(2008 - 2009) - Track Boys
HEAD TRACK COACH - Terrence Harris Assistant Coach - Clive McDonald Assistant Coach - Dave Sissel Assistant Coach - John Berry Assistant Coach - Lisa Mulvey 2009 Boys Track Captains - Andre Clarke, Joseph Hill, Eric Lawson, Brendan Ryan, Brandon Sissel Track order of events (unless otherwise stated) Coach Howell's photo album link 2009 Track Team Awards Track Team MVP's - Joseph Hill (All Region 4x800 & 400 Hurdles, 8th place State 4x800) and Ashley Hunter (All Region 4x800, 7th place State 4x800) Coaches Award Brendan Ryan, Eric Lawson (All Region 4x800, 8th place 4x800 State) Not pictured - Kenny Driggers - Most Improved Award Track Team Honors their Seniors Class of 2009 Eric Lawson, Demarcus (DJ) Harper, Joi Pierce, Chris Jones, Ashley Hunter, Alyson Knapp, Rachael Nelson, Josh Mckie, not pictured JD Donoso, Michael Kennedy, Kira Koenig
A description of the award from the 2008 Mauldin Yearbook -The highly esteeemed title "Spirit of the Maverick" is awarded to students who exemplify characteristics that one associates with a true leader. This group of seniors chosen by Mauldin faculty members, proved to be, not only excellent students, but leaders in the community as well. These students dislplay what it means to be a maverick in and out of the classroom. Regarded as the epitome of an exceptional student, they display integrity, honesty, respect, academic excellence, leadership, service, and true Maverick pride. These are students that give back in the classroom and in the community. Giving of themselves to help others, these students were more than willing to go the distance to make a difference in the Mauldin community. As great American football coach, Vincent Lombardi once said, "Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow." These students have exemplified this quality by encouraging others to lead as well. In their four years at Mauldin, these students have made an impression on their teachers and fellow classmates. This award recognizes them for their various accomplishments through their high school careers. Congratulations to the Class of 2009 Spirit of the Mav Award Winners - Carley West, Curren Smith, Carter Anne Dillard, Nichole Mele, Ashley Hunter, Megan Jones, Libby Wallin, Celeste Peay, Rachel Woodlee, Eeshwar Chandrasekar, Joshua Mckie, Eric Lawson, Chris Askew, Andrew Shaw, Matthew Wessinger, Kevin Liller, Michael Williams, & Anthony James SC AAAA State Track Meet Senior Eric Lawson wanted to finish his high school track career on a high note. He did just that running a 3 second personal best in his opening leg of the boy's 4x800 with a 2:03, Kris Lacer took the baton and ran a 2:08, Joseph Hill ran a blazing 1st lap of his 800 as he approached the last 100 meters of his 800 his knee began to give out along with his legs. With all the courage he could muster Joseph continued down the last 100 meters to get the baton to Tyler Tesch until suddenly his legs just couldn't take it anymore and he collapsed 50 meters in front of the finish line. Showing the true "West Point Leader" that he is Joseph pushed himself up and handed that baton off to Tyler so the team could finish their race. Tyler took the baton and flew as fast as he could around his final two laps coming in with a 2:02 split to the end. The boys were awarded an 8th place title. The time doesn't matter, the place doesn't matter, what matters is the lesson these boys have learned about what it truly means to be a team and make it all the way to STATE! Way to go, guys! Junior Kenny Driggers was awarded an 8th place State medal in the Pole Vault! Way to go! Kenny Driggers - 8th place SC 4A Pole Vault Kenny Driggers on the awards stand at State 8TH PLACE STATE 4x800 RELAY TEAM Kris Lacer, Graham Harris, Tyler Tesch, Coach Delmer Howell, Joseph Hill, Eric Lawson Head Track Coach Terrence Harris & Dion Holmes A proud mom, Mrs. Hill and Joseph Two proud moms and their sons - Mrs. Howard, Tyler Tesch, Eric Lawson and Mrs. Lawson Kenny Driggers wins the Region title in Pole vault on Day 2 of Regions! The Mauldin boys 4x800 team of Eric Lawson, Kris Lacer, Joseph Hill and Tyler Tesch won the Region Championship meet! Joseph Hill won the 400 hurdle event for an individual REGION title. State Qualifying series for Track team begins this week. The top 4 Mauldin athletes in each of their events will compete on Thursday evening at the Region II 4A qualifier at Dorman High School. The top 4 places in each event will then qualify to go on to the State qualifier the following week. Good luck to all our track athletes!! And especially to our seniors who will be missing their Senior awards night in an attempt to qualify for the State meet. Athletes competing in Region II - 4A Boys heat sheets Girls heat sheets April 23-24, 2009 BOYS Track 4th - RYAN NORTON -COUNTY CHAMPION in Discus- MAULDIN'S FIELD MVP!! With only two scoring seniors leaving the team, the future looks bright for boy's track!! Varsity Boys scoring points for the team - Day 2 Varsity County Photo album Day 1 at Greenville County Varsity Championships - Results and time schedule page The Mauldin boys 4x800 continue to improve, closing in on their ultimate goal of the school record of 8:16.5. The relay team of Eric Lawson, Kric Lacer, Joseph Hill and Tyler Tesch ran their fastest time ever (8:22) with a 2nd place finish to Wade Hampton. The 4x800 team now moves up to #5 ranked in the State! Sophomore Ryan Norton placed 2nd in the Shot Put with a throw of 46-7.5. Junior Brandon Sissel set a personal best in the long jump with a jump of 18-10.5 placing 6th! Freshman Isaac Phyall placed 8th in the long jump. Lacer, Lawson and Daniel Weekes all ran the 3200 meter with Kris Lacer setting a personal best time of 10:35 and Daniel Weekes setting a season best time of 10:38 placing 9th overall. Freshman Luke Keel placed 10th in the Pole Vault. Andrew Benson qualified for the 110 Hurdle finals and ran a personal best time of 17.78. Andre Clarke qualified for the 100 meter dash finals to be ran on Friday evening. Andre Clarke qualifies for the 100 finals! Ryan Norton - Greenville County runner-up in the Shot Put! Greenville County runners-up in the 4x800 relay Joseph Hill, Kris Lacer, Eric Lawson, Tyler Tesch dropping another 6 seconds off their time. The boys wore the MHS retro jerseys for the event. April 18, 2009 Congratulations to Mauldin High 2009 Prom Queen Ashley Hunter and Prom King Chris Jones! Ashley is on Varsity Track & Student Council; Chris is on Varsity Football & Track & performs in Chorus April 17, 2009 Eric Lawson commits to run Cross Country & Track for Emory University in Atlanta as an Emory Scholar April 15, 2009 Track & Field Top 10 list - This list includes reported performances from high schools in 12 Upstate counties (Greenville, Pickens, Oconee, Anderson, Spartanburg, Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Clinton, Union, Cherokee and McCormick). Joseph Hill, Kenny Driggers, Ryan Norton, Tyler Tesch, Eric Lawson, Kris Lacer make the top 10 list! TACO BELL MEET RESULTS Saturday, April 11 - Day 2 Results Kenny Driggers sets another personal best in the pole vault jumping 12'!! Tyler Tesch sets another pr in 800 with a 2:05. Ashley Hunter sets a season best in the 400 hurdles 1:08.25, Joseph Hill sets a season best 1:01.82!!! Tyler Tesch in the 4x800 relay (photo credit Coach Delmer Howell) Kenny Drigger in the Pole Vault (photo credit Coach Delmer Howell) Friday, April 10 - Day 1 Results Girls 4x800 set another season pr placing 10th overall - Lexi Neiling, Caroline McDonough, Kathleen Jacob, Brittany Williams Boys 4x800 set an overall pr placing 15th overall (closing in on school record) Eric Lawson, Kris Lacer, Joseph Hill, Tyler Tesch Tesch & Jacobs set 800 splits pr's for the night! The largest track meet of the season is here! The Taco Bell Classic will bring together 2200 of the best athletes from 11 different states Friday and Saturday at Spring Valley High School in Columbia. Mauldin Track will send 12 of their top athletes to compete in the meet. Good luck to Alexa Neiling, Caroline McDonough, Kathleen Jacob, Lauren Bennett, Ashley Hunter, Brittany Williams, Graham Harris, Tyler Tesch, Eric Lawson, Kris Lacer, Joseph Hill, and Kenny Driggers! Go Mavs! Tyler Tesch, Joseph Hill, Kris Lacer, Eric Lawson in the 4x800 relay April 4, 2009 Kevin Logan JV Meet Sophomore Tyler Pommerenke sets personal best in the 110 hurdles and places first in the 400 hurdles with another personal best! 8th grader Jeff Sinkele sets personal best in 800 meter along with first place in all three races! Freshman Samuel Berry and Luke Keel set pr's in the pole vault and tie for 2nd place. Sophomore Isaac Phyall sets a pr in the Long Jump and wins the event! Freshman TreQuan Jones wins the Shot Put and Discus along with a new personal record in the Discus. Congratulations, Boys! Top 3 in individual events 7th/8th grade division - 800 m - Jeff Sinkele 1st, Marc Delisle 2nd; 1600m - Jeff Sinkele 1st, Marc Delisle 3rd; 3200m - Jeff Sinkele 1st, Marc Delisle 2nd 9th/10th grade division - 200m - Isaiah Phyall 3rd; 110 Hurdles - Andrew Benson 1st, Tyler Pommerenke 2nd, Brandon Cobbs 3rd; 400 Hurdles - Tyler Pommerenke 1st; Pole Vault - Samuel Berry 2nd, Luke Berry 2nd; Long Jump - Isaac Phyall 1st; Triple Jump - Isaac Phyall 2nd; Shot Put - TreQuan Jones 1st; Discus - TreQuan Jones - 1st TreQuan Jones throws (photo credit Ben Wade - scrunners.com/milesplit network) Tyler Pommerenke in the hurdles Andrew Benson in the hurdles Jeff Sinkele, Marc Delisle and Daniel Schlepphorst in the 3200 meter (photo credit Ben Wade - scrunners.com/milesplit network) April 2, 2009 Lawson awarded Furman Hollingsworth Mauldin High school had a record number of Hollingsworth Scholarships awarded today by Furman University. It was not only a record for Mauldin but it is also the most awarded to one school since the program began! Today, Ms. Jeny Kerscher (Furman University Admissions) came to Mauldin to surprise Celeste Peay and Eric Lawson with their Hollingsworth Scholarship award. Jon Baddley was awarded the Hollingsworth in the early decision rounds. Jon has committed to Furman University while Celeste and Eric have not yet finalized their college choices. In addition, Senior Guidance Counselor Jane Smith said that Mauldin is sending a record number of students to Furman this year, more than any other year in the past at Mauldin. Go MAVS!!! Principal Ann Miller, Kevin, Sandy & Eric Lawson, Celeste, Ken & Leadaire Peay, Jeny Kerscher, Jon, Janice, Scott Baddley, and Senior Guidance Counselor Jane Smith Congratulations to the following Boy's track athletes for making the Greenville News top 10 in their events - Kenny Driggers, Joseph Hill, Eric Lawson, Kris Lacer, Josh Mckie, Ryan Norton, Brandon Sissel, and Tyler Tesch Greenville News Top 10 Track & Field Athletes Several Mauldin athletes set season best times/marks in their events today at the Trojan Relays -
Mauldin vs. Dorman track meet results Andrew Benson - 1st 110 Hurdles Thad Wassynger jumps the Pole Vault (photo credit Lorena Gomez - Yearbook staff and Track athlete) Highlights from the Boy's meet at Dorman **Kenny Driggers set a new personal record in the Pole Vault ** The athletes listed below scored the team’s 30 points for the night – Dorman scored 111 points and won. 1st place – Andrew Benson 110 Hurdles Joseph Hill 400 Hurdles Kenny Driggers Pole Vault 2nd place – 4x800 Relay – Tyler Tesch, Eric Lawson, Daniel Weekes, Kris Lacer 4x100 Relay – Brendan Ryan, Andre Clarke, Chris Jones, Daniel Lewis 4x400 Relay – Isaiah Phyall, Brandon Sissel, Tyler Tesch, Joseph Hill Tyler Tesch 800 meter & 1600 meter Eric Lawson 3200 meter 3rd place – Andre Clark 100 meter Kris Lacer 800 meter Ryan Norton Shot Put & Discus Isaac Phyall High Jump
Mauldin 38 vs. 1st place 4x800 – Tyler Tesch, Kris Lacer, Eric Lawson, Daniel Weekes Eric Lawson 1600 meter Joseph Hill 400 Hurdles Ryan Norton Shot Put Kenny Driggers Pole Vault 2nd place Tyler Tesch 800 meter Eric Lawson 3200 meter 4x400 Relay – Tyler Tesch, Joseph Hill, Josh Mckie, Brandon Sissel Ryan Norton – Discus 3rd place Tyler Tesch 1600 meter Kris Lacer 3200 meter Isaac Phyall Triple Jump March 7, 2009 Track teams place 3rd at GSP Relays The girls and boys track team had their highest place in several years at the GSP relays today. The girls placed 3rd overall. The boys team placed 3rd overall beating out JL Mann's team by 3 points. The Boys team was the highest placing team in Greenville County. Here are the relay teams that placed in the top four at the meet: Athletic Director notes from parent meeting Athlete Information form (for Coaches) Athlete Information form (for Team Mom) Team Handbook Pg. 1; Pg. 2; Pg. 3; Pg. 4 These 3 forms must be complete before you begin conditioning with the track team Our new track facility at Mauldin Middle school Pole Vault pit Long and Triple Jump pits Josh Mckie - Mauldin High's 2008 Homecoming King!! Congratulations, Josh! Congratulations to JD Donoso for being inducted in the National French Honor Society! Congratulations to the following MHS Track athletes for being voted by their Senior Class of 2009! Not pictured - Freshman Class President: Luke Keel; Freshman Honor Council: Morgan Tracy
Distance Running Coach - Delmer Howell
Assistant Coach - Nicole Michel
MAVS Booster Rep - James Mckie
MAVS Website Reporter & Team Mom - Sandy Lawson
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_____Greenville Hospital Consent Form
_____Mauldin High Participation Form
_____SC High School League Physical Form (physicals are only good for one year-please keep copies of your physical forms and dates)
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Congratulations to the following Senior Boys who have been nominated for the Mauldin High 2008 Homecoming King!!
Kevin Liller, Larvette Gaines, Eeshwar Chandrasekar, Matthew Wessinger, Anthony James, Joshua Mckie, Dallas Beal, Evan Wofford, Jon Baddley, Andrew Shaw, Eric Lawson, Robert Foster, Eric Reid
Congratulations to Eric Lawson for being named an AP Scholar with Distinction!
Chris Jones - Most Likely to be a Celebrity
Eric Lawson - Most Likely to Succeed
Josh Mckie - Most Athletic
Athletes and Student Council Leaders
Senior Class Treasurer: Eric Lawson; Student Body Secretary: Ellyn Finney;
Junior Class Treasurer: Sarah Vance; Senior Class Treasurer: Ashley Hunter:
Student Body Historian: Joseph Hill; Sophomore Class Treasurer: Stephanie Konruff;
Freshman class member at large: Erin McDaris, Junior Class Spirit Leader: Nicki Anderson;
Junior Class member at large: Marshee Allen
