On the right is legendary Georgia HS Track and Field coach...Jerry Arnold.
The meet is named after Coach Jerry Arnold, a fixture on the Georgia coaching scene for over 30 years. If you've attended a meet at Mill Creek, you've heard his voice over the PA as the announcer, keeping everyone informed and adding to festive atmosphere of meets. Coach Arnold started at Carrollton High School, then moved to Brookwood before finishing his career at Mill Creek. His athletes and teams won multiple State titles under his tutelage. He is a part of the Carrollton Hall of Fame, the Gwinnett County XC/Track and Field Hall of Fame, and the Georgia XC/Track and Field Hall of Fame. He also works closely with the GHSA to try and improve our sport every year. It is fitting that such a competitive meet should be named after a legendary coach, who not only coached athletes to their fullest potential, but is a true ambassador of our sport.
Below are the top 3 entries in each event. Top 8 medals will be hard to come by in a field so competitive!
Girls:
4 x 100: Campbell, Collins Hill, Shaw
4 x 400: Campbell, Shaw, Grayson
4 x 800: North Oconee, Collins Hill, Mill Creek
100: Venida Fagan (Chamblee), Bree Teasley (Franklin), Garielle Netter (Maynard Jackson)
100h: Cortney Jones (Maynard Jackson), Elena Brown-Soler (Chamblee), Onyx Simpson (Decatur)
200: Bree Teasley (Franklin), Myia Dorsey (St. Pius), Ashley Davis (Central Gwinnett)
300h: Alexis Jones (Campbell), Taahirat Taariq (Collins Hill), Cortney Jones (Maynard Jackson)
400: Breeanna Mahone (Shaw), Destiny Riley (Campbell), Adrianna Williams (East Coweta)
800: Betty Jackson (Eagle's Landing), Sarah Chappell (Alpharetta), Ashley Middlebrooks (Southwest Dekalb)
1600: Anna Barefield (Northview), Sue Anne Moralis (East Jackson), Makayla Hewell (Banks County)
3200: Lindsay Billings (Northview), Katie Meyer (Centennial)
Discus: Alexis Gant (Eagle's Landing), Maria Mentesana (St. Pius), Dyani Stringer (Mill Creek)
High Jump: Mary Terry (North Oconee), Cortney Jones (Maynard Jackson), Aliyah Whisby (East Coweta)
Long Jump: Alexis Jones (Campbell), Breeanna Mahone (Shaw), Cierra Pittard (Cedar Shoals)
Pole Vault: Rachel Sherrill (Dacula), Jamie Chandler (Central Gwinnett), Anita Button (Archer)
Shot Put: Laura Allen (Archer), Jhalexious Chandler (East Jackson), Carrintyn Greene (Greenbrier)
Triple Jump: Bola Hambolu (Collins Hill), Trezha Berryman (Lanier), Arielle Shaw (Brookwood)
Boys
4 x 100: Campbell, Mays, Grayson
4 x 400: GAC, Morrow, Newton
4 X 800: Morrow, North Oconee, Collins Hill
100: Darius Slayton (GAC), Romartis Bell (Mays), Terryon Conwell (Southwest Dekalb)
110h: Austin Lyons (Archer), Tyler Houston (Brookwood), Aziriah Foster (Newton)
200: Quiintaveon Poole (Washington County), Breshawrd Cooper (Cedar Shoals), Darius Slayton (GAC)
300h: Trevon Reese (Langston Hughes), Mhakai King (Campbell), Aziriah Foster(Newton)
400: Quintaveon Poole (Washington County), Terry Conwell (Southwest Dekalb), Breshawrd Cooper (Cedar Shoals)
800: Jeramey Hampton (North Gwinnett), Courtland White (Morrow), Devin Dixon (Eagle's Landing)
1600: Logan Hughes (Greenbrier), Tyler Jones (North Oconee), Miller Kettle (GAC),
3200: Sam Costa (Mill Creek), Quintin Miles (North Hall), Cole Thornton (North Oconee)
Discus: Ryan Camp (Archer), Quintis Maddox (Salem), Sloah Huff (Archer)
High Jump: Nick Johnson (Brookwood), Sam Ellis (Decatur), Johnny Reed (Campbell), Kyle King (Flowery Branch), Tario Fuller (Lanier), Daniel Jappah (Collins Hill), Ronald Streets (Central Gwinnett)
Long Jump: Andy Constant (Eagle's Landing), Jacque Evangelister (Dacula), Montavious Atkinson (Langston Hughes)
Pole Vault: Hunter Mallard (Gainesville), Jacob Zambo (Mill Creek), Gil Hoffman (North Hall), Don Terry (North Oconee)
Shot Put: Nicholas Coker (Brookwood), Sam Wright (Archer), Tyler Vernon (Mill Creek)
Triple Jump: Jeremiah Holloman (Newton), Rogerious Swain (Cedar Shoals), Tariq Bradford (Southwest Dekalb)