Winthrop Invite
Rock Hill, S.C. - Continuing the 2021-22 outdoor season, USC Upstate track and field saw three school-record performances, eight first-place finishes, 41 program top-10 performances, and 24 student-athletes post personal bests at the Winthrop Invite.
Channing Ferguson not only placed first in both the high jump (6-11.50) and the long jump (24-11.75), setting a new Upstate school record, but earned himself national ranking as he sits 20th for the high jump and 15th for the long jump. ZoRyan Hendricks also finished first in the 110m Hurdles (13.87), recording a new Upstate school record and ranking 19th in the nation.
The men's track & field team finished the day with 26 top-ten finishes. Along with Ferguson and Hendricks, Lamont Mitchell took home first place in the men's 800m (1:59.61). Tony Auguste also claimed first place in the hammer (196-11) as well as placing fourth in the shot put (48-02.50) and fifth in discus (126-05).
The women's team did exceptionally well to bring home 15 top-ten finishes. Angelnique Bryant earned first place for her efforts in the 100m (11.67), while Allie Leavitt placed first in the 1500m (4:41.07) and the 4x100m team of Odom, Bryant, Smith, Brown earned first place. (47.01).
Women
Top Performances
Angelnique Bryant- 1st place- 100m 11.67
2nd place- 100m 25.26
Allie Leavitt- 1st place- 1500m 4:41.07, 5th all-time in Upstate history
Odom, Bryant, Smith, Brown- 1st place 4x100m 47.01
Vaughn, Cox, Porter, Clayton- 2nd place 4x100m 47.35
Amber Ferguson- 2nd place High Jump 5-03.25
Bracie Vaughn- 2nd place- 100m 11.99
Ari Krcik- 3rd place- 800m 2:19.93
Brooke Ferguson- 3rd place- High Jump 5-00.25
Briana Clayton- 4th place- 200m 25.39
Brittany Cox- 4th place- 100m Hurdles 14.61
Sharetha Odom- 5th place- 100m 12.28
Jasmine Brown- 6th place- 100m 12.34
6th place- 100m 25.80
Giovana Machado- 6th place 400m Hurdles 1:07.51
Personal Records
Bracie Vaughn- 100m & 100m Hurdles
Brianna Clayton- 200m
De'Avion Nesbitt- 200m
Kyonna Nixon- 200m
Ari Krcik- 800m
Heaven Allen- 1500m & 800m
Brawnwyn Koellner- 1500m
Elise Wilcher- 1500m
Sierra St.John- Discus & Hammer
Rachel Davis- Hammer
Men
Top Performances
Channing Ferguson- 1st place- High Jump 6-11.50- School Record, Ranks 20th in the Nation
1st place- Long Jump 24-11.75, School Record, Ranks 15th in the Nation
ZoRyan Hendricks- 1st place- 110m Hurdles 13.87- School Record, Ranks 19th in the Nation
5th place- 100m 10.85
Tony Auguste- 1st place- Hammer- 196-11
4th place- Shot Put- 48-02.50
5th place- Discus- 126-05
Lamont Mitchell- 1st place- 800m 1:59.61
Bryce Ferguson- 2nd place- High Jump- 6-09.00
Keon Middleton-Weaver – 2nd place, Triple Jump- 43-10.75
Michael Tardella- 3rd place- 1500m- 4:06.71
6th place- 800m 2:03.98
Jonathan Johnson- 3rd place- 3k steeple 9:32.50
Fred Thompson- 4th place- 400m 50.80
Nigel Dos Santos- 4th place- 5000m 15:31.44
Malcom Leach- 4th place- 400m Hurdles 55.62
Essien Muhammad- 4th place- Triple Jump- 43-09.25
Cameron Smith- 5th place- 110m Hurdles 14.91
Logan Patete- 5th place- 3k Steeple 9:50.55
Richard Sowell- 5th place- Javelin 126-08
Trevon Campbell- 6th place- 400m Hurdles 56.13
Khiree Cummings- 6th place- High Jump 6-02.75
Devonnie Watson- 7th place- 100m, Prelims 10.66
Anthony Carswell- 7th place- Shot Put- 42-05.25
7th place- Discus- 117-07
7th place- Hammer- 138-02
Personal Records
ZoRyan Hendricks- 110m Hurdles & 100m
Devonnie Watson- 100m
Michael Tardella- 1500m & 800m
Carter Sexton- 1500m
Nigel Dos Santos- 5000m
Logan Patete- 3k Steeple
Channing Ferguson- Long Jump & High Jump
Bryce Ravenell- High Jump
Khiree Cummings- High Jump & Long Jump
Essien Muhammad- Triple Jump
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