Ocean Springs junior Skylan Hunter begins track season as one of the best in the nation!

Track season is officially here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but for some student athletes, the season never ended.Whether it’s on the track or in the gym, Ocean Springs’s Skylan Hunter never stops grinding and he won’t stop until he’s at the top.

“To be the best you’ve got to be on it at all times. like professionals, they train all year round. if you play basketball, you’re in the gym everyday, football players are always on the field. This isn’t any different,” said the junior, Skylan Hunter. “Getting up at 5 o’clock in the morning to being here late at night when I could be having fun, I’d rather be in here getting right and getting ready for my sport.”

Ready or not, here he comes! In his first indoor meet of 2025, Greyhound Junior Skylan Hunter made noise quickly Not only did lead the state in high jump, his triple jump of 47 ‘4.25 is the second farthest all time in Mississippi indoor history and is the farthest jumper by a junior ever recorded! This put him at the ninth spot in the nation, but Hunter is far from complacent.

“My coach is always updating me on the people ahead of me trying to get me to go further and he always has me with these hard outrageous workouts that’s going to make me better regardless,” said Hunter. “I just want to come out of Mississippi knowing I’m the best. I see people around my school that’s cool with being mediocre, but I’ve never been that type of dude. When I leave Ocean Springs high school, I want my name to be cemented in the history of track and field.”

Hunter has two more seasons in the blue and white to do so with the season opener taking place in Ocean Springs on February 27th. here’s to the beginning of new heights for “Skyman” and his track and field journey.

“Any college that wants to pick me up you know and get my education first to take me through life,” said Hunter. “Track and field is alright and cool, but at the end of the day I’m trying to build a career and have something outside of this.”