Melvin & Racers Impress at South Carolina Event

Saturday, April 12

Columbia, S.C.

Murray State

Gamecock Invitational

Photo by: Drew Parsley/Murray State Athletics

4/13/2025 9:28:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

Final Results

The Murray State Track & Field squad sprinting group had an impressive showing Saturday at the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, South Carolina
at the Sheila & Morris Cregger Track Complex.

Chelby Melvin, the current 400M Hurdles record-holder for the Racers made her spring debut with a solid second place showing with a time of 59.77. Melvin, who made it all the way to the NCAA Finals last year, hopes to keep climbing up the ladder, but for now, her performance at South Carolina puts her in the top-80 nationally and second in the Missouri Valley Conference, behind only Missouri State's Meghan Halstead at 59.69.

Murray State's 4X400M Relay team of Chelby Melvin, Amahrie Harsh, Simone Joseph and Presley Gallimore, turned in a time of 3:46.04 for a second-place finish and performance that is third so in The Valley.

The Racers' 4X100M Relay team of Alyssa Williams, Serena Blackwood, Amahrie Harsh and Faith Bostick placed second with a time of 45.84, ranked fourth in the MVC.

Next up for the Racers are appearances in Terre Haute, Ind., Louisville and Nashville before heading to Carbondale, Illinois for the Missouri Valley Championships (May 17-18).

For more information on the Murray State track and field team, visit GoRacers.com or follow @RacersXCTF on Instagram and X.

Murray State Notes

100M - Faith Bostick (5^th, 11.81), Alyssa Williams (6^th, 11.82), Serena Blackwood (7^th, 11.89)
100M Hurdles – Darrione Joseph (7^th, 13.96)
200M – Amahrie Harsh (4^th, 24.68), Darrione Joseph (10^th, 25.44), Madelyn Muller (11^th, 25.49)
400M – Simone Joseph (5^th, 55.75), Presley Gallimore (11^th, 57.72)
400M Hurdles – Chelby Melvin (2^nd, 59.77)
4X100M Relay - Williams, Blackwood, Harsh, Bostick (2^nd, 45.84)
4X400M Relay - Melvin, Harsh, S. Joseph, Gallimore (2^nd, 3:46.04), D. Joseph, Blackwood, Muller, Oliver (3^rd, 4:08.86)