ORANGEBURG, SC – The South Carolina State men's and women's track and field teams had a combined five top five finishes and overall ten top 10 performances, which included several personal records, Saturday at the USC Indoor Open hosted by the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

Grabbing top five finishes for Coach Jerod Wims' squads in a strong field, were the men's 4x400 relay team of Devin Brewington, Waddell Rembert-Jett, Matron Thornton and Kailem Thomas, 2^nd (3:22.79); Jada Banks, 4^th in the mile run (5:06.53); the women's 4x400 relay team "A" of Chanice Harris, Tanryn Thorn, Domonique Edmondson and Makylah Jones, 4th (4:00.84); Rembert-Jett, 4^th in the men's 60 meters (6.85); and the women's 4x400 relay team "B" of Debrielle Williams, Makayla Jones, Banks and Stephanie Jobe, 5^th (4:11.81).

Other strong showings included Dexter Ratliff, 8^th in the men's shot put (13.21m, 43-04.25 ft.); Dayani Johnson, 9^th in the men's long jump (6.63m, 21-09.00 ft.); Thornton, 9^th in the women's 400 meters (49.99); Brenton Shippy, 9^th in the men's 200 meters (22:06); and Thorn, 10^th in the women's 200 meters (25:06).