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<h2>Large number of Lowco standouts punch tickets to state meet </h2>
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<p>Beaufort High’s girls and May River’s boys will send the largest local contingents to the SCHSL Class 4A Track &amp; Field State Championships after the Eagles qualified five individuals and a relay team and the Sharks had seven individuals and all three relays at the Lower State qualifier meet Saturday at Beaufort High.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Layla Warren led the way for Beaufort’s girls, winning the 100-meter hurdles (15.67) and the 400 hurdles (1:08.33), and she helped the Eagles finish third in the 4×400 (4:19.56). Anaiya Houseal finished second in the high jump (5-2) and Reyonce Black was runner-up in the long jump (17-7), and Jayla Daise (shot put, 36-1) and Acionna Lowe (discus, 88-3) qualified with third-place finishes.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Bluffton and May River each had three individual qualifiers and a top-four relay showing on the girls side. Madison Washington led the Bobcats, wining the shot put (36-3.25) and finishing second in the discus (92.8), while Tacoya Heyward was second in the 200 (12.46) and third in the long jump (17-5.75). Kayleigh Washington finished fourth in the long jump (16-11.25), and the Bobcats placed fourth in the 4×100 (51.29) with Heyward running the anchor.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>May River’s Anya Arroyo finished second in both the 1600 (5:11.41) and 3200 (11:10.07) and helped the Sharks finish second in the 4×800 (10:02.51), while McKenna Swinton was second in the shot put (36-3) and Grace Kline finished fourth in the discus (83-1.5).&nbsp;</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-4-7753.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-4-7753-821x1024.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-50082"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High School’s Aya Neese,
left, keeps up her pace during the girls
4x800 relay in Saturday’s Lower
State Qualifier track meet at Eagle
Stadium. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Hilton Head High’s Sarah Neville qualified third in the 800 (2:23.13) and helped the Seahawks finish third in the 4×800 (10:10.80), and fellow relay-mate Cynthia Gudaitis placed fourth in the 3200 (11:48.75).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The May River boys had an impressive showing on the track, qualifying all three relays with a win in the 4×800 (8:20.34), third in the 4×400 (3:31.99) and fourth in the 4×100 (43.93). Sean Hamby added a win in the 400 hurdles (57.40) to his gold in the 4×800 and bronze in the 4×400, and Fareed Abdullah finished second in the 200 (22.31) and third in the 100 (11.24) in addition to his 4×400 performance. Colin Keck was second in the 1600 (4:29.17) and ran with the winning 4×800 relay, and Mills Campbell finished third in the 3200 (10:17.72). May River also had three qualifiers on the field with Kyle Rivers (high jump, 6-2) and Jashawn Bacon (long jump, 21-4) notching runner-up finishes and Jason Epke-Bueso placing fourth in the high jump (5-10).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Beaufort High had four individual qualifiers and won the 4×400 relay (3:30.11) with stars Nash Mills and Charlie Bennett leading the charge. Mills also qualified second in the 800 (2:01.33), third in the 1600 (4:29.36), and fourth in the 3200 (10:32.65), and Bennett was second in the 800 (2:02.48). Alvin Wilson also captured gold for the Eagles, winning the discus with a throw of 135 feet, 1.5 inches, and Gabriel Jenkins (130-5.5) was close behind in the third.&nbsp;</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-3-7730.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-3-7730-895x1024.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-50083"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High School’s Mathew
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first pole vault during the Lower State
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<p>Camauri Simmons led Bluffton’s three individual qualifiers, winning the 100 (11.10) and placing third in the 200 (22.66) while helping the Bobcats place third in the 4×100 (43.75). Relay-mate Phillip McCants was fourth in the long jump (20-3) and Adarion Ransburg won gold in the triple jump (41-10).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Hilton Head High’s Jaylen Sneed won the shot put with a heave of 49-7.75 inches, while Nathaniel Rohr was second in the javelin (146-2) and the Seahawks finished second in the 4×800 relay. Franklin Holland snagged the Seahawks’ final qualifying spot with third place in the pole vault (11-0).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Colleton County’s Ian Shark will represent the Cougars in the state meet, finishing fourth in the shot put (44-8.25).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Class 4A State Championships are set for Friday at Spring Valley High School. </p>
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