History and Records History and Records History & Records 81 2013 South Carolina Track and Field 2013 South Carolina Track and field 81 OLYMPIC ROSTER History and Records ALEEN BAILEY MIKI BARBER LASHINDA DEMUS LEROY DIXON ADRIAN DURANT DAWN ELLERBE Graduate Graduate Former Student-Athlete Graduate Former Student-Athlete Graduate ‘04 Athens, ‘08 Beijing ‘00 Sydney ‘04 Athens, ‘12 London ‘08 Beijing 2004 Athens ‘00 Sydney 100m, 4x100m Relay 4x400m Relay 400m Hurdles 4x100m Relay 100m, 200m, 4x100m Hammer Throw Jamaica USA USA USA Relay USA U.S. Virgin Islands History and Records MICHELLE FOURNIER CHELSEA HAMMOND OTIS HARRIS NATASHA HASTINGS MONIQUE HENNAGAN CHARMAINE HOWELL Graduate Graduate Former Student-Athlete Former Student-Athlete Former Volunteer Coach Graduate ‘00 Sydney, ‘04 Athens ‘08 Beijing ‘04 Athens ‘08 Beijing, ‘12 London ‘00 Sydney, ‘04 Athens ‘00 Sydney Hammer Throw Long Jump 400m, 4x400m Relay 4x400m Relay 4x400m Relay, 400m 800m Canada Jamaica USA USA USA Jamaica ALLEN JOHNSON MECHELLE LEWIS RODNEY MARTIN LISA MISIPEKA MELISSA MORRISON TIFFANY ROSS- Former Volunteer Coach Graduate Graduate Graduate Former Volunteer Coach WILLIAMS ‘96 Atlanta, ‘00 Sydney, ‘08 Beijing ‘08 Beijing ‘96 Atlanta, ‘00 Sydney, ‘00 Sydney, ‘04 Athens Graduate ‘04 Athens 4x100m Relay 4x100m Relay ‘04 Athens 100m Hurdles ‘08 Beijing 110m Hurdles USA USA Hammer Throw, Shot Put USA 100m Hurdles USA American Samoa USA JASON RICHARDSON BRAD SNYDER SHEVON STODDART TERRENCE TRAMMELL MARVIN WATTS TONIQUE WILLIAMS- Graduate Graduate Graduate Graduate Graduate DARLING ‘12 London ‘96 Atlanta, ‘00 Sydney, ‘04 Athens, ‘08 Beijing ‘00 Sydney, ‘04 Athens, ‘00 Sydney Graduate 110m Hurdles ‘04 Athens 400m Hurdles ‘08 Beijing 800m ‘00 Sydney, ‘04 Athens USA Shot Put Jamaica 110m Hurdles Jamaica 400m Canada USA 82 2013 South Carolina Track and Field Bahamas 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES History and Records GAMECOCKS A STRONG PRESENCE SOUTH CAROLINA MEDALISTS AT AT 2000 OLYMPICS THE 2000 OLYMPICS South Carolina sent a combined 19 athletes/coaches to the 2000 Olympics in MONIQUE HENNAGAN MELISSA MORRISON Sydney, Australia, 12 of whom came from the track and field program. Graduates Former Volunteer Coach Former Volunteer Coach Charmaine Howell and Terrence Trammell both won silver medals, with Howell’s coming Gold Medalist: Bronze Medal: in the 4x400-meter relay for Jamaica and Trammell’s in the 110-meter hurdles for the 4x400-Meter Relay 100-Meter Hurdles USA. Former volunteer coach Monique Hennagan scored a gold medal as a member of (USA) (USA) the USA’s 4x400m relay squad. Another former volunteer, Melissa Morrison, received a bronze medal competing for the USA in the 100-meter hurdles. Former Gamecocks Miki CHARMAINE HOWELL TERRENCE TRAMMELL Barber, Dawn Ellerbe, Michelle Fournier, Tonique Williams-Darling and Marvin Watts Former Student-Athlete Former Student-Athlete competed in the Sydney Olympics, as well as former volunteer coach Allen Johnson. Silver Medalist: Silver Medalist: Former student-athletes Lisa Barber, Jimmie Hackley, Jackie Madison, Candy Mitchell, 4x400-Meter Relay 110-Meter Hurdles Demetria Washington, Antoinette Wilks and Ellakisha Williamson were Olympic trials (Jamaica) (USA) participants. History and Records Head coach Curtis Frye saw 12 of his athletes and/or coaches make the Sydney Olympics. Pictured above, Terrence Trammell, the silver medalist in the 110m hurdles, ran around Olympic Stadium with the American flag. Frye relates his experience to WIS-TV. Trammell came back to USC after turning pro to receive his degree on time in December 2002. South Carolina sent 19 student-athletes or coaches to Sydney for the Summer Olympics in 2000. A number of the Olympians were featured on a panel upon returning to Columbia: Allen Johnson (110m hurdles), Michelle Davison (diving), Miki Barber (4x400m relay), Melissa Morrison (100m hurdles), Charmaine Howell (800m, 4x400m relay), Monique Hennagan (400m, 4x400m relay) and head baseball coach Ray Tanner. 82 2013 South Carolina Track and Field 2013 South Carolina Track and field 83 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES History and Records SOUTH CAROLINA MEDALISTS AT TEN GAMECOCKS COMPETE AT 2004 OLYMPICS THE 2004 OLYMPICS Ten Gamecocks, currently and formerly coached by Curtis Frye (who served as ALEEN BAILEY TERRENCE TRAMMELL an assistant coach for the USA Women’s Track and Field Team), were among the 2004 Former Student-Athlete Former Student-Athlete Olympians in Athens, Greece. Of those 10, four brought home a total of five medals, Gold Medalist: Silver Medalist: including the USC track and field program’s first three gold medals won by former 4x100-Meter Relay 110-Meter Hurdles athletes Tonique Williams-Darling (Bahamas) in the 400m, Otis Harris (USA) in the (Jamaica) (USA) 4x400m relay and Aleen Bailey (Jamaica) in the 4x100m relay. Harris also won a silver medal in the 400m, while Terrence Trammell claimed his second consecutive silver OTIS HARRIS TONIQUE WILLIAMS-DARLING medal in the 110m hurdles. Former volunteer coach Melissa Morrison also added to Former Student-Athlete Former Student-Athlete her medal count with a bronze in the 100m hurdles. Other USC Olympians included Gold Medalist: Gold Medalist: Lisa Misipeka, Michelle Fournier, Brad Snyder, Lashinda Demus, Adrian Durant and 4x400-Meter Relay 400-Meter Dash Shevon Stoddart, as well as former volunteer coaches Allen Johnson and Monique Silver Medalist: (Bahamas) Hennagan. 400-Meter Dash (USA) History and Records MELISSA MORRISON Former Volunteer Coach Bronze Medal: 100-Meter Hurdles (USA) Three-time Olympian and South Carolina alum Lisa Misipeka became the first Gamecock to hold the flag for any country in the Athens Olympic Opening Ceremony. South Carolina coach Curtis Frye is pictured here with Otis Harris, who received two medals at the Athens Olympics. Harris took silver in the 400m and earned a gold as a member of the 4x400m relay team. South Carolina alum Tonique Williams-Darling poses here with USC coach Curtis Frye after winning a gold medal in the 400-meter dash. She competed at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney as well. South Carolina alum Terrence Trammell won his second consecutive silver medal in the 110m hurdles. 84 2013 South Carolina Track and Field 2008 & 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES History and Records NINE GAMECOCKS REPRESENT SOUTH CAROLINA FINALISTS AT AT 2008 OLYMPICS THE 2008 OLYMPICS South Carolina sent a combined 13 athletes/coaches to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, nine of whom came from the track and field program. An unfortunate string of events left Team USA hurting on the medal stand, but Natasha Hastings helped ALEEN BAILEY NATASHA HASTINGS bring home a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay, marking the second consecutive Graduate Former Student Athlete Games that a Gamecock took gold in the event. Chelsea Hammond narrowly missed Finalist Gold Medal medaling in her first Olympic Games, taking fourth in the long jump, while Tiffany 4x100-Meter Relay 4x400m Relay Ross-Williams led the field through the preliminary rounds before taking eighth in (Jamaica) (USA) the 100-meter hurdles. For a large contingent of Gamecocks favored to medal in their events, the scoreboards showed multipe “Did Not Finish” results, including for relay CHELSEA HAMMOND TIFFANY ROSS-WLLIAMS members Aleen Bailey, Leroy Dixon, Mechelle Lewis and Rodney Martin. Terrence Graduate Graduate Trammell, a favorite to medal in the 110-meter hurdles for his third consecutive Games, 4th Place 8th Place suffered a hamstring injury in the preliminary round to end his quest. Long Jump 100-Meter Hurdles (Jamaica) (USA) History and Records RICHARDSON, DEMUS bring home OLYMPIC SILVER from 2012 OLYMPICS Former Gamecocks Lashinda Demus and Jason Richardson both claimed silver in London. The two medals bring the South Carolina track and field Olympic medal count up to 13 since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Demus claimed silver in the 400-meter hurdles at 52.77, the fastest second-place Olym- pic time in history, and Richardson claimed silver in the 110-meter hurdles at 13.04. Having struggled with injuries all season and battling back problems in London, Demus ran a composed race in the 400 hurdles. Jamaica’s Kaliese Spencer got out well in the outside lane, with Demus and Natalya Antyukh of Russia very close behind. The Russian moved into the lead halfway through and had a stride and a half lead over Demus coming off the penultimate hurdle. The 2008 world silver medalist and 2011 world champion, Demus closed hard as both women lunged for the finish. Antyukh won in a personal-best time of 52.70, with Demus second in a season best of 52.77. Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic won bronze in 53.88. Demus ran the fastest second-place time in Olympic history. “I can’t explain how bad I wanted a gold,” Demus said. “I have been dreaming about it for years. So many people were supporting me. I am grateful I got on the podium. Gamecock Lashinda Deums entered the Olympic season as the reigning world champion in the 400m hurdles. Number two in the world says a lot but number one says a lot more so I won’t stop till She captured the silver medal her second Olympic appearance. I get that. I’m a fighter, I have always been one.” The 2011 World Outdoor champion, Richardson was slightly sluggish out of the blocks but passed world record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba over the fourth hurdle to move into second. He finished in 13.04 to win the silver medal, holding off Hansle Parchment of Jamaica, who was third in 13.12. “You don’t train to get second,” Richardson said. “I’m so happy for Aries (Merritt, gold medalist from USA). I made a few tactical errors but I didn’t give up. The best man won here today. It is an honor to be part of a race with two American medals. I am very happy for the experience.