Upstate's top performers at state high school track meets; Mauldin girls relay sets record

Here are Upstate's standouts from the South Carolina high school track and field state championships held this weekend in Columbia.

Mauldin girls relay team breaks state record

Mauldin set a Class AAAAA record in the 4 x 800 girls relay during the SCHSL meet at Spring Valley High School.

Maudin's foursome of Meredith Norris, Reagan Cooke, Callie Rohm and anchor Avery Griffith set the new mark at 9:21.40. In the final stretch run, Griffith passed Ava Kramer of Lexington and the Mavericks won by 1.04 seconds.

Maudlin shaved more than eight seconds off its winning time at the Upper State championships.

Southside Christian runner sweeps three events

Southside Christian junior Grayson Gibbons defended his three state championships in Class A.

Gibbons won the 800 meters in 2:01.03, the 1,600 in 4:38.82 and the 3,200 in 10:07.75. He beat last year’s mark in the 3,200 by more than14 seconds.

Southside Christian took an overwhelming team victory, 162-86, against second-place Whale Branch. Christ Church was third with 80 points.

Southside sprinter leads double-medal winners

Southside senior Ian Johnson kept sprint championships in the family. 

Johnson won the 100 and 200 at the Class AAA meet at Lower Richland, sweeping both events just like his older brother, Jalen, did last year.

Ian Johnson took the 100 in 10.48 seconds to beat Corey Steed of Philip Simmons by 0.32 seconds and Amari Acker of Crescent by 0.34 seconds. Johnson’s time was the second-fastest in the state this year, behind only the 10.41 he posted at Upper State. He edged Steed again in the 200, finishing in 21.14 seconds.

Double winners for the girls were Riverside’s Miah Johnson in the 800 (2:14.41) and 1,600 (5:03.3), Westside’s Ayanna Hunt in the shot put (12.2 meters) and discus (44.27 meters) and Alina Uguz of Christ Church in the high jump (1.65 meters) and triple jump (10.25 meters).

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Here's a look at Upstate winners by classification:

Upstate's Class AAAAA state champions

Boys

Knox Eaton, Spartanburg (800)

Boys relay

Hillcrest (4 x 100): Drequan Smith, Havyn Spain, Damien Watts, Grant Holliday

Girls

Abrianna Parks, Byrnes (shot put)

Riley Vaughn, Spartanburg (discus)

Girls relay

Mauldin (4 x 800): Meredith Norris, Reagan Cooke, Callie Rohm and Avery Griffith

Upstate's Class AAAA state champions

Boys

Conner Finley, Easley (pole vault)

Jackson Wyatt, Eastside (800)

Boys relay

Eastside (4 x 800)

Girls

Ayanna Hunt, Westside (shot put, discus)

Miah Johnson, Riverside (800, 1600 meters)

Kaydn Purdessy, Westside (triple jump)

Acie Vincent, Easley (3200 meters)

Sydnee Wilson, Westside (200 meters)

Upstate's Class AAA state champions

Boys

Shamon Black, Chapman (110 hurdles)

Rashawn Cunningham, Chapman (high jump)

Rykevieus Flemming, Crescent (triple jump)

Todd Harris, Travelers Rest (800)

Jaxon Jerabek, Wren (pole vault)

Ian Johnson, Southside (100, 200)

Alex Smith, Fountain Inn (400)

Girls

Ella Davidson, Powdersville (discus)

Aisha Edmond, Belton-Honea Path (800)

Diamond Martin, Broome (javelin)

Molly Page Morris, Powdersville (100 hurdles)

Ashby Williams, Daniel (3,200)

Lizah Williams, Daniel (1,600)

Girls relay

Daniel (4 x 400): Jaden Fleming, Caroline Schell, Madison Stowers, Colleen DiMaio

Daniel (4 x 800): Ashby Williams Lizah Williams, Hannah Brown, Lilly Tidwell 

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Upstate's Class AA state champions

Boys

Marc Baker, Landrum (javelin)

Relay: Greer Middle College (4 x 800)

Girls

Nance-Marie Bradley, Greenville Tech Charter (high jump)

Sydney Price, Landrum (javelin)

Upstate's Class A state champions

Boys

Wallace Cheves, Christ Church (high jump)

Trenton Frey, Southside Christian (400)

Grayson Gibbons, Southside Christian (800, 1,600, 3,200)

Jude Hall, Christ Church (400 hurdles)

Jeremiah Jackson, Southside Christian (shot put)

Christian Kaiser, Southside Christian (javelin)

Micah McGowan, Southside Christian (discus)

Colt Sonneborn, Southside Christian (pole vault)

Boys relay

Southside Christian (4 x 400): Dylan Ramos, Keldin Wrona, Stephen Fox, Trenton Frey

Southside Christian (4 x 800): Grayson Gibbons, Stephen Fox, Luke Trbovich, Trenton Frey

Girls

London Rhodes, Southside Christian (javelin)

Charlotte Shew, Christ Church (pole vault)

Alina Uguz, Christ Church (high jump, triple jump)

Todd Shanesy is a former award-winning writer who now covers high school athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail in the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at todd.shanesy@shj.com. Follow him on X, formerly called Twitter, at @ToddShanesySHJ.