Area "bragging rights" meets producing some of state's and nation's top performances
The area’s city and county championship meets have produced, and are continuing to produce, some of top performances in the state and the nation. Here’s a look:
Atlanta Public Schools Championships (The Atlanta Track Classic)
Champions: Grady boys, Maynard Jackson girls
Top performances: Christian McNair-Jones, a junior at Grady, ran the state’s top time in the 300-meter hurdles, 37.86 seconds. It is the No. 15 time in the nation.
Cobb County Championships
Champions: Marietta boys, McEachern girls
Top performances: Walton freshman Tia Jones ran the state’s and the nation’s top time in the 100-meter hurdles, 13.27. Isiah Rogers, a senior at Campbell, had a shot put of 65-feet, 6-inches, which is No. 1 in the state and No. 4 in the nation. Makenzie Dunmore, a McEachern senior, ran the state’s fastest time in the 200 meters, 23.67. It is the No. 2 time in the U.S. McEachern’s 400-meter relay team ran the state’s top time of 45.84, which is No. 3 in the nation. Nia Seldon, a senior at Marietta, had a shot put of 44-feet, No. 1 in Georgia and No. 14 in the country.
DeKalb County Championships
Champions: Lakeside-DeKalb boys, Chamblee girls
Top performance: Southwest DeKalb junior Terryon Conwell ran the state's top time in the 200, 21.16. It is the No. 13 time in the U.S.
Douglas County Championships
Champions: Alexander boys and girls
Top performance: Vivette Green of Alexander won the 100 meters in a time of 11.96, tied for ninth in the state.
Fayette County Championships
Champions: Whitewater boys, McIntosh girls
Top performance: Fayette County sophomore Nailah Moore won the long jump and the triple jump with leaps of 17-8 ¾ and 36-1 ¼ , respectively.
Forsyth County Championships
Champions: Lambert boys and girls
Top performance: Savannah Carnahan, a senior at South Forsyth, won the 1,600 meters in a time of 5:04.22, the state’s seventh fastest this season, and the 3,200 in 10:42.94. Carnahan ran the state’s fastest time in that event (10:34.45) in a meet at Chattahoochee on March 9.
Fulton County Championships
Champions: Roswell boys, Westlake girls
Top performances: Westlake sophomore Rainey Anderson ran the state's fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles, 13.78. It is the nation's second fastest time. North Springs sophomore Jayda Drake-Howard ran the state's fastest time in the 300-meter hurdles, 42.00. It is the fourth fastest time in the country.
Gwinnett County Championships
Champions: Brookwood girls and boys
Top performance: South Gwinnett sophomore Terrell Smith ran the state's top time in the 100 meters, 10.32. It is No. 2 in the U.S.
Hall County Championships
Champions: Flowery Branch boys, North Hall girls
Top performances: Jake Shewbert, a senior at Flowery Branch, won the 1,600 and the 3,200 meters in 4:22.15 and 9:28.33, respectively.
Note: Clayton County and Henry County will complete their championship meets on Thursday. Eagle's Landing senior Devon Dixon ran the state's fastest time in the preliminary round of the 800 meters, 1:51.97. It is the second fastest time in the nation.
