Columbia, South Carolina — On Friday and Saturday Feb. 7-8, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore indoor track & field team traveled to Columbia, South Carolina to compete in the South Carolina Invitational.

Freshman Aurelia Jepkorir (Eldoret, Kenya) placed second in the 5000m with 17:31.64 on the clock. Sophomore Atinuke Shittu (Germantown, Maryland) finished in third place for the triple jump by reaching a distance of 12.42 meters.

Two juniors, Christina Cropper (Wilmington, Delaware) and Asshanni Robb (Carson, Iowa) achieved a new season-low in their individual events with a time of 25.89 in the 200m and 2:17.33 in the 800m respectively.  Freshman Indya Hansley (Hampton, Virginia) threw her season high in the shot put. She finished with a distance of 13.21 meters. 

One the men's side, junior Janoi Brown (Randallstown, Maryland) registered a time of 48.02 seconds in the 400 meters for a new season low. 

In the 4x400 relay, Brown, sophomore Duvaire Wauchope (Portmore, Jamaica), senior Jonathan Robertson (Washington, D.C.) and freshman Ashane Beckford (Clarendon, Jamaica) earned a third-place finish. The group of four was able to complete the race with a time of 3:11.97

Freshman Jahlanhnee Watkins (Brooklyn, New York) leaped to a new season high in the long jump with a distance of 6.86 meters. Sophomore Nasir Neal-Watson (Salisbury, Maryland) placed third in the shot put after throwing 14.92 meters. 

The Hawks will travel to West Long Branch, New Jersey for their next meet at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 1-15.

Results:  https://www.tfrrs.org/results/63989/South_Carolina_Invitational_/