Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's and women's track and field programs continue their 2025 outdoor season by competing in the WUPax Invite, the lone home meet of the season for the Eagles.
WHO: Anderson, Gardner-Webb, Johnson C. Smith, Queens (N.C.), USC Aiken, Valdosta State, Winthrop
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, Apr. 18-19, 2025
WHERE: Rock Hill, S.C. | Irwin Belk Complex
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MEET INFORMATION
SPECIAL INFORMATION
- There will be a ceremony honoring recently retired head coach Ben Paxton for his 32 years of dedicated service to the Winthrop Cross Country and Track & Field programs on Friday at 4:00 p.m. on the first day of the meet
- The ceremony will take place when the throwers are finished and between running events
- It will be done in the center of the infield, nearest the track/stands
- On Saturday, there will be a special ceremony to honor the seniors for both the men's and women's programs
- The Senior Day ceremony will take place in the center of the infield, nearest the track/stands and will begin at 11:15 a.m.
- The ceremony will take place between both running and field events
- A photographer will be present for both events
ABOUT THE EAGLES
- The Eagles opened their outdoor track and field season with a meet in Elon. Winthrop is building off an outstanding fall with a blend of accomplished returners and newcomers with potential
- Jeremy Falwell Chavis has been named the Interim Head & Track Field Coach
- The slate includes visits to Elon, Davidson and Lenoir-Rhyne and two visits to Duke during the outdoor season
- Five of the six regular-season meets will occur in the state of North Carolina as well as the Big South Conference Outdoor Championships at UNC Asheville from May 12-14
- Winthrop will also host the annual WuPax Invitational from April 18-19 for Senior Day
SEASON AWARDS
- 4x400 relay team Kendale Cooke, Jurnii Lucas, Kevin Brown, Shane King- Big South Men's Track Athletes of the Week-Feb. 21-23
- Cooke, Lucas, Brown and King finished runner-up at the USC Invite with a time of 3:13.91, which ranks second in the league this season
- DeAngelo Brooks-Big South Men's Track Freshman of the Week-Feb. 21-23
- Brooks set a PR in the 60m dash at the USC Invite with a time of 6.97 to finish 10th overall, marking his highest standing in any event this season
LAST TIME OUT
On The Track
- In the women's 5000m invitational at Lynchburg, junior Olivia Kemp finished third with a time of 18:00
- This was also a PR
- In the men's one mile F Corsba Inv. at Lynchburg, freshman Connor Magill set a PR with a time of 4:22.88
- In the women's one mile F Corsba Inv. at Lynchburg, freshman Anna Conrad set a PR with a time of 5:12.26
- In the men's 800m run at Duke, junior Mitchell Hill set a PR with a time of 1:56.99
- In the men's 5000m run at Duke, senior Daren Hinds set a PR with a time of 14:39.51
- He improved on his time in this event by eight seconds
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