Atlanta Track Club Names 49 Outstanding High School Athletes To Powerade All-Metro Track & Field Team

ATLANTA – May 16, 2018 – 49 athletes from the Metro Atlanta area have been named to the 2018 Powerade All-Metro Track & Field Team. Atlanta Track Club announced the roster today following the completion of the GHSA State Championship meets. The 2018 team includes athletes from 11 counties and 27 high schools. The team members have a combined 31 state titles.

Atlanta Track Club Names 49 Outstanding High School Athletes To Powerade All-Metro Track & Field Team“The metro Atlanta area is home to some of the best scholastic track & field athletes in the United States,” said Rich Kenah, Atlanta Track Club’s Executive Director. “We are proud to recognize their accomplishments and celebrate their successful season.”

The athletes were selected based on criteria including season bests, their performances at major meets throughout the season, and their finishes at the GHSA State Championships. The community can vote online at this website from May 16 through May 22 for the most outstanding male and female track athletes and most outstanding male and female field athletes.

Each of the Most Outstanding Athlete winners will receive a $1,500 scholarship from Atlanta Track Club and willl be announced at the Powerade All-Metro Track & Field Banquet on June 6 at the Stave Room in Midtown Atlanta. NBC Olympic Sports Broadcaster Lewis Johnson will host the banquet that will recognize all of the honorees as well as state champion coaches. Two high school seniors, one male and one female, will also be awarded $2,500 scholarships for their contributions to the sports of track & field and cross country.

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2018 All-Metro Track & Field Girls Team

Girls Event

Name

School

Grad Year

Class

County

100 meter dash

Jazmine Hobson

Shiloh High School

2020

7A

Gwinnett

200 meter dash

Trinity Price

Buford High School

2021

5A

Gwinnett

400 meter dash

Kennedy Simon

Westlake High School

2018

7A

Fulton

800 meter run

Naima Turbes

Westminster Schools

2018

3A

Fulton

1600 meter run

Brynne Sumner

Woodstock High School

2019

7A

Cherokee

3200 meter run

Ellie Hall

Marietta High School

2019

7A

Cobb

100 meter hurdles

Tia Jones

Walton High School

2019

7A

Cobb

300 meter hurdles

Jasmine Jones

Greater Atlanta Christian

2020

3A

Gwinnett

4x100 meter relay

Buford High School

Trinity Price

Alexa Rossum

Trinity Rossum

Kimberly Harris

Hayley Iverson

Preston Reid

 

5A

Gwinnett

4x400 meter relay

North Springs High School

Kayla Tolbert

Saran Kouyeth

Kennedi Weston Shields

Jayda Drake-Howard

Mckinze Nation

Lailah Williams

 

5A

Fulton

Long Jump

Kimberly Harris

Buford High School

2018

5A

Gwinnett

Triple Jump

Victoria Agyin

McEachern High School

2018

7A

Cobb

High Jump

Elasia Campbell

Walton High School

2019

7A

Cobb

Pole Vault

Mackenzie Gignilliat

Walker School

2019

1A-Private

Cobb

Shot Put

Javon Joyner

Norcross High School

2018

7A

Gwinnett

Discus

Elsie Igberaese

Dacula

2019

6A

Gwinnett

 

State Champion Coaches

Classification

School

Coaches

County

A Private

Wesleyan

Candler Baxley, Chad McDaniel, Justin Krueger, Chip Myrick, Chris Yoder, Isiah Hill

Gwinnett

AAAA

Chapel Hill High School

Travis Mihalik, Cooper Haralson, Anthony Mandani, O’Neisha Smith, Jordan Lightfoot, Freddie Allen Jr.

Douglas

AAAAA

Buford High School

Fyrone Davis, Ron King, Crystal Fowler, Chrissy Woodson

Gwinnett

AAAAAA

Alexander High School

Brian Robinson, Steve Duncan,

Douglas

AAAAAAA

Marietta High School

Nick Houstalakis, Jack Coleman

Cobb

 

2018 All-Metro Track & Field Boys Team

Event

Name

School

Grad Year

Class

County

100 meter dash

Javaughn Moore

Wheeler High School

2018

7A

Cobb

200 meter dash

Jacob Smith

Allatoona High School

2018

6A

Cobb

400 meter dash

Justin Long

Parkview High School

2018

7A

Gwinnett

800 meter run

Kameron Schofield

Sequoyah High School

2018

6A

Cherokee

1600 meter run

Kyle Harkabus

East Coweta High School

2020

7A

Coweta

3200 meter run

Sam Bowers

Milton High School

2018

7A

Fulton

110 meter hurdles

Cameron Murray

Westlake High School

2018

7A

Fulton

300 meter hurdles

Latrell Murray

Luella High School

2018

4A

Henry

4x100 meter relay

Parkview High School

Christian Malloy

Justin Long

Keith Williams

Matthew Chavers

Tommy Rogers

Zak Blake

 

7A

Gwinnett

4x400 meter relay

Fayette County High School

Josh Dupree

Seth Holloway

Jaylan Coleman

Trey Johnson

Cameron Johnson

Zachary Filmore

 

5A

Fayette

Long Jump

William Jones

Lithia Springs High School

2018

5A

Douglas

Triple Jump

Keshun Byrd

Cedar Grove High School

2018

3A

Dekalb

High Jump

Pache' Caldwell

Riverwood International Charter School

2018

5A

Fulton

Pole Vault

Jack Haller

West Forsyth High School

2018

7A

Forsyth

Shot Put

Jeremiah Pierce

Carrollton High School

2018

5A

Carroll

Discus

Tanner Duffin

St. Pius X

2019

4A

Dekalb

 

 

State Champion Coaches

Classification

School

Coaches

County

AAA

Cedar Grove High School

Jermaine Smith

Douglas

AAAA

St. Pius X

Ryan McClay

Dekalb

AAAAA

Dutchtown High School

Calvin Gibson

Henry

AAAAAA

Allatoona High School

Patrick Parsons, Brett Hubinger

Cobb

AAAAAAA

Parkview High School

Matt Henson

Gwinnett