Columbia, SC - Records were broken as the Warriors competed at the Gamecock Opener this past weekend.
How It Happened
Track Results
60m:
Aziah Gaskin finished 49th with at ime of 7.47
200m: In the 200 meters,
Jaden Warner led the Warriors with a time of 23.50 to finish in 39th.Â
Dominic Gonzalez finished in 42nd with a time of 23.99 while
Aziah Gaskin and Elijah Powell finished closely behind in 46th and 49th respectively. Gaskin ran a time of 24.57 and Powell a time of 24.97.
400m: Nate Hill finished in 9th after hitting a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 49.78. Ethan Marchman finished in 17th with a time of 51.51, Jaden Warner finished in 22nd with a time of 52.18, Dominic Gonzalez finished in 29th after running a time of 54.23, and Elijah Powell finished in 33rd with a personal best time of 55.42.
600m:
Ethan Marchman broke his own school record that he set last season as he finished the 600 meters with a time of 1:22.73 to take 8th place.
800m: Grady Clark took 11th place after running a time of 1:59.35. Following behind him, Drew Jones finished in15th with a time of 2:00.68 and Ronan O'Neill finished in 24th with a time of 2:05.94. Josue Avendano finished in 29th with a time of 2:12.62, Landon Mayfield ran a personal best of 2:13.22 finishing 30th, and Thomas Macagg finished in 33rd with a time of 2:16.29. John Locke wrapped up the field for the Warriors as he finished 35th after a time of 2:26.60.
Mile:
Grady Clark,
Drew Jones and
Ronan O'Neill all broke the school record in the mile. Clark led the way as he set the new record with a time of 4:26.96 to claim 11th place. Behind him, Jones finished 12th with a new personal best of 4:28.19 and O'Neill finished 13th with a new personal best of 4:29.85.Â
Thomas Macagg finished in 25th after a time of 4:51.57 and
Landon Mayfield finished in 26th with a new PR of 4:53.04.Â
Josue Avendano finished in 29th with a time of 5:01.70.
Field Results
Long Jump: Sam Woods finished 22nd with a jump of 5.95meters and Valante Walker jumped a season best of 5.86 meters to finish in 25th.
Pole Vault:
Evan Motes finished in 4th after clearing a height of 4.06 meters.
Shot Put:
Mason Griffiths finished 22nd with a new personal best of 9.89 meters.
Weight Throw:
Mason Griffiths took 24th in the weight throw after a throw of 7.71 meters.
What's Next
A select group of Warriors will travel to compete in Virginia at the VMI Invitational on January 19th.