Columbia, S.C. – Senior Rachel Rouse and sophomore Tyler Hanks both scored individual event wins on the first day of the South Carolina Invitational held at the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex.

Rouse led four Catamounts in the top 10 of the women's shot put with a first-place throw of 14.03 meters (46'0.5"). Rouse's throw is a new personal best and tops her previous personal best distance of 13.43 meters (44'0.75"). Lesleigh Tabor finished in fourth place with her throw of 13.29 meters (43'7.5"). Amy Yarborough's throw of 13.07 meters (42'10.75") earned her a seventh-place finish, just ahead of Victoria Solheim in eighth after a mark of 13.01 meters (42'8.25").  

In the invite division of the women's pole vault, Kinley Drummonds tied for sixth place after she cleared a height of 3.50 meters (11'5.75"). Lauryn Daugherty finished in a tie for second place in the women's pole vault after clearing a collegiate-best height of 3.40 meters (11'1.75").

Yarborough recorded her second top-10 finish of the day in the women's weight throw, placing eighth with a toss of 15.18 meters (49'9.75").

Makaila McIntyre finished in ninth place in the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.86.

Hanks won the men's triple jump with an indoor personal best mark of 14.30 meters (46'11). Hanks won the event by 0.18 meters (7") over the second-place finisher.

Devaniel Dale completed the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 47.82 seconds to finish eighth.

Adam Hart finished ninth in the men's shot put with a throw of 13.89 meters (45'7").

The South Carolina Invitational continues on Saturday at 10 a.m. and is scheduled to conclude around 6 p.m.

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