Men's Track and Field Place Third, Tying Program's Highest Finish at Big South Indoor Championships

Friday, February 27

Mill Spring, N.C.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Big South Indoor Championship

Photo by: Catherine Harney; Jason Aigner - Big South Conference

2/28/2026 11:11:00 PM | Track and Field

MILL SPRING, N.C. – USC Upstate track and field wrapped up the 2025-2026 indoor season at the Big South Championships this weekend. The men's team finished third overall with 106 points, tying the program's highest finish ever in the Big South Indoor Championships. Notably, the points total is the most the men's team has ever scored at a conference championship.

The Spartans had 35 different top performances and 20 new personal bests this weekend.

Day One: Three different Spartans reached the podium on Friday. Joshua Sterling and Jenelda Aristhil earned silver in the men's and women's weight throw, respectively. Michael Moody placed third in men's long jump, securing the bronze. Shriyaan Krishnaraj qualified for the men's 400m, setting a new school record of 47.75.

Day Two: In the men's 400m final, Krishnaraj finished in second place with a time of 47.31, breaking his own school record set the previous day. With a time of 6.81, Evan Daniels placed third in the men's 60m.

Top Performances (Men)
Joshua Sterling- Weight- 18.21m - second place
Shot- 15.36m - seventh place (fifth all-time in school history)
Shriyaan Krishnaraj- 400m- 47.31 - second place (School Record)
                                  400m- 47.75 – Prelims (School Record)
Evan Daniels- 60m- 6.81 - third place (fourth all-time in school history)
                        60m- Prelims- 6.83 (fourth all-time in school history)
Michael Moody- Long Jump- 7.25m - third place (4th all-time in school history)
                           Triple Jump- 14.21m - fourth place (sixth all-time in school history)
Jalen Clark- Long Jump- 7.24m - fourth place
Bui-Hayes, Harris, Hunter, Krishnaraj- 4x400m- 3:15.50 - fourth place (second all-time in school history)
Josh Gillis- 800m- 1:54.24, fourth place (fourth all-time in school history)
                   Mile- 4:19.18 - sixth place
Demetrius Reeves- Weight- 17.11m - fourth place
Shot Put- 15.84m - fifth place (third all-time in school history)
Moors, Ruff, Harrison, Gillis- DMR- 10:36.37 - fourth place
Antonio Bryan- 60m Hurdles- 8.41 - fifth place (10th all-time in school history)
Collin Bui-Hayes- 60m- 6.89, fifth place
200m- 21.74 - seventh place
Jermiah Harris- 200m- 21.72 - fifth place
Aiden Kenny- High Jump- 1.91m - fifth place
Jamarcus Askew- Long Jump- 6.94m - sixth place
High Jump- 1.91m - sixth place
Triple Jump- 13.96m - eighth place
Nathaniel Bruce- Shot Put- 15.50m- sixth place (fourth all-time in school history)
Jared Isley- 60m Hurdles- 8.43 - sixth place
Sam Ketch- Weight- 17.05m - sixth place (ninth all-time in school history)
Jordan Shelton- Pole Vault- 3.12m - sixth place (fifth all-time in school history)
Ellias Harrison- 800m- 1:58.48 - eighth place

Personal Bests (Men)
Michael Moody- Long Jump
Sam Ketch- Weight
Evan Daniels- 60m
Josh Gillis- 800m
Pierce Mosley- Weight
Jacob Ruff- 400m
Shriyaan Krishnaraj- 400m
Demetrius Reeves- Shot
Nathaniel Bruce- Shot

Top Performances (Women)
Jenelda Aristhil- Weight- 18.12m - second place (second all-time in school history)
Aryanna Perez- Pentathlon- 2999pts - fifth place (third all time in school history)
High Jump- 1.50m - sixth place
Plaster, Osterkamp, Glassmeyer, Thornton- DMR- 12:24.85 - fifth place (second all-time in school history)
Jamyllah Handy- Long Jump- 5.37m- eighth place (ninth all-time in school history)
Triple Jump- 11.01m - eighth place
Laurin Hannibal- High Jump- 1.40m - eighth place
                            Triple Jump- 11.42m - sixth place (sixth all-time in school history)
Osterkamp, Harper, Brown, Bell- 4x400m- 4:04.31 - eighth place
Paden Bell- Pentathlon- 2590pts (sixth all-time in school history)
Ayla Osterkamp- 400m- 59.04 (seventh all-time in school history)
Jordan Thornton- 3000m- 10:23.58 (seventh all-time in school history)
Aubrielle Cook- Pentathlon- 2089 (ninth all-time in school history)
Alexis Plaster- 3000m- 10:36.38 (10th all time in school history)

Personal Bests (Women)
Jenelda Aristhil- Weight
Aryanna Perez- Pent
Laurin Hannibal- Triple Jump
Paden Bell- Pent
Aubrielle Cook- Pent
Jayalove Greaves- 200m, 60m
Nya Singletary- 60m
Jordan Thornton- 3000m
Mya Jackson- 60m
Alex LaRue- 800m, 3000m
Alexis Plaster- 3000m

UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans begin the outdoor season on March 20 at the two-day 49er Classic.

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