Complete results
 
Columbia, S.C.----Wingate University high jumpers Valerie Daehler and Tanaka Nzombe and distance specialist Abby Jeske registered top-10 performances on the final day of the University of South Carolina Invitational, hosted by the USC Gamecocks at the Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex. Pole vaulter Vince Frattaroli climbed his way up the Bulldog career charts with a solid performance as well.
 
Men's notes
- Tanaka Nzombe finished fifth in the high jump with his mark of 1.90 meters
- Vince Frattaroli moved to No. 2 on the Wingate career pole vault charts with his mark of 3.80 meters
- Both Frattaroli (16th) and Andy Kopp (19th, 3.60 meters) finished in the USC Invite pole vault top 20 Saturday
- Three Bulldogs (Ward Janssen, Benjamin Aris and Jake Tyndale) found spots in the WU career top 10 for the 800 meters
- Janssen had the top Saturday effort with his time of 1:58.45
- Mark Burks posted a time of 23.23 in the 200 meter dash
- Frattaroli also competed in the 200 meter dash, recording a time of 23.96
 
Women's notes
- Abby Jeske finished eighth in 5000 meters with her time of 20:10.83
- Valerie Daehler earned a 10th-place showing in the high jump with her mark of 1.50 meters
 
Wingate all-time top-10 highlights
 
Men
Vince Frattaroli - Pole Vault 3.80m - 2nd
Ward Janssen - 800m 1:58.45 - 7th
Benjamin Aris - 800m 1:58.59 - 8th
Jake Tyndale - 800m 1:58.78 - 9th
 
Next on the agenda
 
Both Wingate teams will compete in the Camel City Invitational Friday and Saturday (Feb. 4-5) at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.
 
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Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as eight master's and five doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
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