2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Joshua Sterling
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- High School:
- Saint James HS
2025–26 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in throwing events for USC Upstate during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons … Earned runner-up honors in the hammer throw at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 57.12 meters (187-5) … Finished third in the discus at the same championships with a throw of 50.35 meters (165-2) … Captured runner-up honors in the weight throw at the Big South Indoor Championships with a mark of 18.61 meters (61-0.75) … Recorded a personal-best weight throw of 20.00 meters (65-7.5) to win the Tryon Mid-Winter Invitational … Also captured weight throw victories at the VMI Invitational and Tryon Winter Classic … Posted a collegiate-best indoor shot put mark of 15.36 meters (50-4.75) at the Big South Indoor Championships, finishing seventh.
2024–25 (FRESHMAN): Earned runner-up honors in the discus at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a personal-best throw of 52.36 meters (171-9) … Finished fourth in the hammer throw at the same championships with a mark of 52.30 meters (171-7) … Captured first place in the discus at the Sunday Night Qualifier with a throw of 49.40 meters (162-1) … Earned runner-up finishes in the discus at the Asheville Bulldog Invitational and hammer throw at the Sunday Night Qualifier … Competed at the Big South Indoor Championships in the shot put and weight throw.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Saint James High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … Captured back-to-back South Carolina High School League state championships in the discus in 2023 and 2024 … Recognized by Saint James High School for both individual state championship victories … Recorded a discus mark of 164 feet, 1 inch during his senior season … Captured first place in the discus at the 2024 Myrtle Beach Meet No. 1 with a throw of 159 feet, 7.5 inches … Joined USC Upstate following a high school career highlighted by two individual state championships.
