Cougars Overcome Rain, Make Splash at Gamecock Invitational

Saturday, April 7

Columbia, S.C.

College of Charleston

Gamecock Invitational

Photo by: Michael Wiser

Cougars Overcome Rain, Make Splash at Gamecock Invitational

4/8/2018 11:19:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Despite buckets of rain showering the athletes on Saturday, the College of Charleston track & field team submitted several strong performances at USC's Gamecock Invitational.

Freshman Cate Ambrose made a big leap in the 1500m run, shaving nearly eight seconds from her previous personal best to take fifth with a time of 4:39.84 and vault up to No. 3 in school history in the event. Her teammate Tess Masselink also achieved a modest PR, shaving a little over a tenth of a second off her previous best with her eighth place time of 4:41.67.

Elsewhere on the track, Jenny Martin ran her season best 100m hurdle time (14.80) to take 22^nd, while Holly Driver's time of 15.64 elevated her from No. 10 to No. 8 in the event in CofC history.

Junior Nicole Lane had a big day in the javelin throw, finishing sixth with a personal best distance of 36.74m. That elevated her to No. 4 on the CofC Top 10 list past former teammate and former CofC softball team member Mackenzie Maples. Madeline Weber took tenth in the event with her throw of 31.78m, which set a new PR as well.

Simone Harris unleashed a personal best discus throw of 43.99m to take fifth place in the event, and while she remains at No. 2 in CofC history, she moves within 75cm of Lindsay Baber's 14-year-old school record. In the hammer throw, Courtney Brooks finished tenth with her throw of 46m flat, while Lydia Bussey hit yet-another personal best this season with her toss of 44.04m.

On the men's side, both Declan Hines (3:56.38) and Crew Kosiorek (3:59.64) finished within the top ten of the 1500m run, taking third and seventh respectively.

The Cougars will be back at it next weekend when they trek Western Carolina to take part in the Catamount Classic.