CHARLOTTE, N.C. – USC Upstate Track and Field opened the outdoor season at the 49er Classic. The meet saw 24 Spartans race to new personal bests, 24 top-ten finishes, and two school records being broken.  

Day One: Jessa Beach led the Spartans on Friday, finishing second in the women's hammer throw with a distance of 178'1". Eastin Burch finished third in the men's javelin with a distance of 189'2".

Day Two: The second day of the meet saw two school records fall, one from Jeremiah Harris in the 200m with a time of 21.12. Harris finished third in the event overall. Jamarcus Askew broke the school record in the men's triple jump with a height of 48'8", placing third in the event.

Top-Performances – Women
Jessa Beach- Hammer - 178'1' - 2^nd place 
Rachel Davis- Hammer – 172'0" - 5^th place 
                             Shot Put - 46-11.50 - 5^th place (second all-time in school history)
Jordan Thornton - 5000m - 17:18.10 - 4^th place (third all-time in school history
Vaughn, Bell, Glover, Redding - 4x400m - 4:02.40 - 4^th place
Vaughn, Cox, Cornelius, Nixon- 4x100m - 47.63 - 5^th place 
Laurin Hannibal - Triple Jump - 36'4.75 - 8^th place (seventh all-time in school history)
Carleigh Vaughn - 400m - 58.29 (seventh all-time in school history)
Karis Harper - 400m Hurdles - 1:10.31 (eighth all-time in school history)
Aubrielle Cook - High Jump - 5'1.25, (eighth all-time in school history)
Jenelda Aristhil - Shot Put - 39'10, (ninth all-time in school history) 
                                  Discus - 136'7" - 5^th place – (fifth all-time in school history)
 
Personal Bests (Women)
Maleah Cornelius- 200m
Alisha Thomas- 200m
Grace Glassmeyer- 1500m
Maureen Ortiz- 1500m
Adalie Harrison- 1500m
Naizja Redding- 100m Hurdles
Aubrielle Cook- High Jump
Ilyriyah Tate- Long Jump, Triple Jump
Laurin Hannibal- Triple Jump
Rachel Davis- Shot Put
Jenelda Aristhil- Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
 
Top-Performance – Men
Jeremiah Harris - 200m - 21.12 - 3rd place (School Record)
Jamarcus Askew - Triple Jump - 48'8" - 3rd place (School Record)
                                     High Jump - 6'3.25 - 5th place (sixth all-time in school history)
Eastin Burch – Javelin - 189'2"- 3rd place
Sam Shimanskiy - 800m - 1:53.67 - 3rd place
                                      1500m - 3:56.43 – (fifth all-time in school history)
Jason Heusinger - 3k Steeple - 9:57.44 - 4th place (fourth all-time in school history)
Parks, Harris, Connor, Rice - 4x100m - 40.90 - 4th place
Xavier Stone - Triple Jump - 48'0" - 5th place (third all-time in school history)
JerVaris Rice - 100m - 10.70 - 5th place
Joshua Sterling – Discus - 162'8" - 5th place (second all-time in school history)
Gabe Walker – Hammer - 157'10" - 7th place
Shriyaan Krishnaraj - 400m Hurdles - 54.32 - 5th place
Tavaris Taylor - Shot Put - 52'10" - 6th place (fourth all-time in school history)
Walston, Wilmot, Krishnaraj, Green – 4x400m - 3:17.81 - 7th place
Antonio Bryan - 400m Hurdles - 56.26 - 8th place
Eric Perry - 3k Steeple - 10:10.88 - 8th place
Elias Harrison - 1500m - 4:01.47 (eighth all-time in school history)
Connor Herold - 10,000m - 32:50.46 (ninth all-time in school history)
 
Personal Bests (Men)
Elias Harrison- 800m, 1500m                                                     
Sam Shimanskiy- 1500m
Landen Barron- 1500m
Nick Brooks- 5000m
Mason Parish- 5000m
Connor Herold- 10,000m 
Ricco Carter- 400m Hurdles 
Jason Heusinger- 3k Steeple 
Joshua Sterling- Discus, Hammer 
Pierce Mosley- Discus 
Tavaris Taylor – Shot Put 
Demetrius Reeves- Discus
AJ Aun- 1500m 
 
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans compete in the Raleigh Relays March 28-29 and the Davidson Relays on March 29.

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