Boys 2004
Southeastern District Runner-up
Eastern Regional Champions
State Runner-up











Girls 2004
Southeastern District Champions
Eastern Regional Runner-up
6th State








Ashley Gatling is Lady Hornets very first state champion & she's only a freshman

Boys 2003
Southeastern District Champions
Eastern Regional Champions
State Champions


Ricky Cox showing off the plaque that the 400 meter relay team won at the Penn Relays.  The team of Antwain Carey, John Hyman, Kishaun Jones & Travis Stallings led the race from start to finish to win the Championship of America title in 41.19 seconds. They each won a gold watch and the distinction of knowing that they are the first from Hampton Roads area to achieve this.  Congratulations Coach Cox.

 Ricky Cox named VHSCA (Virginia High School Coaches Association) Coach of the Year
Ricky was honored July 9th at annual banquet.

RICKY COX NAMED HAMPTON ROADS
 COACH OF THE YEAR
Ricky Cox was named coach of the year by the Virginian~Pilot for his accomplishments in winning state titles in indoor and outdoor track.  He has had 5 straight championships and 6 overall.  The Pilot said the his biggest accomplishment however was bringing home the gold from the Penn Relays.  His 4x100 relay team was the first team from Hampton Roads to win a Championship of America final. They did it in front of 39,783 and a national tv audience.  They relay team had to beat out 450 other schools including some of the top high schools in the world.  Ricky was runner-up coach of the year last year. 
The boys track team took runner-up team of the year. 

Girls 2003
Head Coach: David Waddell      Asst. Coach: Jan Capula
Southeastern District Champions
3rd Place Eastern Regional
12th Place State

Boys
 2002
Southeastern District Champions

Eastern Regional Champions
State Champions

Virginian~Pilot
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Deep Creek boys track
The Hornets won the 2002 Group AAA indoor and outdoor state titles. They also ran the nation's top times in the 400, 800 and 1,600 relays. At the Penn Relays, Deep Creek finished third in the 1,600 relay and fourth in the 400 relay against some of the top high school relay teams nationally and internationally. The Hornets also set a national record when DeAndre Hyman, John Hyman, Antwain Carey and Derron Flood ran 1:27.09 in the 800 relay at the National Scholastic Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York City. ``I don't think they fully understand what they've accomplished this season,'' Hornets coach Richard Cox said. ``It's been an incredible year.''

COACH OF THE YEAR
RUNNER-UP:
Richard Cox, boys track, Deep Creek
Cox guided the Hornets to the 2002 Group AAA indoor and outdoor state titles. Deep Creek now has won three consecutive boys track state titles, including the 2001 outdoor state title.

Area sweeps state track titles
By LARRY RUBAMA, The Virginian-Pilot
© June 2, 2002
  RICHMOND -- The Southeastern District proved Saturday that for 2002, it has the state's best track and field talent. The Deep Creek boys successfully defended their title by winning the day's final event -- the 1,600 relay -- to beat Lakeland, also of the Southeastern District. The district has now won four of the last six boys state titles. Western Branch won titles in 1997 and '98. The Hornets, who also won the 2002 indoor state title, finished with 35 points to Lakeland's 30. Oscar Smith was fifth with 25 points followed by Norview (23) and Great Bridge (21).
The Western Branch girls won three events and finished runner-up in two others to beat Oakton 56-51 for their first state title. The last girls champion from South Hampton Roads was Bayside in 1995. For the second consecutive year, Salem finished third, with 42 points.  The titles boosted to a record eight the total number of state championships won by South Hampton Roads teams in 2001-02. Area teams won seven state titles last year. Saturday's crowns didn't come easy for Deep Creek or Western Branch.
Deep Creek had several sprinters unable to compete because of injuries, including senior DeAndre Hyman, who had the state's best time in the 200.  If that wasn't enough, sprinter Derron Flood ran 49.31 to finish second but was later disqualified for running out of his lane. ``I was really hurt by that,'' Flood said. ``I must have cried three or four times, but coach (Richard) Cox told me that we still had a chance to win it but he was going to need me to stay focused.'' Flood overcame his earlier frustrations, and along with John Hyman, Roy Anderson and substitute Desmond Perkins ran the winning 1,600 relay in 3 minutes, 17.29 seconds. ``A lot of people thought we couldn't do it,'' said Anderson, who finished third in the 400. ``But we showed everyone that we don't have to rely on one or two athletes to win. We also showed how much character we have.'' The same also can be said of the Western Branch girls, who trailed Oakton by 21 points after the first day. The Bruins made their run Saturday after the 3,200 relay. Senior Lauren Taylor ran 14.00 to easily win the 100 hurdles. Sophomore Tosin Oluwole followed with a victory in the 100 to give the Bruins 20 points. Taylor kept it going in the 300 hurdles. She never let up to run 42.96. Junior Leslie Treherne, who finished runner-up in the 800 two years ago, ran 2:12.67 to finish second again. Senior Amber Blain finished fifth in the 1,600 and Oluwole took second in the 200 meters. The Bruins also finished third in the 400 relay. Western Branch had 56 points after 15 events but had to wait to see how Oakton would fare in the 1,600 relay. ``I told the girls before the race, that regardless of how we finish, that we did the best we could do,'' Bruins coach Thomas Anderson said. When Oakton finished 10th, the Bruins celebrated. ``A lot of people doubted us,'' Anderson said. ``But I felt I had enough people to pull it out. A lot of things went against us but the team fought through them.'' Some South Hampton Roads athletes didn't get to celebrate. Nansemond River's Esteban Guzman and Oscar Smith's Rashad Gardner were the defending state champions in the 110 and 300 hurdles, respectively. Guzman's day ended in his first event when he pulled his hamstring in the 110 hurdles. His injury also prevented him from competing in the 300 hurdles. Gardner got an early 10-meter lead on the field in the 300 hurdles, but stumbled over the fourth hurdle. He got up to finish seventh. Lakeland's DeAndre White and Kempsville's Chuck Cox went out in style. White won the 110 hurdles and helped the Cavaliers win the 400 relay. ``I've been trying to be a state champion since I've been running track and to finally get it in my last track meet feels really good,'' said White, who ran 14.59. Cox won the 200 (22.18) and finished second in the 100 (10.59).

Deep Creek boys aim for title as Penn Relays kick off
By LARRY RUBAMA, The Virginian-Pilot
© April 25, 2002
The Deep Creek boys track team had an unforgettable experience at last year's Penn Relays in Philadelphia. The Hornets ran 41.59 in winning the 400-meter relay in the Large Schools section. That time was the third-fastest out of 215 teams. This week, the Hornets have a bigger goal: winning the Championship of America section. Deep Creek will be one of 11 South Hampton Roads schools with athletes participating in the 2002 Penn Relays, which begin today and end Saturday at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field. Athletes from Booker T. Washington, Lake Taylor, Lakeland, Landstown, Nansemond River, Norcom, Oscar Smith, Salem, Stonebridge and Western Branch also will be competing. The Hornets lost two seniors from last year's relay team team but return Antwain Carey and DeAndre Hyman this year. Brothers Jarvis and John Hyman, DeAndre's cousins, round out the team. ``We're looking to better our time from last year,'' Deep Creek coach Richard Cox said. ``We have the ability to run pretty darn fast. If we can hit our handoffs, then I think we can definitely do well.'' What concerns Cox is how his team will react to a big crowd. ``Kids tend to get a little anxious when they're running in front of 42,000 people, and sometimes they leave too early during the handoffs,'' he said. ``If you do that, then you won't have a chance.'' The Hornets have run 41.77 this season, the fastest time in South Hampton Roads. ``That team is still undefeated, so it will be hard to tell them that they can't win,'' Cox said. ``But this will be a different level of competition.'' The Hornets will be tested by two New Jersey teams, but their toughest competition for the championship will come from Vere Tech of Jamaica and El Dorado of Trinidad. Deep Creek also will compete in the 1,600 relay. The Hornets have run 3:19.94. Other relay teams aiming for a championship are composed of girls from Salem and Western Branch. The Sun Devils have run 48.03 in the 400 relay, the fastest time in South Hampton Roads this year. Western Branch hopes to lower its time of 4:00.95 in the 1,600 relay. Individuals competing include Salem's Amy Seward and Shayla Jemmott who will compete today in the triple jump. Teammate Claudine Smith will run the 400 hurdles. On Friday, Lakeland junior Richardson Everett will compete in the boys high jump. On Saturday, four South Hampton Roads athletes will competing in the same event. Nansemond River's Esteban Guzman, Lakeland's DeAndre White, Oscar Smith's Rashad Gardner and Salem's Christian Sigmund will run in the 400 hurdles. Guzman has run 37.74 in the 300 hurdles, and Gardner ran 54.33 last week in the 400 hurdles, the fourth best time in the nation. Also, Landstown senior Melvin Woodhouse will compete in the long jump.

Juggling two sports suits Deep Creek's Freeman fine
By LARRY RUBAMA, The Virginian-Pilot
© April 18, 2002
CHESAPEAKE -- Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 305 pounds, Gary Freeman is known as a pretty good football player. He's a two-time all-state center at Deep Creek High School who will be playing at East Carolina in the fall. This spring, Freeman is spreading his size around. One day he's playing first base for the Hornets' baseball team and using his massive arms to crush balls over the fence. The next day, he combines his quickness and lower-body strength to help him throw eye-popping distances in the shot for Deep Creek's defending state champion track team. To pull off this juggling act, Freeman needed the endorsements of both baseball coach Scott Hughes and track coach Richard Cox. ``It came down to me talking to both coaches,'' Freeman said. ``I really love baseball and coach Hughes. I also really like track, and I didn't want to let down the track team. But they said it was OK, so I'm trying to balance both.'' Hughes said he felt he couldn't say no. He knows how much Freeman loves baseball, but he also knew how much Freeman could help the track team. ``Me and coach Cox talked, and we said we're not going to penalize him because he's good at two sports,'' Hughes said. ``He's been playing baseball pretty much all of his life. But they've got a state championship team in track, and they need his help. So we're working together.'' Freeman's schedule has him playing baseball Monday through Friday and throwing the shot on Saturdays. In the batter's box, Freeman is an imposing sight for pitchers. An extension of his powerful arms, along with the whip of his bat, often results in tape-measure home runs. Freeman hammered a pair of blasts against Ocean Lakes in the Beach Blast tournament earlier this month. Through the Hornets' first seven games, Freeman batted .333 with 10 runs, nine RBIs and three home runs. He also walked 10 times. At a track meet, in the throwing circle, Freeman is becoming an awesome sight. In last weekend's Captain's Classic at Christopher Newport, Freeman finished second in the shot put with a throw of 50-7. That throw is the second best in South Hampton Roads this season. His accomplishments in track are more impressive considering this is the first year he has participated in the sport. ``I knew he'd be good in it because he's an incredible athlete,'' Cox said. Some wonder how good Freeman would be if he focused on one sport. ``I think he could definitely play at the next level,'' Hughes said. ``I mean, he plays baseball only three months out of the year.'' In track, Freeman hasn't come close to reaching his potential. He placed third at the Group AAA state indoor meet in helping Deep Creek to the state title. He then defeated several of the nation's top throwers in winning the National Scholastic Indoor Meet in New York City. ``He's just now realizing what he's capable of doing,'' Cox said. ``I personally think that if he didn't do baseball, he'd be able to throw 62 or 63 feet. ``He still believes he has a 60-foot throw in him, but with baseball, I don't know if that's possible.'' So Cox and Hughes will share Freeman for the rest of his senior year. And why not? Both would rather have him some of the time than not at all.

Girls
 2002
Southeastern District 
Runner-ups



 Boys
 2001
Southeastern District Champions
Eastern Regional Champions
State Champions

 

School Records

Boys Outdoor Track Records	Pole Vault 14' 9" A. Rodgers 1988	Shot put 57' 6" Gary Freeman 2002	100m Dash 10.4 J. A. Hyman 2002	1600m Run 4:29.0 J. Seward 2000	1600m Relay 3:14.2 D. Hyman J. O. Hyman R. Anderson D. Flood 2002
	Long Jump 23' 9" Chris Clifton 2001	Discus 162' 7" James Anderson 1994	200m Dash 20.9 D. Hyman 2002	3200m Run 9:58.0 James Forbes 1971	3200m Relay 7:51.0 L.Washington D. White J. Riley D. Perkins 2003
	Triple Jump 46' 4" J. Harper 1988	110m High Hurdles 13.5 Chris Crocker State Champion 1998	400m Run 47.1 J. Davenport State Champion 1989	400m Relay 41.19 John Hyman K. Jones A. Carey T. Stallings National Champions 2003
	High Jump 7' 1/4" Q. Matthews State Champion 2000	300m Low Hurdles 38.1 J. Harper 1989	800m Run 1:54.11 Desmond Perkins District Champion 2003	800m Relay 1:26.3 W. Smith M. Fileds J. Hyman D. Hyman 2000

Girls Outdoor Track Records	Pole Vault 10' 3" K. Butler 1999	Shot put 44' 3" Jessica Wade 2005	100m Dash 12.0 B. Hess 1996	1600m Run 5:17.0 L. Stevens 1987	800m Relay 1:45.03 B. Kellam A. Jenkins C. Sessoms J. Snowden 2003
	Long Jump 18' 8.5" Chante Sessoms 2004	Discus 129' 2" M. Boyd 1994	200m Dash 24.9 B. Hess 1996	3200m Run 12:03.2 L. Stevens 1987	3200m Relay 9:49.8 K. Green K. Heely W. Elliott T. Span 1997
	Triple Jump 36'4" K. Hoghes 1986	100m Hurdles 14.2 C. Weikert 1988	400m Run 57.52 Brandi Kellam 2003	400m Relay 47.35 T. Smith A. Jenkins C. Sessoms J. Snowden 2003
	High Jump 5' 10" Ashley Gatling 5/29/04 Regional Record & Champion	300m Hurdles 45.6 J. Gilmartin 1993	800m Run 2:24.1 K. Green 1996	1600m Relay 4:02.0 T. Smith T, Carter V. Green B. Kellam 2001

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DeAndre Hyman East Carolina University

 

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