The AA 1600 was as wide open as it could get with a crazy ending. Miller Kettle of GAC and Spencer Fields from Darlington. However, someone had a big upset in mind as Lovett's Everett Smulders woke them up before too long taking the lead in a nice move passing both looking strong. Then the unexpected occurred as Smulders may have lost balance looking behind, hitting the track hard as Kettle (who had been closing the final 200) stepped around him in lane 2 crossing for the win in 4:23.24. With the crowd chanting (and pa announcer) for him to get up and finish, Smulders crawled across the line for 2nd in 4:29 as Fields was closing in taking 3rd in 4:31. 4th was Carl Ellis Corley from Bleckley County in 4:41 nipping Nicholas Klayvohn of Lovett in 5th 4:41 (-.40)
Boys Highlights
- 1,600 Meter Run - Logan Poteet (Kell High School) 4:12.01; Miles Yapp (Brookwood) 4:15.10; Frank Pittman (Marist) 4:16.38; Robby Keough (Whitefield Academy) 4:17.38; Sam Ellis (Decatur High School) 4:21.03; Miller Kettle (Greater Atlanta Christian) 4:23.24; Christian Bowles (Lakeside, Evans) 4:14.83; Davis Stockwell (Lakeside HS, DeKalb) 4:15.91; Tyler Jones (North Oconee) 4:19.62; Reilly Friedman(Galloway) 4:21.26; Chase Kennedy (East Jackson High School) 4:21.36; Jonathan Schwind (Lambert HS) 4:15.93; Grant O'Callaghan(Flowery Branch) 4:18.94; Quintin Miles (North Hall) 4:22.55; Chandler Kennedy (East Jackson High School) 4:23.15; Max Heaberlin(Paideia) 4:23.98; Mitchell Sanders (Walton High School) 4:17.23; Andrew Tuttle (Northgate) 4:19.33; Stephen Martinez (St. Pius X) 4:23.55; Khayvonn Benson (Marietta High School) 4:17.65; Jake Shewbert (Flowery Branch) 4:21.93; Sam Costa (Mill Creek High School) 4:18.06; Sam Bowie (LaGrange) 4:23.74; Owen Bailey (Woodstock High School) 4:18.92; Preston Meade (Milton High School) 4:19.88; Jack Bluth (Milton High School) 4:20.49; Isaac Penman (Peachtree Ridge High School) 4:20.78