HIGH-SCHOOL

Spartanburg-area athletes' top performances at SCHSL track and field state championships

Sam Albuquerque
Herald-Journal

The SCHSL track and field state championships were this weekend in Columbia, and plenty of Spartanburg-area athletes were competing. Here are some of the top performers from the finals. 

Names are listed in alphabetical order by largest school classification to smallest

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AAAAA

BOYS

Markee Anderson, Dorman: Finished second in shot put

William Chastain, Byrnes: Finished second in pole vault

Miquel Dingle Jr., Byrnes: Won the 110-meter hurdles

Carmelo Martin, Boiling Springs: Finished second in 200 and third in 100

Bryson Miller, Dorman: Won the 400

Kaleb Sok, Byrnes: Finished third in javelin

Dorman boys: First in 4x400 relay and third in 4x800 relay

Spartanburg boys: Second in 4x800 relay

The second day of the South Carolina High School State Track & Field Championships in Columbia on May 22, 2021.  The meet took place at two locations: Spring Valley and Lower Richland High Schools. Abrianna Parks of Byrnes in the Javelin event.

GIRLS

Cameron Gist, Spartanburg: Won the triple jump and finished second in 100

Abrianna Parks, Byrnes: Won in the javelin, finished second in shot put and third in discus

Kennedy Spears, Dorman: Won the high jump

AAA

BOYS

D.J. Black, Chapman: Won the long jump and triple jump

Rashawn Cunningham, Chapman: Finished third in high jump

Taylor Dunning, Chapman: Finished third in pole vault

Happy Lea, Woodruff: Finished third in 110 hurdles

Sam Shimanskiy, Broome: Won the 800

Serghei Ungurean, Woodruff: Finished second in javelin

Chapman's Emma Whitaker ran in several races at the track meet held at Byrnes High School on March 23, 2021.

GIRLS

Layla Grey Bennett, Woodruff: Finished third in javelin

Gabrielle Borum, Chapman: Won the discus

Chasity Hines, Woodruff: Finished second in javelin

Kaley Jackson, Chapman: Finished second in discus

Emma Whitaker, Chapman: Won the 800 and finished third in 1600 run

AA

BOYS

Terrell Kesler, Chesnee: Finished third in 100

Robert Hilsman, Landrum: Finished second in 400-meter dash

Cole Johnson, Landrum: Won the javelin

GIRLS

McKenna Harris, Landrum: Finished third in discus

Sydney Price, Landrum: Won the javelin

Hannah Maybry, Landrum: Finished second in javelin

Sam Albuquerque covers high school athletics for The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. You can contact him with story ideas, stats and more at Salbuquerque@gannett.com, follow him on Twitter: @SamBAlbuquerque.