Timberland places top five in state track meet
By Rob Gantt
Special to the HSSR
ST. STEPHEN – Timberland High School’s boys track and field team ended the spring season with a strong performance during the Class 2A state championship meet May 16 at Spring Valley High School.
The Wolves placed fifth, receiving several excellent performances from their top athletes.
Sophomore jumper Carter Hawkins powered Timberland with a pair of all-state performances (top 4). Hawkins won the triple jump at 14.05 meters and placed third in the long jump with a mark of 6.75 meters. Five more Wolves reached the awards podium by finishing inside the top eight in individual events along with Timberland’s 4 x 400-meter relay team, which finished third in 3:27.85.
Also for the Wolves, senior Malachi Milligan placed third in the 110-meters hurdles. Sprinters Aiden Berrios and Jordan Gorham recorded fifth-place finishes in the 100- and 400-meter dashes. Berrios, a senior, crossed the line in 10.90 seconds and Gorham, a freshman, finished in 50.90 seconds. Junior jumper Kevin Brown was sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.85 meters and junior hurdler Malyk Goodman placed seventh in the 110-meter event.
Sophomore jumper Antaun Faison and the Wolves’ 4 x 800-meter relay team were also state qualifiers for Timberland’s boys.
Timberland’s boys finished with 41 points, three points out of a tie for third place. Fairfield Central won with 101 points, followed by Philip Simmons, Mid-Carolina, Academic Magnet and the Wolves.
Timberland’s girls were paced by junior Jermanee Washington during their state meet. The hurdler was third in the 400-meter event with a time of 1:08.85. The Lady Wolves’ 4 x 400-relay team made the awards podium, too, finishing sixth in 4:21.21. Sprinter Tiana Jefferson, a freshman, was sixth in the 400-meter dash.
More state qualifiers for Timberland’s girls were senior thrower Samyah Faison (javelin and shot put), senior hurdler Tiana Almond (400 h) and middle distance runner Kemani Lampkin (800 m). Lampkin is a seventh grader.
