University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
Charlotte Invite
Men's 4x100m Relay Team Breaks School Record, 21 Spartans Record Top Finishes to Close Regular Season at Charlotte Invite
4/25/2026 8:18:00 PM | Track and Field
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – USC Upstate track and field returned to Charlotte for the last meet of the regular season. The Spartans broke one school record, earned 21 different top finishes, including nine all-time school history performances, and logged 15 personal bests.
Day One: Jenelda Aristhil placed fifth in women's hammer with her throw of 52.59m. The mark was a personal best and puts her third all-time in school history for the event.
Day Two: The men's 4x100m relay team of Evan Daniels, Quintavius James, Collin Bui-Hayes, and JerVaris Rice set the new school record, clocking a time of 40.41.
Top Performances (Men)
Daniels, James, Bui-Hayes, Rice- 4x100m- 40.41 - first place (School Record)
Shriyaan Krishnaraj- 400m Hurdles- 52.14 - first place
Jamarcus Askew- Triple Jump- 13.87m - fourth place
Michael Moody- Long Jump- 7.03m - fourth place
Jalen Clark- Long Jump- 7.00m- fifth place
Joshua Sterling- Hammer- 50.78m - sixth place
Aiden Kenny- High Jump- 1.92m - sixth place
Demetrius Reeves- Hammer- 49.04m - seventh place
Tristan Pressley- Triple Jump- 13.38m - seventh place
Andrew Bilderback- Long Jump- 6.84m - eighth place
Sam Ketch- Hammer- 48.32m - eighth place
Antonio Bryan- 400m Hurdles- 54.63 - eighth place
Sam Ketch- Discus- 48.81m - eighth place (fourth all-time in school history)
ZaCorian Johnson- 200m- 21.56 (eighth all-time in school history)
Nick Brooks- 3000m- 9:04.67 - first place (sixth all-time in school history)
Mason Parish- 3000m- 9:06.13 - second place (eighth all-time in school history)
Nathaniel Bruce- Discus- 44.75m (10th all-time in school history)
Connor Herold- 3000m- 9:09.79 - third place
Eric Perry- 3000m- 9:16.65 - fourth place
Personal Bests (Men)
Sam Ketch- Hammer, Discus
Nathaniel Bruce- Discus
Jared Isley- 110m Hurdles
Cason McKinney- 200m
Zacorian Johnson- 200m
Jordan Shelton- 800m
Connor Herold- 3000m
Eric Perry- 3000m
Mason Parish- 3000m
Nick Brooks- 3000m
Top Performances (Women)
Jenelda Arithil- Hammer- 52.59m - fifth place (third all-time in school history)
Taylor Thomas- Hammer, 49.85m - seventh place (sixth all-time in school history)
Shot Put- 13.39m - eighth place
Jamyllah Handly- Triple Jump- 11.26m - eighth place
Kelsey Chisholm- 400m Hurdles- 1:07.28 (fifth all-time in school history)
Aryanna Perez- High Jump- 1.56m (10th all-time in school history)
Brown, Benson, Osterkamp, Singletary – 4x100m- 48.00 - eighth place
Personal Bests (Women)
Jada Makis- 5000m
Jenelda Arithil- Hammer
Taylor Thomas- Hammer
Aryanna Perez- 100 Hurdles & High Jump
Laurin Hannibal- High Jump
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans compete in the Big South Outdoor Championship May 11-13, hosted by High Point University.
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