The South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind's Skeet Keyes was announced as South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association hall of fame inductee.
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Keyes will be inductee in September at the SCTCCCA Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic meet.
Biography
Coaching record (track and field): Thornwell (1985-2007) SCISA championships - Girls: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992. Boys - 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992.
Region 1-A champions - Girls: 1997, 2007; Boys: 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
S.C.S.D.B.: (2007-present) National deaf championships - Girls: 2010 - 1st, 2011-2nd, 2009-3rd; Boys - 2010-4th
Coaching record (cross country): Thornwell (1983-2007) Laurens County Champions - Girls: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Service/innovation/contribution
- Organized and coached the first cross country team at Wade Hampton (Greenville) in 1974.
- Helped establish the first cross country team at Presbyterian College in 1987.
- Served as a graduate assistant at USC (jumpers and vaulters) from 1981-1984.
- SCISA state meet director from 1988-1993.
- Staged Thornwell XC Stampede (300 boys/150 girls) from 1995-1997.
- Helped to establish the Clinton cross country program in 1993.
- Served as high jump and pole vault official at state meet from 1977-present
- Coached Thornwell to a 37 consecutive home winning stream in track and field from 2005-2007.
- Coached SCSDB girls 4x100 to first place at 2011 Class A state meet in 50.66. The time was a world's best for a high school deaf team and best time in the world since the Russian National Team ran 51 in 2000.
- Coached Mariah Jackson, who was selected as the USA Deaf Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year in 2011.
- Coached three different girls to six state pole vault titles, including a state record (Sara Young, 2003, 12'6") and a USA Deaf Track and Field national record (Paige Darus, 2009 - 7'7").