A Pair of School Records and an Event Win Highlight Track & Field at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff

Saturday, December 4

Winston-Salem, NC

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff

Photo by: Jonathan Johnson

12/5/2021 6:08:00 PM | Track and Field

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Opening the 2021-22 indoor season, USC Upstate track and field saw two school-record performances, an event victory, 16 program top-10 performances, and 26 student-athletes post personal bests at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff.

In the 600m races, the Spartans saw school-record performances in both the women's and men's races as Arianna Krcik (1:42.54) and Andrew Aun (1:26.57) ran school-record times. Adding to the two school records, Upstate also added an event victory as Tony Auguste (60-06.00) captured the men's weight throw.

Women's Top Performances

Sharetha Odom (200m) – 7^th place overall
Arianna Krcik (600m) – 1:42.54 [School Record]
Giovana MacHado (600m) – 1:47.22 [2^nd All-Time in School History]
Bracie Vaughn (60m Hurdles) – 9^th place overall (8.92) [3^rd All-Time in School History]
Rachel Davis (Shot Put) – 39-10.50 [5^th All-Time in School History]
Jessa Beach (Weight Throw) – 44.09.50m [6^th All-Time in School History]
Sierra St. John (Weight Throw) – 41-03.75 [10^th All-Time in School History]
Myra Smith (60m Dash) – 7.87 [10^th All-Time in School History]
Ashlee Creque (High Jump) – 4-09.50 [8^th All-Time in School History]

Women's Personal Bests

Rachel Davis – Shot Put and Weight Throw
Sierra St. John – Shot Put and Weight Throw
Jessa Beach – Shot Put and Weight Throw
Taylor Thomas – Shot Put and Weight Throw
Emma Baker – Weight Throw
Kyonna Nixon – 60m Dash
Karisma Pollnitz – 60m Dash and 200m
Bracie Vaughn – 60m Hurdles and 60m Dash
Myra Smith – 60m Dash and 200m
Ashlee Creque – High Jump and Long Jump

Men's Top Performances

Tony Auguste (Weight Throw) – 1^st Place Overall (60-06.00)
Tony Auguste (Shot Put) – 3^rd Place Overall (52-08.75) [2^nd All-Time in School History]
Andrew Aun (600m) – 1:26.57 [School Record]
Channing Ferguson (Long Jump) – 4^th Place Overall (22-04.25) [4^th All-Time in School History]
Bryce Ravenell (High Jump) – 5^th Place Overall (6-07.00) [3^rd All-Time in School History]
Bryce Ravenell (Long Jump) – 21-01.25 [9^th All-Time in School History]
Anthony Carswell (Weight Throw) – 5^th Place Overall (53-05.00) [5^th All-Time in School History]
Kevon Chapman (Weight Throw) – 4^th Place Overall (54-05.50) [4^th All-Time in School History]
Nicolas Connor (60m Dash) – 6.98 [4^th All-Time in School History]
Cameron Smith (60m Hurdles) – 5^th Place Overall (8.40)
Trevon Campbell (600m) – 1:27.54 [2^nd All-Time in School History]
Dion Livingstone (600m) – 1:27.86 [3^rd All-Time in School History]
Lamont Mitchell (600m) – 1:27.90 [4^th All-Time in School History]

Men's Personal Bests

Tony Auguste – Shot Put
Channing Ferguson – Shot Put
Bryce Ravenell – High Jump and Long Jump
Anthony Carswell – Weight Throw
Kevon Chapman – Weight Throw and Shot Put
De'Quon Henderson – Shot Put and Weight Throw
Nicolas Connor – 60m Dash and 200m
Nathan Cathcart – 60m Dash and 200m
Malcom Leach – 60m Hurdles
Dion Livingstone – 600m
Lamont Mitchell – 600m
Trevon Campbell – 600m
Andrew Aun – 600m
Cam Phillips – 400m and 200m
Benjamin Mills – 400m
Michael Stinson – 60m Hurdles and 200m

UP Next for the Spartans
After competing for the final time in 2021, Upstate returns in January, continuing the indoor season at the ETSU Invite. The two-day event takes place on January 14-15, 2022 from Johnson City, Tenn.

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