Two Spartans at SC Invite

Track and Field

Spartans head to Birmingham for the First Time since 2016 for the Samford Bulldog Open & Invitational

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The last regular season indoor meet of the year is here as the USC Upstate Track and Field teams head to Birmingham, Ala. For the first time since the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships. 

Friday and Saturday's Meet 

It is all two days from here on out for the indoor season as the Spartans get started Friday at 10:00 AM with the Women's Weight throw. Saturday kicks off with the W 60m Trials and the open portion of the Women's Weight Throw at 10:00.  

Bulldog Invitational 

Birmingham CrossPlex | Birmingham, Ala.  

Teams (15): Nicholls, Mercer, Chattanooga, Louisiana, Jacksonville State, Memphis, Mississippi Valley State, USC Upstate, New Orleans, Alabama State, LeTourneau, Lipscomb, Jackson State, UAH, LeMoyne-Owen 

February 10 | 10:00 A.M. 

Results can be found here: Samford Bulldog Invitational - Live Results | Xpress Timing 

Bulldog Open 

Birmingham CrossPlex | Birmingham, Ala. 

Teams (30): Covenant, Tennessee Tech, Columbus State, North Alabama, UNC Asheville, Piedmont, Georgia Southern, Memphis, Presbyterian, Mississippi Valley State, Tennessee Wesleyan, USC Upstate, West Alabama, Meridian CC, Marion Military Institute, Austin Peay, Bethel (TN), Reinhardt, ULM, LeTourneau, Hinds CC, Miss. U for Women, Oglethorpe, Gardner-Webb, Troy, Lincoln Memorial, Belhaven, Rhodes, Berry, Birmingham-Southern 

February 11 | 10:00 A.M. 

Results can be found here: Samford Bulldog Open - Live Results | Xpress Timing 

Event Preview 

The trip to Birmingham will not be the only first for the Spartans this weekend. Channing Ferguson will be attempting the first Triple Jump of his collegiate career. Senior Saleia Porter will also be attempting the first High Jump of her career.  

There will be some familiar faces in the Birmingham CrossPlex as fellow Big South teams Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb will be making the trek to Alabama.  

Friday's Events 

10:00 A.M. - W Weight- Davis, Beach, St.John, Jackson 

10: 50 A.M. - W 60m Trials- Clayton, Smith, Odom, Nixon,  

10: 55 A.M. - M 60m Trials- Cobbs, Merritt, Rice, Ravenell  

11:30 A.M. - M Long Jump- Ferguson, Ravenell 

12:25 P.M. - W 60m Hurdle Trials- Franklin  

12:45 P.M. - M 60m Hurdle Trials- Pena, Smith  

1:25 P.M. - W Mile- Harrison, Foster  

1:30 P.M. - M Weight- Davis, Chapman, Henderson, Sok 

1:50 P.M. - M Mile- Shimanskiy, Herron, Parish, Staton, Post, Taylor  

1:30 P.M. - W Shot- Davis, Brown, Jackson, Goodman 

2:05 P.M. - W 400m- Porter, Machado  

2:35 P.M. M 400m- Campbell, Livingstone, Wilmot, Givens, Enck  

3:10 P.M. - M 800m- Taylor  

3:25 P.M. - W 200m- Pollnitz  

4:00 P.M. - M 200m- Rice  

4:00 P.M. - M Shot Put- Davis, Chapman, Henderson 

4:25 P.M. - W 3000m- Allen, Miller  

4:30 P.M. - W High Jump- Ferguson, Ferguson, Porter 

4:55 P.M. - M 3000m- Thompkins, Dos Santos, Keklak 

Saturday's Events 

10:00 A.M. - W 60m Trials- Smith, Pollnitz  

10:00 A.M. - W Weight- Davis, Beach, Jackson, Goodman, Brown 

10:15 A.M. - M 60m Trials- Pena, Smith, Rice 

10:30 A.M. - W 60m Hurdle Trials- Ferguson, Ferguson, Nixon, Franklin 

1:25 P.M. - W Mile- Miller 

1:30 P.M. - M Weight- Chapman, Davis, Henderson  

1:30 P.M. W Shot- Davis, Brown, St.John 

1:50 P.M. - M Mile- Thompkins, Dos Santos, Keklak 

2:05 P.M. - W 400m - Machado 

2:55 P.M. - W 800m- Foster, Harrison  

3:00 P.M. - M 800m- Shimanskiy, Herron, Staton  

3:25 P.M. - W 200m- Clayton, Odom, Smith  

4:00 P.M. - M 200m- Smith, Merritt, Enck, Pena 

4:00 P.M. - M Shot Put- Davis, Chapman, Henderson, Sok  

4:00 P.M. - M Triple- Ferguson 

4:30 P.M. - W High Jump- Porter, Ferguson, Ferguson 

4:55 P.M. - M 3000m- Post, Sexton, Parish  

5:10 P.M. - W 4x400m- Clayton, Odom, Machado, Porter  

5:25 P.M. - M 4x400m- Campbell, Givens, Livingstone, Wilmot, Cobbs 

Up Next for the Spartans 

The Spartans will receive some much-deserved R&R before heading to Blacksburg for the Big South Indoor Championships which start February 24. 

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Players Mentioned

Channing Ferguson

Channing Ferguson

Sophomore
Saleia  Porter

Saleia Porter

Senior

Players Mentioned

Channing Ferguson

Channing Ferguson

Sophomore
Saleia  Porter

Saleia Porter

Senior