Goose Creek – Goose Creek hurdler Robert Wheatley carved his name into Goose Creek track and field history at the Class AAAAA state track meet on May 20.
Those who did not know the name prior to May 20 certainly will stand and recognize his outstanding performance during the spring of 2023.
Wheatley instantly became one of the top track athletes in school history when he claimed the gold medal in the 110 hurdles, putting a stamp on what was a great season. He later added a bronze medal for a third-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles. Earlier this month he won both events at the region 6-AAAAA meet.
Wheatley led a small contingent of Goose Creek athletes into the state meet. On the boys side, Evan Daniels qualified for the state finals in the 100 meter dash where he finished 12th overall. Daniels finished sixth in the 200 at the region meet.
Mason Watson was a state qualifier in the 400 meter run, an event he won at the region meet. Watson finished 10th at the state meet.
Alex Ravenel competed in the high jump at the state meet, finishing ninth overall. Jaden Roper qualified for the state finals in the shot put and placed 11th overall.
Goose Creek’s 400 meter and 1600 meter relay teams also won region titles.
On the girls team, Kamille Whitfield won the region title in the shot put and finished second in the discus. At the state meet, Whitfield took silver in the shot put and bronze in the discus.
Faith Jones won the region title in the 400, took second in the 200 and placed third in the 100. Karma Moultrie was second in the region meet in the jump and posted a 10th-place finish at the state meet.
Kaprice Manigault Garrett placed 11th at the state meet in the 400 meter dash. Kourtney Horne was 14th at the state meet in the 100 meter hurdles. Sydney Mitchem placed 12th in the state high jump finals.
In other sports, all-region honorees in girls soccer went to Madelyn Huffman and Candice Dantzler. Zander Tingin and Edy Hernandez made all-region in boys soccer. Dalton Bass Connolly and Hunley Price were all-region in baseball, and Lyric Cureton was all-region in softball.
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