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(LEFT) Daniel High School senior Laurie Barton broke the Class AAA girls’ state record in the 800-meter run on the way to her third consecutive state championship in the event. (RIGHT) Liberty High School sophomore Keyshawn King won his first Class AA state championship in the triple jump over the weekend at the South Carolina State Track Meet at Spring Valley High School.

COLUMBIA — A pair of record-breaking local athletes wrapped up the 2016 high school track and field season with individual state championships over the weekend at Spring Valley High School.

Daniel High School senior Laurie Barton, a Virginia Tech signee, won her third consecutive Class AAA championship in the girls’ 800-meter run at the state meet, breaking the state record along the way with a time of 2:09.62. Barton also earned silver medals as part of a pair of relay teams for the Lady Lions.

Meanwhile, Liberty High School sophomore Keyshawn King, who already holds the school’s triple jump record after breaking the mark of 45 feet, 11 inches held by his father, Kevin King, earned his first statewide gold medal, winning the event in the AA meet with a distance of 47 feet, 8 inches, improving upon his school record. King, who finished fourth in the triple jump at the state meet a year ago and earned all-region honors with a first-place finish in the Skyline AA meet last month, is also a two-year starter for the Red Devils’ basketball team.

Barton led the way for a strong performance from the Daniel girls’ team, as the Lady Lions took second overall behind state champion Beaufort.

Seventh-grader Ally Wilson also had a strong day for Daniel, taking second behind Barton in the 800-meter run, third in the 1,600-meter run and helping the team’s 4×400-meter and 4×800-meter relay teams to second-place finishes as well. Lady Lions eighth-grader Mari Cagle Lockhart finished fourth in the 3,200-meter run, while senior Chyna Cannon also earned points for Daniel with a fourth-place finish in the discus throw and a fifth-place finish in the shot put.

On the boys’ side of the Class AAA meet, Daniel’s Dante Gilliard finished fourth in the discus throw, while Pickens’ Ridge Clark recorded an eighth-place finish.

Easley junior Voc Tabron took third place in the 110-meter hurdles as the only local athlete in the Class AAAA meet.