ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Carolina State women's outdoor track and field team scored 115 points to finish third at the 2015 Carolina's Cup hosted by Winthrop University on Wednesday at the Irwin Belk Track and Field Complex.
The ladies had a successful outing, recording six first-place finishes and several top-five finishes. The Lady Bulldogs got wins from
Nikkia Jefferson in the 100-meter hurdles (14.17 seconds),
Karissa Bertling in the 200 meters (24.55) and 400 meters (55.91), Antavia Owens in the 100 meters (11.62), Deja Jackson in the shot put (13.62 meters) and from the 4x100 relay team of Bertling,
Keziah Brown, Owens and
Tahje Whittley (47.43).
Jefferson (40-meter hurdles; 1:04.13), Owens (200 meters; 24.86),
Tenisha Stanley (100-meter hurdles; 14.30) and
Biqualia Scott (Javelin throw; 29.93 meters) each had second-place finishes in their individual events.
Celeste Taylor was third in the shot put (12.14 meters), while
Payton Ashe finished third in the 400 meters (58.23) and seventh in the 200 meters (25.59).
In the field events,
Shamyia Darby (28.28 meters) and Patrice High (22.62 meters) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the javelin.
Jacoy Hutto cleared 1.43 meters to finish seventh in the high jump and Jackson (36.32 meters) and Scott (36.28 meters) were seventh and eighth, respectively, in the discus.
The Lady Bulldogs are off until next Thursday when they go to Greensboro, N.C. to compete in the 2015 MEAC Outdoor Championships which will be held April 30 – May 2 at North Carolina A&T State University.
