Men's Track & Field 4/18/2021 5:26:00 PM Romanda Noble-Watson, SID

Claflin Track and Field Set Several Personal and Season Best at USC Gamecock Open

Columbia, SC (4-17-2021) – The Claflin University men's and women's track and field teams set several personal and season bests at its final meet of the 2021 outdoor season.

On the men's side, Matthew Rox set a personal best in the Javelin finishing with a throw of 41.54 meters (136-03).

On the track, for the Claflin men were top performers include Jaiden Henderson in the 100 meters and 200 meters with times of 11.59 and 23.47, respectively, LaCarlos Watlington in the 400-meter hurdles (60.28) along with Chander Anderson in the 400 meters (51.00).

For the Panther women, Jonnica Fuller, Dorian Hutcherson, and Gari Forehand all recorded personal best, while Sky Buie-Cox recorded a season-best.

Fuller dropped two seconds off her 400-meter time, finishing with a 1:02.96, and Hutcherson ran a personal best of 1:13.64 which is four seconds faster than her previous best. Forehand threw a personal best 31.75m (104-02) while Sky Buie-Cox dropped 15 seconds off her 1500 meter time, clocking a season best time of 5:30.29.

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Players Mentioned

Jaiden Henderson: Sprint; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Matthew Rox: Jumps/Sprints; 5' 8"; Junior; Jumps/Sprints

LaCarlos Watlington: Hurdles/Sprints; 6' 2"; Junior; Hurdles/Sprints

Gari Forehand: Throws; 5' 8"; Senior; Throws

Sky Buie-Cox: Distance; 5' 3"; Junior; Distance

Jonnica Fuller: Sprints; 5' 3"; Freshman; Sprints

Dorian Hutcherson: Hurdles; 5' 6"; Freshman; Hurdles

Players Mentioned

Jaiden Henderson
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Sprint

Matthew Rox
: 5' 8"; Junior; Jumps/Sprints
: Jumps/Sprints

LaCarlos Watlington
: 6' 2"; Junior; Hurdles/Sprints
: Hurdles/Sprints

Gari Forehand
: 5' 8"; Senior; Throws
: Throws

Sky Buie-Cox
: 5' 3"; Junior; Distance
: Distance

Jonnica Fuller
: 5' 3"; Freshman; Sprints
: Sprints

Dorian Hutcherson
: 5' 6"; Freshman; Hurdles
: Hurdles