PROUD MOMENTS: Gainesville teen adds two records

Tyler Brown of Gainesville added two national records to his impressive list of weightlifting accomplishments at the IronDawg Open Record Setters Bench Press Championships in Athens.

Brown, an 18-year-old senior at East Hall High School, competed in the 18/19-year-old class in both raw and equipped divisions.

In raw competition, lifters lift without using tight-fitting bench press shirts, which add extra support for the muscles when lifting heavy weights. Brown’s national raw bench-press record weight was 341.5 pounds, and his equipped division record lift was 501.5 pounds.

Brown was named Best Teenage Lifter at the state powerlifting meet last spring, where he set three state and two national records by squatting 600.76 pounds, benching 424.39 pounds and dead lifting 402.34 pounds. And at the national meet in June in Norfolk, Va., Brown once again won the Best Teenage Lifter award after setting three world records —- squatting 650.357 pounds, benching 402.34 pounds and dead lifting 473.99 pounds.

Brown, who also played football for East Hall, was named the school’s Lineman of the Year and was an honorable mention offensive lineman on the Region 7-AAA coaches all-region team.

Loganville Christian takes title

Loganville Christian Academy’s girls middle school basketball team won the Middle School Fellowship Tournament to claim the league championship.

Loganville Christian went undefeated in the regular season against teams from Strong Rock Christian, Greater Gwinnett Christian and Community Christian and advanced to beat Strong Rock 24-10 in the tournament’s championship game.

Team members include Hannah Perry, Lauren Wilson, Alex Garrett, Emily Monda, Kiana Bolen, Katlyn Johnson, Chesney Hearn, Maranda Blum, Kelsey Farmer, Sarah Stueck, Tori Berry, Charli Garrett, Julie Cheney, Jordyn Gealy and coaches Gregg Garrett and David Monda.

Nyamongo tops 10K in Roswell

Sammy Nyamongo of Marietta was the overall men’s winner at the Chattahoochee Challenge 10K in Roswell. He finished in 32:47.

Elena Linn of Atlanta won the women’s title in 39:03. Zeferino Modesto of Atlanta won the men’s masters title in 39:08, and Bettina McIntyre of Marietta was the women’s masters champion in 41:52.

Local runners winning age-group titles were: Emily Bridges, Marietta, 47:41; Forrest Burks, Acworth, 42:17; Katie June, Roswell, 41:27; Nolan Clark, Gainesville, 35:04; Katharine Schweitzer, Decatur, 41:17; Brandon Kearse, Atlanta, 41:39; Jeff Abbott, Dunwoody, 34:19; Tracy Barr, Sandy Springs, 40:04; Joseph Gibson, Marietta, 33:53; Tammi Kole, Atlanta, 43:28; Daniel Thorogood, Atlanta, 37:24; Laurie O’Brien, Alpharetta, 44:30; Ben Bailey, Dunwoody, 40:40; Beth Anthony, Atlanta, 48:39; Ripp Davey, Atlanta, 41:17; Susan Breeding, Marietta, 45:22; Sarah Elder, Alpharetta, 52:07; Gareth Stride, Duluth, 40:26; Marguerite Dunlany, Marietta, 57:59; Francis Schaver Jr., Atlanta, 47:56; Larry Lascody, Alpharetta, 53:49; and Frank Flynn, Roswell, 1:06:50.

Jennifer Ewert of Atlanta finished third overall in the women’s race at the Critz Tybee Half Marathon on Tybee Island. She finished in 1:32:23. Walter McDaniel of Marietta finished third in the Grand Masters division in 1:51:35. David Tew of Lawrenceville won the men’s 50-54 age group title, finishing in 1:32:36.

Other local finishers with top-10 age group finishes included: Kimberly Denton, Atlanta, 1:55:52; Mali Shadmehry, Cumming, 2:03:55; Patrick Hansrote, Locust Grove, 1:43:13; Megan Halligan, Atlanta, 1:49:20; Mary Malone, Atlanta, 1:56:29; Agnes Law, Atlanta, 1:46:20; Andrea Morris, McDonough, 1:58:09; Barbara Kahn-Aitken, Atlanta, 1:58:31; Ann Stacy, Atlanta, 1:44:46; Darlene Goode, Canton, 1:49:29; Jeffrey Brown, Marietta, 1:43:14; Veronica Williams, Roswell, 2:20:49; Deborah Schulte, Snellville, 2:08:46; Elaine Geiger, Snellville, 2:18:25; and Patricia Carterette, Atlanta, 2:35:21.

Atlanta runners took the top positions in both the men’s and women’s open divisions at the Callaway Gardens Marathon in Pine Mountain.

Chris Smith of Atlanta won the men’s title in 2:49:18, and Marie Boyle of Atlanta won the women’s race in 3:35:16. Herve Chambrin of Smyrna was third overall in the men’s race in 3:18:25, and David Parsons of Marietta was fifth in 3:20:19.

Andy Ulsh of Newnan won the men’s 30-34 age group in 3:27:21. Toni Geiselmayr of Marietta was first in women’s 25-29 in 3:56:48. Satomi Kato of Norcross won the women’s 40-44 age group in 3:59:33. Loraine Hillard of Gainesville was first in women’s 45-49 in 4:21:15.

Other local finishers included: Ed Ferrell, Grayson, 3:34:41; Adam Boyle, Atlanta, 3:35:16; Matt Edgar, Atlanta, 3:41:45; Mark Watson, Cumming, 3:57:32; Jason Chidester, Atlanta, 4:06:13; Sean Blanton, Atlanta, 4:14:49; Brian Lavender, Suwanee, 4:39:30; Scott Ludwig, Peachtree City, 4:45:30; Al Barker, Fayetteville, 4:45:30; James Wilson, Brooks, 5:02:49; Shaun Dailey, Senoia, 5:35:07; Joellyn Bass, Atlanta, 4:12:02; Lynn Mooney, Marietta, 4:22:18; Debbi Legg, Suwanee, 4:26:38; Lebby Thompson, Atlanta, 4:31:00; Evelyn White, Fayetteville, 4:34:02; Evelyn White, Fayetteville, 4:34:02; Lisa Aultman, Peachtree City, 4:39:33; Jamie Grainger, Flowery Branch, 4:43:49; Amy Wright, Flowery Branch, 4:43:49; Sydney Caraballo, Flowery Branch, 4:56:41; Teresa Libbey, Decatur, 5:03:12; Cindy Heimanson, Atlanta, 6:13:23; Linda Zeeman, Atlanta, 6:15:19; Susan Kolbinsky, Duluth, 6:24:48; and Anne Rentz, Marietta, 6:26:25.

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