The Gamecock football squad recently completed its summer weight room testing, according to strength & conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald.
While Fitzgerald was quick to note that all the guys did a tremendous job and worked extremely hard all summer increasing their max's from the spring, he identified some of the top performers in each test:
Power Clean: D.J. Swearinger and Ladi Ajiboye
Back Squat: Travian Robertson
Bench Press: Travian Robertson with a school record 445 pounds
Pound x Pound Strength Index: Travian Robertson, T.J. Johnson, D.J. Swearinger and Damario Jeffery
20-Yard Sprint: Chris Culliver, Alonzo Winfield and D.J. Swearinger
NFL Side-to-Side Shuttle: Jared Shaw, D.J. Swearinger, Alonzo Winfield and Rodney Paulk
Vertical Jump: Marty Markett, Chris Culliver and Damario Jeffery
Broad Jump: Devin Taylor
In a conditioning test that all the players were required to pass, the noteworthy guys included (by position):
WR: Kevin White
RB: Kenny Miles and Jarvis Giles
QB: Connor Shaw
OL: Terrence Campbell, T.J. Johnson and Kyle Nunn
DL: Ladi Ajiboye, Cliff Matthews, Devin Taylor and Melvin Ingram
LB: Damario Jeffery, Alonzo Winfield, Josh Dickerson and Tony Straughter
DB: Akeem Auguste
While Fitzgerald was quick to note that all the guys did a tremendous job and worked extremely hard all summer increasing their max's from the spring, he identified some of the top performers in each test:
Power Clean: D.J. Swearinger and Ladi Ajiboye
Back Squat: Travian Robertson
Bench Press: Travian Robertson with a school record 445 pounds
Pound x Pound Strength Index: Travian Robertson, T.J. Johnson, D.J. Swearinger and Damario Jeffery
20-Yard Sprint: Chris Culliver, Alonzo Winfield and D.J. Swearinger
NFL Side-to-Side Shuttle: Jared Shaw, D.J. Swearinger, Alonzo Winfield and Rodney Paulk
Vertical Jump: Marty Markett, Chris Culliver and Damario Jeffery
Broad Jump: Devin Taylor
In a conditioning test that all the players were required to pass, the noteworthy guys included (by position):
WR: Kevin White
RB: Kenny Miles and Jarvis Giles
QB: Connor Shaw
OL: Terrence Campbell, T.J. Johnson and Kyle Nunn
DL: Ladi Ajiboye, Cliff Matthews, Devin Taylor and Melvin Ingram
LB: Damario Jeffery, Alonzo Winfield, Josh Dickerson and Tony Straughter
DB: Akeem Auguste
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