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HALL OF FAME



ARLICIA BUSH

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TRACK & FIELD

3 time 400m SCHSL State Champion ~ 2 time 4x400m SCHSL State Champion ~ Ridge View record holder in the 400m & 4x400m ~ 2015 New Balance All American in the 400m ~ Ran collegiately at Virginia Tech and is their school record holder in the DMR, 4x400 & 500m ~ 2 time 4400m gold medalist - ACC Championships ~ Member of the 2020 indoor & 2017 outdoor ACC Championship teams ~ Recorded collegiate personal bests in 2018 with times of 24.21 in the 200m & 53.29 in the 400m

JARRED JACKSON

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BASKETBALL

2003 All-State, All-Region & All-Area selection at Ridge View ~ 3 time All-Conference, 3 time MVP, 4th all time leading scorer, 3rd all time made 3 pointers & 10th all time made FTS at Lander ~ Joined the Air Force and played for All Air Force team & won the Armed Forces Championship in 2010 ~ College basketball coach at the University of California-Berkley, Texas Tech, Texas-Arlington, Utah Valley & Coastal Carolina and has coached 3 NBA 1st round draft picks

WAYLN NAPPER

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BASKETBALL

All-State in football in 2019 & single season record holder with 83 receptions & 1,538 yards ~ 2 time SCHSL Boys Basketball State Champion ~ 2 time All-State selection & 3 time All-Region selection in boys basketball ~ Member of the Ridge View 1,000 point club ~ NJCAA 1st Team All-American & Region VIII Player of the Year (1st in school history) ~ Played collegiately at Longwood University and was integral in leading the team to their first back to back 20+ win seasons in school history ~ Big South All-Tournament team & Big South Tournament MVP while winning the 2024 Big South Championship ~ 2024 NCAA Tournament appearance ~ 1,000 collegiate points

GEORGE FIELDS

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TRACK & FIELD

4 time All State selection while at Ridge View and is the school record holder in the Long Jump

3 time national high school runner-up

Competed collegiately at Clemson

ACC Long Jump Champion

3 time national collegiate qualifier

4 time All ACC selection

4 time USA National Qualifier

Finalist at 2012 Olympic Trials

All time best long jump of 26'5"

Coached Daniel High School to State Championships in Track & Field

JONTAY MITCHEM

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BASKETBALL

2 time All State selection while at Ridge View

Inaugural Cornelius Harvin Memorial Award Winner

McDonald's All American nominee in 2013

Scored 987 points in three seasons at Ridge View before an injury prevented her from playing her Senior year

Played Women's Basketball collegiately at Western Carolina

Coaches college basketball

CHERETTA STEVENSON-REESE

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BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, & TENNIS

Varsity starter in Softball beginning in 8th grade while at Ridge View

North/South All Star selection

All State selection

Starter in Basketball and Tennis beginning in 8th grade as well

Played collegiately at North Carolina A&T State University

MEAC Rookie of the Year

MEAC 1st Team All Conference all 4 years

MEAC All Tournament all 4 years

ANTHONY STOVALL

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SOCCER

Was team member when Ridge View was ranked #1 nationally in 2001

3 time All State selection

AAAAA Player of the Year in 2001

#1 ranked recruit in SC his Senior year

1st African American from Columbia to play for the University of South Carolina

Played professionally from 2004-2011

Played for Team USA vs. Bermuda

2008 USL Champion

Currently a Major League Soccer Scout & owner of Stovi Stars Soccer Academy

CAROLINE FERRELL BRANCHAL

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TENNIS

Was the South Carolina Girls Tennis Champion and AAAA Player of the Year in 200. 2001. 2002. and 2003

Was chosen for All-Region in 1998-2003, All-Area 1999-2003, and All-State 2000-2003

Led Ridge View High School to Tennis Regional Championship and State Quarterfinals in 2003

Was named the Wendy's Hugh School Heisman winner

Played collegiate Tennis at Vanderbilt University

KIRK BURNETT

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BASEBALL & FOOTBALL

Served as Ridge View's first head Football coach helping to establish the Blazer culture of athletic excellence

Coached Ridge View to 3 consecutive Upper State Championship Games 1996-1998

Coached the 1998 Ridge View team to 12-3 record and a trip to the AAAA State Finals

Coached Ridge View in baseball to 3 Region Championships and 2 District Championships

3 time Baseball Region Coach of the Year winner

JEFF BUYS

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TRACK & FIELD

Coached the Ridge View Boys Track and Fields team to the 2005 and 2006 State Championships

Coached Ridge View Boys Cross Country to State Runner-Up finishes in 2001 and 2004

Won 10 State Championships and 23 Region Championships as a coach

Coached 210 All-Region Athletes

Coached 144 All-State Athletes

RANDY CORN

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BASEBALL

1998 USA Today All-USA High School Baseball Team selection & Midlands Player of the Year

Region 5 - AAA Player of the Year 1997 and 1998

All-State in 1997 and 1998

As a Ridge View Pitcher Posted 31 Career wins and 405 Career Strikeouts and 2 No Hitters

Career .416 hitter at Ridge View with 18 home runs

At The Citadel: 2002 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year and the 2001-2002 Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year

Two-time All-American honoree by Collegiate Baseball

Ranked 3rd on The Citadel's all-time career ERA list and on the Bulldogs' all-time career saves list

As a Closing Pitcher posted a 9-5 career record with 25 saves, a 2.43 ERA, and 191 strikeouts in 90 Appearances

DENNIS DALEY

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FOOTBALL

Was a 2014 Shrine Bowl selection

Played collegiately at the University of South Carolina

2019 Senior Bowl participant

2019 NFL Combine Invitation

2018 Unselfish Teammate Award

2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

1st team JUCO All American at Georgia Military College

6th Round draft choice by the Carolina Panthers in 2019

KATE MORRISON FLOYD

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BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, & TENNIS

Named by The State Newspaper as one of the top 5 female-student athletes of the decade (90s)

Earned a combined 13 varsity letters (basketball, softball, and tennis) and served as the captain of each team

Signed with the University of South Carolina Softball team becoming the 1st Ridge View student athlete to sign letter of intent with a Division I school

In 1999 was Gatorade Softball Player of the Year, SC HSSR Player of the Year, and SC Player of the Year

Won a State Championship a Daniel High School Head Softball Coach in 2013

CORNELIUS HARVIN

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TRACK & FIELD

Sett the Ridge View record in the 1600m and 5k with times of 4:20.44 and 15:24 respectively

Was the State Champion in the Mile and 2 Mile at the State Track Meet in 2006

Helped lead the Ridge View Boys Track and Field team to 3 consecutive State Championships

Ran collegiately at Charleston Southern University

CATHERINE LEMPESIS

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TRACK & FIELD

Started the Girls Track & Field program at Ridge View

Coached the team to a State Runner-Up finish in 1996 and a State Championship in 1997

Coached Cross Country and Track & Field teams to a staggering 16 State Championships throughout her career

South Carolina Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2005

South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007

NFHS National High School Hall of Fame in 2009

RANDY NAZIONALE

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WRESTLING

149 high school Wrestling wins

Placed 3rd in State Individuals in 2001, 2nd in 2002, and 1st in 2003

He is the only individual State Champion in Ridge View program history

Undefeated senior year in 2023

Ranked 28th by YSA Best Wrestler National Rankings in 2003

2 time Region Champion

Has been a successful coach at AC Flora, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, and Heathwood Hall

SIERRA HENDERSON

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TRACK & FIELD

3 time 800-meter State Champion (2007, 2008, and 2009)

3 time All-State and all-Region in 4x4, 4x8, and 800-meter dash

Current school record holder in the 5k (18:43) and the 800m (2:13:30)

Broke the 800m State of South Carolina Record in 2008 at a time of 2:13:30and held that record until 2013

Placed 9th at the 2009 USATF Junior Olympics in the 800

Ran collegiately at the University of South Carolina and was Rookie of the Year in 2009

BRIAN QUICK

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BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, AND TRACK & FIELD

2006 Shrine Bowl selection in football

Starred as a Blazer in Football, Basketball, and Track & Field

2 time Division I FCS All-American at Appalachian State University

Blocked a crucial FG attempt by Michigan in 2007's win by App. St. over the Wolverines

33rd pick in 2012 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams

Played WR in NFL from 2012-2019 for the Rams and Redskins

JESSICA YOUNG

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TRACK & FIELD

Earned 4 gold medals at the 2005 State Meet in the 400m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m (State Champion in all 4 events)

Ran collegiately at Texas Christian University and holds records there in the 60m, 100m, and 400m

4x400m Gold medalist at the World Junior Championships held in Beijing, China

Multi-time NCAA All-American

NCAA Runner-up in 100m and 60m

Member of Team USA World Championship Team in 2009, Berlin

Member of World Relay Team, Bahamas

60m National Championship Runner-Up

Olympic trials semi-finalist

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