Meet The State’s 2025 Midlands all-area high school track and field teams

Here’s a look at The State’s all-area boys and girls track and field team from Midlands-area high schools for the 2025 season. To qualify for the team, an athlete had to win or at least finish in top three of their event at their state championships.

All-Area Girls Track Team

——Athlete of the Year ——

Bayli Aiken, Hammond: Aiken won the 100 and 200 meters at the SCISA Division I championship. Aiken had the fastest 200 time (23.99) in the state (public and private schools) this year at the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic on April 25 and fourth fastest time in the 100. Her 100, 200 and 400 times were tops in SCISA this year.

——Athlete of the Year, reader’s choice (Fan vote)——

Tamara Steward, Gray Collegiate

Sprinters/Hurdlers: x-Bayli Aiken, Hammond; x-Brooke Bramlett, Blythewood; x-Niya Evans, Hammond; Ayla Fair, White Knoll; Mia Hammond, Columbia; Hayley Hightower, Blythewood; x-Peyton Hightower, Blythewood; Destiny Horn, Ridge View; Kaitlyn McFadden, Ridge View; Katelyn McNeil, Spring Valley; Tresta Miller, Gray Collegiate; x-Aminah Rhone, Blythewood; Aza Shelby, Swansea; x-Ceddrianna Springs, Saluda; Oz’lyn Springs, Saluda; x-Tamara Steward, Gray Collegiate; x-Mya Walker, Hammond

Distance: Mallorie Hogue, Blythewood; Kendra Miles, Lexington; x-Zarya Mines, Keenan; Reagan Trevett, Chapin

Field Events: x-Jabria Brunson, Saluda; Patton Casto, River Bluff; Aaliyrah Culbreath, Airport; x-Keira Frye, Batesburg-Leesville; x-Scarlett Hutchins, Heathwood Hall; x-Madison Kyzer, Pelion; McKenzie Lindler, Chapin; Sullivan McCoy, Camden; Natalie Mickle, Fairfield Central; x-Sabreya Monsanto, Heathwood Hall; London Paige, Brookland-Cayce; Emory Simpson, Mid-Carolina; Kaylee Thomas, Spring Valley; Destinee Tiller, Eau Claire; Callie Wilbanks, Mid-Carolina; Ciara Williams, Lexington

(x-denotes state champion)

All-Area Boys Track Team

——Athlete of the Year ——

Ethan Moody, Richland Northeast: Moody won the 100 meters and 110 and 400 hurdles at the Class 4A championship. Moody’s 400 hurdles time (52:00) at the state meet was the quickest in state this year. His 110 hurdles time (14.05) was tops in Class 4A.

——Athlete of the Year, reader’s choice (Fan vote)——

Demarcus Gaither, Gray Collegiate

Sprinters/Hurdlers: x-Jordyn Best, Ridge View; x-Jayden Boyd, Fairfield Central; x-Jamie Brown, Fairfield Central; x-Tymar Cannon, Saluda; Jonathan Davis, Pelion; Kenyan Douglas, Fairfield Central; x-Damarcus Gaither, Gray Collegiate; Marlon Glover, Blythewood; Quency Grant, Ridge View; x-Tydarion Grier, Fairfield Central; x-Quendarius Johnson, Newberry; x-Zay Mathis, Hammond; x-Ethan Moody, Richland Northeast; Zaquawn Murphy, Lugoff-Elgin; x-Aden Price, Brookland-Cayce; x-Alan Rodriguez, Cardinal Newman; Kaleb Smith, AC Flora; Mounir Spann, Ridge View; Jayden Wilson, Westwood

Distance: Adam Bedenbaugh, Mid-Carolina; Jacob Powell, Blythewood; Spencer Shealy, Blythewood; Josh Voegele, Lexington; x-Hank White, Fairfield Central; x-Jack Willcox, Heathwood Hall; Summit Wood, Chapin

Field Events: Corey Campbell, Pelion; Sammuel Castro, Saluda; Ja’Quan Corley, Batesburg-Leesville; Lamareon George, Columbia; Myles Hamilton, Lugoff-Elgin; x-Austin Huff, Ben Lippen; x-Deandre Jones, Brookland-Cayce; x-Noah Lucas, Lower Richland; Lebron Lyles, Newberry; Jaxson Moody, Mid-Carolina; TyRon Ray, River Bluff; x-Sawyer Ringer, Batesburg-Leesville; Gerold Smith, Lugoff-Elgin; Amari Stevenson, Ridge View; x-John Stokes, Hammond; x-Santana Wright, Blythewood

(x-denotes state champion)

Lou Bezjak

The State

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Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription