The City of Florence welcomed USA Track & Field, better known as USATF, as they hosted the 2025 USATF-SC Association Junior Olympic Championships June 20-22! This year's championships had a bit of a twist as it attracted athletes from AAU with sights on advancing to the USATF National Junior Olympics being hosted in neighboring Savannah, GA this year. Athletes who placed top 25 in their events have advanced to compete in the USATF Region IV Meet on July 3-6 in Florence, SC which is the region qualifier for the National Meet. The Region Meet will feature athletes from SC, GA, and FL. Spectators may find the schedule of events and admission fees at www.USATFSC.org.
This year the Florence Track Club is led by Cynthia Bellinger, Head Coach, and Jennifer Patchett, Assistant Coach, along with a host of volunteer coaches and parents. 2025 State Champions include: 9-10 Girls 4x100m relay team: Ameia Fore, Jai Lenard, Madison Brown, and Caytelyn Ford; Deacon Cox (9-10) high jump, Josiahs Giles (15-16) 400m dash, Elleree Hoyle (15-16) 3000m race walk, Tristan Propst (13-14) 3000m race walk, Decklin Shaw (13-14) 100m hurdles, Antonio Washington, II (9-10) 1500m race walk, and Jordan Windham (17-18) 400m dash. State champion Khalil Wingate (8U) also swept the sprints with a first place finish in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dash! It is Wingate's second year with the club. Listed below are the athletes from the Florence Track Club who qualified to compete in the finals at the State Junior Olympics, top 8 in their respective events, many of which also set a personal record (PR)!
Relay Teams
9-10 Girls 4x100m
1st place: Lenard, Fore, Brown, Ford
1:04.85
9-10 Boys 4x100m
2nd place: Ford, Tracy, Johnson, Bellinger
1:04.12
11-12 Boys 4x400m
2nd place: Temple, Underwood, Cox, Hill
5:00.09
13-14 Boys 4x800m
2nd place: Oyekan, Cox, Patchett, Cox
10:23.07
15-16 Mixed 4x400m
2nd place: Giles, Samuel, Greene, Rodgers
4:10.09
17-18 Men 4x100m
2nd place: Bryant, Benjamin, Torres, Robinson
44.49
Individual (Top 8 finalists)
Nathan Bellinger, 9-10 Boys
2 4x100m relay
3 100m dash, 14.64
5 200m dash, 29.91 PR
Matthew Benjamin, 17-18 Men
2 4x100m relay
4 Triple jump, 11.99m
Nowlege Bostic, 15-16 Boys
3 Long jump, 5.46m PR
Zoe Brown, 11-12 Girls
7 200m dash, 30.63 PR
Deacon Cox, 11-12 Boys
1 High jump, 1.35m
2 4x400m relay
Isaac Cox, 13-14 Boys
2 4x800m relay
5 Shot put, 9.66m PR
Mason Desmarais, 15-16 Boys
8 Shot put, 8.15 PR
Kenenna Eruchalu, 11-12 Boys
2 High jump, 1.30m PR
8 Long jump, 3.65m
Caytelyn Ford, 9-10 Girls
2 4x100m relay
6 100m dash, 15.03 PR
6 Javelin throw, 12.34m
Ameia Fore, 9-10 Girls
2 4x100m relay
7 Javelin throw, 11.95m
Josiahs Giles, 15-16 Boys
1 400m dash, 50.78
2 Mixed 4x400m relay
3 200m dash, 23.26 PR
Londyn Goines, 8U Girls
8 Javelin throw, 7.95m
Kensley Goodman, 8U Girls
5 200m dash, 35.88
6 100m dash, 16.75 PR
Jaden Greene, 15-16 Boys
2 Mixed 4x400m relay
4 200m dash, 23.94
Kareem Hightower, 13-14 Boys
6 Shot put, 9.30m PR
7 Discus throw, 23.09m PR
Danielle Hines, 13-14 Girls
4 100m hurdles, 19.52
Tahjean Hines, 8U Boys
7 400m dash, 1:25.08 PR
David Hitch, 17-18 Men
5 Javelin throw, 34.33
Elijah Hitch, 15-16 Boys
6 Discus throw, 19.43m
7 Shot put, 8.69m PR
Hayes Hofler, 8U Boys
8 Javelin throw, 10.41m PR
Elleree Hoyle, 15-16 Girls
1 3000m Race walk, 23:59.81
Holden Huey, 8U Boys
6 100m dash, 16.46m
Christyanna Hyman, 15-15 Girls
6 100m hurdles, 19.38 PR
Rinari Innis, 15-16 Boys
6 Long jump 4.92m PR
Camren Jacobs, 9-10 Boys
8 Long jump, 3.23m PR
Ava Johnson, 11-12 Girls
5 Discus throw, 11.02m PR
Kamren Matthews, 11-12 Girls
2 100m dash, 13.40
2 200m dash, 28.08 PR
2 Long jump, 4.09m
Lyric Mccoy, 8U Girls
3 200m dash, 34.34 PR
5 100m dash, 16.67 PR
Landon McDowell, 8U Boys
3 Shot put, 5.07m
3 200m dash, 34.57 PR
4 100m dash, 16.13 PR
Logan McDowell, 8U Boys
7 Shot put, 4.02m PR
Journee McFadden, 15-16 Girls
7 100m hurdles, 19.44
Anna Migliore, 8U Girls
5 Long jump, 2.72m PR
James Migliore, 8U Boys
4 400m dash, 1:19.52 PR
Jason Myers, Jr., 9-10 Boys
4 Shot put, 7.14m
Hashem Oyekan, 17-18 Women
5 800m run, 2:34.22
6 Long jump, 4.80m
Tristan Propst, 13-14 Boys
1 3000m Race walk, 27:51.23
Michael Robinson, 17-18 Men
2 4x100m relay
6 100m dash, 11.35
6 200m dash, 23.25
Decklin Shaw, 13-14 Boys
1 100m hurdles, 18.45
3 200m hurdles, 29.95 PR
Layla Simmons, 9-10 Girls
8 400m dash, 1:16.07 PR
Alaysha Singletary, 17-18 Women
6 100m dash, 13.51
Stirling Temple, 11-12 Boys
2 4x400m relay
6 80m hurdles, 16.99 PR
Kevin Timmons II, 15-16 Boys
4 High jump, 1.35m
Raegan Walker, 8U Girls
4 Shot put, 2.05m
Antonio Washington II, 9-10 Boys
1 1500m Race walk, 12:59.78
6 Shot put, 5.85m PR
8 Javelin throw
Paris Williams, 8U Girls
8 100m dash, 17.25 PR
Jordan Windham, 17-18 Men
1 400m dash, 50.77
5 Triple jump, 11.55m
Khalil Wingate, 8U Boys
1 100m dash, 15.56 PR
1 200m dash, 33.14 PR
1 400m dash, 1:17.26 PR
