ASHEVILLE, N.C. – USC Upstate made the trip up I-26, competing in the UNC Asheville Bulldog Invite on Friday and Saturday. The Spartans had to brave the weather on both days, encountering rain, wind, and cold temperatures. Despite the elements, the Spartans had 51 different top-ten finishes and 21 new personal bests.

Day One: Quintavius James led the Spartans on Friday with a first-place finish in the men's 100m with a time of 10.52. In women's hammer throw, Jessa Beach earned first place with a throw of 56.12m, and Rachel Davis took second place.

Day Two: Khalif Walston earned a first-place finish in the men's 400m, recording a time of 48.87. In the women's 200m, Tiara Cox finished in second with a time of 25.26. For the third consecutive meet, Jeremiah Harris broke his school record in the men's 200m with a time of 21.07.

Top Performances (Women)
Jessa Beach – Hammer - 56.12m - 1^st place
                              Discus - 39.69m - 3^rd place
                              Shot Put - 11.59m - 8^th place
                              Javelin - 33.69m - 6^th place 
Rachel Davis- Shot Put- 13.66m - 1^st place 
                              Hammer- 52.38m - 2^nd place
                              Discus- 40.25 - 2^nd place 
Taylor Thomas- Shot Put- 13.15m - 2^nd place
                                 Javelin- 37.11m -  3^rd place 
                                  Hammer- 45.26m - 5^th place 
                                  Discus- 38.86m - 5^th place 
Tiara Cox- 200m- 25.26 - 2^nd place 
                      100m- 12.15 - 5^th place
Bell, Glover, Redding, Vaughn - 4x400m Relay - 4:05.04 - 3^rd place 
Carleigh Vaughn - 200m - 25.47 - 4^th place
                                     400m - 57.63 - 4^th place (sixth all-time in school history) 
Laurin Hannibal - Triple Jump - 11.35m -  4^th place
Jenelda Aristhil - Shot Put - 11.73m - 6^th place
Kyonna Nixon - 200m - 25.67 - 6^th place 
                               100m Hurdles - 14.99 - 8^th place
Naizja Redding - 400m Hurdles - 1:09.60 - 7^th place (tenth all time in school history)
Nia Glover - 400m - 58.72 - 8^th place (ninth all time in school history)
 
Personal Bests (Women)
Mya Jackson- 100m
Naizja Redding- 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles 
Maureen Ortiz- 1500m
Grace Glassmeyer- 5000m
Adalie Harrison- 5000m
McKinzie Vick- 5000m
Gaby Sanchez- 5000m                                                                                     
Jessa Beach- Shot Put 
Rachel Davis- Javelin
 
Top Performances (Men)
Quintavius James - 100m - 10.52 - 1^st place
Khalif Walston - 400m - 48.76 - 1^st place 
Brycen Means - High Jump - 1.86m - 1^st place
                                Long Jump - 6.80m - 4^th place
Xavier Stone- Triple Jump - 14.41m - 1^st place 
                              Long Jump - 6.60m - 6^th place
Gabe Walker- Hammer - 50.31 - 2^nd place 
Michael Moody - Long Jump - 6.96m - 2^nd place
                             Triple Jump - 13.56m - 2^nd place 
Joshua Sterling- Discus - 48.67m - 2^nd place
Antonio Bryan - 400m Hurdles - 55.98 - 3^rd place 
Aun, Phillips, Krishnaraj, Walston - 4x400m - 3:24.38 - 4^th place 
Ricco Carter- 400m Hurdles - 56.70 - 4^th place 
Jeremiah Harris- 100m - 10.69 - 4^th place
                                     200m - 21.07 - 5^th place (School Record)
Sam Shimanskiy - 800m - 1:54.61 - 2^nd place  
                                     1500m - 3:53.66 - 4^th place (third all-time in school history)
Tavaris Taylor - Shot Put - 15.19m - 3^rd place 
Jamarcus Askew - Triple Jump - 13.22m - 4^th place 
Eastin Burch – Javelin - 51.87m - 4^th place
Jason Heusinger - 3k Steeple - 9:53.39 - 5^th place (fourth all-time in school history)
Elias Harrison - 800m - 1:55.61 - 5^th place  
JerVaris Rice - 100m - 10.85 - 6^th place
Addison Stone - Hammer- 47.41 - 6^th place 
Antonio Bryant - 110m Hurdles - 15.65 - 6^th place 
Eric Perry - 3k Steeple - 10:13.19 - 7^th place
Chris Post - 3k Steeple - 10:16.00 - 8^th place 
Gabe Parks - 200m - 22.09 - 8^th place 
Kaleb Sok – Javelin -  46.60m - 8^th place
 
Personal Bests (Women)
Quintavius James- 100m
AJ Aun- 110m Hurdles
Cam Phillips- 110m Hurdles
Sam Shimanskiy- 1500m 
Cameron Moors- 1500m
Landen Barron- 1500m
Jason Heusinger- 1500m
Brycen Means- Long Jump 
Jeremiah Harris- 200m 
Pierce Mosley- Discus 
Clay Davis- Javelin
 
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans will travel to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech invite April 18-19.
 
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