School District Five student-athletes had a successful 2023-2024. A number of athletes, coaches and teams from each high school in the district received state and region recognition in various areas.
Chapin High School
• Varsity Cheer named 5A State Champions
• Taylor Graves named 5A Cheerleader of the Year
• Cross Country Boys finished 1st place in the Region
• Koa Erickson, Calvin Smith, Summit Wood, Brooks Cannon named All-Region in Cross Country
• Cross Country Girls finished 2nd in the Region
• Georgia Babcock named All-Region in Cross Country
• Varsity Football finished 4th in the Region
• Chase Cline and Coach Jody Haltiwanger selected to participate in North/South Game football game
• Jacob Nerone selected to participate in South Carolina Football Association (SCFCA) All State 1st team
• Kalen Bostick, Gavin Stam, Xavier Williams, Chase Cline, Tanner Short, Nathan Gilley, Anthony Turnbow, Griffin Burns, Brady Albro selected to participate in SCFCA All State 2nd team
• Chase Cline (specialist of the year), Brogdon Ambrose, Anthony Turnbow, Mason Hetlinger, Tanner Short, Russell Gentry, Griffin Burns, Gavin Stam, Brady Albro, Xavier Williams, Kalen Bostick, Nathan Gillry, Jacob Nerone selected for All Region in Football
• Girls Golf finished 2nd in the Region, Upper State Champions and 5A State runner-up
• Mia Andrade, Lilly Reed Black, Sadie Licata named All-Region in Girls Golf
• Mia Andrade, Lilly Reed Black named All-State in Girls Golf
• Boys Swim finished 3rd in the Region
• Girls Swim finished 1st in the Region and were the 5A State runner-up
• Girls Tennis finished 4th in the Region
• Volleyball finished 3rd in the Region
• Volleyball Coach Angie Gregory named Region 4 and 5A Coach of the Year
• Abby Edwards selected as a North/South player in Volleyball
• Dani Mejia named All-State in Volleyball
• Katelyn Long and Kendall Webster named All-Region in Volleyball
• Boys Basketball finished 4th in the Region
• Cayman Collins and Tyson Ray, Jr. named All-Region in Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball finished 3rd in the Region
• Reagan Haggard, Brooke Holmes and Kiley Freeman named All-Region in Girls Basketball
• Wrestling finished 2nd in the Region
• Toler Hornick selected to participate in the North/South match
• Toler Hornick and Preston White won State Championships
• Coach Ken Wilson inducted in to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
• Jace Randolph, Preston White, Aiden Steele, Josh Atkins, Carmine Keene, Lake Newman,
Harrison Jones, Toler Hornick, Benji Del Priore named All-Region in Wrestling
• Baseball finished 1st in the Region
• Caden Reeves, Jake Peterson, Foster Apple, Tyler Harper, Trevin Graner named All Region in Baseball
• Caden Reeves named Region Player of the Year in Baseball
• Jake Peterson and Foster Apple selected to participate in North/South Baseball game
• Boys Golf finished 2nd in the Region and State runner up
• Chase Cline selected to participate in North/South Golf game
• Boys Lacrosse finished 2nd in the Region
• Owen Salazar and Andrew Farmer selected to participate in North/South Boys Lacrosse game
• Ryan Greene, James Gucciardo, Holden Condrey, Zac Condrey, Owen Salazar, Andrew Farmer,
Austin Wendt named All-Region in Lacrosse
• Sadler Pollok, James Stevens, Noah Norwood, Ethan Hege, Caden Muskus named 2nd team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Owen Salazar named region 4A Player of the Year in Lacrosse
• Owen Salazar, Holden Condrey, James Gucciardo named to The State Newspaper All-Area Team in Lacrosse
• Andrew Farmer and Ryan Greene named to The State Newspaper All-Area 2nd Team in Lacrosse
• Girls Lacrosse finished 1st in the Region and won the State Championship
• Ava Claire Collins and Madison Lofton selected for South Carolina High School League Lacrosse Coaches Association All Star Game
• Brooke Holmes, Larsen Hege, Zeta Covey, and Sydney Abstance selected for the US Lacrosse National team
• Ava Claire Collins named 5A Player of the Year
• Raven Thomas named 5A Coach of the Year and the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year
• Jules Brown, Ava-Claire Collins, Brooke Holmes, Madison Lofton, Dakota Cheek named to The State Newspaper All-Area Team in Lacrosse
• Larsen Hege named to The State Newspaper All-Area 2nd Team in Lacrosse
• Boys Soccer finished 2nd in the Region
• Luke Hilton selected to participate in Clash of the Carolinas Soccer game
• Rex Slater selected to participate in North/South game in Soccer
• Luke Hilton, Heath Wenger, Wyatt Jordan, Jacob Braden, and Lucus Rogers named All-Region in Soccer
• Luke Hilton named All-State in Soccer
• Girls Soccer finished 1st in the Region and State runner up
• Darcy Ahern, Lila Bowers, Macie Rogers, Sydner Stoner, and Grace Benson named All-Region in Soccer
• Olivia Bradley and Darcy Ahern selected to participate in North/South Soccer game
• Softball finished 1st in the Region
• Ella Majchrza and Andee Dircks named All-Region in Soccer
• Tennis finished 2nd in the Region
• Harrison Sechrest, Ethan Harder and Cooper Caulder named All-Region in Tennis
• Bennett Boulware, Calvin Smith and Damien Dedmond named All-Region 4×800 in Boys Track
• Lauren Edwards named All-Region in Girls 100 and Girls 200
• Kylie Taylor named All-Region in Girls 200
• Kylie Taylor and Ashlyn Newman named All Region Girls 400
• Addison Houmiel named All Region Girls 800
• Abigail White named Region Champ Girls 1600 and All-Region Girls Champ 3200
• Georgia Babcock named All-Region Girls 3200
• Evelyn Patrick named Region Champ Girls 400M Hurdles
• Kaelyn Jorgensen named All-Region Girls High Jump
• Madison Stephenson named All-Region Girls Pole Vault
• Elizabeth Bonnett named All-Region Girls Javelin
• Neveah Williams, Eva Miller, Lauren Edwards, Kylie Taylor, Ashlyn Newman, Evelyn Patrick, and Kaelyn Jorgensen named All-Region in Girls 4×100
• Abigail White, Evelyn Patrick, Reagan Trevett, Addison Houmiel, Kylie Taylor, Ashlyn Newman and Lauren Edwards named All-Region in Girls 4×400
• Lilly Holman, Jacqueline Bonavilla, Addison Houmiel and Georgia Babcock named All-Region in Girls 4×800
• Evelyn Patrick finished in 3rd place in All-State 400m Hurdles
• Abigail White named All-State in Girls 1600 and named State Champion in Girls 3200
• Georgia Babcock named All-State in Girls 3200
• Damien Dedmond, Michael Ziehl, Summit Wood, Bennett Boulware, Calvin Smith, Brooks Cannon, Koa Erickson and Peyton Gibson named All-State in Boys 4×800
• Koa Erickson named All-State in Boys 1600
Dutch Fork High School
• Boys Cross Country finished 3rd in the Region, qualified for the State Championship and finished 11th in 5A
• Evan Demasi named All-Region in Cross Country
• Girls Cross Country finished 4th in the Region, qualified for State Championship and finished 15th in 5A
• Football won 5A State Championship, 2 players selected for North/South game, 1 player selected for the Shrine Bowl
• Boys Swim finished 4th in the Region
• Girls Swim finished 3rd in the Region and Team finished 7th place in State
• Emily McMahan named 5A Swimmer of the Year
• Girls Tennis finished 3rd in the Region and reached the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2015
• Ellie Graham and Addalyn Crain named All-Region in Tennis
• Boys Basketball finished 5th in the Region
• Bryson Taylor named All-Region in Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball finished 1st in the Region
• Girls Basketball Coach Candace Bush named Region Coach of the Year
• Antoinet Cheeseboro, Christyonna Jackson, and Aaliyah Lee named All-Region in Girls Basketball
• Michaela Fairwell named All-State & Region Player of the Year in Girls Basketball
• Antoinet Cheeseboro and Christyonna Jackson selected to participate in the North/South All-Star Girls Basketball game
• Wresting finished 4th in the Region and had the best state finish since 2015. 26 medalists over 6 tournaments, 2 team trophies
• Kaleb McNeil named State Runner Up, Upper State Champion and Region Champion in Wrestling
• Jackson Stocker named State Runner Up, Region Champion and Upper State Runner Up in Wrestling
• Kolin Kunkle named All State in Wrestling
• Wilson Immesberger named Region Champion and All-State in Wrestling
• Baseball finished 3rd in the Region and were District 2 Champions
• Hunter Phipps, Matthew Rollison, Jarvis Jackson named All-Region in Baseball
• Hunter Phipps named All-State in Baseball
• Matthew Rollison & Hunter Phipps named to the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Select All-Star Team
• Boys Golf finished 4th in the Region
• Boys Lacrosse finished 3rd in the Region
• Ben Studley named to 1st Team All-State and Goalie of the Year, 1st Team All-Lower State, 1st Team All-Region and selected to participate in the North/South game in Lacrosse
• Grant Dupree named to 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Lower State and 1st Team All-Region and selected to participate in the North/South game in Lacrosse
• Carter Hunt named to 1st Team All-Lower State, 1st Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Jake Wolf named to 2nd Team All-Lower State, 2nd Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Peyton Brand named to 2nd Team All-Lower State and 1st Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Sean Trelles named to 2nd Team All-State, 1st Team All-Lower State and 1st Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Will Puckett named to 2nd Team All-Lower State and 1st Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Sean Egan named to 2nd Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Treion James named to 2nd Team All-Region
• Aidan Shaw-Williams named to 2nd Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Boys Lacrosse Coach Mark Goldsmith named Lower State Coach of the Year and Region Coach of the Year
• Girls Lacrosse finished 4th in the Region
• Jayzel Boyd named to 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Lowerstate, 1st Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Leah Corley named to 2nd Team All-Lowerstate and 2nd Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Addison Smalls named 1st Team All-Region in Lacrosse
• Boys Soccer finished 4th in the Region
• David Liboyi named Player of the Year in Boys Soccer
• Ethan Bettes, Rob Silerio, David Liboyi named All-Region in Boys Soccer
• David Liboyi named All-State and to the Clash of the Carolinas All Star game in Boys Soccer
• Girls Soccer finished 4th in the Region
• Sian Cantave and Selah Cantave named to All-Region team in Girls Soccer
• Softball finished 3rd in the Region
• Tennis finished 3rd in the Region
• Seigo Maeda and Bennett Costsee were named All-Region in Boys Tennis
• Boys Track finished 1st in the Region
• All Region Track Athletes (1st & 2nd Team)
O Evan DeMasi (1600), Isaiah Haltiwanger (110H), Andre Vejerano (200M), Tyler Brown (400M), Keiondre Pollock (400M H)
• Region Track Champions
O KJ Smith, Andre Vejerano, Bryce Nutall, & Jayden Westbrook (4×100), Jayden Westbrook, Tyler Brown, Kevin Holmes, & Anderson Bean (4×400), Gage Stewart (LJ), Anderson Bean (400M) Steven Hill, (Discus and Shot Put) Jayden Westbrook (200M)
• At Large Track Upper State Qualifiers
• Carson Hodges (800M), Zach Vowles (1600M), Jaelan Caldwell (Shot Put), Boys 4×800 – Tyler Brown, Carson Hodges, Evan DeMasi, Zach Vowles.
• 5A Track State Qualifiers – Gage Stewart (LJ – 4th), Evan DeMasi (1600M – 4th), Steven Hill (Shot Put – 9th), Boys 4×800 – Tyler Brown, Carson Hodges, Evan DeMasi, and Zach Vowles – 9th, 4×100 – Andre Vejerano, Jayden Westbrook, Bryce Nutall, KJ Smith – 10th, 4×400 – Anderson Bean, Kevin Holmes, Jayden Westbrook, and Tyler Brown – 14th, Isaiah Haltiwanger (110M H) – 16th
• Boys 4×800 broke school record set in 2002 – Tyler Brown, Carson Hodges, Evan DeMasi, Zach Vowles
• Boys Distance Medley broke school record – Tyler Brown, Carson Hodges, Evan DeMasi, and Zach Vowles
• Boys Sprint Medley broke the school record – Tyler Brown, Jayden Westbrook, Daylaun Shepard, and Andre Vejerano
• Zauron Mack broke the school record for 7th Graders in the 100 & 200M
• Anderson Bean broke the school record in the Freshman 400M
• Gage Stewart broke the Sophomore school record in the Long Jump
• Zach Vowles broke the school record in the 1500M
• Evan DeMasi broke the school record in 1600M and the 3000M
• Chase Husted broke the 7th grade school record in the 800M
• Girls Track finished 5th in the Region
• All-Region Track Qualifiers – Jessica Williams (Shot Put & Discus), Maliya Kinard (100M) Girls 4×400 – Alina Brown, Jessica Mays, Taylor Washington, & Marley Wall. Girls 4×800 – Taylor Gross, Alyssa Lomoriello, Madison Mincel, Marley Wall & Kennedy Fulton. Region Champions – Maliya Kinard – (LJ), Jasmine Hart (HJ)
• At-Large Upper State Qualifiers – Marley Wall (800M) and Alyssa Lomoriello (3200M)
• 5A State Qualifiers – Maliya Kinard (LJ) State Champion, Jasmine Hart (High Jump) 11th, Jessica Williams (Shot Put) 12th, Alyssa Lomoriello, Madison Mincel, Kennedy Fulton, & Marley Wall (Girls 4x800M) 13th
• Girls 4×200 broke the school record with team of Alina Brown, Moriah Ross, Jessica Mays, Taylor Washington
• Jasmine Hart broke the school record in the 300M Hurdles
• Maliya Kinard broke the school record in the Long Jump
Irmo High School
• Varsity Cheer finished 3rd in the Region and 14th at the State Championship
• Boys Cross Country finished 4th in the Region
• Girls Cross Country finished 4th in the Region
• Football finished 1st in the Region
• Football Coach Aaron Brand named Carolina Panthers Coach of the Year, Region 4A Coach of the Year, SC Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year
• Aaron Brand, Jr. named SC Football Coaches Association Week 1 and Week 5 Offensive Player of the Week, Lower State Offensive Player of the Year and Region Offensive Player of the Year
• Jayden Allen-Hendrix named SC Football Coaches Association Week 4 Offensive Player of the Week
• Irmo Football named Southern Sports Central Radio Network Team of the Week in Week Three
• Coach Aaron Brand named Sports Illustrated/SB Live Coach of the Week in Week Three
• Jaden Allen-Hendrix named Movin’ the Chains Player of the Week on 9/17/2023
• Isaiah McClary and Jaden Allen-Hendrix selected to participate in the North/South Football game
• Caleb Alexander and Christopher Elijah Williams selected to participate in the I20 Bowl
• Jylin Favor named Region Defensive Player of the Year
• Girls Golf finished 2nd in the Region
• Baxley Baker and Emma Robinson named All-Region in Golf
• Emma Robinson named a State Qualifier in Golf
• Boys Swim finished as Region Champions
• Irmo Boys 200 Medley Relay placed 8th overall for 4A state with a time of 1:47:14. Members of the relay included Ryan Folding, Kyler Baker, Larry Reinhard, and Emmanuel Gadson
• Ryan Folding placed 2nd overall for 4A state in the 50 free with a time of 21.58
• Emmanuel Gadson placed 1st in the 100 Fly with a time of 49.82
• Ryan Folding placed 3rd place overall in the state in the 100 Free with a time of 48.17
• Irmo Boys 200 Free Relay finished 9th place overall for 4A with a time of 1:37.15. Members included Ryan Folding, Kyler Baker, Emmanuel Gadson, and Larry Reinhard
• Emmanuel Gadson finished 2nd place overall in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 57.22
• Irmo Boys 400 Free Relay finished 18th overall with a time of 4:02.78. Members included Niko Limperos, Joshua Purini, Caleb Purini, and Cooper Starling
• Girls Swim finished 2nd in the Region
• Irmo Girls 200 Medley Relay placed 18th overall with a time of 2:11.04. Members included Molly Nix, Addison Courtney, Kameron Courtney, and Mackenna Starling
• Mackenna Starling placed 20th overall in the 100 Fly with a time of 1:06.55 and 28th overall in the 500 Free with a time of 6:05.11
• Irmo Girls 400 Free Relay placed 16th overall with a time of 4:21.71. Members included Mackenna Starling, Addison Courtney, Grace Ford, and Kameron Courtney
• Girls Tennis finished 2nd in the Region with a 13-5 overall record
• Volleyball finished 4th in the Region with a 4-15 overall record
• Boys Basketball finished 5th in the Region.
• Aaron Brand, Jr. named All-Region in Basketball
• Girls Basketball finished 4th in the Region
• Clare Howard and Abby Livingston named All-Region in Basketball
• Clare Howard named The State Newspaper Player of the Week
• Wrestling finished 4th in the Region and advanced to the second round of the SCHSL Playoffs for the first time since 2008
• Ethan Gamble named All-Region and All-State in Wrestling
• Ethan Gamble State Runner Up in Wrestling
• Baseball finished 3rd in the Region
• Ty Rivers named Lexington County Player of the Week for Baseball
• Boys Golf finished 4th in the Region
• Girls Lacrosse finished 2nd in the Region
• Boys Soccer finished 2nd in the Region
• Boys Soccer Coach Matthew McCloghry named Region Coach of the Year
• Girls Soccer finished 4th in the Region
• Softball finished 3rd in the Region
• Precious Bross named North/South All Star, All-State and All-Region in Softball
• Tennis finished 2nd in the Region and first round playoff bye
• Boys Track finished 6th in the Region
• Girls Track finished 2nd in the Region
