{"id":12204,"date":"2022-01-21T15:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/winter2023\/?page_id=12204"},"modified":"2023-02-23T20:33:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T20:33:46","slug":"usc-upstate-athletics-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.uscupstate.edu\/archive\/winter2023\/usc-upstate-athletics-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Standouts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cross Country<\/h2>\n
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Noah White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Heaven Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The men\u2019s team finished 24th<\/sup> overall at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regionals, their fourth-highest finish in school history. All seven who competed made it onto the Men\u2019s All-Time 10k List for their performances at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regionals.Noah White<\/strong> made it onto the Men\u2019s All-Time 8k List with his 25:20.40 finish at the Live in Lou Classic. White also made it onto the Men\u2019s All-Time 10k List with his 32:05.00 finish at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regionals.<\/p>\n

Both Allie Leavitt<\/strong>\u00a0and Heaven Allen <\/strong>hit new personal bests during the NCAA Division I Southeast Regionals, and both finished in the top 150. Allen finished 14th<\/sup> at the Big South Conference Cross Country Championships, with a time of 18:20.30. Her run not only secured her a spot on the Big South All-Conference Second Team, but also a fifth-place spot on the Women\u2019s All-Time 5k List.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Men's Soccer<\/h2>\n
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Marcus Waern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Xavi Wences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Men\u2019s soccer<\/strong> achieved a Division I era record of 11 post-season honors, with six players named to the All-Conference Second Team (Luca Bulfon, Felipe Marty, Julian Fernandez, Kasper J\u00f8rgensen, Pablo Diaz, and Jeremy Montero), one named an honorable mention (Andrin Zumb\u00fchl), one named to the All-Freshman Team (Kasper J\u00f8rgensen), one named to the All-Academic Team (Luca Bulfon), and two named to the Big South All-Tournament Team (Luca Bulfon and Pablo Diaz).Three Spartans collected Player of The Week honors during the season. Xavi Wences<\/strong> and Andrin Zumb\u00fchl were named Offensive Players of the Week while Marcus W\u00e6rn<\/strong> was named Freshman of the Week.Senior goalkeeper Luca Bulfon led the Big South in saves on the year, denying 81 shots on the season. That total is the most by a Spartan keeper since 2018.<\/p>\n

The Spartans set a Division I era record by ending the regular season on a six-match unbeaten streak, highlighted by a 2-1 road win at Gardner-Webb and a playoff-clinching draw at home against High Point.<\/p>\n

Upstate made it to the postseason for the second time since joining the Big South. The post-season berth was the Spartan's fifth since moving to Division I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Volleyball<\/h2>\n
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Ady O'Grady<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Julia Gladhill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Ady O\u2019Grady<\/strong> was named to Big South All-Freshman Team. She was also named Big South Freshman of the Week on Oct. 10 and finished the season ranked third in the Big South in blocking (1.03 blocks per set).Julia Gladhill<\/strong> was named to the Big South All-Academic Team. Gladhill secured the program\u2019s first 30-plus dig match since 2016, with 31 digs versus Presbyterian on Oct. 22.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Men's Golf<\/h2>\n
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Elias Becker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The team opened the season with all six members of the lineup carding career-low 54-hole totals at the Allstate\/Streamsong Invitational. It was also the team\u2019s lowest 54-hole total (865) since 2019.Elias Becker<\/strong> (9) was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Sep. 29.USC Upstate co-hosted The Carolina Cup at Carolina Country Club. It was the most successful in the event\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Women's Golf<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Preaw Nontarux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The team closed the fall schedule with back-to-back wins at the Terrier Intercollegiate and the French Broad Collegiate Invite. The back-to-back wins were the first for the program since the 2020-21 season.Preaw Nontarux<\/strong> (10) was named Big South Golfer of the Week on Oct. 28. She led Upstate to victory at the Terrier Intercollegiate and claimed medalist honors (her first career victory). Nontarux also led the Spartans in a six-hole stretch to jump to the top of the leaderboard.Suwarin Yord-in<\/strong> (11) was named Big South Golfer of the Week on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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