Demarest wins 3,200 at Golden South, race and interview video
Porter Gaud's Brent Demarest won the 3,200-meter run at the Golden South Classic in 9 minutes, 29.91 seconds.
Porter Gaud's Brent Demarest won the 3,200-meter run at the Golden South Classic in 9 minutes, 29.91 seconds.
HOPKINS -- Bishop England's Griffie Loy broke the discus record of 185 feet from 1996 (Cleveland Pickney, Sumter) with a personal best of 196 feet, six inches. The mark is a U.S. no. 5. Loy also won the Class AA boys shot put.
HOPKINS -- Fort Dorchester's Jasmine Quinn broke Pendleton alumna Jasmin Stowers' 100-meter hurdles record of 13.90 in the Class AAAA girls race with a time of 13.84 seconds.
Spring Valley boys broke the state record in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 7 minutes, 45 seconds. Lexington ran the previous record last season of 7 minutes, 48 seconds.
Porter Gaud's Brent Demarest won the 3,200-meter run at the Golden South Classic in 9 minutes, 29.91 seconds.
Video interviews from state meet at Lower Richland
HOPKINS -- Bishop England's Griffie Loy broke the discus record of 185 feet from 1996 (Cleveland Pickney, Sumter) with a personal best of 196 feet, six inches. The mark is a U.S. no. 5. Loy also won the Class AA boys shot put.
HOPKINS -- Fort Dorchester's Jasmine Quinn broke Pendleton alumna Jasmin Stowers' 100-meter hurdles record of 13.90 in the Class AAAA girls race with a time of 13.84 seconds.

CCU's board of trustees rescinded its decision to identify million in savings and will preserve the men's cross country and track and field program among others. (via www.goccusports.com)
Spring Valley boys broke the state record in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 7 minutes, 45 seconds. Lexington ran the previous record last season of 7 minutes, 48 seconds.
Beaufort hurdler Kaila Smith talks about her college choice and preparing for the next level.
COLUMBIA – A half dozen members of the South Carolina USATF will be on the track at Lower Richland High Friday and Saturday, representing the association as officials overseeing the various running events at the SCHSL’s State Track and Field Championships.
Wando High sophomore Kenny Waring will be at this weekend’s SCHSL state track championships, returning to compete in the long jump.
Click on the meet page for all-state standards, time schedule and coach appeal form - as received from meet management.

Spartanburg Christian Academy captured its fifth straight SCISA 2A/1A girls track and field state championship with a 56-30 decision against Palmetto Christian on Saturday afternoon in Charleston.(via preps.goupstate.com)

For the Ashley Hall track and field program, the fourth time is the charm. (via The Post and Courier)
Runners, co-workers, fishing buddies and family came to celebrate the life and passion of longtime York County coach Bob Jenkins, who died Monday at age 79. (via www.heraldonline.com)
Coastal Carolina announced Thursday that it will eliminate its men’s cross country and track and field programs after the 2013-14 school year in a move the university says is to satisfy necessary budget cuts and Title IX compliance. (via www.myrtlebeachonline.com)

Lisa Nichols, a junior from Fort Mill, is raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Association kids who can’t walk, let alone run. (via www.heraldonline.com)