For results and pictures, click below:

     On the boys' side Arturo Trevino continued to excel in the discus with an impressive throw of over 130 feet.  Quinton Pate won the long jump while Zo Garrick (800m), Kaleb Lowry (1600m) and Chris Small (3200m) were also individual winners.  The Tigers boys dominated the distance events with their younger runners as they took 1-2-3 in the 800 and none of the top 11 spots in the field of 23.  The mile saw much the same with South View rolling to a 1-2-3 finish with four of the top five finishers over all.  The race of the night for the boys may have been that of the Tiger sophomores and freshmen in the 3200 meters.  Chris Small shocked everyone with an impressive time of 10:44.30 in leading the Tiger freshmen and sophomore boys to the first seven spots.  Coach Autry was very pleased with having all seven of thoese "young guns" under the 12 minute mark.  "Right now we have a 25 second spread in our top four freshmen.  And Cole Spear was just awesome tonight as he approaches that 12 minute threshold."  Autry said afterward.  He continued, "Chris Small is in the zone, right now.  Every race he is getting better and better."

     On the Lady Tigers' side of things, Senteria Weeks and Takera Knowles continued to shine in the field with impressive throws in the discus and shot.  "Both are on the verge of qualifying.  It's just a matter of time."  Autry said.  Helena Rafalsky led the ladies on the track with two second place finishes in the 1600 and 800 meters, qualifying for regionals in the prior.

For complete results, click here.

For more Pictures of the March 6 Meet, click here.

     Standouts for the Tigers included Arturo Trevino in the throws. Trevino placed first and second in the discus and shot, respectively, while missing qualifying for the discus by just an inch.  Ebonie Jackson rejoined Quamarah Samuel to give the Lady Tigers the one-two punch in the girls' jumps that appeared very promising in their freshman season.  Those two picked right up where they left off, but their performance compounded by the reemergence of Jacy Osborn in the high jump, who seems healthy and ready to contend for an individual championship.  The addition of freshman Tatyana Bryant adds more depth to a girls' jump squad that seemed in danger after the graduation of two-time all state performer Whitney Jordan (now at UNC-Wilmington).  Jackson, Osborn, Samuel and Bryant dominated the jumps all afternoon.

     On the track, Lakeisha Parker put on a show, dominating the 400, 200 and anchoring the winning 4x200.  Helena Rafalski ran an impressive anchor leg of the girls' 4x800 taking the lead for the first time on the final lap, en route to a 2:39 split and the win.  Autry was really pleased with his young girls in the 4x800, "They are really stepping up.  They all ran a massive PR today.  And that is what we look for; continual improvement."  

     As expected, Reggie Stubbs and "Rocket" Williams went one-two in the 400 meters, with Stubbs qualifying for regionals.  Darius Ingram continued to come of age as he won the 100 and 200.  Anthony Stephens proved a worthy addition as he took the high jump with an impressive early season mark of 5-10 and Jeremy Mc Laurin led his jump and sprint squad to impressive wins in the field and on the track.  

     The surprise of the day may have been sophomore Jose Panduro winning the 1600 meters going away with a time of 4:57.6.  "I was not suprised.  And I know Jose wasn't."  Autry said later.  "Jose is just ready to take his place in the circle of life."  Breaking the five minute mark is always a big step for boys' distance runners.  When announced, Panduro's performance was met with cheers from teammates and spectators.

     From here, the Tigers will prepare for the Tiger Relays on Saturday, March 15th at South View.  South View is schedule to compete on Thursday, March 13th at home, but will hold several of its athletes out in preparation for the Saturday meet.  Keep checking back to stay informed on the upcoming week.

To see results from the March 6 meet, click here.

To see pictures from the March 6 meet, click here.  

• 2008 Schedule
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     Cumberland County Schools will host another polar bear meet at Reid Ross next weekend.  Contact Coach Autry to find out more.

Complete results from January 12, 2008 below:

     The ladies only had five athletes, but Jaira Britt continued to look solid as she returns to form.  Jakobie Smith just missed qualifying in the 1000 meter run and Annette Sem and Amanda Anderson looked very good in the mile and Sem turned around and did the 3200 just for fun.

     On the boys' side Autry was very excited about the performance of the young Tiger distance runners, as they looked good in the 1600.  "We just had some fun and did some different things with this meet.  But for some of these boys, they were racing for a spot in the UNC meet next week.  Sean Grim was a monster today."  Autry said.  

     South View will travel to the Eddie Smith Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next Saturday for their first "indoor" indoor meet.  Click below for results and pictures of the December 27th meet and more on the upcoming UNC meet.

Click here for results (we are still awaiting the results form the 300m).

Click here for directions to Union Pines from South View.  

     There were several standout performances and state qualifiers.  The boys were paced by Reggie Stubbs, who qualified in the 55 and 300 meter dashes.  Stubbs also ran a leg of the winning 4x400, which just missed qualifying for the state meet.  Other state qualifiers included the boys 4x800 relay of Clayton Pierce, Hasahn Mills, Cedric Wilson and Christian Wiscovitch.  Mills also won and qualified in the 500 meter run.  Dwayne Townsend and Derrick Poage both qualified in the 1600 meter run with 4:35 and 4:36, respectively.

Freshman Tommy Baldridge ran a very low 1600 meter time of 5:09 and showed that he may be a contributor before all is said and done.  Photos by Mallory Nichols.

     On the girls side, Lakeisha Parker served notice that she has arrived on Saturday.  The sophomore paced the Lady Tiger 4x800 meter relay to a qualifying time and won the 500 meters with a near miss on meeting the state standard.  Other girls on the qualifying 4x800 meters included Jaira Britt, Jakobie Smith and newcomer Catlyn Rogers.  

     Coach Autry was unavailable for comment immediately after the meet, but assistant coach James Jasper explained that the coaches were very happy overall.  "This was a very good day for us.  The kids are working hard and I think it showed.  we have never been this far ahead on qualifying after just one meet."

     Other standout performers included Taneisha Knowles, Jakobie Smith, Candace Washington and Radio Primus in the hurdles, Amanda Anderson faired very well in the 1600.  Quamarah Samuel in the long and triple jumps.  And the girls 4x400 of Lakeisha Parker, Caneisha Lloyd, Quamarah Samuel and Jakobie Smith came away with a win, just missing a qualifying time.

     Other standout boys included Arturo Trevino in the shot put, Jose Arias in the high jump, Matt Brown in the 300 and 4x400, Jonathan "the Rocket" Williams in the 500 and 4x400 meters, Kenny Hinman in the 1600 and Kaleb Lowry and Kyle Elmore in the 3200 meter run.

     The Tigers will next host a meet at Reid Ross Classical School on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville on December 15th.  Field events are scheduled to begin at 10am with the track events starting at 10:30.  If anyone has questions or are interested in participating, please contact Coach Jesse Autry at svxc@hotmail.com.  

     Anthony Mc Donald got things going for South View when he won the high jump with a new meet record of six feet four inches.  But from there things got better.  Motewa Mc Millan finished fourth in the long jump while Reggie Stubbs took third and fourth in the 200 and 400 meters.  Michael Moore and Aaron Holmes placed well in the 110 and 300 hurdles, respectively.  When South View's boys did not have a scorer in the 800 or 1600 meters, team placement was the furthest thing from their minds.  "We were pleased with much of what we had done, but disappointed in other ways."  Autry pointed out.  

     The highly touted Tiger distance boys were struggling.  Other than a couple of solid performances from their all-sophomore and all-freshmen 4x800 squads (both there to gain experience) and solid runs by Kyle Elmore in the 1600 and Cedric Wilson in the 800, things were not going extremely well for the distance men of South View.  "I was very pleased with our 400 guys overall, as Jonathan (Williams) finished seventh overall.  But, I thought I had just worked the mid-distance and distance boys hard over the last week, and coming off the Tiger Relays, it was a lot to expect them to be at their absolute best."  

     But then it happened.  Dwayne Townsend and Kenny Hinman, despite sitting around and waiting for their race for over ten hours, took complete charge of the 3200 meters.  Setting a blistering early pace, Derrick Poage and the rest of the field was left in their wake.  As the race unfolded, it became obvious that all the two-milers were just tired.  Going into the four laps, Nick Carter of Enloe moved up to contend with Hinman and Townsend.  As the race unfolded, Townsend and Carter pulled away and Poage began his last 800 surge to the front that has become his trademark.  South View ended up with first (Townsend), second (Poage) and seventh (Hinman) for a total of 20 points.  

     Going into the 4x400 it was a dead heat between the Southern Durham, New Bern and South View.  All schools were allowed to run b-teams, and if they counted, the Tigers would have stood alone.  But in the end, it was Southern Durham and South View tied with 60 points.  New Bern was third with 59.  Autry was pleased but quick to point out that the more important objective of qualifying for regionals was met in some cases and not in others.  "We still have a lot of work to do.  This meet was fun, but not the end-all-be-all of our season."

     The Lady Tigers performed well all day, and in the end qualfied Jakobie Smith in the 800 meters and Ebonie Jackson in the triple jump.  Simone Harrell's overall fifth place finish was another qualifying time.  And the girls 4x400 was a few seconds off their personal best, but still was good enough to finish sixth overall.  

     The best relay of the day for South View may have been it's ladies' 4x100 as Tynesha Knowles, LaTempest Mc Leod, Ayla Knowles and Leslie Christian rolled to a win in theri heat and a qualifying mark of 53.69.  Sprint Coach James Jasper was thrilled with the performance of the sprinter girls.  "We have been looking for the right combination and I think we may have found it today."  He said.  

     The distance girls fared well, as they had one single objective: learn.  The South View distance ladies are almost entirely freshmen and sophomores.  But they keep finding ways to come through.  The performances of Justine Serje and Brittney Stevens were very exciting, as both girls went under 14:00 in their first ever 3200 meter race.  

     Solid performances were also turned in by Quamarah Samuel and Tatyana Bryant in the triple jump and Dana Johnson in the 800 meters.  Julie Sem ran to a new PR in the 1600.

     From here the Tigers will focus on a great two weeks of practice in preparation for meets on April third, tenth and then the Bill Carver Invitational on Saturday, April 12th.  "The mission is the same."  Autry said afterward.  "Each week we will endeavor to become better and better and work toward our ultimate goals, which are not set for the month of April, but set for the month of May."

they would rise up like that."  Autry said afterward.  The attitude the distance athletes brought on Saturday proved infectious, as South View would sweep the Tiger Relays for a third straight year.

     The Tigers proved to be the deepest all around team with the most depth in the annual Tiger Relays.  The meet, which allows most, if not all, of a team to participate, proved to be the perfect format for the large deep men's and women's teams from South View.  

     The Tigers had several qualifiers and more winners on Saturday, as they roared their way to victory.  Tiger standouts in the field included included Arturo Trevino, Motewa Mc Millan, Anthony Mc Donald, Tatyana Bryant, Ebonie Jackson, Jessica Baxley and Takera Knowles.  In the hurdles Leslie Christian, Aaron Holmes, Michael Moore, Simone Harrell and Candace Washington wracked up big points and/or qualified for regionals.  Lakeisha Parker continued to shine in the relays along with veterans Tynesha Knowles, Reggie Stubbs, Jonathan Williams and Jakobie Smith.  The entire distance squad excelled, as the younger runners ran their way to "PRs" all day long and the veterans qualified and set records en route to scoring massive amounts of points.  Derrick Poage and Dwayne Townsend ran their way straight to the NCRunners top two spots for the 1600 meters and led seven total Tiger boys under 5:00 in the event.

     "It was a good day."  Autry commented after the meet.  "But we have a long way to go, a bunch to learn and a lot of work to do."  

For results click here.  For pictures, click here.

     On the girls' side, a standout performance was turned in by Lakeisha Parker, who ran splits of 1:01 and 2:29 in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter relays, respectively.  Parker also ran the 1000 meters, in which she finished 15th.  Senior Jakobie Smith ran to an impressive seventh overall finish in the 1000 meters.  Smith's patience paid off as she sat in the very back until halfway through the second to last lap.  This allowed for a solid kick that took her straight to a ribbon for her performance.  Jaira Britt and Annette Sem joined Parker and Smith on the girls' 3200 meter relay that was awarded a ribbon for an overall eighth place finish.  Coach Autry seemed pleased with his girls' effort as he pointed out, "Our girls numbers were down a bit during indoor this winter and to see these ladies come up here and perform well is really a satisfying experience."  

     The boys brought their "A-Game" to Chapel Hill.  Hard work paid off and led the boys to nine medals for eight different athletes.  Autry was especially pleased with senior Dwayne Townsend, who ran a courageous race up front in the 1600 meters.  Townsend also won the first heat of the 3200.  "Dwayne missed a medal by a couple hundredths of a second in the mile, but I thought he really had the race of the night for us."  Autry insisted.  Townsend's 5th place finish left him with a ribbon and new personal best in the event.  

     Autry also pointed out that sophomore Kenny Hinman had an outstanding race, as he paced the 3200 meter race along with Townsend for a long while.  Autry stated, "Kenny is a rock.  He is just consistent and good every single time.  Every week that kid gains experience and strength.  Folks had better look out."  Derrick Poage finished third in the 3200 meters and said afterward he could just feel the 4x800 he had run earlier about halfway through the race.  "I learned a lot tonight."  The junior All State athlete said later.  "I just have so much respect for Dakota (Peachee of West Johnston).  He really deserved this thing tonight."  

    Along with Poage, Cedric Wilson, Clayton Pierce and Christian Wiscovitch ran to the bronze medal in the 3200 meter relay.  "We knew we were better than where we were seeded," Wiscovitch commented later.  Junior Clayton Pierce fought off nerves to keep the Tigers close in the first leg while Cedric Wilson really moved the Tigers into striking distance with a 2:03 split in the second.  Christian Wiscovitch was solid in moving the Tigers into a medal position in the third leg and Derrick Poage brought it home with a sub-2:00 split.  

     The surprise of the night for South View had to be the mens' 1600 meter relay joining the 3200 relay squad at the podium.  South View had lost a man last month who was vital to th relays success and that had become a real concern.  But as Senior Reggie Stubbs pointed out, "We had a few breaks go our way and here we are."  Joining Stubbs, who also earned a ribbon for his eighth place run in the 500 meters, was Jonathan Williams, Aaron Holmes and Dominique Wallace.  "Wallace who recently rejoined the squad after some time off, stepped in and filled a void after the Tigers took a major hit with the loss of Hasahn Mills.  Wallace was on the bronze-winning 3200 meter relay from a year ago.  despite his return, Coach Autry stuck with the squad that qualified earlier in the season.  "I rarely shake a relay up before a championship.  So, everyone knew the 4x8 was set.  But in the 4x4 our hand was forced."  Autry said later.  "The truth is, Christian Wiscovitch had really earned the spot on that squad, but in a very unselfish move Christian approached me to suggest that Dominique run.  He felt the hand-offs with Dominique were a bit better and that could be the difference.  He also said he wanted Dominique to 'get his shot.'  It was incredibly unselfish on his part."  Autry pointed out.  He continued, "I think that is one very key thing for our boys' team: these guys really like each other.  God knows they are goofy, but they are truly a team."

     Although Autry does not put a lot of stock in track team titles at the state level, its noteworthy to point out that the the boys finished 10th overall as a team.  Autry smiled and said, "that's a nice accomplishment, but if we ever want to know who has the best 'team,' we'll do like wrestling and have a playoff of 'teams' as well as individual championships.  But that's just an opinion, and you know what they're worth." 

For complete coverage, including results, pictures and video of the the entire State Meet, visit NCRunners.com. 

Cedric Wilson, above, hopes to lead the 4x800 back contention in 2008.  He is pictured in the Eddie Smith Center at UNC-Chapel Hill last year.

 that we are getting ready for the NC Opener at UNC this upcoming weekend (January 5th, 2008).  

     Coach Autry has completed the entries and they are posted here.  This meet is expensive and requires a great deal of effort for the team to go to, so we ask that everyone schedule to be a part of this exciting event make the appropriate plans to be there. 

Click below and keep checking back for more information on this huge event and this week's practice times.       

1st Annual Intra-Scrimmage Proves Fun and Informative

     The Tigers were without several key upperclassmen, as most of the top cross country

 runners and varsity football players do not return to practice until this week.  "Yeah, after Footlocker (Southeast U.S. Cross Country Regionals) and the football playoffs, we just felt those kids needed some rest.  They hung around and we had to force several of them to take a break.  But no matter what, we want them mentally fresh as we get into 2008."  Autry said afterward.  Autry was unsure to what extent those athletes who will return on Monday will be participating in Saturday's meet at Union Pines High School.  "Right now, we just want to ease them in and keep things in perspective.  It is still really early.  Besides, we are really happy about what our younger athletes were doing this week; we'll be fine."  Autry pointed out.

     Although a scrimmage is a glorified practice, there were plenty of noteworthy performances and surprises on Saturday.  Darius Ingram who has "hung around" practice quite a bit since football was over and just seemed ready to go, so Autry told him to get in there and "have some fun."  Ingram, who has not thrown since middle school, surprised everyone by throwing the shot put 40 feet and 9 inches.  That, combined with a win in the 55 meter dash (6.66 seconds, unconverted) and breaking the minute mark in the 400 meters were all pleasant surprises.  "Darius has developed into a solid contributor for us."  Autry said.

     Jose Arias, Aaron Holmes, Reggie Stubbs, Cedric Wilson and Kyle Elmore were all individual winners on the boys' side.  Other impressive performances from the boys were turned in by Michael Moore, Hasahn Mills, who was second in two events, Jonathan Williams and Dan Armstrong.  Young runners to watch included freshman Tommy Baldridge, who was third in the 1500, Kenny Buccafurri, who is quietly improving in the middle distances, Julian Johnson in the middle distance events and Jermaine Davis, who is much improved from a year ago in the sprints.  Autry was also very pleased with the fact that seven boys went under the 5 minute mark in the 1500 and only one was a senior.   

     On the girls' side of things, the stars were shining, as Lauren Lee and Annette Sem fought it out all the way to the kick in the 1500, Lakeisha Parker ran away from the field in the 800 and 400, Quamrah Samuel won the triple jump and Ayanna Gibbs dominated in the 55 meters.  "We knew those girls would roll.  But what we are excited about was the rise of some of our veteran girls who we have been needing to step up."  Candice Washington won the hurdles and looked solid in the 400 meters.  "She is going to have to really contribute this year."  Autry said afterward.  Radiance Primus was also much improved.  Cassandra Serje and Amanda Anderson are hold-overs from cross country and faired very well in the 1500.  La Tempest Mc Leod looked solid in the sprints, as well.  

     Autry was obviously thrilled with newcomer Caniesha Lloyd, who won the long jump and was second in the 400 meters.  "She is going to really help us.  And she is only going to get better.  I think she is an athlete to watch."  Autry said.  Freshman Amanda Corney also surprised with a strong performance in the 1500, as she led all the new girls in that event.  The coaches have been excited about the new distance girls since they showed up.  Coach Laura Valentine was very pleased with the young girls, as she stated afterward, "They just all work hard and never complain.  That is translating into success for them."

     From here, South View Track and Field travels to Union Pines High School in Cameron, NC on Saturday, December 8th.     

track season and have compiled our first roster.  Several veterans have been let go due to attendance problems.  When the football season end (which will hopefully be a while), several football players will be coming out to try out for sprints, jumps and throws.  Those boys who were cut can now try to compete with them, as Coach Jasper will also return at that time.

     These same cuts will be posted outside the Athletic Office and Coach Mc Millan's room on Monday.  Please read the cut list accurately.

    The schedule will be released on Monday.