Georgia Athletes Shine at USATF JO National Championships

                        Georgia Athletes Shine at USATF JO National Championships

         

                    Tia Jones of Full Throttle (file photo-Lane 3) again was a star in the Youth Girls division winning double Golds.

There were 6 Gold Medalists in the Youth Divison including multi-Gold winners Tia Jones, Daloria Boone and Sterling Lester. Rainey Anderson won gold in the 100 hurdles (13.53) and Jeremiah Pierce from Carrollton Track took Gold in the Youth Boys Discus (161-9). Brian Herron from Flight 400 is the 13-14 National Champ in the 400m in 50.59. The Baldwin Lightning-Jets won the Girls 4x100 relay in 48.05. Jones of Full Throttle displayed her talents again, easily winning the 200m in 24.62 and 100h in 13.83. Boone from Baldwin Lightning-Jets won the 100m (12.04) and had a devastating LJ mark of 19-10. Sterling Lester from Marietta Track had a tremendous meet winning the Youth Girls Multis, 400m dash (54.62) and taking 4th in the 100h.
 
 
                                                     
       
               Candace Hill (file photo) had an awesome meet sweeping the 100/200 and getting a Silver in the 4x100 relay.
 
9 Gold medals are coming back to Ga from the Intermediate divison (15-16) Rising soph Candace Hill continued to shine winning 2 Golds in the Intermediate Girls 100/200m dashes and anchored Dynamic Speed's 4x100 to a razor close 2nd place finish. Serenity Douglas took a Gold in the 400m dash and Bronze in the 200m race. Carson Dingler cleared 12-7 taking PV Gold competing unattached. Kamryn Brinson slung the Hammer 152-4 seizing 1st place for Throw1deep Club. Erin Marsh won the 400m Hurdles for the Jackrabbit TC clocking a 1:00.64. Denzel Harper of Quicksilver TC won the LJ earlier in the week with a leap of 23-4 while teamate Khalfani Green swooped in and stole Gild in the 800m in 1:55.03. The Star Track boys won the Intermediate 4x100 in a blazin' 41.41. 
 
                                                         
               Quintaveon Poole (file photo) is "the Man" eclipsing the 47 second barrier seizing Gold in the 400m dash                       
 
In the Young M/W division (17-18) 5 Golds were achieved including a relay win by the Titans Girls in the 4x400m with an amazing time of 3:39.49! Rising sr Jeremy McDuffie of Shiloh HS wilbring back medals of each mineral as he took Gold in his specialty the 110h (14.03), a Silver in the TJ (49-0) and a Bronze in the 400h. Georgia men Ryan Clark won Gold in the 200m in 20.98 (-2.98 wind), but had an amazing 20.82! in the prelims. Quintaveon Poole from Washington County broke the 47 barrier in the 400m dash as he flew around the oval in 46.92! Mary Terry from North Oconee HS tied for 1st in the HJ with a bar of 5-6. 
 
                                                                               The 'Skinny'
13-14
 
Daloria Boone      Baldwin Jets    LJ          19-10           1st
Daloria Boone      Baldwin Jets    100/200     12.04/25.12     1st/5th
Tia Jones          Full Throttle   200         24.62           1st
Tia Jones          Full Throttle   100h        13.83           1st
Sterling Lester    Marietta Track  400/100h    54.62/15.08     1st/4th
Sterling Lester    Marietta Track  Multis      3016            1st
Alexa Rossum       Jackrabbit      100/400     12.45/56.28     8th/3rd
Jakeeyah Seymour   Sapphire-RR     100h        15.20           6th
Ja'Milya Poole     Saphire-Ruff R  200h        28.64           5th
Rainey Anderson    Atl Elite       100h/400    13.53/50.68     1st/5th
Brian Herron       Flight 400      400         50.59           1st        
Jeremiah Pierce    Carrollton Tr   Discus      161-9           1st
Marcellus Boykin   Elite Speed     100         11.29           3rd
Nefertari Lampkin  Athens Youth    TJ          36-2            5th
 
Baldwin Jets       f               4x100       48.05           1st
Jackrabbit         f               4x100       48.08           2nd
Saphire RR         f               4x400       4:00.23         5th
Saphire RR         f               4x800       10:07.23        4th
 
 
15-16
 
Denzel Harper      Quicksilver     LJ/400h     23-4/55.94      1st/7th
Khalfani Green     Quicksilver     800         1:55.03         1st
Marvin Hubbard     Star Track TC   100         10.91           2nd
Jalen Virgil       Jackrabbit      100/200     10.98/22.21     3rd/7th
Rashaad Pollard    Star Track TC   100         11.10           4th
Terry Conwell      Elite Speed     400         49.22           4th
Tyler Green        Titans TC       100/200     11.29/22.34     8th/8th
Wesley Watkins     Star Track      110h        15.85           8th
 
Candace Hill       Dynamic Spd     100/200     11.76/23.56     1st/1st
Serenity Douglas   Tachyon         200/400     24.43/53.91     3rd/1st
Carson Dingler     FPD             PV          12-7            1st
Kamryn Brinson     T1D             Ham         152-4           1st
Erin Marsh         Jackrabbit      400h        1:00.64         1st
Becky Arbiv        Pole Vault Atl  PV          11-7            4th
Erin Marsh         Jackrabbit      Multis      4251            5th
Tarah Young        Sapphire RR     400         55.54           5th
Hope Glenn         Titans          100         12.13           6th
Timberly Molden    Tachyon         Shot        38-03           8th
 
Dynamic Speed       f              4x100       46.58           2nd
Sapphire RR         f              4x100       47.51           7th
Sapphire RR         f              4x400       3:50.02         2nd
Star Track          m              4x100       41.41           1st
Elite Speed         m              4x100       41.59           3rd
Titans TC           m              4x100       42.43           7th
Elite Speed         m              4x400       3:18.24         4th
Quicksilver         m              4x400       3:25.07         7th
 
 
 
17-18
 
Ryan Clark         Bann            200         20.98f          1st
Quintaveon Poole   Star Track      400         46.92           1st
Jeremy McDuffie    Quicksilver     110h/400h   14.03/53.21     1st/3rd
Jeremy McDuffie    Quicksilver     TJ          49-0            2nd
McKinely West      Sapphire RR     100         10.762          3rd
Kenneth Brinson    T1D             Discus/Ham  184-1/59.96m    3rd/6th
Nathan Strother    Jackrabbit      400         48.07           4th
Robert Dunning     unattached      HJ          6-6.75          4th
Joshua Willingham  Titans          400         48.93           5th
Hakeem Mustafa     Shaw            3000        9:01.01         5th
LaSheon Strozier   Quicksilver     TJ          47-11           6th
Jeramey Hampton    Jackrabbit      800         1:59.49         7th
Travis Collins     Velocity Sun    100         10.91           7th
Nolan Daniels      Jackrabbit      800         1:59.98         8th
Austin Lyons       Sapphire RR     110h        14.56           8th
Terrence Jenkins   New Manchester  400h        53.90           5th
 
Mary Terry         NOHS            HJ          5-6             1st*
Akua Obeng-Akrofi  Archer          100/200     12.10/24.26     7th/2nd
Bria Matthews      Quicksilver     TJ          12.66m          3rd
Tatyana Hodnett    Quicksilver     800/1500    2:16/4:46.03    7th/5th
Kayla Dawson       Marietta Track  2000 SC     8:01.66         7th
Tamdra Lawerence   Baldwin Jets    100         12.15           8th
Sylvia Wilson      Woodland        100h        14.97           8th
Makayla Hewell     Lanier Lightn   3000        11:20.66        8th
Ansley Long        Carrollton Tr   LJ          18-02           8th
Erica Evans        Woodward        Multis      4296            8th
 
 
Titans Track      f                4x100       46.10           4th
Saphire RR        f                4x100       47.44           7th
Titans Track      f                4x400       3:39.49         1st
Sapphire RR       f                4x400       3:46.59         8th
Quicksilver       f                4x800       9:28.45         3rd
Star Track        m                4x100       40.73           2nd
JackRabbit Track  m                4x400       3:13.24         3rd
Quicksilver       m                4x400       3:27.81         7th        
Titans Track      m                4x800       7:56.20         3rd