Gamecock Track & Field Dominate in Regular Season Finale
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 3, 2025) – South Carolina Track & Field put together a strong outing in the final day of the regular season outdoor finale at the East Coast Relays in Jacksonville, Fla.
The women competed in six events with four wins and one runner-up finish. The first win of the day came from the women’s 4×100 meter relay as Cynteria James, Jayla Jamison, Zaya Akins and JaMeesia Ford turned in a time of 42.76, just behind their season best of 42.74 set at the Michael Johnson Invite.
Ford and Akins each won their own individual events on Saturday, as Ford captured the 100m title and Akins the 400m sprint. Ford clocked a wind-aided personal best time of 11.02 (2.7) to win the 100m, ranking second in program history and second in the East Region. She was followed by teammate, Cynteria James, who turned in a season best time of 11.21 for 13th in the regional standings. Akins claimed the 400m title after she ran 51.34 for a new season best, just missing her personal best time of 51.33 set last season. Akins’ new 400m time this year now sits eighth in the NCAA East Region.
Cheyla Scott picked up a win in the women’s high jump after she cleared 1.84m (6-0.5) for a new personal best height in a Gamecock uniform. Scott’s clearance puts her in solo third all-time in program history for the outdoor high jump, while moving her up the ladder into second in the East Region. Salma Elbadra cranked out an 800m time of 2:01.76 for a new personal best as she finished runner-up in the event. Elbadra’s time now sits third in program history and seventh overall in the East Region.
The men’s squad took part in six events on the day with one win, while achieving program marks along the way. Jaouad Khchina was responsible for the lone win, doing so in the men’s 800m after running 1:47.27 for the third fastest time in program history and 13th in the region. Fellow 800m teammate, Aidan Hatton, also ran a new personal best in the 800m, clocking 1:48.70 for the ninth fastest mark in Gamecock history.
The men’s 400m squad put together strong performances in the season finale, with Josiah Wrice finishing second, Devan Crumpton positioned fourth and Jasauna Dennis rounding things out with a sixth-place finish. Wrice was able to run a new personal best time of 45.20 as he now ranks fourth in program history and fourth in the regional rankings. Crumpton crossed the line with a new personal best time of 45.74 to sit seventh on the program leaderboard and 11th overall in the regional rankings.
The Gamecocks will now turn their attention to postseason competition as South Carolina readies for the upcoming SEC Outdoor Championship that will take place May 15-17 in Lexington, Ky.
Men’s Individual Results
100 Meters (Prelims)
12. Antwan Hughes Jr. – 10.53 (1.1)
400 Meters
2. Josiah Wrice – 45.20*
4. Devan Crumpton – 45.74*
6. Jasauna Dennis – 46.26
800 Meters
1. Jaouad Khchina – 1:47.27*
5. Aidan Hatton – 1:48.70*
19. Logan Hill – 1:52.45
27. Noah Contreras – 1:53.08
100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
7. David Warmington – 14.10q (1.6)
100-Meter Hurdles (Finals)
7. David Warmington – 14.14 (0.8)
Triple Jump
9. Spencer Eison – 14.59m/47-10.5 (0.0)
Javelin
4. Ellis Neighbors – 62.66m/205-7
Women’s Individual Results
100 Meters (Prelims)
1. Cynteria James – 11.23q (2.4)
3. JaMeesia Ford – 11.41q (1.5)
8. Jayla Jamison – 11.47q (1.3)
27. Madison Childress – 11.82 (3.5)
100 Meters (Finals)
1. JaMeesia Ford – 11.02 (2.7)*
2. Cynteria James – 11.21 (2.7)
400 Meters
1. Zaya Akins – 51.34
800 Meters
2. Salma Elbadra – 2:01.76*
17. Abigail White – 2:11.15*
25. Sofie Kurzawa – 2:12.76
4×100 Meter Relay
1. Jamison, James, Akins, Ford – 42.76
100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
10. Joslyn Hamilton – 13.48 (2.9)
High Jump
1. Cheyla Scott – 1.84m/6-0.5
* – denotes outdoor PR
