COLUMBIA — The South Carolina High School League 5A Division I state track and field championships were held Thursday night at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, with Blythewood and Wando capturing the girls and boys team titles, respectively. Among the area schools, Clover’s distance runners and Rock Hill’s throwing specialists turned in some of the meet’s most memorable performances.
Clover
Clover senior Ella Nighbor delivered the most dominant individual performance of any York or Lancaster County athlete at the meet, sweeping the girls distance events. Nighbor won the 1600 meters in 4:56.28 and followed that with a victory in the 3200 meters in 10:43.17, becoming a double state champion on the same night. Teammate Ava Jagielski added a runner up finish in the 1600 in 5:04.50 and placed 11th in the 800 meter run in 2:24.20.
On the boys side, junior Jamarqusie Wilson placed sixth in the 400 meter hurdles in 57.17, and the boys 4×800 relay team finished fourth overall in 7:53.44. Clover’s boys finished 20th in the team standings with 8 points. The girls team placed eighth with 36 points, a strong finish driven largely by Nighbor’s double gold.
Rock Hill
Rock Hill senior Aidan Graham was one of the most dominant individual performers of the entire meet, winning both the boys shot put and discus. Graham threw 18.23 meters in the shot put and followed with a winning discus throw of 56.7 meters. His double title was the strongest individual showing by any York County male athlete at this year’s meet.
On the girls side, Jaylen Ramirez placed sixth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19.75, and Adalyn Newberry finished 10th in the same event at 2:24.17. The Rock Hill girls 4×400 relay team placed 14th. The boys team finished 11th overall with 35 points, while the girls team tied for 18th with 7 points.
Team Standings
Blythewood won the girls team title with 125 points, well ahead of runner up Dorman at 75. Summerville was third at 60, followed by Wando at 59.5 and Spartanburg at 53. Clover finished eighth with 36 points, while Rock Hill tied for 18th with 7 points.
captured the boys crown with 84 points, edging Ridge View’s 78. Dorman was third at 52, followed by Lexington at 50 and Spring Valley and Boiling Springs tied at 48. Rock Hill finished 11th with 35 points and Clover 20th with 8 points.
Clover Individual and Relay Results
Girls
• Ella Nighbor, 1600 meters: 1st, 4:56.28
• Ella Nighbor, 3200 meters: 1st, 10:43.17
• Ava Jagielski, 800 meters: 11th, 2:24.20
• Ava Jagielski, 1600 meters: 2nd, 5:04.50
• Eliza Grieves, 400 meters: 13th, 58.97
• Trinity Hall, high jump: 4th, 1.6m
• Clara Powell, high jump: tied 6th, 1.55m
• Amaiya Mayfield, javelin: 10th, 32.22m
• Amaiya Mayfield, shot put: 13th, 10.01m
• Shively Smith, javelin: 12th, 26.95m
• Girls 4×100 relay: 13th, 49.77
• Girls 4×400 relay: 8th, 4:08.67
• Girls 4×800 relay: 13th, 10:12.02
Boys
• Jamarqusie Wilson, 400 meter hurdles: 6th, 57.17
• Chase Hensley, 3200 meters: 11th, 9:52.15
• Jeremiah Farmer, triple jump: 10th, 13.51m
• Latrell Ellison, high jump: 13th, 1.8m
• Boys 4×400 relay: 13th, 3:28.59
• Boys 4×800 relay: 4th, 7:53.44
Rock Hill Individual and Relay Results
Girls
• Jaylen Ramirez, 800 meters: 6th, 2:19.75
• Adalyn Newberry, 800 meters: 10th, 2:24.17
• KeMiya Mobley, 100 meter hurdles: 11th, 16.22
• Darcy York, pole vault: 5th, 3.2m
• Girls 4×400 relay: 14th, 4:12.23
Boys
• Aidan Graham, shot put: 1st, 18.23m
• Aidan Graham, discus: 1st, 56.7m
• Jaderion Moore, 400 meters: 3rd, 48.20
• Devan Erby, 200 meters: 4th, 21.63
• Jayden Cintron, 400 meters: 15th, 50.29
• Boys 4×100 relay: 8th, 42.19
• Boys 4×400 relay: 6th, 3:20.67
Full Team Standings
Girls
1. Blythewood, 125
2. Dorman, 75
3. Summerville, 60
4. Wando, 59.5
5. Spartanburg, 53
6. Lexington, 45
7. Mauldin, 42
8. Clover, 36
9. Spring Valley, 33
10. Fort Dorchester, 30
11. James Island, 30
12. Carolina Forest, 20.5
13. Ridge View, 20
14. Sumter, 15
15. River Bluff, 11
16. Stratford, 10
17. Dutch Fork, 9
18. Byrnes, 7
19. Rock Hill, 7
Boys
1. Wando, 84
2. Ridge View, 78
3. Dorman, 52
4. Lexington, 50
5. Spring Valley, 48
6. Boiling Springs, 48
7. Mauldin, 41
8. Byrnes, 40
9. Blythewood, 38
10. Spartanburg, 35.5
11. Rock Hill, 35
12. Carolina Forest, 24.5
13. James Island, 19
14. Dutch Fork, 18
15. River Bluff, 16
16. J.L. Mann, 15
17. Stratford, 14
18. Summerville, 13
19. Cane Bay, 10
20. Clover, 8
21. Wade Hampton, 6
22. Ashley Ridge, 4
23. Fort Dorchester, 4
24. West Ashley, 1
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