OHS Jaguars 2012 Indoor Track & Field / 2011 Cross Country

Track and Field for 2012 Indoor has been an exciting season.
Emily Vance -Overhills High's first female state champion. Emily is in 10th grade and won the Indoor State Championship in the 1000m with a time of 3:08.48. She was running for place instead of time that day, but we are all so proud. Emily's other state events were the 4x8 Relay, High Jump, 3200m. She had also qualified in the 500m and the 1600m.
Our men's 4x4 team won 3rd place in states, winning the bronze medal. 4x4 consisted of: Dakwaun Moton, Trey Reed, Quenitin Ridley, Sean Nelson. We are so proud of all of them.

13 athletes from Overhills total went to States this 2012 season. Girls: 4x8 (Emily Vance, Teasha Reed, Javonnah Ford, April Sherlin), 4x4 (Haleigh Newton, Teasha Reed, Javonnah Ford, Brooklynn Nunemaker), HJ- Emily Vance, 1000m (Emily Vance, April Sherlin), 3200m (Emily Vance, April Sherlin). Boys: 500m , 4x4 (Dakwaun Moton, Trey Reed, Quenitin Ridley, Sean Nelson).


We have quite a few state and 3A conference champions and qualifiers that have come from Overhill's like: Karl Clemens- 3A Conference and State Champion in the 55m & 100m, Phillip Vance Conference Champion - XC / State qualifier- 4x8, 1600m & 3200m.
Emily Vance - State Champion 1000m, 2010 & 2012 Conference Champion - High Jump-5ft., 1000m, 1600m, 3200m, XC Conference Champion 2011,2012.

Our girls XC team have been 3A Cape Fear Valley Conference champions for the last 2 years led by Emily Vance and April Sherlin and our boys team took 1st in 2011 XC conference led by Sidney Carrier and Nick Boyce.


Many of Overhill's athletes have gone on to be college athletes. Recently two of Overhill's 2011 graduates have gone on to run on college teams. Phillip Vance made UNC-Charlotte's team to run Cross Country/ Track & Field for the 49ers and Rani Haddock will run track for the Seahawks at UNC-Wilmington. Both were conference champions and state qualifiers.


Coach Ken Tyson- Head Track Coach
Coach Wendy Vance- Head Cross Country Coach, Middle/Distance Track & Field Coach

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