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Spartan Track & Field Sends Three to NCAA Regionals for Upstate’s First Trip 5/18/12 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 (Eldoret, Kenya) and juniors Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) and Kenny Sugishita (Arroyo Grande, Calif.). READ FULL STORY

Johnson Earns Final A-Sun Track Athlete of the Week Honor 5/16/12 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. READ FULL STORY

Upstate Track & Field Sets Two School Records at Clemson 5/11/12 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. READ FULL STORY

Upstate Track & Field Teams Help Local Fifth Graders Study 5/7/12 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. READ FULL STORY

Kemboi Earns Third A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Year Honor; Sang Claims All-Academic Team Nod 5/4/12 MACON, Ga. – Junior Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate track & field team was named the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, while senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) earned Academic All-Conference honors as announced by the conference office today. READ FULL STORY

Sugishita Snags A-Sun Outdoor Most Outstanding Field Performer 4/26/12 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. READ FULL STORY

Criag, Kemboi and Sang Named Student-Athlete of the Year at Upstate's Coca-Cola Awards Banquet 4/23/12 Spartanburg, S.C. - The USC Upstate Athletics Department held its annual Coca-Cola Awards Banquet Monday night and distance runner Jemeli Sang, men’s basketball standout Torrey Craig and distance runner Gilbert Kemboi received the highest honors while being named the Student-Athlete of the Year. In all, the Athletics Department gave out 94 awards and honors. READ FULL STORY

Upstate Grabs Four More Individual Titles at A-Sun Outdoor Track & Field Championship 4/21/12 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. READ FULL STORY

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