South Carolina’s Track & Field teams will compete at two separate meets this weekend, with events scheduled in both Clemson, South Carolina, and Boston, Massachusetts. The team will be divided between the Tiger Paw Invitational at Clemson and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston. Both competitions will take place over two days.
The distance runners are set to travel to Boston, while the rest of the squad competes in Clemson. Live results for both meets are available online, and fans can also follow updates on X (Twitter) via @GamecockTrack. In addition, streaming coverage from Boston is accessible through FloSports with a subscription fee.
At the Tiger Paw Invitational, hosted at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Friday’s schedule starts at 10:00 a.m. with women’s long jump as South Carolina’s opening event. The day wraps up with men’s and women’s 60m dash finals at 4:35 p.m. Saturday features the men’s pole vault at 10:00 a.m., ending with men’s and women’s 4x400m relays beginning at 3:25 p.m.
Meanwhile, the David Hemery Valentine Invitational takes place at Boston University Track & Tennis Center. Events begin Friday morning with the men’s DMR relay at 9:00 a.m., followed by South Carolina athletes in the 800m race at 10:30 a.m., concluding with the men’s mile at 3:50 p.m. Saturday continues with another DMR relay at 9:00 a.m., an 800m race for Gamecocks athletes starting at 10:42 a.m., and ends with the women’s 5k event scheduled for 7:10 p.m.
Last week, South Carolina achieved eight victories out of seventeen events during their home meet, including eight finishes that ranked among their program’s all-time top ten performances. Both men’s and women’s squads each claimed four wins across various disciplines such as sprints, distance races, and field events. Tristen Harris secured first place in both the women’s 60m dash (7.29 seconds) and long jump (6.45 meters), while Teresa Cherotich won both the mile (4:48.87) and the women’s 3K (9:31.27).
With only two regular season indoor meets remaining before the SEC Indoor Championship, athletes are aiming to qualify for NCAA competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas by ranking among the top sixteen nationally in individual events or top twelve in relays.
Currently, South Carolina has fifteen combined entries qualified for nationals—eleven from women athletes and four from men—according to national rankings tracked by USTFCCCA (https://www.ustfccca.org/). Tyson Williams leads all Gamecocks as he ranks second nationally in men’s 200m (20.47 seconds). Zaya Akins holds third place nationally in women’s 400m (51.15 seconds), while Salma Elbadra is third in women’s 3K (8:41.76). Both men’s and women’s relay teams are ranked within national top five; additionally, South Carolina’s women’s DMR squad stands fourth overall.
The latest USTFCCCA standings position South Carolina third nationwide among women’s teams and twenty-first among men (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/trackfield-indoor-men/d1/ustfccca-coaches-poll). Event squad rankings show strong performances across multiple disciplines—including third place nationally for women in both the hurdles and sprints categories—as well as notable placements for pole vaulting and longer distances on both sides of competition.
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