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Gamecock men's track and field program wraps up competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships

The Gamecocks had a pair of athletes earn All-America honors on Friday, giving the USC men's track and field program a total of seven All-Americans.
Credit: WLTX

EUGENE, Ore. — The South Carolina men's track and field team has concluded its run in the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Anass Essayi earned First Team All-America honors for the second consecutive season as he finished eighth in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:40.81. Channing Ferguson was named a Second Team All-American in the men’s high jump, adding to his Second Team All-America  recognition from Wednesday’s long jump. Ferguson cleared 2.12m (6-11.5) in the high jump, finishing tied for 11th in the field.

Those performances follow Wednesday's events which saw Dylan Targgart earn a bronze medal, earning First Team All-American honors as he threw 20.23m (66-4.25) in the shot put. 

The Gamecock Men left the Pacific Northwest with seven All-America honors under first year head coach Tim Hall.

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