Here is a closer look at some of the county championship meets taking place this weekend. County championships are for bragging rights only and do not have an impact on region or sectional meets.
Atlanta Public Schools Championships (The Atlanta Track Classic)
When and Where: Saturday and Monday at North Atlanta
Teams to beat: (Girls) Maynard Jackson, Carver, Mays, North Atlanta; (Boys) Grady, Mays, North Atlanta
Girls to watch: Garielle Netter, Jr., Maynard Jackson; Halimah Barlow, Jr., Douglass; Courtney Jones, Soph., Maynard Jackson; Chloe Tillis, Sr., North Atlanta; Camilla Sims, Jr., Maynard Jackson
Boys to watch: Jacquez Sloan, Soph., Grady; Jackson Pearce, Soph., North Atlanta
Cobb County Championships
When and Where: Saturday and Monday at Marietta
Teams to beat: (Girls) McEachern, Harrison, Kell, Pope; (Boys) Marietta, Walton, McEachern, Campbell
Girls to watch: Hunter Robinson, Fr., Harrison; MaKenzie Dunmore, Jr., McEachern; Hunter Robinson, Fr., Harrison; Avery Bussjager, Sr., Walton
Boys to watch: Cornelius Scott, Sr., North Cobb; Logan Poteet, Sr., Kell; Robby Keough, Sr., Whitefield Academy; Martice Moore, Sr., McEachern; Robert Dunning, Sr., Kennesaw Mountain; Sam Jackson, Jr., McEachern; Cedric Williams, Jr., McEachern; Brandon Brinker, Sr., Walton
DeKalb County Championships
When and Where: Saturday and Monday at Panthersville Stadium
Teams to beat: (Girls) Redan, Dunwoody, Chamblee, Miller Grove; (Boys) Southwest DeKalb, Lakeside-DeKalb, Stephenson
Girls to watch: Tiara Williams, Fr., Miller Grove; Ansley Heavern, Jr., Dunwoody; Aseneth Williams, Jr., Columbia;
Boys to watch: Christ McBride, Sr., Redan; Denzel Harper, Jr., Stephenson; Montavius Coleman, Sr., Southwest DeKalb; Abbas Abbkar, Sr., Clarkston; Terryon Conwell, Soph., Southwest DeKalb
Fulton County Championships
When and Where: Saturday and Monday at Milton
Teams to beat: (Girls) Westlake, North Springs; (Boys) Westlake, Milton, Banneker
Girls to watch: Micaiah Ransby, Jr., North Springs; Sydne Vanhorse, Alpharetta; Jenee Nichols, Jr., Westlake; Kennedy Simon, Fr., Westlake; Lindsay Billings, Jr., Northview; Sydney Henderson, Sr., Westlake; Kayla Stinson, Sr., Westlake; Nyambi Shoates, Sr., Westlake; Hayden Merrick, Sr., Johns Creek
Boys to watch: Ryan Clark, Sr., Banneker; Preston Meade, Sr., Milton; Connor Cole, Sr., Milton; Treymane Flagler, Sr., Westlake; Rainey Anderson, Fr., Westlake; Corey Claiborne-Landy, Sr., Milton; Tyson Spears, Jr., Roswell; Michael Francesconi, Sr., Johns Creek
Gwinnett County Championships
When and Where: Saturday and Monday at Mill Creek
Teams to beat: (Girls) Grayson, Brookwood, Parkview; (Boys) Brookwood, Grayson, Mill Creek, Greater Atlanta Christian
Girls to watch: Aliyah Abrams, Sr., Grayson; Camryn Petit, Fr., Mill Creek; Bola Hambolu, Sr., Collins Hill;
Boys to watch: Jalen Virgil, Jr., Mountain View; Darius Slayton, Greater Atlanta Christian; Micah Abernathy, Sr., Greater Atlanta Christian; Miles Yapp, Sr., Brookwood; Austin Lyons, Sr., Archer; Ryan Camp, Jr., Archer; Jordan Brown, Sr., Berkmar; Kedar Chambers, Sr., Parkview