PHOTOS: Gamecocks finish strong with eight wins at 2026 Carolina Classic

South Carolina’s track and field teams finished strong to take home eight wins at the Carolina Classic meet on Feb. 6 and 7, 2026. Notable highlights include Teresa Cherotich, in her mile debut, finishing with a time of 4:48.87, while pole vaulter Khaliq Muhammad cleared a maximum height of 5.25 meters.

Junior distance runners Anya Arroyo, Teresa Cherotich and Emma Torbet run the 3K at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 6, 2026. Cherotich came in first, while Torbet and Arroyo came in second and third, respectively.

Sophomore distance runner Marcellus Mines rests while patted by sophomore distance runner Ricky Circelli at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 7, 2026. Mines came in third, while Circelli did not finish.

Junior long lumper Madison Childress leaps into the air during the women's long jump at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 7, 2026. Childress recorded three fouls and was not scored.

Freshman pole vaulter Bella Leonard swings up towards the bar during the women's pole vault at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 7, 2026. Leonard's peak was 3.68 meters, and she came in third place.

Freshman sprinter Kymora-Lee Williams prepares for the 60m sprint at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 6, 2026. Williams finished with a time of 7.56 seconds.

Sophomore sprinter Kennedy Flynn clears a hurdle during the women's 60m hurdles at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 6, 2026. Flynn made it to the finals and finished with a time of 8.52 seconds.

Freshman sprinter Niles Briggman dashes down the track during the men's 60m at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 6, 2026. Briggman finished with a time of 7.05 seconds.

Junior jumper Spencer Eison lands in the sand during the men's triple jump at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 6, 2026. Eison finished in fifth with a distance of 14.44 meters.

Junior middle distance runner Carlos Lanzagorta-Ruiz sprints down the track during the men's 800m at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 6, 2026. After not finishing the 800m, Lanzagorta-Ruiz eventually finished second in the mile sprint.

Sophomore pole vaulter Jathiyah Muhammad clears the bar during the women's pole vault at the Carolina Classic track and field meet on Feb. 7, 2026. Muhammad finished second with a maximum height of 4.28 meters.