Gamecocks Win 10 in Final Indoor Home Meet

South Carolina travels to SEC Indoor Championships next weekend

Results

COLUMBIA, SC Feb. 16, 2013 – The South Carolina track and field program collected 10 wins in a home indoor meet on Saturday. The wins were a part of 25 top-five marks on the day. Nine Gamecocks recorded personal or collegiate bests in the meet.

For the fourth time this season, senior Breanna Radford set a new shot put PR and moved up in the Gamecock record book. With her throw of 52’8 (16.05m), Radford won the women’s shot put section and moved into a tie for fourth with Lisa Misipeka (1997) on the all-time South Carolina indoor shot put list. Redshirt sophomore Kaysee Sullivan took second with a 43’2 ¼ (13.16m). Radford took second in the women’s weight throw, throwing 57′ (17.37m). Sullivan finished one spot behind her teammate with a toss of 48’10 (14.88m).

Sophomore Kendall Kee was the top qualifier and won the finals of the men’s 55-meter dash. In the prelims, Kee ran a 6.33, which falls just short of the South Carolina top-10 in the event. In the finals, Kee recorded a 6.38 to take the win. Sophomore Chris Walker and freshman Brandon Sanders also advanced to the finals. Walker ran a personal-best 6.53 in the finals to take third with sanders taking fourth at 6.55.

On the women’s side, freshman Gabrielle Gray had a big day in the 55-meters. Gray was the top qualifier in prelims and ran a collegiate best of 7.15 in the finals to take the section and her first collegiate win. Sophomores Ahytana Johnson and Lauren Ellis accompanied her to the finals. Johnson also recorded a collegiate best in the finals, running a 7.23 to take third. Ellis finished ninth in the finals.