Team Outlook:
Will North Springs be posing atop the Podium down in Albany this weekend
Has North Springs time has arrived to once again win a State title? Only 4 athletes Q'd as Individuals but 4-5 studs sometimes is all that's needed in Sprint/Jump heavy Ga. Not sure why #2 in the 400m Lauren Jackson discontinued competing in the 400m, but its hasn't affected North's for a State title too much as they come out of Sectionals as the team to beat.
Micaiah Ransby leads the Spartans attack coming in as the woman to beat in the 100/200. Lauren Jackson (a Dunwoody transfer) is the fave to win the 800m and was #2 in the 400m before dropping that event....Rounding out their scoring opps are individually are Jayda Drake Howard in 300H and Dorian Perkins in the 400m. North's Relay squads are smokin' and could be the difference in securing a team title...
AAAAA is so competitive, and Shaw HS fits the old GHSA profile for having a few studs and fast relay squads making them a potential Podium appearance. the Raiders are led by triple threat Breanna Mahone whose forte is the 400, LJ and 200m. Kareema Grier and Kiana Jackson could add to the Pirates hopes in the 400m and 300h respectively. Shaw's Relay squds are potent as well.
Cassondra Hall of Northside WRwill need to hold off Micaiah Ransby to double in the 100/200
Northside Warner Robins is hoping to improve upon their 3rd place finish in 2014 although they lost a couple of key cogs to graduation. Cassondra Hall is a definite threat to double in the 100/200 and Thrower Mekheala Witherspoon could win the Discusand place high in the Shot. Sunshine Walton may add crucial points in the Discus as well.
Forest Park is yet another team with minimal athletes with max scoring potential that has Podium potential. Bria Matthews is almost a lock to sweep the TJ/LJ and hurdler Lauren Epps is very dangerous in both Hurdles events.
Kell's Marielle Lewis is primed to double in the 800/1600
Kell has some distace aces that could propel them to a Podium spot. Marielle Lewis and Regan Poteet are both contenders in the 800/1600 races. Olivia Terwilliger has potential to get big points in the 3200.
There's a clan of schools with potential to score 20-30 points including Starrs Mill led by Alexis Farley in the Horizontals along with Abigail Dickinson (PV) and Emma Sims (1600) . Riverwood has the distance duo of Anna Hayden and Elizabeth Graves, Stephenson is sparked by Timberly Molden in the Throws. New Machester is led by Anika Carter in the Sprints,
Natosha Jordan of Richmond Hill is a potential 'high point' scorer whose disciplines are The Hurdles ashe leads All-Classes the HJ. Woodland Stockbridge has several good athletes who can score.
Bria Matthews of Forest Park is a big favorite in the Horizontals
Athletes to Watch:
There are many talented athletes and relay squads to follow in this class most notably are:
100m- Cassondra Hall- NS Warner Robins, Chala Carey- Camden, DeAndra Greer- Woodland- Stkbrdg, Anika Carter- New Manchester
200m- Micaiah Ransby, Cassondra Hall
400m- Micaiah Ransby, Breanna Mahone- Shaw,
800m- Lauren Jackson- North Springs, Marielle Lewis- Kell
1600- Marielle Lewis, Regan Poteet- Kell
3200- Anna Hayden- Riverwood, Liz Graves- Riverwood, Olivia Terwilliger- Kell
100 Hurdles- Kayla Alexander- Chapel Hill, Jameeka Middlebrooks- Villa Rica, Lauren Epps- Forest Park.
300 Hurdles- Lauren Epps, Alexia King- Miller Grove, Jayda Drake Howard- North Springs
4x100- North Springs, Stephenson, NSWR, Woodland Stk, Shaw
4x400- North Springs. Shaw, NSWR
HJ- Natosha Jordan- Richmond Hill, Latesha Locker- Mundys Mill, Camille Farhnbauer- Creekview, Carlana Dawkins- Winder-Barrow
TJ- Bria Matthews- Forest Park, Alexis Farley- Starrs Mill, Treyzha Berryman- Lanier HS
LJ- Bria Matthews, Alexis Farley, Breeanna Mahone- Shaw, Chala Carey
PV- Alexa Johnson- Sequoya, Mary Clark- Harris County,
Discus- Mekhaela Witherspoon- NSWR, Briana Sims, Timberly Molden
Shot- Timberly Molden- Stephenson, Briana Sims- Winder-Barrow, Megan Douglas- Union Grove
These rankings were calculated by scoring the rankings as a meet. We took the individual rankings and relay rankings and scored them as a normal meet: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
| 1. | North Springs | 59 |
| Dorian Perkins (400m 3 = 3) | ||
| Jayda Drake howard (300H 6 = 6) | ||
| Lauren Jackson (800m 10 = 10) | ||
| Micaiah Ransby (200m 10 + 400m 10 = 20) | ||
| Relay Team (20) | ||
| 2. | Shaw High School | 44.5 |
| Breeanna Mahone (200m 5 + 400m 8 + LJ 8 = 21) | ||
| Kareema Grier (400m 6 = 6) | ||
| Kiana Jackson (100H 4 = 4) | ||
| Relay Team (13.5) | ||
| 3. | Northside, Warner Robins | 43 |
| Cassondra Hall (100m 10 + 200m 8 = 18) | ||
| Mekhaela Witherspoon (D 10 + S 3 = 13) | ||
| Relay Team (6) | ||
| Sunshine Walton (D 6 = 6) | ||
| 4. | Forest Park | 42 |
| Bria Matthews (LJ 10 + TJ 10 = 20) | ||
| Lauren Epps (100H 6 + 300H 10 = 16) | ||
| Relay Team (6) | ||
| 5. | Kell High School | 35 |
| Aurielle Polk (S 4 = 4) | ||
| Marielle Lewis (1600m 8 + 800m 6 = 14) | ||
| Olivia Terwilliger (3200m 6 = 6) | ||
| Reagan Poteet (1600m 6 + 800m 5 = 11) | ||
| 6. | Starrs Mill High School | 27.88 |
| Abigail Dickinson (PV 5 = 5) | ||
| Alexis Farley (LJ 5 + TJ 8 = 13) | ||
| Emily Sims (1600m 4 = 4) | ||
| Madeline Hammond (HJ 1.88 = 1.88) | ||
| Mary Valli (3200m 3 = 3) | ||
| Shelby Myers (S 1 = 1) | ||
| 7. | Riverwood International Charter School | 26.88 |
| Anna Hayden (3200m 10 = 10) | ||
| Elizabeth Graves (3200m 5 = 5) | ||
| Lauren Rasmus (300H 4 + HJ 1.88 = 5.88) | ||
| Relay Team (6) | ||
| 8. | Stephenson High School | 25.88 |
| Davion Wingate (HJ 1.88 = 1.88) | ||
| Relay Team (8) | ||
| Timberly Molden (D 8 + S 8 = 16) | ||
| 9. | New Manchester High School | 24 |
| Anika Carter (100m 8 + 200m 6 = 14) | ||
| Kennedy Quarles (400m 5 = 5) | ||
| Yashe' Robinson (TJ 5 = 5) | ||
| 10. | Richmond Academy | 23 |
| Natosha Jordan (100H 5 + 300H 8 + HJ 10 = 23) | ||
| 11. | Woodland HS Stockbridge | 21.5 |
| DeAndra Greer (100m 5 = 5) | ||
| Deshae Ricard (100H 2 = 2) | ||
| Jillian Sloane (800m 8 = 8) | ||
| Relay Team (5.5) | ||
| Temperance Newsom (300H 1 = 1) | ||
| 12. | Chapel Hill High School | 20.58 |
| Angel Amadi (100m 6 + 200m 1.5 = 7.5) | ||
| Kayla Alexander (100H 10 = 10) | ||
| Madison Langston (HJ 1.88 = 1.88) | ||
| Savannah Sikes (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| 13. | Union Grove | 19 |
| Ebele Okoye (400m 1 = 1) | ||
| Ellunde Montgomery (800m 4 = 4) | ||
| Megan Douglas (D 4 + S 10 = 14) | ||
| 14. | Northgate | 14 |
| Elise Glorvigen (1600m 5 + 3200m 4 = 9) | ||
| Hannah Schaefer (PV 5 = 5) | ||
| 15. | Villa Rica | 13.5 |
| Jameeka Middlebrooks (100H 8 + 300H 3 + LJ 2.5 = 13.5) | ||
| 16. | Sequoyah High School | 13.2 |
| Aleah Johnson (800m 2 = 2) | ||
| Alexa Johnson (PV 10 = 10) | ||
| Kennedy Williams (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| 16. | Dunwoody | 13.2 |
| Amy Last (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| Ansley Heavern (1600m 10 + 3200m 2 = 12) | ||
| 18. | Winder-Barrow HS | 11.2 |
| Brianna Sims (D 5 + S 5 = 10) | ||
| Courtney Hardagree (PV 1.2 = 1.2) | ||
| 19. | Camden County | 11 |
| Chala Carey (100m 1 + 200m 4 + LJ 6 = 11) | ||
| 20. | Miller Grove High School | 9 |
| Alexia King (300H 5 = 5) | ||
| Relay Team (4) |