Columbia, SC July 18, 2012 – University of South Carolina junior quarterback Connor Shaw is one of 34 candidates named to the 2012 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List announced today. Shaw, a 6-1, 207-pounder from Flowery Brach, Ga., has won eight of his nine career starts, while completing 66.1 percent of his passes [...]
Columbia, SC July 19, 2012 – University of South Carolina junior running back Marcus Lattimore is one of 52 candidates on the Doak Walker Watch List, it was announced today. The Doak Walker Award is presented annually to the nation’s top running back. Lattimore, a six-foot, 218-pounder from Duncan, S.C., is a preseason first-team All-SEC [...]
Columbia, SC July 19, 2012 – The University of South Carolina placed seven players on the 2012 preseason All-SEC squads, as selected by the media attending the annual Southeastern Conference Media Days, it was announced today. The Gamecocks were led by a pair of first-team selections in running back Marcus Lattimore and defensive end Jadeveon [...]
COLUMBIA, S.C. July 17, 2012 – A pair of former South Carolina women’s basketball standouts will represent their countries in the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games in London. Ilona Burgrová, who played for the Gamecocks 2005-08, will represent the Czech Republic, while Iva Sliskovic, a 2004-07 letter winner, will be part of the team from Croatia. [...]
COLUMBIA, S.C. July 18, 2012 – After two years as an assistant coach for the South Carolina softball program, Janelle Breneman has accepted a new role elsewhere, as she was named as the head coach at UNC Greensboro on Wednesday. “I am grateful for the past two years at South Carolina,” said Breneman, “and I [...]
Columbia, SC July 18, 2012 – University of South Carolina assistant athletics director – marketing, Eric Nichols, has been selected as the 2nd Vice President/Secretary of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA), it was announced at the organization’s 21st annual convention. Nichols joined the University of South Carolina athletics department in June 2008. [...]
BARCELONA July 15, 2012 – South Carolina’s rising sophomore Erika Rucker earned her second medal in three days after leading Team USA to gold in the 4×400-meter relay at the 14th IAAF World Junior Championships held at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Rucker ran the lead-off leg for the team with a split of [...]
BARCELONA July 13, 2012 – South Carolina’s rising sophomore Erika Rucker earned her first international medal and hit a personal best twice in two days after taking bronze in the 400-meter dash at the 14th IAAF World Junior Championships held at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Rucker blazed to a time of 51.10 in [...]
Columbia, SC July 12, 2012 – The University of South Carolina football team was represented by eight players on the 2012 Coaches Preseason All-SEC teams, the league office announced today. The Gamecocks had two players receive first-team recognition, four players earn spots on the second team and two players make the preseason All-SEC third team. [...]
COLUMBIA, S.C. July 12, 2012 – For the fifth time in as many years, South Carolina led the way on the Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll. A total of 97 first-year student-athletes achieved a minimum 3.00 grade point average for 2011-12. The list includes 608 selections from across the league’s 12 schools for the [...]
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