Marty Ballard – GeorgiaÂ
Tim Ballard – Georgia
Stacey Dean Baker – PresbyterianÂ
McKinley Belton
Britt Blackmon – NewberryÂ
Darius Brice - Newberry
Dwight Earl Bridges - Wofford
Mark Bridges – South CarolinaÂ
Avery Funderburk – NewberryÂ
Joel Gardner – ClemsonÂ
Shane Hinson – North GreenvilleÂ
Chet Horton – Clemson
Chic James - South Carolina
Jeff Jones - Clemson
Seth Marshall - Brevard
Robert Massey - Wofford
Michael McCraw - Newberry
Dalton McKittrick – North GreenvilleÂ
Dylan McKittrick - Newberry
David Menzer – Wofford
OJ Miller – Merced Jr. College (CA)Â
Curtis Patterson - Wofford
Gary Perry – SC State
John Perry
Phillip Proctor – South CarolinaÂ
Jonathan Scott – Presbyterian
James Seegars - Livingstone College
Stacy Seegars - Clemson
Darrell Shropshire – South CarolinaÂ
Fuller Sims - Anderson
Edward Lee Simons - Chowan
Antonio Sowell - BenedictÂ
Michael Southern – SC State/Winston Salem State
Austin Truesdale - Methodist (NC)
Amos Twitty – East Carolina
Cullen Ussery - Anderson
Brenton Walters – NewberryÂ
Ojay White - Stetson
Dennis Williams - Wofford
Garrett Williams - Newberry
Tony Williams – Feather River Junior College (CA)Â
Danny Wright – SC State
Delonta Young – WoffordÂ
Michael Young – Charleston Southern
Michael Bartell - Francis Marion
Chris Davis - The Citadel
Chas DeBruhl - Francis Marion
Chandler Gardner - USC Lancaster
Bryce Helms - Spartanburg Methodist
Will Hudson - Winthrop
Gunnar Lucas - North Greenville
Jackson Madden - Francis Marion
Delmar Patterson - Limestone
Brett Percival - Clemson
Kyle Percival - North Carolina
Ashton Phillips - Spartanburg Methodist
Gavin Phillips - USC Salkehatchie
Tyler Rodgers - USC Lancaster
Kipp Rollings - USC Lancaster/North Greenville
Tripp Rollings - Spartanburg Methodist
Jeremy Williams - Limestone
Chris Davis - The Citadel
DJ Ealey - Morris College
Wayne Evans - USC Lancaster
Alex Fair - Newberry
Furman Faulkenberry - USC Lancaster
Ronnie Harris - Wofford
Dontarius James - Xavier/Jacksonville
George Singleton - Furman
Avalon Truesdale - Allen
Regan Truesdale - The Citadel
Derek Vick - Spartanburg Methodist
Corey Walters - North Greenville
Joey Walters - Erskine
Ghaleb Wilson - Francis Marion
Millette Drakeford - Southern Wesleyan
Angie Hinson - Charleston Southern
Tracey Hinson - College of Charleston
Karla Horton - Tennessee
Lynette Mickle - Francis Marion
Christy Rogers - Converse
Alexxus Sowell - Savannah State/Johnson C. Smith
Dareisha Sowell - Erskine
Cami Timmons - King College
Lorrain Truesdale - Lander
Tamia Watkins - Elon
Monica Williams - South Carolina
Bre Wright - Mackie Brown
Patti Bell - USC Lancaster
Meg Hammond - Winthrop
Savannah Hayes - College of Charleston
Lauren Lance - South Carolina
Sheri McKinney - USC Lancaster
Karli Nunnery - Limestone
Grayson Peavy - Limestone
Kelli Petty - Clemson
Kim Belk - South Carolina
Caleb Brown - Spartanburg Methodist
Emily Cox - Southern Mississippi
Logan Sowell - College of Charleston
Gavin Barfield - Columbia International
Kennisha Holmes - The Citadel
Chic James - South Carolina
Jeff Jones - Clemson
Luke Kennington - Erskine
Brantley Ussery - Limestone
Darryl Ussery - Presbyterian
Trent Bartell - USC Lancaster
Eric Bowers - Erskine
Ryan Burgess - USC Lancaster/Greensboro College
Denton Clements - USC Lancaster
McKenzie Denkins - USC Lancaster
Jason Faile - USC Sumter
Tyson Funderburk - Newberry
Eric Hilton - North Greenville
Kyle Izzard - Carson Newman
Luke Kennington - Erskine
Rocky Kennington - USC Union
Chandler Neal - USC Lancaster
Rob Sullivan - Newberry
Cam Vincent - USC Lancaster
John Ware - USC Lancaster
Ashleigh Aiello - USC Lancaster
Ashley Beavers - USC Lancaster
Cheyenne Blackmon - USC Lancaster
Taylor Blackmon - Limestone/USC Lancaster
Ana Grace Catoe - USC Salkahatchie/USC Lancaster
Rachael Dippel - USC Lancaster/USC Beaufort
Claire Estrada - USC Lancaster
Rebecca Hinson - USC Lancaster
Sydney Hinson - USC Lancaster
Jamie-Leigh Johnson - USC Lancaster
Katherine Killingsworth - USC Lancaster
Leah Kennington - Limestone
Harleigh Payne - Spartanburg Methodist
Liz Plyler - USC Lancaster
Madison Rathel - USC Lancaster
Darby Threatt - USC Lancaster
Makenzie Avant - Francis Marion
Kori Ballarad - St. Andrews
Brandi Couch - USC Upstate
Casey Faile - LSU
Tristan Faile - Florence-Darlington Technical
Anna Hinson - USC Union
Keagan King - USC Beaufort
Caroline Phillips - Florence-Darlington Technical
Ashley Jill Robinson - Charleston Southern
Lauren Rowell - Montreat
Savannah Small - North Greenville
Teresa Wright - South Carolina State
Kelly Catoe - Wofford
Tiffany Clark - Limestone
Lois Crawford - Winthrop
Makaylen Crosby - Claflin
Callie Dixon - Newberry
Haley Faulkenberry - USC Lancaster
Olivia Gandy - USC Lancaster
Kaitlyn Holden - USC Lancaster
Ginger Rowell - Winthrop
Susan Rowell - Newberry
Chloe West - USC Lancaster
Tyleik Elder - Limestone
Gavin Barfield – Baseball – Columbia International
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Michael Bartell – Baseball – Francis Marion
· Recorded a hit in 30 consecutive games over the 1988-89 seasons. It was the longest hit streak in Patriot history until Greg Phelps broke it with hits in 34 straight games over the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
· Hit a school record 13 home runs in 1988. It was tied by players in 1990, and 1993 before being broken in 1998.
Kim Belk – Golf – South Carolina
· Played with South Carolina from 1985-89.
· Played in 34 tournaments finishing in the top 10 six times and top five three times.
Britt Blackmon – Football – Newberry College
·Played at Newberry College from 2007-2010.
· Connected on 23-32 field goals and 85 of 98 PATs in his career. Scored 154 total points. Career long field goal was 42 yards in 2009.
Taylor Blackmon – Soccer – Limestone/USC Lancaster
· Played in two games at Limestone in 2014.
· Played all four years on the varsity soccer team at AJ.
· Named team captain as a junior.
· Earned All-Region honors after scoring 23 goals during junior season.
· Recorded seven goals as a sophomore and 11 her freshman season.
Kelly Catoe – Volleyball – Wofford
· Played for the Terriers from 1983-86.
Tiffany Clark – Volleyball – Limestone
· Played in 111 matches.
· Had a serve percentage of .977 in 2003 that tied for the best in Limestone history until it was broken in 2013.
· Tied for the team lead in service aces in 2000.
Brandi Couch – Softball – USC Upstate
· 6-0 with a 1.20 ERA in 11 appearances in 2001.
Emily Cox – Golf – Southern Mississippi
· 2016 North-South all-star golf team member
· 2015-16 Girls varsity all-state
· 2016 South Carolina female golfer of the year
· 2016 Wendy’s High School Heisman school winner
· 2017 SCHSL scholar athlete
· Claimed the 2016 South Carolina girls high school individual 3A State Championship
Makaylen Crosby – Volleyball – Claflin
· Recorded a career high 11 kills against Bowie State in 2018.
Chris Davis – Baseball and Basketball – The Citadel
· Played for The Citadel from 1975-79.
· Saw action in 102 games for the Bulldogs and made 16 starts.
· Averaged 7.4 points per game and pulled down 237 rebounds.
· Played in 23 games with 14 starts for the Bulldog baseball team from 1976-79.
· Had a career record of 9-2 and one save with a 4.04 ERA.
Chas DeBruhl – Baseball – Francis Marion
· Appeared in five games with two starts as a freshman.
Millette Drakeford – Basketball - Southern Wesleyan
· Played in 92 games for the Vols scoring 1,075 points in her career.
Tyleik Elder – Wrestling - Limestone
· Two time state champ at AJHS.
· Freshman at Limestone during the 2020-21 school year.
Casey Faile – Softball – LSU
· Played in 28 games with 11 starts in 2008.
· Batted .292 (14-48) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 runs batted in.
· Also in 2008, made 18 appearance with six starts to go 4-1 with a 1.92 ERA.
· Played in 32 games in 2009 with 22 starts.
· Made 17 appearances on the mound with four starts. Went 6-3 with a 1.93 ERA and two saves.
· 2007 Gatorade South Carolina Softball Player of the Year
· Two-time South Carolina AA Player of the Year
· Member of the all-state team in 2006 and 2007
· All-region selection in 2005, 2006, and 2007
· Helped lead AJ to back-to-back South Carolina state championships
· Broke the South Carolina state career record for strikeouts with 1,720
· Boke the state record for strikeouts in a season with 520 as a junior before coming just two strikeouts shy of her record with 518 as a senior.
· Posted six perfect games and 10 no-hitters as a senior as part of a 30-4 record with a 0.35 ERA.
· Threw a perfect game in the Class AA lower state playoff championship win over Bishop England.
· Went 23-for-25 (.920) in the state playoffs as a senior with four home runs and 12 RBIs.
· Went 36-4 as a junior with nine no-hitters.
· Recorded a .520 batting average as a senior after hitting .505 as a junior.
Alex Fair – Basketball – Newberry College
· 1999 South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year
· 2001 and 2002 First Team All-Conference Player
· 2002 team MVP
· Participated in the 1997 North-South All-Star GameÂ
· Played in the 1996 Shrine Bowl
Ronnie Harris – Basketball – Wofford
· Scored 1,370 points for the Terriers from 1976-79.
· Played in 86 games averaging 15.9 points and 5.5 rebounds.
· Led the Terriers in field goal percentage in 1978-79 with .495 (272-550).
· Led Wofford in blocked shots in 1978-79 (36) and 1977-78 (27).
· Led WU in points scored in 1978-79 with 674.
· Led the Terriers in rebounds in 1977-78 with 166.
Anna Hinson – Softball – USC Union
· Batted .261 in 19 games as a freshman.
Tracey Hinson – Basketball – College of Charleston
· Played 48 games at College of Charleston with one start.
· Averaged 5.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per game.
· Totaled 1,148 points in 95 games in her high school career.
Karla Horton – Basketball – Tennessee
· Played at Tennessee from 1984 to 1987.
· Member of the first National Championship team in Tennessee history.
· Averaged 9.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in her career.
· Pulled down a career high 22 rebounds against East Carolina November 24, 1985. That is tied as the second most in Tennessee history.
· 22 career double-doubles.
· Recorded 1,567 points at Andrew Jackson where she played in 89 games.
Will Hudson – Baseball – Winthrop
· 2018 Perfect Game Pre-Season Underclass Honorable Mention
· 2019 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American
· Participant in the All-State North South Games
Kyle Izzard – Soccer – Carson-Newman
· At Carson-Newman in 1994, tied for the team lead in assists (7), and points (25).
· Had 16 career assists at Carson-Newman.
Chic James – Track and Field – South Carolina
· Lettered at South Carolina from 1998-2000.
Dontarius James – Basketball – Xavier/Jacksonville
· Played in 12 games as a freshman at Xavier University located in Cincinnati.
· After two seasons at Xavier, transferred to Jacksonville University in Florida.
· All-State, All-Region IV Player of the Year and Lancaster County Player of the year in each of his final two seasons.
· Averaged 27.3 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 blocks as a junior at AJHS.
· Averaged 23.3 points, 11.1 rebounds as a sophomore in the orange and white while leading the team to a Regional Championship.
Jeff Jones – Track and Field – Clemson
· Won the Long Jump (24-9.75) at the 1983 ACC Championship.
Leah Kennington – Soccer – Limestone
· Played for the Saints from 2012-2015.
· Started 55 of the 56 games played at Limestone.
· Had a hat trick against Barton College in 2012.
· Guided the Vols to three consecutive regional championships.
· Named Most Valuable player, All-Region, and All-State after registering 24 goals and six assists during junior season.
· Posted 26 goals and eight assists as a sophomore and 21 goals and four assists as a freshman.
Rocky Kennington – Soccer – USC Union
· Played for USC Union in 2020 and 2021
· NJCAA Region 10 - All-Region Honorable Mention
Dalton McKittrick – Football – North Greenville
· 2019 Offensive Player of the Year at North Greenville.
Lynette Mickle – Basketball – Francis Marion
· Scored 1,458 points in 81 career games at Andrew Jackson.
Karli Nunnery – Cheerleading – Limestone
· Currently cheering for the Saints.
· Won the 2019 Spirit of a Saint Award.
Kyle Percival – Baseball – North Carolina
· 2022 South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 2A Player of the Year
· Selected to the 2022 SCBCA North-South All-Star Game
· Two-time SCBCA Region IV Player of the Year
Kelli Petty – Cheerleading – Clemson
· Cheered for the Tigers from 1990-93.
Ashley Jill Robinson – Softball – Charleston Southern
· Career batting average of .288.
· Tied the career record for hits with 188 but it was broken a few years later.
· Scored 89 runs and stole 21 bases in her career.
· At the end of her collegiate career, she was tied for 2nd in 224 games played at CSU.
· Totaled 14 sacrifice hits in 2003.
· In 2005, had a 12-game hitting streak. It was the longest hitting streak in CSU history since 1988.
· Started all 55 games in 2006 and led the Bucs with a .337 batting average.
· Second team all-conference selection in 2006.
Christi Rogers – Basketball – Converse
· Scored 1,035 points at Andrew Jackson.
· Played in 96 career games in the orange and white.
Kipp Rollings – Baseball – North Greenville
· Posted a 5-2 record in 2019 with a 3.06 ERA and five saves in 35.1 innings pitched.
· His 24 appearances in 2019 were the most by a Crusader pitcher.
· Drafted in the 24th round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners.
Lauren Rowell – Softball – Montreat
· AAC All-Academic Team
Stacy Seegars – Football – Clemson
· Inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
· Played guard on the Tigers offensive line from 1990-93.
· Recorded 213 knockdown blocks in his career.
· First team All-American in 1993.
· First team All-ACC and Second team All-American in 1992.
George Singleton – Basketball - Furman
· Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 3rd round of the 1984 NBA draft. Selected 69th overall.
· 1982 The Sporting News All-American
· 1981 Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year
· 1981 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
· All-Southern Conference 1st team in 1983 and 1984. All-Southern Conference 2nd team in 1981.
· All-Southern Conference Tournament 2nd team in 1984.
· Led the Paladins in field goal percentage, blocked shots, and rebounding in 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984.
· Led the Paladins in scoring in 1983 and 1984.
· Was Furman’s all-time leader in field goal percentage with .572 (627-1096) until it was broken by Joey Brooks (1986-89).
· Singleton is the Paladins all-time leader in career blocked shots (269), blocked shots in a game (9) and blocked shots in a season (93).
· Scored 1,690 career points with an average of 15.9 points per game.
· Played in 106 career games for the Paladins.
Darrell Shropshire - Football - South Carolina/Coffeyville Community College
· Played at Coffeyville Junior College in 2001 and 2002.
· Played at South Carolina in 2003 and 2004.
· Totaled 28 tackles including 4.5 for loss in 2004.
· Inducted into the Coffeyville Hall of Fame in 2013.
· Recorded 54 tackles and six sacks as a freshman and 67 tackles and six sacks as a sophomore at Coffeyville.
· Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 2005. Played in 23 games, had 14 tackles, 21 combined tackles, 7 assisted tackles and 3 sacks.
· Played in the Arena Football League with the Arizona Rattlers.
Savannah Small – Softball – North Greenville
· Batted .264 with 12 runs batted in as a freshman in 2019 for the Crusaders.
Alexxus Sowell – Basketball – Savannah State/Johnson C. Smith
· As a freshman during the 2017-18 season, she played in 29 games with 24 starts.
· Led the Tigers as a freshman with 69 blocks and 8.2 (239) rebounds per game.
· Made 17 starts in 18 games played as a sophomore.
· Averaged 5.5 points and 7.2 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game in her second season.
· Transferred to Johnson C. Smith where she led team with 44 blocks in the 2019-20 campaign.
Logan Sowell – Golf – College of Charleston
· 2019 NCAA Athens (Ga.) Regional Individual Qualifier.
· 2018 and 2019 All-CAA First Team.
· 2019 CAA All-Tournament Team.
· 2018 All-CAA Second Team.
· Ranked as the No. 6 golfer in the state of South Carolina.
· Three-time all-state selection with a 70.0 stroke average during his senior year.
· Led the Volunteers to four regional championship titles.
· Three-time region IV 2A champion.
· Claimed his first collegiate tournament win on February 18, 2020 at the Puerto Rico Classic held at the par-72 River Course located on the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort.
Robbie Sullivan – Soccer – Sue Bennett College/Newberry
· Played his freshman year at Sue Bennett College (London, Kentucky) before transferring to Newberry.
· Member of the Sue Bennett College team in 1994
· 1994 National Small College All-American
· Scored four goals with two assists as a freshman at SBC.
· Transferred to Newberry after his freshman season.
Lorrain Truesdale – Basketball – Lander
· Was AJ’s all-time career scoring leader with 1,681 points until it was broken by Elizabeth Scott in 2016.
· Played in 103 games for the Volunteers.
Regan Truesdale – Basketball – The Citadel
· Inducted into The Citadel Hall of Fame in 2003.
· Played for The Citadel from 1981-85.
· Co-Captain of the 1984-85 squad.
· Truesdale was the career leader at The Citadel with 22 double-doubles until it was broken by Mike Groselle (2010-13).
· Recorded 10 double-doubles in 1984-85 and seven in 1983-84.
· Pulled down 107 offensive rebounds in 1983-84, and 103 in 1984-85. Those are the most offensive rebounds grabbed by any Bulldog in The Citadel history.
· Truesdale was the all-time career offensive rebounder (313) in The Citadel history until J’Mel Everhart grabbed 336 between 2003-07.
· Led the Bulldogs in scoring in 1983-84 (22.0) and 1984-85 (21.5).
· The 624 points scored in 1984-85 and 617 in 1983-84 are the top two totals for a Bulldog in a single season.
· Made 242 field goals in 1984-85 and 225 in 1983-84. Those are the two highest totals in Bulldog history.
· Held the career record for field goals made with 638 until it was broken by Cameron Wells from 2007-11.
· Scored 30+ points in seven games.
· His career high in points scored was 41 against Marshall on January 9, 1984.
· Was the school’s career leader in points scored (1,661) until it was broken by Cameron Wells (2007-11)
· Played in 109 games for the Bulldogs with 76 starts. Averaged 15.2 points per game.
· Had career totals of 130 steals, 173 assists, and 688 rebounds.
· Southern Conference All-Tournament First Team in 1985 and Second Team in 1983.
· Associated Press All-American in 1984-85.
· Southern Conference Media Player of the Year in 1983-84, and 1984-85.
· All-Southern Conference – Coaches First Team in 1983-84, and 1984-85.
Darryl Ussery – Track and Field – Presbyterian
· Lettered at Presbyterian from 1989-92.
· 1989 NAIA District VI pole vault champion.
· 1989 NAIA All-District VI Team.
· 1991 NAIA District 26 pole vault champion.
· 1991 All-District 26 Team.
Corey Walters – Basketball – North Greenville
· Played in six games for the Crusaders during the 2016-17 season shooting 33.3% from the field.
Monica Williams – Basketball – South Carolina
· Played for the Gamecocks from 1984 to 1988.
· Held the USC record for steals (6) in a game (3/16/88) until it was tied by Jocelyn Penn in 2002.
· Led the Gamecocks in free throw percentage (.764), and assists (116) during the 1986-87 season.
· Totaled 1,057 points, 213 career steals, 51 blocks, and 297 assists in her career.
· Started 81 of the 126 games played in the garnet and black.
· Recorded 1,056 points over 65 games played in high school.
Casey Faile
Ashley Jill Robinson
Logan Sowell
Emily Cox
Amos Twitty
Dalton McKittrick
Dontarius James
George Singleton
Regan Truesdale
Tracey Hinson
Monica Williams
Kelli Petty
Karli Nunnery
Antonio Sowell
Darrell Shropshire
Avery Funderburk
Marty Ballard
Tim Ballard
Stacy Seegars
Eric Hilton
Teresa Wright
Chic James
Joel Gardner
Mark Bridges
Phillip Proctor
Leah Kennington
Rebecca Hinson
Chris Davis
Michael Bartell
Delmar Patterson
Kipp Rollings
Tripp Rollings
Darryl Ussery
Savannah Hayes
Dareisha Sowell
Lauren Rowell
Robbie Sullivan
Sheri McKinney
Chas DeBruhl
Gavin Phillips
Kyle Percival
Rocky Kennington
Olivia Gandy
Jackson Madden