Holton's School Records Highlight Upstate Track & Field Performances

Saturday, April 22

Atlanta, Ga.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Georgia Tech Invitational

4/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field

Georgia Tech Invitational Results

USC Open Results

Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate junior Kennedy Holton set two school records on Saturday to lead a weekend that saw five season best and 18 personal best performances at the Georgia Tech Invitational and USC Open.

Georgia Tech Invitational

Noteworthy

Holton set a new school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.10 and a new school record in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.21).
Destinie Sykes finished ninth in the triple jump.
Courtney Bradley (400-meter dash), Kayla Jordon (200-meter dash, 400-meter dash), Essence Jackson (800-meter run) and Dorian Jones (1,500-meter run) had season bests.
Personal bests include Sykes (100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles), Bradley (200-meter dash), Jaida Cole (200-meter dash), Patrick Jamison (400-meter dash), Noah Walker (400-meter hurdles), Collins Livinus (400-meter dash) and Dorian Jones (800-meter run).

Upstate Women's Results

Triple Jump

9. Destinie Sykes - 11.22 meters

4x400-meter Relay

9. 4:00.85

Upstate Men's Results

800-meter Run

10. Dorian Jones – 1:53.59

USC Open

Noteworthy

Abraham Hernandez finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run followed by Ereck Lewis in 10^th.
Benjamin Bapuopeleh finished 10^th in the triple jump.
Jazmine Burse recorded a season best time in the 100-meter hurdles.
Hernandez (3,000-meter run), Lewis (3,000-meter run), Libby Jennette (800-meter run), Leah Jostes (3,000-meter run), Storm-Alexis Gandy (3,000-meter run), Alicia Chavez (3,000-meter run), Jacob Coccia (3,000-meter run) and Jared Coccia (3,000-meter run) each recorded a personal best.

Upstate Men's Results

3,000-meter run

8. Abraham Hernandez – 9:24.46

10. Ereck Lewis – 9:26.92

Triple Jump

10. Benjamin Bapuopeleh – 13.25 meters

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