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ROCK HILL, SC—The Winthrop men's and women's track teams will compete in seven regular season indoor meets and eight regular season outdoor meets during the 2015-16 seasons, it was announced today by head coach Ben Paxton.

Oct 16th 2015, 3:22pm 5K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Former Eagle Distance Runner Brandon Hudgins Achieves Dream By Breaking Four-Minute Mile Barrier

ROCK HILL, SC--Former Winthrop distance runner and Northwestern High School standout Brandon Hudgins achieved a lifetime dream by breaking the four-minute mile barrier at the Sir Walter Miler held in early August at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. He...

Aug 30th 2015, 5:03pm 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Javelin Standout Preston Elwell Finishes Fourth At U.S. Junior National Championship

ROCK HILL, SC--Winthrop Javelin thrower Preston Elwell completed his rookie track and field campaign last week by finishing fourth at the U.S. Junior National Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene Oregon.

Jul 2nd 2015, 1:11pm 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Three Records Broken; Eight Earn All- BSC Honors At 2015 Track & Field Championships

HIGH POINT, NC—Winthrop set three school records and had eight athletes earn All-Conference honors as the 2015 Big South Conference Track & Field Championships concluded on Saturday at High Point University's Vert Stadium.

May 16th 2015, 8:13pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Two Freshmen Earn All-BSC Honors During 2nd Day Of Track & Field Championships

HIGH POINT, NC—A pair of Winthrop freshmen men earned All-Conference honors during the second day of the 2015 Big South Conference Men's and Women's Track & Field Championships being held at High Point University's Vert Stadium.

May 16th 2015, 12:50am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Cooper, Elwell And Ruppe Lead Winthrop Track & Field Teams At Georgia Invitational

ATHENS, GA--Sophomore hammer thrower Marthaline Cooper and freshmen javeline thrower Preston Elwell and middle distance runner Cameron Ruppe turned in the top performances by the Winthrop men's and women's track teams this past weekend at the Georgia I...

May 11th 2015, 3:20pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Cooper, Elwell And Ruppe Lead Winthrop Track & Field Teams At Georgia Invitational

May 11th 2015, 2:58pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Alesha Love Once Again Breaks School Record In 400 Meter Hurdles At Duke

ROCK HILL, SC--Winthrop junior hurdler Alesha Love broke her own 400 meter hurdles school record on Wednesday night during the Duke Twilight Meet held at Morris Williams Stadium.

May 7th 2015, 1:40pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Winthrop Honors Senior Class On Wednesday At 2015 Carolinas Cup Meet

ROCK HILL, SC-The Winthrop men's track and field team captured the 2015 Carolinas Cup title while the Eagle women finished second in the five-team event which was held Wednesday on Senior Night at the Irwin Belk Track Complex.

Apr 22nd 2015, 5:47pm 927 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Four Winthrop Track Athletes Are Ranked In Top 48 Of NCAA East Region

ROCK HILL, SC--Four members of the Winthrop men's and women's outdoor track and field teams are ranked in the top 48 times or distances in the NCAA East region and are in qualifying positions for the 2015 NCAA East Preliminary round that will be held d...

Apr 20th 2015, 11:27am 815 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments