of Kenneth Rotich of ETSU. Dylan Taylor (Woodruff, S.C./Woodruff) posted a 20th-place finish with a time of 2:09.11.
In the women's 1,500-meter run, Lauren Walker (Columbia, S.C./Lugoff-Elgin) finished with a time of 5:04.26 to record a fourth-place finish. Meanwhile, Laura Transue (Greenville, S.C./T.L. Hanna) finished ninth after an event time of 5:27.83.
On the men's side, David Dennison finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run. He did so in record-setting fashion as he recorded a time of 4:03.46. His mark sets the week-old record that was set at last weekend's 49er Classic that was set by Cameron Thomas. Matt Henderson (Inman, S.C./Dorman) and Dylan Taylor also competed in the event. Henderson finished 26th-overall after crossing the finish line in 4:23.73, while Taylor finished in 4:36.89 posting a 29th-place finish.
Kathryn Neely (Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern), with a time of 15.69, recorded an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles. Camille Masanotti (Ladsen, S.C./Stratford) and Erica Farler (Simpsonville, S.C./Greenville Charter) also competed in the event for the Spartans.
Brandon Curry (Anderson, S.C./Pendleton) had another strong performance in the 110-meter hurdles. Curry finished sixth after finishing in 15.06, which was just three-hundredths of a second off of his school-record that he set last weekend.
In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, Christian Ritacco (Niceville, Fla./Niceville) and Cameron Thomas (Niceville, Fla./Niceville) finished second and third, respectively, as they were neck and neck as they crossed the finish line. Ritacco finished in 10:20.47, while Thomas finished with a time of 10:20.55. Ritacco's time surpasses the previous school-record that was held by Conrad Goeringer (10:44.98).
Abigail Osborne (Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville) finished fourth in the high jump after a mark of 4-11.00 (1.50m). She finished ahead of Naomi Mack of Kennesaw State who finished fifth with a mark of 4-09.00 (1.45m).
Camille Masanotti finished fifth in the women's pole vault as she posted a mark of 10-00.00 (3.05m). Abigail Osborne also competed in the event as she finished ninth with a mark of 9-00.25 (2.75m).
In the men's pole vault, Justin Crawford (Elgin, S.C./Lugoff-Elgin) finished tied for fifth after clearing a height of 14-11.00 (4.55m). He finished nearly a foot ahead of seventh-place finisher Aaron Chamblee of Kennesaw State. Graham Long (Easley, S.C./Riverside) also competed in the event and recorded a 13th-place finish with a height clearance of 10-11.75 (3.35m).
Upstate will return to action on Friday as it competes in the two-day Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C.
