GHSA AAAA Girls State Meet Preview

Chapel Hill placed a strong 2nd behind North Springs in AAAAA last season. Then 2 magical things occurred...The Panthers dropped down in class, but so did Monroe Albany down to AAA, perhaps grading the road to a team State title this weekend (if everyone makes it thru Friday's forecast of 90% thunderstorms) Chapel Hill has speed to kill, individually, relays, hurdles and should score in the jumps and distance maybe..

I'm not certain, how close to the vest Marist played it at Sectionals (distance) as Schellman has an 11:26 3200m time from 4/12, but 1 miscue by Chapel Hill and its gonna' get hairy...Woodward Academy could pour on 30 or more points on the Field thanks mainly to thrower Makenli Forrest and should be a Podium canidate, along with Baldwin, whose has triple threat Zykeria Williams, along with more speed, relays and big hops. North Oconee possibly has the most balanced attack across the board of these 5 teams, and may be right in there as well led by sprinter Sheleah Harris. In the Vault, can Mary Person's Carson Dingler go for 14-0 shattering the GHSA record books? 

Top Athletes to Watch:

Zykeria Williams of Baldwin- 100, 100h, LJ, Relays

Sheleah Harris of North Oconee- 100, 200, Relays

Angel Amadi of Chapel Hill- 100, 200, Relays

Aliyah Sangster of Chapel Hill- 400, 200, Relays and Olympian Hazel Clark

Kiana Banks of Spalding- 400, 200, 4x400

Emma Rose Bagwell of Blessed Trinity- 800, 1600

Maddie Heller of Blessed Trinity- 1600, 800

Josie Wirtz of Marist- 3200, 1600

Olympia High of Mary Persons- 300h, 100h, TJ

Kayla Alexander of Chapel Hill- 100h, LJ, Relays (photo by Daniel McCauley)

Moena Battle of North Clayton- HJ

India Turk of Howard- TJ, LJ

Rachel Gearing of White County- TJ, LJ

Carson Dingler of Mary Persons- PV

Olivia Moore of Pickens County

Makenli Forrest of Woodward- Discus, Shot

Cody Chandler of North Oconee- Shot, Discus (Reese Hoffa in da house!)