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BC at USC Open meet
Herman Shelton

Track & Field, Men

Tigers Have Successful Day At USC Open

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College men's track & field team wrapped up the regular season on Saturday at the USC Open and had a successful weekend.

Shemar Miller finished fourth in the long jump with a jump of 7.09 meters (23 feet, 2 inches). He is currently ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II in the triple jump and No. 9 in the long jump, and is ranked No. 1 in the South Region in both events.

Shun Taylor had his season-best jump of 14.00 meters (45 feet, 11 inches) in the triple jump, finishing seventh. He also jumped 6.75 meters (22 feet, 1 inch) in the long jump, finishing seventh.

On the track, Malcom Carter Jr. finished 15th overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a new school record of 54.04, finishing behind a field of Division I runners. He also ran the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.99. He is currently ranked third in the NCAA South Region in the 400-meters hurdles and No. 14 in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Lirante Jackson ran 21.86 in the 200-meter dash and finished 18th overall. He is currently ranked No. 4 in the NCAA South Region.

Philip Jackson ran a personal-best time of 49.66 in the 400-meter dash to finish 26th overall. He is currently ranked No. 22 in the NCAA South Region.

Kevin Francis finished 22nd overall in the 110-meter high hurdles with a season-best time of 15.64. He also ran a personal-best time of 56.45 in the 400-meter hurdles and finished 22nd. He is ranked No. 8 in the NCAA South Region in the 400-meter hurdles and No. 12 in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Devonta Newbold ran a season-best time of 1:59.00 in the 800-meter run.

Benedict's 4x100-meter A relay team of Taylor, Miller, Josiah Atkins and Lirante Jackson finished sixth with a season-best time of 41.28. They are ranked No. 3 in the NCAA South Region.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Newbold, Philip Jackson, Carter and Lirante Jackson finished fifth with a season-best time of 3:17.89. They are currently ranked No. 4 in the NCAA South Region and No. 1 in the SIAC.
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Players Mentioned

Josiah Atkins

Josiah Atkins

Sprinter
5' 9"
Sophomore
Lirante Jackson

Lirante Jackson

Sprinter/Jumper
6' 1"
Sophomore
Shemar Miller

Shemar Miller

Jumper
Sophomore
Malcom Carter Jr

Malcom Carter Jr

Hurdler
6' 1"
Freshman
Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Sprinter
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Devonta Newbold

Devonta Newbold

Distance
5' 10"
Freshman
Kevin Francis

Kevin Francis

Hurdler
5' 9"
Freshman
Shun Taylor

Shun Taylor

Jumper
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josiah Atkins

Josiah Atkins

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprinter
Lirante Jackson

Lirante Jackson

6' 1"
Sophomore
Sprinter/Jumper
Shemar Miller

Shemar Miller

Sophomore
Jumper
Malcom Carter Jr

Malcom Carter Jr

6' 1"
Freshman
Hurdler
Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Sprinter
Devonta Newbold

Devonta Newbold

5' 10"
Freshman
Distance
Kevin Francis

Kevin Francis

5' 9"
Freshman
Hurdler
Shun Taylor

Shun Taylor

5' 9"
Freshman
Jumper