Future Gamecock wins ‘Fastest Man’ event

(WOLO) — South Carolina 2015 commit Mark Fields (Cornelius, NC) won the Fastest Man competition on Tuesday at The Opening. The Opening is an elite invite-only football camp held annually at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Fields ran a 4.34 40-yard dash to beat Miami commit Jordan Scarlett in a one-on-one final. All 162 athletes that were invited to the camp ran the 40-yard dash, with Fields and Scarlett finishing with the fastest times. Earlier in the day, the four-star cornerback ran a 4.33 in the 40-yard dash to qualify for the championship. Fields committed to the Gamecocks in March.