ROCKINGHAM — Sophomore track and field competitor Domonic Tillman has been named the Official Richmond County Male Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Rockingham NC Self Storage.
The Richmond Senior High School track and field team was extra busy last week, competing in a regular-season meet as well as an invitational. Tillman was successful in both, while also earning a special award over the weekend.
Competing in both running and jumping events, this is Tillman’s second career selection. He earned his first recognition this past fall for football.
Athletic Profile
Year: Sophomore
Spring sport: Track and field
Events: Hurdles, Jumps
Varsity experience: 2 seasons
Other sports: Football
“CLASSROOM CREDITS” WITH DOMONIC TILLMAN
Tillman is nearing the end of his sophomore year at Richmond Senior High School. He is an Honors student with a 3.00 GPA.
Last semester, Tillman took Spanish I, Math 2, American History and Weight Training Honors. He earned an A in Weight Training and had a B in Math 2.
Currently, Tillman is taking four more classes at the high school. This spring, he’s enrolled in Biology, English II, Physical Education and another section of Weight Training Honors.
“I really like my Weight Training class,” Tillman shared. “It’s a lot of fun and it’s giving me a chance to get bigger and stronger for next football season.
“Going to Richmond is good,” he added. “There are a lot of nice people here and I get along well with everyone.”
“ON THE PODIUM” WITH DOMONIC TILLMAN
Keeping busy with two meets last week, Tillman found himself on the podium often for the Raiders.
Richmond competed in a regular-season Sandhills Athletic Conference meet at Pinecrest, which also saw Hoke County High School compete.
Over the weekend, the Raiders traveled to Hoke County to participate in the Kathy McMillan Invitational, named for Raeford’s silver medal-winning Olympic long jumper. As a team, the Raiders placed third.
Tillman’s best overall performance came at the Kathy McMillan Invitational, where he was awarded the boys’ MVP honor for collecting the most individual points.
Finishing with a second place time and two third-place results, Tillman impressed with a clearance of 5 feet, 8 inches in the high jump. He was second only to teammate Jayden Hamilton (5 feet, 10 inches).
His two third-place finishes came in the 110-meter hurdles (16.47 seconds) and the triple jump (39 feet, 7 inches).
Earlier in the week at Pinecrest, Tillman had a third-place leap of 20 feet, 3 inches in the long jump, the event he said he enjoys the most.
The Raiders will host a home meet, their final home meet of the season, Thursday at 5 p.m.
RAPID RESPONSE VIDEO WITH DOMONIC TILLMAN
The Richmond Observer will publish two more Official Richmond County Student-Athletes of the Week next week.
