Track and Field Closes Indoor Regular Season At Tryon Mid-Winter Invite

Friday, February 13

Mill Spring, N.C.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Tryon Mid-Winter Invite

2/14/2026 7:54:00 PM | Track and Field

MILL SPRING, N.C. – For the last regular-season meet of the 2025-2026 indoor campaign, USC Upstate track and field returned to Mill Spring for the Tryon Mid-Winter Invite.

Both teams combined for 21 personal bests. There were 11 all-time school history performances, including a new school record.

Day One: The women's 4x800m relay team of Grace Glassmeyer, Alexandra La Rue, Alexis Plaster, and Jordan Thornton set the new school record in the event with a time of 9:45.70, also securing the event win. In men's weight throw, Josh Sterling placed first, throwing a distance of 20.00m. Sterling now sits third all-time in school history.

Day Two: In the last event of the day, the men's 4x400m team of Colliin Bui-Hayes, Chandler Hunter, Jacob Ruff, and Shriyaan Krishnaraj finished first with a time of 3:19.29, a mark that is third all-time in school history. Jordan Thornton secured a third-place finish in the women's 3000m, setting a new personal best of 10:22.65.

Men
Joshua Sterling- Weight- 20.00m - first place (third all-time in school history)
Bui-Hayes, Hunter, Ruff, Krishnaraj- 4x400m- 3:19.29 - first place (third all-time in school history)
Evan Daniels- 60m- 6.84 - third place (fifth all-time in school history)
Josh Gillis- Mile- 4:12.92, third place
Shriyaan Krishnaraj- 400m- 48.98 - third place
Andrew Bilderback- Long Jump- 7.04m - fifth place
Michael Moody- Long Jump- 7.02m - sixth place
Landen Barron- 600m- 1:26.69 - sixth place (sixth all-time in school history)
Gabe Parks- 200m- 22.20 - sixth place
Ian Kelbrt- 5000m- 15:28.75 - sixth place
Jordan Shelton- 600m- 1:28.60 - seventh place (ninth all-time in school history)
Sam Ketch- Weight- 16.58 - seventh place (10th all-time in school history)
Aidan Kenny- High Jump- 1.90m, seventh place
Collin Bui-Hayes- 60m- 6.94 - seventh place
Cam Moors- 3000m- 8:49.54 - eighth place (sixth all-time in school history)

PRs
Joshua Sterling- Weight
Landen Barron- 600m
Jordan Shelton- 600m
Sam Ketch- Weight
Jaylen Pressley- Triple Jump
Cam Moors- 3000m
Eric Perry- 3000m
Evan Daniels- 60m

Women
Glassmeyer, La Rue, Plaster, Thornton- 4x800m, 9:45.70 - first place (School Record)
Jenelda Aristhil- Weight- 17.64m - second place
Jordan Thornton- 3000m- 10:22.65 – third place (seventh all-time in school history)
Jamyllah Handy- Triple Jump- 11.33m - fourth place (eighth all-time in school history)
Osterkamp, Harper, Chisholm, Bell- 4x400m- 4:07.70 - fifth place
Laurin Hannibal- Triple Jump- 11.06 - seventh place
Grace Glassmeyer- Mile- 5:21.48 (ninth all-time in school history)
Mya Jackson- Long Jump- 5.42m (eighth all-time in school history)

PRs
Jamyllah Handy- Triple Jump
Jada Makis- 5000m
Jordan Thornton- 3000m
Mya Jackson- Long Jump
Jayalove Greaves- 60m
Naizja Redding- 60m
Alexis Plaster- 3000m
McKenzie Vick- 3000m
Sofia Strom- 3000m
Laureana McCann- 3000m
Izzy Miserendino- 3000m
Alexandra La Rue- 800m
Grace Glassmeyer- Mile

UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans head back to Tryon for the Big South Indoor Championships held February 27-28.

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