Columbia, SC. - Bethune-Cookman track & field opens the calendar year with their second meet of the indoor season, the Gamecock Opener, on Saturday, Jan. 13 in Columbia, South Carolina. 



Bethune-Cookman track & field completed their first indoor meet of the season at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker in Birmingham, Ala., as five Wildcat participants finished in the top ten of their respective events.

Freshman Carlos Moore had the highest finish, picking up third in the men's triple jump with a 45-11.25. Moore also finished eight in the men's long jump with a 22-00.75 

Sophomore Nyidjah Ives picked up ninth place in the women's 800m run with a time of 2:28.37.

Sophomore Tyler Washington finished seventh in the men's shot put with 13.97m.

Fellow Sophomore Ashton Matthews was tenth in the men's high jump with a 6-02.75



South Carolina will host the meet at the USC Indoor Track & Field Complex. The venue features a banked six-lane 200m Mondo track, a separate throws area, two pole vault areas, two jumps runways, and two high jump areas along with an eight-lane 60m straight track on the infield.

Saturday's meet is set to begin at 9 a.m. with field events, beginning with the high jump.

Running events will begin at 11 a.m. and run through 7:45 p.m., concluding with multis. 

The full schedule is available here.