By COL Maxie Joye, courtesy ACPSD website
Congratulations to the boys and girls track teams for their performance at the Class A Upper-State Track and Field Championship Meet held on Saturday, May 6th at Eastside High School. As a team the boys team finished 4th and the girls finished 9th out of 20 schools eligible to participate in the meet. Wagener-Salley qualified three relay teams for the Class A State Track and Field Championship Meet to be held at Spring Valley High School in Columbia on Saturday, May 13th.
The boys 4 x 800 meter relay team finished 1st and 4 x 400 meter relay team finished 3rd to earn a spot in the state championship meet. The girls 4 x 800 relay team qualified for the State meet by finishing 4th. This will be the first time in more than 12 years that Wagener-Salley will have a relay team competing for a state championship.
In addition to the relay teams, several athletes from Wagener-Salley earned a spot in the state championship. These athletes include: Henry Peterson, triple jump; Lance Adams, 800 meter run; Ja’lasyiana Williams, 400 meter dash; and Key’Asia Dunbar, shot-put.
Members of the relay teams are as follows:
Boys 4 x 800M Relay Team (Class A Upper State Champions) (See Headline Photo!)
Lance Adams
Reginald Gleaton
Balam Gunter
Phillip Stroble
Boys 4 x 400M Relay Team
Ar’uan Edwards
Michael Mitchell
Henry Peterson
Kyrique Vance
Girls 4 x 800M Relay Team
Trinity Ables
Maliah Harris
La Java Williams
Ja’lasyiana Williams