A 1984 graduate of the Honors College at the University of South Carolina, Jeff Hartsell has covered high school, college and professional sports, including The Masters golf tournament, since joining The Post and Courier. Hartsell has won awards from the South Carolina Press Association and twice has been named state sportswriter of the year by the National Sportswriters and Sports Broadcasters Association. He lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife Dora, and four children.