Columbia, SC. - The Wildcats will participate in their second indoor meet of the season as they begin 2026 at the Gamecock Opener. The meet takes place on Saturday, January 10 at the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex.


Bethune-Cookman completed their first indoor meet of the season at the Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker 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 hosts the event at the Carolina 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 10 a.m., with men's high jump and women's pole vault.

Running events will begin at 11 a.m. and run through 7:10 p.m., concluding with 4 x 400s.

The full schedule can be found here.

 
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