July 25, 2012
Sang Earns National All-Academic Track & Field Honors
NEW ORLEANS – Graduating senior Jemeli Sang of the USC Upstate women’s track & field team was named to the 2012 Division I All-Academic Track & Field Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as announced by the organization Wednesday, July 25.

July 24, 2012
Kemboi Tabbed to National All-Academic Team for Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS – Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate track & field team was named a 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I All-Academic honoree for men’s track as announced by the organization Tuesday, July 24.

May 26, 2012
Spartans Complete Competition in NCAA East Preliminaries
Jacksonville, Fla. – USC Upstate distance runner Jemeli Sang wrapped up USC Upstate’s efforts in the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries Saturday night by running in the 5,000-meter race, claiming 23rd in the field of 48 runners.

May 24, 2012
Spartans Compete in NCAA East Regional Preliminaries
Spartanburg, S.C. – Three USC Upstate Track & Field performers opened competition on the first day of the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries at the University of North Florida Thursday, with Gilbert Kemboi claiming the top effort with a 15th-place finish in the 10,000-meter race.

May 23, 2012
Upstate Track Set for NCAA East Regional Preliminaries at UNF
Spartanburg, S.C. – Three members of the USC Upstate track & field programs – women’s team member Jemeli Sang and men’s team members Gilbert Kemboi and Kenny Sugishita – will represent the Spartans at the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Round Thursday at North Florida.

May 18, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Sends Three to NCAA Regionals for Upstate’s First Trip
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Three members of the USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field programs made the preliminary qualifying list for the 2012 NCAA East Regional in senior Jemeli Sang and juniors Gilbert Kemboi and Kenny Sugishita.

May 16, 2012
Johnson Earns Final A-Sun Track Athlete of the Week Honor
MACON, Ga. – Sophomore Matt Johnson (Elgin, S.C.) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference office today.

May 11, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Sets Two School Records at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field teams recorded strong performances today at the Clemson Tiger Qualifier as sophomore Matt Johnson (Elgin, S.C.) and senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) both registered school-best times.

May 7, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Teams Help Local Fifth Graders Study
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – With finals completed at USC Upstate, members of the Spartan track & field teams volunteered their time participating in “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader” at Fairforest Elementary School Friday, May 4.

May 4, 2012
Kemboi Earns Third A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Year Honor; Sang Claims All-Academic Team Nod
MACON, Ga. – Gilbert Kemboi of the USC Upstate track & field team was named the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, while Jemeli Sang earned Academic All-Conference honors.

April 26, 2012
Sugishita Snags A-Sun Outdoor Most Outstanding Field Performer
MACON, Ga. – Junior Kenny Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team tossed his way to being named the Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Most Outstanding Field Performer as announced today by the conference office. The award was voted on by league coaches.

April 21, 2012
Upstate Grabs Four More Individual Titles at A-Sun Outdoor Track & Field Championship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship concluded with the USC Upstate men’s team finishing fourth-place, while the women’s squad took sixth, turning in a combined four individual championships today.

April 20, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Claims Four Titles at Day One of A-Sun Championship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At the end of first day at the Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the USC Upstate men’s team ranks third with 42 points, while the women are sixth with 20 points as the Spartans grabbed a combined four individual crowns.

April 19, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Hurdles after Hardware at A-Sun Championships This Weekend
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field teams head to the Sunshine State this weekend for the Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships April 20-21 hosted by North Florida.

April 11, 2012
Sugishita Earns Back-to-Back A-Sun Field Athlete of the Week Honor
MACON, Ga. – Junior Kenny Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team tossed his way to a second-straight Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week accolade as announced by the conference today.

April 7, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Posts Strong Performances Across Southeast
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field teams recorded solid performances in three meets this weekend, highlighted by school records in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and the men’s 4x800-meter relay.

April 6, 2012
Kemboi, Sang Smash Spartan Track Records at Duke Invitational
DURHAM, N.C. – Junior Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team and senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) of the women’s team broke school records today against tough competition at the Duke Invitational.

April 5, 2012
Spartans Sprint to Two Track & Field Meets This Weekend
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field teams are scheduled to participate in two meets this weekend as members of each team head to the Duke Invitational April 6-7, while others compete at Wofford’s Terrier Relays April 7.

April 4, 2012
Spartans Sweep A-Sun Men’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors
MACON, Ga. – Juniors Kenny Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) and Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team were named the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week and Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, respectively as announced today.

March 31, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Post Strong Finishes at Winthrop Invitational
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field teams recorded nine top-five finishes at the final day of the Winthrop Invitational today, including three first-place finishes and three second-place marks.

March 30, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Teams Post Five School Records
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track & field teams registered school-best performances today at the North Carolina State’s Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., and at the Winthrop Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C.

March 29, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Set for Two-Meet Weekend
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams are scheduled to participate in two meets this weekend as six individuals will compete at North Carolina State’s Raleigh Relays March 30, while everyone heads to the Winthrop Invitational March 30-31.

March 24, 2012
Track & Field Programs Break Five Upstate Records at Catamount Classic
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams set five school records today at the Beynon Sports Surface Catamount Classic hosted by Western Carolina, breaking thee records on the men’s side and two on the women’s.

March 23, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Set to Compete at Western Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams travel to Western Carolina tomorrow for to the Beynon Sports Catamount Classic.

March 17, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Wraps-Up Charlotte 49er Classic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams wrapped up their opening weekend of the 2012 outdoor season at the Charlotte 49er Classic today.

March 17, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Posts Strong Results at Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the outdoor season yesterday at the Charlotte 49er Classic with action wrapping up today.

March 15, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Programs Open Outdoor Season at Charlotte
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to open the 2012 outdoor season at Charlotte’s 49er Classic March 16-17.

March 1, 2012
Kemboi Named A-Sun Track Scholar Athlete of the Year; Three Others Earn All-Academic Team Nods
MACON, Ga. – Gilbert Kemboi of the USC Upstate track & field team was named the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, while Ross Oden, Carolyne Chelulei and Jemeli Sang earned Academic All-Conference honors as announced today.

February 18, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Picks Up Three Individual Titles at Final Day of A-Sun Indoor Championships
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Juniors Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) and Kenny Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team earned their second individual titles today at the Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, while senior Joan Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya) won gold for the Spartan women.

February 17, 2012
Kemboi, Sugishita Earn Individual Titles at First Day of A-Sun Indoor Track & Field Championships
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Juniors Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) and Kenny Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team picked up gold medals at the Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships today in the 3,000-meter run and shot put, respectively.

February 16, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Programs Seek Hardware at A-Sun Indoor Championships
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to compete at the Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 17-18 in Johnson City, Tenn., hosted by ETSU.

February 15, 2012
Sugishita and Tangwar Claim A-Sun Track & Field Weekly Honors
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate Junior Kenneth Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) and senior Joan Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya) were named Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week and Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office today.

February 11, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Sets Two School Records at Final Day of Tiger Paw Invite
CLEMSON, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams closed out the Tiger Paw Invitational today, setting two school records en route to strong finishes.

February 10, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Posts Strong Marks in Opening Day of Tiger Paw Invite
CLEMSON, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams recorded strong finishes at the first day of Clemson’s Tiger Paw Invitational.

February 9, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Teams Set to Participate in Tiger Paw Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams travel to Clemson to compete in the Tiger Paw Invitational Feb. 10-11.

February 8, 2012
Spartan Men Sweep A-Sun Track & Field Weekly Awards for First Time
MACON, Ga. – Junior Davey Dennison (Carlisle, Pa.) and senior Perrish Goggins (Columbia, S.C.) of the USC Upstate men’s track & field team swept the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors, respectively, for the first time in program history as announced by the conference office today.

February 4, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Teams Competed at UNC’s Kent Taylor Invitational
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Kent Taylor Invitational hosted by North Carolina today.

February 3, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Teams Set for Kent Taylor Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the Kent Taylor Invitational tomorrow.

February 1, 2012
Kemboi and Sang Snag A-Sun Track Athlete of the Week Honors
MACON, Ga. – Junior Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) and senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate track & field programs were named the Atlantic Sun Conference Male Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and A-Sun Female Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, respectively as announced by the conference office today.

January 28, 2012
Johnson’s Three School Records Pace Upstate Track Teams to Six Broken Records
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams posted five school records on the men’s side and one school record for the women’s program at the final day of the Niswonger Invitational hosted by ETSU.

January 27, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Set School Records at Niswonger Invitational
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Niswonger Invitational today hosted by ETSU.

January 26, 2012
Spartan Track & Field Set for Niswonger Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to compete in the Niswonger Invitational hosted by ETSU Friday, Jan. 27-28.

January 20, 2012
Upstate Track & Field Teams Post Strong Results at Appalachian State
BOONE, N.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams recorded strong results at the Mountaineer Split Indoor Open Track Meet today hosted by Appalachian State.

December 7, 2011
Sugishita and Chelulei Claim Season’s First A-Sun Indoor Track and Field Weekly Honors
MACON, Ga. – Junior Kenneth Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) and senior Carolyne Chelulei (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams were named the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week and Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, respectively as announced the conference today.

December 3, 2011
‘Tis the Season for Upstate Track & Field
CLEMSON, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the indoor track season at Clemson today as six Spartans set school records.

November 24, 2011
Spartans Host Successful Gobble Your Giblets Road Race
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate cross country and track & field programs hosted the fifth annual Gobble Your Giblets 5K this morning.

November 22, 2011
Upstate Cross Country and Track & Field Programs to Host Gobble Your Giblets Fundraiser
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate cross country and track & field programs are set to host the fifth annual Gobble Your Giblets 5K Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24.

October 5, 2011
USC Upstate Names Smith Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country Programs
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate athletic department and Director of Athletics Mike Hall announced the hiring of Natalie Smith Wednesday as the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs.

August 15, 2011
Top Three Transitional Moments: Men’s & Women’s Track & Field
Four years ago, USC Upstate began a journey to join the NCAA Division I ranks and after approval by the NCAA Board of Governors, Upstate will become an active member of D-I on Sept. 1, 2011. With the transitional phase nearly complete, the media relations office takes a look back at some of the top moments of the transitional phase, today’s spotlight, men’s and women’s track & field.

August 15, 2011
Stephens Steps Down as Head Coach of Upstate Cross Country/Track & Field
Spartanburg, S.C. – After serving as the head coach of the Spartan men’s and women’s track & field and cross country programs for five seasons, leading the programs into NCAA Division I, starting the track & field program from scratch, and enjoying a tremendous amount of success, Jimmy Stephens has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the programs at USC Upstate effective Sept. 5.

August 15, 2011
Stephens Steps Down as Head Coach of Upstate Cross Country/Track & Field
Spartanburg, S.C. – After serving as the head coach of the Spartan men’s and women’s track & field and cross country programs for five seasons, leading the programs into NCAA Division I, starting the track & field program from scratch, and enjoying a tremendous amount of success, Jimmy Stephens has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the programs at USC Upstate effective Sept. 5.