South Carolina high school track and field athletes are competing at the two-day Nike Indoor Championships starting Saturday at Prince George\'s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md.
Chris McIntosh (Daniel) is entered in the boys 60 meters.
Brandon Hudgins (Northwestern) is entered in the one mile event. Mark Nehez (Spring Valley) is entered in the freshman boys mile.
Stephanie Buffo (Dorman) and Kate Niehaus (Spring Valley) will represent South Carolina in the girls two-mile.
Mo Brown and Dennis Martin (Westside) are competing in the boys 60-meter hurdles. On Jan. 7 Martin ran the US No. 1 55-hurdle time in the nation at the LSU HS Invitational.
Tempest Vance (Westside) is entered in the girls indoor pentathlon.
In the relay events, Spring Valley Track Club athletes Darrian Hodges, Robert Thompson, Andre Roberts and Torric Davis are entered in the boys 1600-meter sprint medley. The Spring Valley TC girls 1600-sprint medley team consists of Megan Fulks, Breanna Jones, Shalyn McMichael and Ashley Drayton. The Spring Valley TC also has a girls distance medley relay team of Niehaus, Jones, Samantha Beardsley and Fulks.
The Westside and Quick Striders Track Club joined together in the girls 4x55-meter shuttle hurdle relay. Brandi Myers, Kala Rickman, Vance and Shaneka Morris are entered in the hurdle relay for the combined clubs.
The Ridge View Track Club is entered in both the boys distance medley and the boys 3200-meter relay. Rodney Lipscomb, Richard Williams, Aubrey Darnell and Cornelius Harvin are entered in the distance medley event. Williams, Darnell, Harvin and Maurice Palmer will represent the Ridge View TC in the 3200-relay.
The Ridge View \"Blazers TC\" boys finished first in the team standings at the Eastern High School Challenge in January at the University of North Carolina in Durham. Ridge View scored 70 points at the meet. In 2004 the Blazers finished 12th with 11 points on Jan. 22.
A look at NIC 2004:
In 2004 the Westside (Anderson) boys 4x55 hurdle relay team of Brandon Brown, Martin, ,Martez Brown and Mauricus Brown set a The previous record was 30.20, set in 2002 by Wayne High School of Huber Heights, OH.
Two female individuals led the way for South Carolina at the NIC from March 13-14. Amberly Nesbitt, a senior at J.L. Mann in Greenville placed second in the finals of the 60 meter dash wtih a final time of 7.46. Nesbitt is now a freshman at University of South Carolina. Nesbitt is competing in the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend in Arkansas. Erica Adams, a graduate of Spartanburg High placed second overall in the mile walk with a 7:19.21.
Two time Footlocker Nationals qualifier Niehaus missed the top three in the girls two mile event by 72-hundrenths of a second with a 10:45.08. Niehaus holds the cross-country state meet best of 17:36.81, set in 2003. Niehaus broke her old state meet best of 17:52.9 at the 2003 meet. Earlier this indoor season Niehaus captured the Clemson Classic 3,000-meter run in 9:59.36.
Northwestern senior Mitch Greeley rounded out the top three in the boys pole vault with a best height of 15\'06.25. Greeley missed his three attempts at 16-04, but cleared each height prior to that on first attempts. Greeley is a freshman at Clemson.
Westside girls rounded out the top five in the 4x55 shuttle relay in 35.21. Polly Hardy, Holly Hardy, Nyoka Norman, Kayla Perry and Brandi Myers made up the relay team.
Greeley had a season best of 15\'8\" giving him the 33rd spot in the nation.
Dorman senior Ryan Jank crossed the line in the 15th spot with a 9:37.32 two mile time. Dorman\'s Stephanie Buffo competed in the girls two mile with an 11:40 showing. Jank is now a freshman at UNC-Charlotte.
Westside\'s Brandon Brown led the way for South Carolina with a fifth place time of 8.08 in the boys 60-meter hurdle finals. Brown finished sixth in the semi-finals and ninth in the preliminaries. Teammate Dennis Martin missed the finals in the 60 hurdles by two spots after running an 8.10. Martin ran a 8.25 preliminary time.
Spring Valley\'s boys competed in the distance medley and 3200-meter relay events. The Vikings placed first in section one of the distance medley with a 10:39.23. The time was good for a eighth place overall spot. The 3200 relay team finished with a 8:06.34. Spring Valley sealed a win in the 3200 relay at the Eastern Challenge on Jan. 27. Both relay teams consisted of senior Brian Raymond, junior Robert Thompson, junior Reid Wilson, senior Darrian Hodges, and sophomore Mike Doucette. Spring Valley captured the 4A 3200-relay title at the State Track and Field Championships on May 10, 2003 with a time of 8:03.22.
The outdoor meets that take place this weekend include the Diamond Hornets Invitational, the Wildcat Relays and the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
SCRunners.com site administrator John Olson and staff photographs John Seay and Wanda Hughes will be onsite at the Diamond Hornets Invitational.
Chris McIntosh (Daniel) is entered in the boys 60 meters.
Brandon Hudgins (Northwestern) is entered in the one mile event. Mark Nehez (Spring Valley) is entered in the freshman boys mile.
Stephanie Buffo (Dorman) and Kate Niehaus (Spring Valley) will represent South Carolina in the girls two-mile.
Mo Brown and Dennis Martin (Westside) are competing in the boys 60-meter hurdles. On Jan. 7 Martin ran the US No. 1 55-hurdle time in the nation at the LSU HS Invitational.
Tempest Vance (Westside) is entered in the girls indoor pentathlon.
In the relay events, Spring Valley Track Club athletes Darrian Hodges, Robert Thompson, Andre Roberts and Torric Davis are entered in the boys 1600-meter sprint medley. The Spring Valley TC girls 1600-sprint medley team consists of Megan Fulks, Breanna Jones, Shalyn McMichael and Ashley Drayton. The Spring Valley TC also has a girls distance medley relay team of Niehaus, Jones, Samantha Beardsley and Fulks.
The Westside and Quick Striders Track Club joined together in the girls 4x55-meter shuttle hurdle relay. Brandi Myers, Kala Rickman, Vance and Shaneka Morris are entered in the hurdle relay for the combined clubs.
The Ridge View Track Club is entered in both the boys distance medley and the boys 3200-meter relay. Rodney Lipscomb, Richard Williams, Aubrey Darnell and Cornelius Harvin are entered in the distance medley event. Williams, Darnell, Harvin and Maurice Palmer will represent the Ridge View TC in the 3200-relay.
The Ridge View \"Blazers TC\" boys finished first in the team standings at the Eastern High School Challenge in January at the University of North Carolina in Durham. Ridge View scored 70 points at the meet. In 2004 the Blazers finished 12th with 11 points on Jan. 22.
A look at NIC 2004:
In 2004 the Westside (Anderson) boys 4x55 hurdle relay team of Brandon Brown, Martin, ,Martez Brown and Mauricus Brown set a The previous record was 30.20, set in 2002 by Wayne High School of Huber Heights, OH.
Two female individuals led the way for South Carolina at the NIC from March 13-14. Amberly Nesbitt, a senior at J.L. Mann in Greenville placed second in the finals of the 60 meter dash wtih a final time of 7.46. Nesbitt is now a freshman at University of South Carolina. Nesbitt is competing in the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend in Arkansas. Erica Adams, a graduate of Spartanburg High placed second overall in the mile walk with a 7:19.21.
Two time Footlocker Nationals qualifier Niehaus missed the top three in the girls two mile event by 72-hundrenths of a second with a 10:45.08. Niehaus holds the cross-country state meet best of 17:36.81, set in 2003. Niehaus broke her old state meet best of 17:52.9 at the 2003 meet. Earlier this indoor season Niehaus captured the Clemson Classic 3,000-meter run in 9:59.36.
Northwestern senior Mitch Greeley rounded out the top three in the boys pole vault with a best height of 15\'06.25. Greeley missed his three attempts at 16-04, but cleared each height prior to that on first attempts. Greeley is a freshman at Clemson.
Westside girls rounded out the top five in the 4x55 shuttle relay in 35.21. Polly Hardy, Holly Hardy, Nyoka Norman, Kayla Perry and Brandi Myers made up the relay team.
Greeley had a season best of 15\'8\" giving him the 33rd spot in the nation.
Dorman senior Ryan Jank crossed the line in the 15th spot with a 9:37.32 two mile time. Dorman\'s Stephanie Buffo competed in the girls two mile with an 11:40 showing. Jank is now a freshman at UNC-Charlotte.
Westside\'s Brandon Brown led the way for South Carolina with a fifth place time of 8.08 in the boys 60-meter hurdle finals. Brown finished sixth in the semi-finals and ninth in the preliminaries. Teammate Dennis Martin missed the finals in the 60 hurdles by two spots after running an 8.10. Martin ran a 8.25 preliminary time.
Spring Valley\'s boys competed in the distance medley and 3200-meter relay events. The Vikings placed first in section one of the distance medley with a 10:39.23. The time was good for a eighth place overall spot. The 3200 relay team finished with a 8:06.34. Spring Valley sealed a win in the 3200 relay at the Eastern Challenge on Jan. 27. Both relay teams consisted of senior Brian Raymond, junior Robert Thompson, junior Reid Wilson, senior Darrian Hodges, and sophomore Mike Doucette. Spring Valley captured the 4A 3200-relay title at the State Track and Field Championships on May 10, 2003 with a time of 8:03.22.
The outdoor meets that take place this weekend include the Diamond Hornets Invitational, the Wildcat Relays and the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
SCRunners.com site administrator John Olson and staff photographs John Seay and Wanda Hughes will be onsite at the Diamond Hornets Invitational.