Asante Rice
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Fountain Inn, S.C.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
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- Previous School:
- Hillcrest HS
Bio
2019-20: Competed in five meets during a shortened season due to COVID-19...ran a time of 9.64 in the 60 hurdles at the Gamecock Opener (Jan. 17)...ran the 60 hurdles in 9.69 at the Carolina Challenge (Jan. 31)...ran a season best 9.34 in the 60 hurdles at the South Carolina Invitational (Feb. 8).
2018-19: Participated in nine meets during the 2018-19 season...competed in 60H, 100H, 200, and LJ...recorded three top-five finishes...Took fifth place in the 60H with a time of 9.33, at the South Atlantic Indoor T&F Championships (Feb.19)...Finished in fourth place in the 100H (15.22) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (Mar.9-10)...She finished fifth in the 100H with a time of 15.39 at the Charleston Southern University Spring Break Invitational (Mar.16-17)...
2017-18: Competed in 10 meets during the 2017-18 season...recorded three top-ten finishes...finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (Mar. 9-10) with a time of 15.22.
2016-17: Finished the season with five top-ten showings, highlighted by winning the 100-meter hurdles at the South Atlantic Conference Championship ... Her time of 14.79 seconds was also a Coker outdoor record.
High School: Rice attended Hillcrest High School where she ran track and field for the Rams.
Personal: Daughter of Lillie Jones ...She has four siblings.
News mentions
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Coker University women’s track and field team completed competition at the South Carolina Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 8) in Columbia, S.C. It was another great weekend for the Cobras as several personal best times were set, including another school record.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Coker University women’s track and field team excelled in day one of the Carolina Challenge on Friday (Jan. 31). Several personal bests were set, along with a school record.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Coker University women’s track and field team completed day one at the Gamecock Opener on Friday (Jan. 17) in Columbia, S.C.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – With the combination of new talent and returning athletes for both the men and women’s track and field teams at Coker University, coach Pete Early is excited for the 2019-20 campaign to begin.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Coker University's women's track and field team was picked seventh in the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference men's track and field Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced by the league today (Tuesday, Nov. 26).