South View Track and Field

Tigers Finish Big Week with Wins in High Point and Fayetteville

From April 9 2009 TRAC Meet at Reid Ross

For pictures from the the April 9 Meet at Reid Ross, click here. For pictures from the Neal Morris Invitational, click here.

Herb Foochelmeister, SVTF Correspondent, April 11, 2009

Hope Mills - South View Track and Field continued its quest for titles number eight in a row with convincing performances in High Point and Fayetteville this past week.

In High Point, South View's boys tied for the team title with Northwest Guilford while the Lady Tigers finished fifth. Top performers were Brian Montgomery, Cedric Wilson, Lakeisha Parker, Tristen Cliette, Kenny Hinman, Clayton Pierce, Tatyana Bryant, Dana Johnson, Rocket Williams and more. Results form the Neal Morris Invitational are here. To see pictures, click here.

In the conference scheduled meet, South View swept the boys' and girls' meets in convincing fashion. Results were not made available online, but pictures can be accessed here.

South View Sweeps Tiger Relays Make Up

Herb Foochelmeister, SVTF Correspondent, April 11, 2009

Ebonie Jackson

Brian Montgomery

Cole Spear

FTanesha Knowles

For more pictures from the 2009 Tiger Relays, click here.

Fayetteville - The Tiger Relays were made up on Saturday, March 28. The Tiger boys and girls won big. For complete results, click here.

Elon University's Phoenix Invitational Sees Tigers Excel!

David St. Hubbins, SVTF Correspondent, April 11, 2009

Freshman Heather Ransom at Elon University. For more pictures, click here.

Burlington - South View survived a 12 hour meet and six hours of driving to finish fifth in the Phoenix Invitational at Elon University on March 21st. For complete results, click here.

South View Sweeps Two Rivers Meet 1 at Home

Herb Foochelmeister, SVTF Correspondent, April 11, 2009

Hope Mills - The Tigers performed very well in the first meet of the season. But it was quickly obvious that there was still a long way to go. For complete results, click here.

Tigers Run Well at Indoor State Meet

Herb Foochelmeister, SVTF Correspondent, February 15, 2009

From 2009 Indoor State Championship

Chapel Hill - The men and women of South View Track and Field were represented well at the 2009 NCHSAA 4A State Championship on Valentine's Day this year. Lady Tigers who qualified were Jacy Osborn, Taneisha Knowles, Tatyana Bryant, Annette Sem, Jaira Britt, Lakeisha Parker and Justine Serje. On the boys' side of things the Tigers saw Aaron Holmes, Rocket Williams, Kenny Hinman, Cedric Wilson, Sean Grim, Clayton Pierce and Nic Demetris all hit the track running.

Hurdler Michael Moore did qualify for the State Meet, but did not run due to an injury.

Grim, Holmes, Pierce and Wilson all ran their way to a bronze medal in the 3200 meter relay.

Complete results, here.

For pictures, click here.

South View Looks Solid in First Outing of the Indoor Season

By David St. Hubbins, SVTF Correspondent, December 21, 2008

Southern Pines, NC - The South View Track team took an incomplete indoor squad to Pinecrest High School on Saturday, but that did not lead to an incomplete performance. Although results were not finalized by the time of this article, it is known that the boys won and girls' team is in at least a tie for second. Coach Autry was very pleased with the performance of his young Tiger team. "We were a bit worried, as our distance squad was missing several key veterans for this meet. And let's be honest, we have produced a lot of points in the distance department through the past several seasons. But our kids really pulled it together and stepped up." He stated afterward. Autry was ecstatic about the performance of the freshmen and sophomore sprinters and jumpers. "Our young sprinters showed incredible promise today. Jerome Hasty, Devon Davis, Quinton Jeffery - all of them. Just really gave their all. And we cannot say enough about what Tatyana Bryant did in the jumps." He said.

In the boys' meet, there was plenty of credit to go around. Fine performances out of the distance and mid-distance squad with rising stars like Sean Grim, Jose Panduro, Connor Mang, Cole Spear, Dean Donovan and Ali Nunez all turning in personal bests in the 1600 and 3200 events. "We had most of our top cross country guys off the track today, and these guys stepped it up a notch." Autry said. Sophomores Scotty Hinman and Jesse Autry led a young 4x800 that actually finished second behind the Tigers' state-qualifying A-squad. Joining them on that squad were freshmen Jordan Wilson and Jeremy Ray.

Still, with all the excitement surrounding the young South View boys, the day did belong to the veterans. Michael Moore and Aaron Holmes went 1-2 in the 55 hurdles and Johnathan Williams rolled to victory in the 500 meters. Errik Bryant's toss in the shot put placed him second overall and verified his best ever start to a track season. Anthony Mc Donald jumped out of the stadium at 6-6 in the high jump, guaranteeing his appearance in Chapel Hill on Valentine's Day (State Championship). Cedric Wilson anchored the 4x800 and 4x400 A-Squads, both of whom qualified.

On the girls side, Tatyana Bryant quietly racked up over 20 points by winning the long and triple jumps and running a leg on the winning 4x400 meter relay. Joining her in qualifying for states were Lakaisha Parker in the 500 meters, Jaira Britt in the 1000 meters and Annette Sem in the 1600 meters. Strangely enough, they were the same four girls on that 4x400. Taneisha Knowles, began her senior year with a qualifying throw in the shot put and also ran in the 55 and 300 meters. Jacy Osborn tied her school record for indoor track with a high jump of 5 feet. Junior Candace Washington also scored in the 55 hurdles.

"It was nice to get the win, but the truth is, we're just trying to get better and trying to get qualified at this point. It will be nice when we get our full team back on the track, but right now I just want our kids to have a great Christmas and get ready to go back to work." Autry said afterward.

Complete Results Coming...

South View Sweeps Conference Championship for Eighth Straight Year!!! Moves on to Regionals...

By Paul Shugar, Fayetteville Observer, Friday, May 08, 2009

Two Rivers Conference track and field will belong to South View forever.

The Tigers boys and girls were young and unsure about winning their seventh straight Two Rivers conference championship when the outdoor season began. Conference officials even approved new rules that some opposing coaches called the “Jesse Autry Rules,” in reference to South View’s longtime coach.

To read more, click here.

South View goes for 7th straight Two Rivers track sweep

By Paul Shugar, Fayetteville Observer, Tuesday, May 05, 2009

HOPE MILLS — South View track and field coach Jesse Autry always gets a little jumpy this time of year.

His inspirational quotes — sources include French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Olympian Billy Mills — are flowing freely. He’s looking for something, anything, to motivate his runners, jumpers and throwers going into the first day of the Two Rivers Conference championships at 4 p.m. today at Reid Ross Classical School.

The Tigers have a lot on the line this week as the boys’ and girls’ teams try for a clean sweep through the Two Rivers. Both squads have won seven straight team championships dating back to the last year of the old Mid-South.

To read more, click here.

South View Sets Sites High as the Look to Eight-Sweep and Capture a Little Piece of History: The Only School to Ever Win at Two Rivers Title, Men or Ladies... Wow!

Xiun Chowpang, SVTF Correspondent, March 15, 2009

From The 2002 - 2008 Two Rivers Conference Champions

Hope Mills - "Freshmen are always fun to watch. They are so excited and ready to go. They just have no idea where they are going or how they are going to get there." Those are Coach Autry's words referring to what he admits is one of the best parts of coaching for him: starting a kid out. "We are really enjoying the personality of this year's squad. We have a senior class that is very focused on what the objective is and a bunch of young 'uns dying to get better. Its very exciting." He continued.

Autry went on a classroom to classroom recruiting binge this year looking for young talent. The ladies team was in real need of some youthful depth, as key seniors like Taneisha Knowles, Jaira Britt, Annette Sem, Jacy Osborn and Dana Johnson will walk the across the stage and into the next part of their lives in June. Well, the question came up: who is going to take over? So, Autry went on his quest to find young talent. What he found was a freshman named Darlene Giradeau whom both Coach Albertine Bryant and Coach Jahvonna Montford taut as the next great jumper at South View. With the solid group of girl jumpers already in place, this could be something special. Shequante Jones and Melanie Evans are a couple of freshman hurdlers who will make an important contribution this year. Tresa Robinson, who actually appeared on the scene during the cross country season, will be a solid performer for the sprinters. And Heather Ransom, Shannon Mc Kim and Amber Hall head a class of twelve new distance girls that already understand the importance of work and unity. Coach Laura Valentine said "they are very motivated and more important than that, they like each other. That always makes for good chemistry. From experience, I can tell you that is the way Autry wants it." Valentine ran for Autry in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

On the boys' side of things, the seniors have already set a certain tone from the indoor season: show up ready to work everyday or leave "our practice." All Staters Cedric Wilson, Rocket Williams, Clayton Pierce and Aaron Holmes provide an excellent example everyday and this year's new athletes have a very positive attitude. Autry is quick to point out, "We are very young and sometimes that means we are a bit immature. But when it comes to work, these guys get it." Assistant distance coach, Josh Wyatt, who ran on Coach Autry's state championship cross country and 4x800 teams in 2003 and 2004 was the first to admit, "These guys may work harder than we did at their age. Work is never a problem."

Another thing the Tiger boys tried to do this year was shore up the throws. "We knew James (Hingleton) was going to have a great senior year, but we wanted to build around him for the long haul. So, I went out and twisted Mark's arm to join us." Mark Mc Kim is the new throwing coach at South View. Still, he is an old face, as Mc Kim coached the South View Middle Patriots to multiple Cumberland County Division One titles. "I knew Mark had the experience in coaching throwers and that he had the same basic philosophy on coaching. This choice was a no-brainer." Autry said. Mc Kim expects great things from his throwers. He inherited Senteria Weeks and Taneisha and Takera Knowles on the girls side, but added Charlissa Moore, who looks to be a contributor very early. On the boys' side Mc Kim has totally retooled the line-up, with Hingleton being the only veteran. New faces may mean a new attitude as the throwers will look to be a big part of what the Tigers accomplish this spring.

So, for the 2009 Spring Track season at South View it will be a combination of old and new reaching for title number eight in a row and capturing a little piece of history: if both the boys and girls win this year, they will be the only teams to ever win a track and field conference title in the entire history of the Two Rivers Conference. This is the last year before that conference is dissolved. Now that's the way to go out.

South View Seniors Run Big At UNC; Tigers Prepares for January 24 Polar Bear Meet at Reid Ross

By David St. Hubbins, SVTF Correspondent, January 24, 2008

Chapel Hill - The South View Indoor Track and Field squad had a great two days at UNC-Chapel Hill at the Eddie Smith Field House on January 16-17. Several personal bests and qualifying marks were set. For complete results, click here.

Fayetteville - The Tigers will be participating in a polar bear meet on Saturday, January 24th at Reid Ross. Start time is 11am for field events and 11:30 for track events. Complete results and pics will be up tonight. Performance list here.

Tigers Qualify Several Athletes to the State Meet As Indoor Season Continues at Reid Ross on Saturday, January 3rd

By David St. Hubbins, SVTF Correspondent, January 3, 2008

Fayetteville - Like most track and field programs during the Christmas break, the South View Tigers did not have a full roster for Saturday's polar bear meet at Reid Ross. "We have not put a full team on the track or in the field, yet. But we are looking forward to getting to full strength." Coach Autry said afterward. Led by seniors Jaira Britt, Aaron Holmes, Cedric Wilson and Jonathan Williams, the Tigers were the best team on the track Saturday at Reid Ross Classical School, although they were not in the field. Autry commented that he was concerned about getting back to being a balanced team before the spring arrives. "One thing that has always made me proud is that we have been balanced for the last decade or so. I don't want to get away from that."

There were several outstanding individual performances, with veterans qualifying and freshmen and sophomores continuing to improve. Sophomore Connor Mang's second place finish in the 3200 meters, Jerome Hasty's third overall finish in the 500 and sophomore Justine Serje's win in the 1600 combined with the big points that were being wracked up by the upper classmen led the Tiger boys to another team victory and a very limited Lady Tiger squad to a third place team finish. Autry continued to stress when questioned about the win that victory at this point is not as important as consistent improvement and the continuing quest for balance. "Believe me, we still have a very long way to go." He said.

Everyone at South View would like to thank all the parents, alumni and coaches who pitched in and helped make the meet a huge success.

The Tigers are hoping to head to Greenville Rose next weekend and then on to the January 16-17 meet at UNC-Chapel Hill.

For complete results, click here.

Kenny Hinman 9th Among NC Athletes in Seeded Race at Footlocker SE Regional; Annette Sem Turns In Solid Performance In Girls' Junior/Senior Race

By David St. Hubbins, SVTF Correspondent, November 29, 2008

Charlotte, NC - South View junior Kenny Hinman turned out a huge performance in the the Footlocker Southeast boys' seeded race at Charlotte's McAlpine Park on Saturday. Hinman raced to a personal best time of 16:06, moving him into the ninth spot on the South View All Time Cross Country List. The person in eighth is his older brother, South

View legend and two-time state champion, Josh Wyatt (c/o 2004). With another year to go, that will be an interesting discussion in the Hinman household.

Senior Annette Sem also ran at the meet and finished out her high school cross country career with another outstanding performance. Sem said afterward "I had fun. And I still have track to go. I am really looking forward to that." Although she is wrapping up her career, Sem is hardly done with running. Her short list of schools is shrinking and she will announce what college she will be running for in the coming weeks.

An enthusiastic Coach Autry stated "We're just so proud of both of these kids. They are the reason you do this crazy job. At this stage no one is making them do this. This is all on their own. You can't coach desire." Both Sem and Hinman have sporadically worked out with the South View Indoor team over the last month, they have had to divide their time up with the school swim team and in Hinman's case, Team Decker. We were really excited about Kenny getting the opportunity to run for Coach Mc Collum. "She does an outstanding job and really has a grasp on the science of running. That will prove to be another feather in Kenny's hat." Autry said.

From here, Hinman will turn his attention to the USATF National Championship in Virginia on December 13th. Then it will be a well-deserved break the star junior. Sem, will begin to focus on the indoor season more and ore as January approaches.

For complete results, click here.

ALERT!!! Kenny Hinman Wins USATF Region III JO XC Championship in Virginia! Leads Team Decker to Team Title!!!

By David St. Hubbins, SVTF Correspondent, November 23, 2008

Richmond, VA - South View junior standout Kenny Hinman won the USATF Junior Olympic Division III Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Pole Green Park in

Richmond, Virginia. Hinman's 16:41.47 was paced his USATF team to the team title and earned him and his teammates a spot at the National Championship back in Virginia on December 13th. Afterwards, Coach Donna Mc Collum, Head Coach of Team Decker, said "Kenny... ran great and it is a course that you would think was made specifically for him. He is a very humble and a great team player. I consider him very coachable. Once he saw that he had such a huge lead, he backed off to save himself for Footlocker."

"The course was a lot of fun. I knew I had to be smart and back off once I had a lead. Right now we are just getting ready for Footlocker and Nationals." Hinman said after the race. He continues to workout with the swim team at South View also. After the National Championship race held in Virginia, Hinman will take a couple of weeks off then return for the remainder of the indoor season. Coach Autry said "There is no rush on Kenny. We want him to represent Team Decker and South View well."

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