After a 3 year drought from 2013 thru 2015 (due to many strong and talented Marist squads) Monroe Albany, roared back to the top last season, adding another title notch in their belts. Let's take a moment to breakdown why hometown cooking matters. First off, its business as usual, like a school day. Next, you get to go home and sleep in your own bed, eat what you eat every day, you have rabid fans that support the program and a 'Tradition of Excellence' expecting to win. Plus, most of the top girls run Summer and sometimes Indoor track with Sapphire-Ruff Riders.
Only 1 school, really has a chance to make it interesting teamwise, and that's Greater Atlanta Christian. GAC also boasts a team of year around Track athletes, who are talented. Its unusual, their prospects actually improved for winning a State title after moving up in Class...Looking at the team scores, they are strong in the same areas as Monroe, just not quite as good. But, anything can happen down in Albany. Westminster, clearly is going to pile up enough points in the 800/1600/3200 to power themselves impressively to the top of the old scoreboard after Friday, but will have to sit and watch Monroe Albany and GAC bypass them, around the 200m/300h finals Saturday. The battle for the final Podium spot should be intense between: Bremen, Cedar Grove, North Hall and Central Macon. In the distance events, a few gals held back, including Audrey Honiotes of Hart County, NXN XC All-American, Serena Tripodi of Lovett (who's rumored to be on the comeback trail from an injury)
Top Athletes to Watch:
Jaeda Hunt of Monroe Albany- 100, 200, LJ, Relays
Nia Brown of GAC- 200, 100, Relays
Mekya Walden of Central Macon- 100, 200, Relays
Ja'Milya Poole of Monroe Albany- 400, 300h, Relays
Naima Turbes of Westminster- 800, 1600, Relays
Serena Tripodi of Lovett- 3200, 1600
Audrey Honiotes of Hart County- 3200, 1600
Katherine Vuckovic of Westminster- 3200
Jasmine Jones of GAC- 100h, 300h, Relays
Isis McVay of Monroe Albany- 300h, 100h, Relays
Jada Jones (5) of GAC- 100h
Alyisha Anderson of Liberty County- TJ
Kaylee Riley of Bremen- PV
Rebecca Bowen of North Hall- Discus
Team Scores
After a 3 year drought from 2013 thru 2015 (due to many strong and talented Marist squads) Monroe Albany, roared back to the top last season, adding another title notch in their belts. Let's take a moment to breakdown why hometown cooking matters. First off, its business as usual, like a school day. Next, you get to go home and sleep in your own bed, eat what you eat every day, you have rabid fans that support the program and a 'Tradition of Excellence' expecting to win. Plus, most of the top girls run Summer and sometimes Indoor track with Sapphire-Ruff Riders.
Only 1 school, really has a chance to make it interesting teamwise, and that's Greater Atlanta Christian. GAC also boasts a team of year around Track athletes, who are talented. Its unusual, their prospects actually improved for winning a State title after moving up in Class...Looking at the team scores, they are strong in the same areas as Monroe, just not quite as good. But, anything can happen down in Albany. Westminster, clearly is going to pile up enough points in the 800/1600/3200 to power themselves impressively to the top of the old scoreboard after Friday, but will have to sit and watch Monroe Albany and GAC bypass them, around the 200m/300h finals Saturday. The battle for the final Podium spot should be intense between: Bremen, Cedar Grove, North Hall and Central Macon. In the distance events, a few gals held back, including Audrey Honiotes of Hart County, NXN XC All-American, Serena Tripodi of Lovett (who's rumored to be on the comeback trail from an injury)
