Melissa Jefferson-Wooden went from humble high school beginnings to one of the biggest names in the sport.
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Graham Tribble (Ben Lippen) leads the MileSplit SC all-time boys SCTCCCA Coaches Classic cross country meet rankings 500-deep. See the list.
Bryce Broome of Hilton Head talks about his time in the sports, his support and future in this week's class of 2025 salute to seniors.
Summerville's Taylor Blackwelder ran 18:07 at the Creating Waves 5K to leads state girls times on MileSplit SC for Aug. 16.
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Our Class of 2025 MileSplit SC Salute to Seniors interview continues with Marc Brahim of Bishop England. Brahim is attending Wingate this fall.
Jenna Hutchkins (Tenn.), Ava Dobson (St. Joseph's) and Ava Lindsey (Greenville Hurricanes) round out the top three top Eye Opener runners in the girls MileSplit SC all-time list. See the 500-deep list.
This interview was conducted in October 2024 with Second Lt. Sommer Gobin. Gobin coaches at Dorman and competed at Summerville with coach Jim Kilbreth.
Vote for MileSplit SC boys cross country runner of the week. Voting ends Aug. 22 at 11:59 p.m.
Fort Mill's Kaylee Rovenstine ran the fastest time of the weekend in South Carolina girls cross country with a 19:01. See the list.
South Carolina track and field and cross country coaches submitted to MileSplit SC a list of unsigned seniors for the Class of 2025. See the list.
See the MileSplit SC girls cross country rankings 500-deep from the 2021-2024 cross country season.
See the latest 2025 South Carolina cross country calendar.
The SCTCCCA shared July 12 the two-day SCACA cross country and track and field summer meetings schedule. The meetings are in Greenville.
MileSplit SC talks with Terrance Herrington after his SCHSL 800-meter record was broken by Kaleb Burroughs. Watch the video series.
Watch the video series with Greenville Running Company's Jeff Milliman from earlier this year.
Here are some quick updates from the SCTCCCA summer meetings in Greenville on July 28-29.
Fort Mill coach Lee Whitaker talks about a variety of topics related to the sports during the SCTCCCA summer meetings in Greenville.
Walhalla coach Shane Sutherland talks about his coaching journey and types of coaching as he went from a Class AAAAA to Class AAA cross country program.
See what's on the 2025 South Carolina cross country schedule for Aug. 16 weekend. MileSplit SC is onsite with photo and video coverage at Skyhawk Invitational.
JT Ayers, head track and field coach at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California shares tips and talks about his journey during SCTCCCA meetings.
Philip Simmons cross country coach talks about a variety of topics during the SCTCCCCA summer meetings. Watch the talk by topic.
Waccamaw's Wilson Rutherford has the fastest boys time of the weekend with a 15:47. See the results merge 500-deep.
Vote for the MileSplit SC girls runner of the week after Aug. 16 meets. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 22.
Skyhawk Invitational photos from early season cross country action at Hammond School.
South Carolina high school cross country teams travel to North Carolina and some stay in-state for Aug. 23 cross country action.
South Pointe's Keller Brown ran the fastest time of the weekend in South Carolina boys cross country with a 16:04 at the Ballantyne Ridge Cross Country Invitational. See the full list from Aug. 22-23.
South Carolina cross country teams stayed in-state and traveled to North Carolina for cross country action on Aug. 23.
South Carolina cross country teams stayed in-state and traveled to North Carolina for cross country action on Aug. 23.
Stay tuned to this article for updates, race previews and coverage Friday and Saturday as the 2025 Eye Opener nears on Aug. 29-30.