Cold, Wet, Windy Day of Track at Zaxby's Archer

(all photos by Marc Logan's Flash Forward Photography)

Well, there's nothing like having mother nature come smack us in the face again early into the season. Facing a cold drizzling rain, 10 mph winds and mid forties temps. But, 25 MileSplit Silver Elite performances were cranked out.  Marietta HS swept the team titles as the Boys won by 29 points with meet host Archer 2nd. The Lady Devils had a victory margin of 25 points. It was a tight battle for 2nd place with Brookwood 2nd, McEachern 3rd, North Springs 4th (separated by only 2.5 points) 


Chakiya Plummer from McEachern swept the hurdles events, taking the 100h in 14.58 and a swift 43.58 in the 300h.


Naima Turbes was like a postman, as she delivered with wins in the 800m in 2:18.78 and 1600m going 5:03.91 


Synclair Savage of North Cobb Christian, doubled in the short sprints, as she won the 100m dash in 12.21 and later the 200m at 25.15


Myles Collins of host school Archer won a tight 1600m race clocking a 4:20.24 besting Jack Filan from Cambridge at 4:22.50  


Kamari Miller of Marietta made it 2 wins in a row taking the 3200m race in 9:36.


Joshua Stradford of McEachern won the 300m hurdles in a time of 38.32


In a tight 110m hurdles contest, Wilson McClain of Peachtree Ridge took the win going 15:17 over a Brookwood duo. 


25 performances met the MileSplit US Second Team standard.

HS GIRLSMARKATHLETETEAM
100 Meter Hurdles Finals14.58Chakiya PlummerMcEachern High School
100 Meter Dash Finals12.21Synclair SavageNorth Cobb Christian
1600 Meter Run Finals5:03.91Naima TurbesWestminster School
1600 Meter Run Finals5:11.49Ellie HallMarietta High School
300 Meter Hurdles Finals43.58Chakiya PlummerMcEachern High School
300 Meter Hurdles Finals46.37Allyria McBrideWheeler High School
3200 Meter Run Finals10:57.13Ellie HallMarietta High School
400 Meter Dash Finals57.72Saran KouyethNorth Springs
4x100 Meter Relay Finals47.47Relay TeamNorth Springs
800 Meter Run Finals2:18.78Naima TurbesWestminster School
Discus Finals121-6Elsie IgberaeseDacula
Discus Finals124-1Kamaria HortonEagle's Landing High School
Pole Vault Finals11-6Josie KonigsmarkMarietta High School
Triple Jump Finals36-7.5Paityn HousePeachtree Ridge High School
Triple Jump Finals38-3Jayla BrownMcEachern High School
Triple Jump Finals39-1Morgan BentleyBrookwood
HS BOYSMARKATHLETETEAM
1600 Meter Run Finals4:20.24Myles CollinsArcher HS
1600 Meter Run Finals4:22.50Jack FilanCambridge HS
300 Meter Hurdles Finals38.32Joshua StradfordMcEachern High School
3200 Meter Run Finals9:36.91Kamari MillerMarietta High School
400 Meter Dash Finals49.39Jarel TerryMarietta High School
Discus Finals150-2Adam WatkinsDacula
Shot Put Finals52-6Ridvan KazimovSouth Forsyth High School
Shot Put Finals53-9Adam WatkinsDacula
Triple Jump Finals47-1.5Cameron HudsonCedar Shoals