ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The South Carolina men's and women's outdoor track and field teams are set to compete in the 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 2015 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships which will be held April 30-May 2 at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University, in Greensboro, N.C.
 
"The outdoor conference championship looks promising for us", said head coach Tim Langford. "I expect to have several good performances in both the men's and women's programs."
 
Leading the men's team on the track is freshman standout Demek Kemp who currently leads the MEAC in the 100 meters. He ran a career-best time of 10.25 seconds to finish first in the 100m at the Savannah State Tiger Twilight on April 1. That performance also qualified Kemp to compete at the 2015 the USTAF Junior Outdoor Championships that will be held in Eugene, Ore. June 18-21.
 
In the men's field events, the Bulldogs claimed two of the top four spots in the conference in the hammer throw. At the University of North Florida Twilight, junior Jerrell Frierson had a season-best throw of 38.73 meters (127 feet, 1 inch), which ranks second in the MEAC. Freshman Roderick Britt hit a mark of 31.51m (103-4) at the same meet for a fourth-place ranking in the conference.
 
Senior Antavia Owens leads the Lady Bulldogs in the sprints and currently ranks second in the MEAC in the 100m with a time of 11.62. She ran the junior nationals qualifying time at Winthrop University's Carolina's Cup last week. Freshman Biqualia Scott is the Lady Bulldogs' highest-ranking field athlete this season. She currently sits in sixth place in the conference in the hammer throw with a mark of 28.46m (93-4).
 
"I am very excited to see that we can contend in every sprinting event. Demek is off to an exceptional start in his Bulldog career and I expect Antavia to end her Bulldog career on a high note," Langford said.
 
Competition begins on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the men's decathlon followed by the women's heptathlon at 1:15 p.m. The men's discus will begin at 2:30 p.m., followed by the women's high jump at 4:30 p.m. The semifinals of the men's and women's 400m hurdles will start at 5:30 p.m.  The men's high jump will begin at 6 p.m., and the semifinals of the men's and women's 200m commences at 6:10 p.m. The women's and men's 5000m will close out the day, beginning at 7 p.m.
 
The Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships continue Friday, May 1, with the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon at 9 a.m. Other field events on Friday's slate include the men's and women's long jump and shot put. The afternoon continues with the men's and women's semifinal in the 400m, 100m dash, 800m, women's 100m hurdles and men's 110m hurdles.
 
The competition wraps up Saturday at 9 a.m. with field events including: men's and women's pole vault, javelin, and triple jump. The women's and men's 4x100m relays will begin the running finals at 1 p.m. Rounding out the evening's events will be the men's and women's 4x400m relay race at 4:20 p.m.
 
A complete schedule of events for the 2015 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships can be found at www.MEACsports.com.
 
Admission to the event is free of charge.