A GOLD MEDAL DAY

West Ashley hosts 29 schools at Sandlapper Track and Field Classic

Photo By Pricilla Thomas

Nearly 1,000 high school track and field at

hletes from three states competed in the fourth annual Sandlapper Track and Field Classic on Saturday, March 6 at West Ashley High School.

The meet featured competitors from 29 high schools in boys and girls divisions. In the team standings, Summerville and Fort Dorchester tied for first with 98 points each. Wando finished in third.

Summerville was victorious in the girls' competition, earning 105 points to outdistance Wando. Host West Ashley finished 12th in the girls meet, led by a first place finish in the 4 x100-meter relay team of Morghan Blake, Morgan Doctor, Nykeila Sanderson, and Brianna Sumter in 50.57.

Sanderson finished fourth in the 100-meter in 13.13 and also placed fourth in the 400-meter in 1:02.27. Sumter finished 7th in the long jump with a leap of 15-2 1/4 and also scored an eighth place finish in the triple jump.

The Wildcat boys placed 18th in the boys' competition, led by Shane Lawton's fifth place finish in the 400-meter in 51.07. The 100-meter relay team of Josiah Williams, Maurice Smalls, Dominique Gaines, and Tarrance Simmons finished sixth in 44.42.

Nick Bosley (11.76) finished eighth in the 100-meter, and Terry Whittaker (5-6) was eighth in the high jump.