COLUMBIA – Over the weekend, Westwood and Blythewood competed in state qualifying meets. Top athletes from Saturday’s meet will advance to compete for a State title Friday and Saturday at Spring Valley High School.
Blythewood girls who advance to State:
Briana Green – 100m, long jump, triple jump. 4x100m relay
Arianna Williams – 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
Latavia Bracey-Ransom – 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay
Makeshira Brown – 100m hurdles
Hailey Duncan – 4x100m relay
Katuria Glover – 4x400m relay
Monica Joy – 4x100m relay
Williams also set a new Blythewood High School record in the 400 dash at Upper State.
Westwood’s teams will send the following to compete at State:
Brianna Rodriguez – 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay
Ticora Gaskin – 4z100m relay, 4x400m relay
Kennedy Rivers – 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
Alean Robinson – 4x400m relay
Emma Ashley – 4x400m relay
Aniya Woodruff – 4x100m relay, discus
Robert Johnson–200m, 400m, 4x400m Relay
Johnathan Backstrom-400m H, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay
Riggs Dash-4x400m Relay, 400m H
Dominick Young-4x400m Relay
Will Tyndal-4x800m Relay
Bryce Strickland-4x800m Relay
Khalil Donal- High Jump
Jace Risher-4x800m Relay
Rodriguez (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles) and Johnson (400m) pulled first place finishes at qualifiers and are expected to be heavy favorites.
