ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Carolina State men's outdoor track and field team finished in second place at the 2015 Carolina's Cup hosted by Winthrop University on Wednesday at the Irwin Belk Track and Field Complex.
The Bulldogs scored a total of 107 points and got four first-place finishes at the meet.
Jarad Jeter won the 400 meters in 47.84 seconds, while
Jeffrey Jones won the 200 in 21.40. The 4x100 team of
Bryson Brown, Christopher Gaddist, Jones and
Demek Kemp took the title in 41.57 and Chris Bonner won the high jump after clearing 1.90 meters.
Jones also ran the 100, finishing second in 10.66.
Brandon Lowery (400 meters; 48.99), Gaddist (400-meter hurdles; 52.99), and
Dwight Rogers (high jump; 1.85 meters) all came in second in their individual events.
Moses Kennedy (14.47), Rogers (15.86) and Gaddist (15.94) finished third, sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 110-meter hurdles.
Brown jumped 6.30 meters to place third in the long jump, while Rogers (4
th; 42.63 meters) and
Matthias Williams (5
th; 38.41 meters) were the Bulldogs' top finishers in the javelin throw.
Joseph Brevard was sixth in the triple jump (12.01 meters) and
Roderick Britt placed sixth in the discus (39.63 meters).
The Bulldogs have a week to prepare for the 2015 MEAC Outdoor Championships which will be held April 30 – May 2 at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C.
