COLUMBIA, S.C. (Jan. 12, 2024) – With track & field kicking off the new year’s slate, the South Carolina Gamecocks play host to the 2024 Gamecock Opener on Saturday inside the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex.
Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2024 Gamecock Opener can be found by clicking here. Fans can also follow along with updates on Twitter by following @GamecockTrack.
Know Before You Go
Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex does have a CLEAR BAG POLICY that will be in effect. Learn everything you need to know about the Clear Bag Policy by clicking here. There is also a WATER BOTTLE POLICY for all patrons and that is: one clear, plastic disposable water bottle is permitted. No hard, non-clear refillable bottles are allowed inside the facility.
Parking
For the 2024 Gamecock Opener, spectators will be able to utilize the Athletics Village Parking Garage for $10 per car, with no re-entry. There will also be city metered parking surrounding the complex that will also be made available through the ParkMobile app. For a full parking map for this weekend’s meet, please click here.
Ticket Information
There is a $10 fee for any adults wishing to attend the meet. Children that are 17 and under gain entry for $5, while kids 2 and under are free. Students/faculty/staff get in free with their valid Carolina Card identification.
Meet Information
The Gamecock Opener will begin at 9 a.m. with the men and women’s high jump. The first track event will be the men’s 3k beginning at 11 a.m. There is a full slate of events scheduled, with the final event being the 4x400m relay for the men at 6:45 p.m. and the women at 7:10 p.m. Doors are set to open at 8 a.m. A total of 22 teams are set to compete this weekend with 13 of them being from the Palmetto State.
Eyes on the Top-25
The Gamecocks enter Saturday’s meet coming off the Clemson Opener back on Dec. 8. Carolina has eight individual student-athletes inside the Top-25, five of which come from the men’s side. Anthony Greenhow ranks 11th in the country in the 60m with a time of 6.70. Nate Figgers and Channing Ferguson will both compete in the high jump this weekend for the Gamecocks, each ranking 14th in the nation with a jump of 2.10m (6-10.75). Theo Mudzengerere and Dylan Targgart lead the way with a pair of Top-3 rankings in their respective events. Mudzengerere, the TCU transfer, ranks second in the NCAA in the triple jump with a mark of 16.00m (52-6), while Targgart sits third in the shot put…