DUNCAN, SC - After winning the region meet last week, Boiling Springs junior sprinter Carmelo Martin added another title to his prestigious track career as he claimed the 5A Upper State champion title in two separate events on Saturday afternoon.
Martin won the upper state title in the 100m with a time of 10.69 which was over three-tenths of a second faster than the next closest runner. He also won the 200m event with a time of 21.50 which was almost two-tenths of a second ahead of second place and one-hundredth of a second off of Martin's personal best time. "It feels great to win the title in those two events," said Bulldogs sprinter Carmelo Martin. "I just came here wanting to do what I do best and run these two events like I normally do. At this time of year, you just want to be the guy out front." Martin also qualified for state in the boys' 4x100m relay event as he, Jojo Barrett, Spencer Eison, and Keondre Keenon finished fifth in the Upper State championship. Bulldogs' hurdler Sydney Watson looked to qualify for the 5A state championship after running a 16.06 in the girls 100m hurdles. Martin, who finished second in the 200m event at state last year, said that he feels he's in better shape this year than he was last year going into the state championship meet. "I'm feeling great this time of year as last year I was a lot slower than I am now," said Martin. "Seeing my progression this year and just trusting my coach I'm just glad I've been put in a better position to run better times this year. Going into state I just want to show improvement next week from how I ran this week." Boiling Springs will be competing at the 5A state championship meet at Spring Valley High School in Columbia on May 20th (Friday). Comments are closed.
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