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Louis Day

	Hometown: Hempstead, N.Y.
	High School: Holy Trinity
	Event: Throws

Year (I/O):
R-Jr./R-Jr.

05/26/2012

Four Gamecocks Qualify On Final Day of NCAA Preliminary Meet

Three relays and Marvin Reitze earn bids to NCAA Outdoor Championships

05/13/2012

Reitze Earns Pole Vault Bronze As SEC Outdoors Conclude

Women 9th, Men 9th in team standings

05/12/2012

Gamecock Youth Put Up Record Performances In SEC Day Three

Group of freshmen and sophomores scored and qualified for finals Saturday

04/27/2012

Gamecocks Advance Men's Relay To Championship of America Final

South Carolina concludes day two at the Penn Relays

04/14/2012

Six Wins Push Gamecocks To Strong Day At Spec Towns Invitational

South Carolina excels at Georgia

2011: Named 2011 SEC and NCAA National Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award Winner ... Indoors, competed in the shot put and weight throw ... in the shot put, had a top mark of 53-06.50 (16.32m) to place ninth overall at the SEC Indoor Championships ... won the Gamecock Invitational ... in the weight throw, had a top mark of 55-07.75 (16.96m) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Outdoors, competed in the shot put and discus ... in the shot put, had a top mark of 54-03.25 (16.54m) to place fifth at the Penn Relays ... placed ninth at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 52-01.75 (15.89m) ... in the discus, had a top mark of 155-10 (47.51) to place 12th overall at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

2010: Indoors, competed in the shot put and weight throw ... in the shot put, had a top mark of 51-9 (15.77m) at the Gamecock Indoor Open ... placed 12th at the SEC Indoor Championships ... in the weight throw, had a top mark of 51-04.25 (15.65m) to place 10th at the SEC Indoor Championships ... outdoors, competed in the shot put and discus ... in the shot put, had a top mark of 54-03.25 (16.54m) at the Gamecock Open ... placed seventh at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 53-3 (16.15m) ... in the discus, threw a best of 149-7 (45.60m) ... placed 11th at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Doug Goodwin Sr. and James Muller at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, N.Y. ... lettered in track and football ... all-conference and all-region honors ... placed seventh in the discus at the Penn Relays ... took the silver medal in shot put at the New York State Championships ... ranked No. 2 in New York in shot put.

PERSONAL: Louis Marcel Day was born Nov. 18, 1990 in Flushing, N.Y. ... parents are Lyonel Day and Donata Ramos ... pursuing a degree in biology ... favorite athlete is Reese Hoffa ... chose USC over Virginia, Pittsburgh and Penn State.