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Ten Set to Join Trojan Track and Field This Fall

Ten Set to Join Trojan Track and Field This Fall

ANDERSON, S.C. - On the eve of track and field's inaugural season as a championship sport officially sponsored by the South Atlantic Conference, ten newcomers will join the Anderson men's and women's track and field squads for the upcoming season.

On the women's side, head coach Randy Greer will welcome four standouts to the Black and Gold, while six newcomers have signed national letters of intent for the men's team.

Eric Hoover
High School: Lexington High School
Hometown: Lexington, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Earned third place in the triple jump and discus throw in the South Carolina High School 2013 Region 5 Class 4A Championships
Personal Bests:
• Discus 136-3
• Long Jump 18-9
• Shot Put 36-4
• Triple Jump 42-2.25


Philip DeGraaf
High School: Parkwood High School
Hometown: Monroe, N.C.
Personal Bests:
• Pole Vault 12-0


Caleb Knight
High School:
Sumter High School
Hometown: Sumter, S.C.
Personal Bests:
• 400 Meter Dash 52.91


Jonathan Shorter
High School: Wren High School
Hometown: Piedmont, S.C.
Personal Bests:
• 110 Meter Hurdles 17.34
• 400 Meter Hurdles 1:00.92


Mason Harris
High School:
Palmetto High School
Hometown: Williamston, S.C.
Personal Bests:
• 110 Meter Hurdles 16.04
• 200 Meter Dash 26.44
• 400 Meter Hurdles 1:05.64
Awards and Honors: Claimed fifth in the 110 meter high hurdles at the SCHSL Region 1 Class 3A Championships.


Dustin Craine
High School:
Palmetto High School
Hometown: Pelzer, S.C.
Personal Bests:
• Shot Put 42-5.5
• Discus 133-3

Sherin Malone
High School:
Dorman High School
Hometown: Spartanburg, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Took third in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2013 Class 4A SCHSL State Championships and placed second in the 300 meter hurdles.
Personal Bests:
• 100 Meter Hurdles 14.97
• 400 Meter Hurdles 1:05.21

Meghan Shahoud
High School
: Lexington High School
Hometown: Lexington, S.C.
Awards and Honors: Claimed fifth in the high jump at the 2013 Class 4A SCHSL State Championships.
Personal Bests:
• High Jump 5-2
• Long Jump 16-0
• Triple Jump 32-4

Caroline Davis
High School: Crescent High School
Hometown:
Iva, S.C.
Personal Bests:
• Discus 100-1.5
• Shot Put 33-7

Lauren Averitt
Previous School:
Averett University
High School: North Lincoln High School
Hometown: Lincolnton, N.C.
Personal Bests:
• 100 Meter Dash 12.64
• 200 Meter Dash 27.04