Westwood standout Ticora Gaskin continues to make leaps in track and field. The two-time 4A State Champion set a new South Carolina record in long jump at the SCHSL 4A State qualifiers. Gaskin now holds the record previously set in 2014 (20-2.25) at the 20-3 mark. She also broke Westwood’s eight-year school record of 19-6.5 […]
WHS, BHS girls teams win Upper State, look to state meet
May 18, 2023 By
Blythewood and Westwood girls track and field both claimed Upper State championships over the weekend in their respective classes. Blythewood took the 5A Upper State title with a score of 119; J.L. Mann followed in second at 68. Westwood’s girls took the 4A Upper State title with a 92.5 score; Ridge View finished second at […]
Redhawk, Bengal track stars shine at Twilight Invitational
April 6, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Brianna Rodriguez, the UCF commit and 4A defending champion in four events, set a new PR in 100m hurdles at Ridge View’s Blazer Twilight Invitational on March 31. Rodriguez took first place in 100m hurdles with a time of 14.07. She also claimed first in 400m hurdles at 1:02.40. Westwood’s only other top […]
BHS, WHS teams compete in Clash of Carolinas
March 23, 2023 By
WAXHAW, NC – Blythewood and Westwood’s track and field teams compete din the Clash of the Carolina’s on March 18 in Waxhaw, NC. Over 90 schools and track clubs competed in the meet. Blythewood’s Chase Johnson brought home the only first place finish on the day for either Blythewood school. He topped the podium in […]
Westwood’s Rodriguez named Gatorade Player of the Year
July 14, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – For the first time in school history, Westwood High School is home to a Gatorade Player of the Year. Gatorade has announced Brianna Rodriguez is the 2021-22 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Rodriguez, a 5-foot-8 junior, won four events at the Class 4-A state meet this past […]
Redhawks finish 2nd in state
May 26, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood’s girls track and field teams made the most of their time at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium Saturday night. On Saturday, while Greenville took home 4 gold medals and 11 top-3 finishes overall and won the 4A state championship with 102 points, Westwood won 5 gold medals and had 7 top-three finishes […]
WHS girls top region, look to state
May 19, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood hosted the Region 4-4A meet on May 4 and almost pulled top finishes in both boys’ and girls’ scores. The Westwood girls topped Lugoff-Elgin, Dreher, AC Flora and Irmo to take the region title with a score of 150. Lugoff-Elgin finished second at 125. Westwood’s boys finished in second with a score […]
Back On [The] Track
March 10, 2022 By
HOPKINS – Westwood, Blythewood and Fairfield Central’s track and field teams hit the ground running in Lower Richland’s annual Diamond Hornet Invitational last Saturday. The Bengal girls’ team finished first place of 31 teams. The Blythewood boys’ team finished in fifth and Westwood boys finished sixth out of 35 teams. Westwood will host the Redhawk […]
BHS, WHS Track & Field athletes qualify for State
May 20, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Over the weekend, Westwood and Blythewood competed in state qualifying meets. Top athletes from Saturday’s meet will advance to compete for a State title Friday and Saturday at Spring Valley High School. Blythewood girls who advance to State: Briana Green – 100m, long jump, triple jump. 4x100m relay Arianna Williams – 200m, 400m, […]
WHS boys track claims region, girls finish 2nd
May 13, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s boys and girls track and field teams hosted the Region 4-4A Championships last week. The Redhawk boys took home top honors while the girls finished in second. Finishing in first place for the boys were Robert Johnson in 200m dash (22.17) and 400m dash (50.60). William Tyndall finished first in the 900 […]
