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.


 Sha'Nard Walker set an event record in the 300m to highlight the start of indoor season,at the Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker at the Birmingham Crossplex.

Walker finished first in the 300m with an event-record 33.56, followed by Jancent Wallace who placed fifth with a 34.07.

In the 400m, Jonathan Gaines finished fifth with a time of 49.52 to lead the Cats, while Dashawn Buist grabbed a top-fiver finish in the 800m with a fourth-place 1:58.05.

For the jumpes, Michael Carter's 7.27m earned him second in the long jump - he also took home fifth in the triple jump at 14.56m.

On the women's side Betina Jean took two top-10 finishes -eighth in the 200m with a 25.13 and seventh in the 400m at 58.23.

As for jumps, Darryn Hough finished fifth with a 1.55m in the high jump, while Ay'Keelah Green finished fourth in the long jump with a 5.84m. LaNeeya Garrison finished third the triple jump with an 11.81m.

Kasie Ugeh picked up where she left off a season ago with a fourth-place finish in the shot put at 13.19m.



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.

The Gamecock Opener was originally slated to begin at 10 a.m. but has been pushed back one hour due to inclement weather arriving Friday afternoon in the Midlands. The first event on Saturday will now begin at 11 a.m. with the men and women's high jump. The first track event will be the men's 3k beginning at 12 p.m. There is a full slate of events scheduled, with the final event being the 4x400m relay for the men at 6:50 p.m. and the women at 7:10 p.m. Doors are set to open at 10 a.m. A total of 13 teams are set to compete in this weekend's home opener.

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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