Track and Field Competes at Duke Invitational, Highlighted by 12 Different All-Time School History Performances

Friday, April 10

Durham, N.C.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Duke Invitational

Ayla Osterkamp at Davidson and Elias Harrison at Charlotte

Photo by: Catherine Harney

4/11/2026 9:03:00 PM | Track and Field

DURHAM, N.C. – Traveling to North Carolina, USC Upstate track and field competed at the Duke Invitational this weekend. A total of 15 Spartans set personal bests, and 12 had all-time school history performances.

Day One: Elias Harrison ran a personal best in the men's 1500m with his time of 3:56.42 to put him seventh on the all-time school history list.

Day Two: On Saturday, Shriyaan Krishnaraj placed fifth in the men's 400m Hurdles with his time of 52.07. Ayla Osterkamp set a personal best in the women's 400m, clocking a time of 58.23.

Top Performances (Men)
Shriyaan Krishnaraj- 400m Hurdles-52.07 - fifth place (third all-time in school history)
Dixon, Daniels, Rice, Johnson- 4x100m- 41.02 - fifth place
Elias Harrison- 800m 1:52.81 (fourth all-time in school history)
                                1500m- 3:56.42 (seventh all-time in school history)
Sam Ketch- Discus- 46.73m (fourth all-time in school history)
Pierce Mosley- Shot Put- 15.18m (sixth all-time in school history)
Jacob Ruff- 400m- 48.75 (seventh all-time in school history)
Andrew Bilderback- 100m- 10.62 (eighth all-time in school history)
Evan Daniels- 100m- 10.62 (eighth all-time in school history)
Jalen Clark- Long Jump- 7.01m (seventh all-time in school history)

Personal Bests (Men)
Andrew Bilderback- 100m
Evan Daniels- 100m
Julius Dixon- 100m
ZaCorian Johnson- 100m
Sam Ketch- Shot Put
Pierce Mosley- Shot Put
Nathaniel Bruce- Shot Put
Antonio Bryan- 110m Hurdles
Elias Harrison- 1500m, 800m
Jacob Ruff- 400m

Top Performances (Women)
Jamyllah Handy- Triple Jump- 1127m (fifth all-time in school history)
Karis Harper- 400m Hurdles- 1:07.64 (sixth all-time in school history
Ayla Osterkamp- 400m- 58.23 (ninth all-time in school history)
Kelsey Chisholm- 400m Hurdles- 1:08.97 (ninth all-time in school history)

Personal Bests (Women)
Brittany Benson- 100m
Karis Harper- 400m Hurdles
Jayalove Greaves- 100m
Ayla Osterkamp- 400m
Jamyllah Handy- Triple Jump

UP Next for the Spartans
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