Preview of The Atlanta Relays & 4 x Mile Relay

Centennial Olympic Park

With the season in its infancy there are still many questions as to who will rise to the top in 2020 however we'll attempt to make some predictions based on 2109 and early season 2020.

Field Events
Pole Vault
The Pole Vault will not disappoint as numerous performers will showcase elite Georgia talent. The top 2 seeds are Julia Colson, of Starrs Mill, who was the 2019 State 5A runner-up, Malahne Walker of Chapel Hill, (4A 6th place finish in 2019) both boasting a performance of 11'6" . Maddy Beasley of Hillgrove, 10'6" (2019 5th in 7A) and Caroline Swicegood of Chattahoochee, will also figure into the medal opportunities as they soar high at Lakewood on Friday.

High Jump
The girls HJ should be a wide open, as there are numerous 5-2 jumpers who could challenge for any of the podium finisher spots. These ladies include Madi Duke of East Coweta, Meah Davis from Alexander, Chloe Brown of Harrison, Angelia Allen of Druid Hills, Katelyn Lazere from East Paulding. Top boys include jumpers Jordan Watts and Brandon Benton (2019 3rd 6A) both from Alexander's elite field event program with seeds of 6-6. Ty Lowmon of Hillgrove is just behind at 6-4. Rounding out the boys HJ field are Jay Wise from Rome and Rigon Musliu of East Coweta.

Shot Put
The boy's shot put event is a Showcase event including 32 competitors. This competitive field will include some elite talent as 7 athletes have a pr's over 47'. The top thrower hails from Marietta HS in Marice Brown who boasts a toss of 55-3.75 (which is over 7 feet better than the next competitor) The Blue Devils also have the second seed in Titan Bulock, who has thrown 48-6. Also in the hunt include Austin Mathis of North Cobb Christian (48-4.75), Pierce Brown of Archer and Andrew Grander of Hillgrove. The top ladies are led by Rome Foxx of Alexander 41-2, Chapel Hill's Kassidy Fox 40-9.5 and Alexis Brewster of Marietta, 38-2.5.

Discus
The discus is a TEAM scored event with 3 performances totaled for an overall score. All individual performances will be reported to Milespilt GA and should include Titan Bulock of Marietta who has already thrown a 163-5 in the early 2020 season, Wallace Clinton of Lakeside Evans (154-9) and Zaire Flournoy (149-0) will add strength to Chapel Hill's team score.

Triple Jump
Surging toward that 40' mark in the girls Triple Jump could be Jah'lia Evans of Rome HS (2019 5A State Champ) Another talented group of TJ athletes are 2 feet behind Evans, but still come in with very respectable performances and will challenge for podium positions. These ladies include: Kristina Sims of Marietta (37-5), West Forsyth's Chloe Cobbett (37-1.5), Natalie Brown of Alexander (36-6) and Angelia Allen of Druid Hills (36-5)

3200
Boys
The 3200m is one of the deepest fields in the meet with 4 athletes under 9:25 and 17 under 10:00. Myles Collins of Archer (Florida commit) goes in as the favorite after some incredible early season performances, most notably the 4:08 this past weekend at the Archer Invitational. Those chasing Collins include Cole Heron of Pope (UGA commit) who ran well at the Clemson Indoor mile and 3000m early season, Sam Rich of Lakeside Evans who just ran an impressive 4:21/9:31 double at the VA Showcase and Noah Hayes of Hillgrove (7A XC State Runner) up who also looked strong in the Indoor season with a 9:34. Others that could figure in to the mix include:  West Forsyth's Cato Reece, Jack Voss of St Pius, Jack Blaha from Pace Academy and Pope's William Brown.

Girls
WE are blessed to have 3 athletes with pr's of sub 11:00, 8 sub 11:59 and 17 more under 12:30. The top seed is Madelynne Cadeau of South Forsyth (a Furman commit) is coming off a 7A State XC Championship this Fall and has looked great so far this season with a 4:59/2:20 performance last weekend at the Roswell Relays. Don't count the 5A State XC runnerup  ad 2019 State 3200m Track champion in Mackenize Walls of Veterans HS (GA Tech signee) at 10:52 and Emily Little of Marist at 10:54. This may be a 3 girl race but in the chase pack is solid with the likes of Sarah McCartney of Archer(Charleston South commit) Catherine Breault of St Pius and Faith Bobak of Lyndon Academy.

Sprints
400m
Top seeds in the 400m include Robert Jared William of St Pius who was the 4A 2019 State runner up in the 200/3rd 400 and has looked great in the 2020 Indoor season with a win in the 200m at the UK Indoor meet. Other top seeds include Andrew Spearman of Archer, Emory Floyd of Hillgrove, Devin Barnett of Starrs Mill, De' Andre Sutton of Central Gwinnett and Pace Academy's John Catherman. The top 400m ladies include Jazzmin Taylor of Alexander (5th in the 2019 6A 800), Mahogany Mobley of Lovejoy, Jamie Dewalt of Blessed Trinity (6th in 2A 400) and Marietta's Kennedy Morris who has the strength of a 2:13 800 PR.

100m
The 100m prelims will be the first race at Lakewood stadium on Friday afternoon with the finals being at the end of the meet and the awards ceremony being in Centennial Olympic Park on Saturday morning. McKenzie Walker of Marietta comes in as the top seed at 11.86. She started the season with an impressive win at the Archer Invitational and is a seasoned veteran after finishing 5th in 2019 at the 7A State meet. There are other FAST entries in the likes of Jackson Ja'Taria of Rome who has a PR of 12.03, Synclair Savage of North Cobb Christian (USC commit) also comes in at 12.03. Eastern Carolina commit Joy Scott (Chapel Hill) and Mikia Hutchings (Lovejoy) will also factor into the scoring. For the boys, Demarrie Taylor of Milton boasts the top seed but Darius Green from Newton, is only .01 back and is coming off a win at the "Fastest Kid on the Block" Speed meet.. Others that have the pure sprint ability that the 100m requires include Jaylin Johnson of Marietta (5th in 2019 7A 100) who has also shown early season success by winning the Archer Invitational 100 last weekend., Michael Hutchings of Lovejoy and Andrew Worthy of Hillgrove both have sub 11 pr's and should be able to make the final.
High Hurdles
Girls 100h
We are blessed with having some quality 100/110 hurdlers at The Atlanta Relays. On the girls side we have 5 competitors who have sub 15.0 performances. Leading the way is Michaela Precailet (2019 6A State Runnerup) of Cambridge who comes in with a 14.44 seed time. Behind Michaela are Aneeya King of Hillgrove (14.95), Camryn King of Archer, Sarah Goins, Starrs Mill ( 14.96) and Mallory Low (14.99) from Lovejoy.

Boys 110h
The top male hurdlers Terry Jevan of Marietta (14.84), Quinton Reese of Blessed Trinity (14.89) and Kameron Lee of Hillgrove (15.81)
Relays
Speed Relays
Because the meet is so early in the season many schools have not had the opportunity to compete yet and it is difficult to predict speed Relay team success. The teams from last season that could show to be successful in the boys 4X100 include Chapel Hill, Hillgrove, Marietta and Archer.  Top performances for girls 4x400 in 2019 include Marietta (3:49), Starrs Mill (3:51) and Alexander (3:52).

4x800m
Consistency is the key when dealing with the distance relays and many of the elite Georgia programs will be competing this weekend. In the 4X800, Pope boys (7:56) and Walton girls (9:22) are coming off a state leading performances in 2019. Knowing that teams change, but the dedicated coaches do not, so look for West Forsyth (2019 performance of 9:28) Marietta, Hillgrove, South Forsyth, Blessed Trinity, Marist and Marietta to all be in the fight for podium spots. On the boys side the top seed will be Alexander with a 2020 seed time of 8:07 but they will be challenged by Cambridge, Blessed Trinity, Landmark Christian, Marietta and Mill Creek.

4 x Mile Relay
Boys
The 4 x Mile event is going to be unlike anything that has ever been done and should be an instant classic for competitors and fans as they cheer on the 29 teams in Centennial Olympic Park on Saturday morning. Atlanta Track Club will run off the event on Saturday and have gone to great lengths to make this event top tier. The teams in the competition represent numerous elite distance programs from Track and XC. The majority of teams qualified for the State XC meet with numerous finishing in the top 10 and most receiving a podium trophy . Strategy will be key and the race could definitely come down a very close finish. The race on the boys side should get off to quick start with of the lead off legs having 1600 Pr's under 4:30. Including:Christian Gonzalez (Decatur), Noah Connelly (Harrison) Jaylen Mallett (St. Pius X) Cato Reece (West Forsyth) and top lead off seed UGA commit KC Heron of Pope HS. The 2nd and 3rd seeds will show the strength of the school's distance program but will be necessary to put the anchor legs in the right position to prevail. Top anchors include: Eoin McNally (Decatur) Kyle Harkabus of East Coweta (Liberty University commit), Sully Shelton of Harrison (NXN Finalist), Sam Rich (Lakeside Evans), Zack Truitt (Landmark Christian) Kamari Miller (Marietta) Tristan Autry (Parkview) UGA commit Cole Herron of Pope HS) Jack Voss (St. Pius X)  Colton Olvey (Starrs Milll) and Connor Old (Walton)

BOYS 4X Mile STATS
Harrison Track Club 17:57
Pope Track Club 18:03
Decatur Track Club 18:18
Starr's Mill Track Club 18:18
Marietta Track Club 18:21
Parkview Track Club 18:21
West Forsyth Track Club 18:23
Walton Track Club 18:34
South Forsyth Track Club 18:35
Marist Track Club 18:39
Milton Track Club 18:40
St. Pius X Track Club 18:46
Mill Creek Track Club 18:48
Alexander Track Club 18:52
Brookwood Track Club 18:52
East Coweta Track Club 18:56
Paideia Track Club 18:56
Allatoona Track Club 19:09
Cambridge Track Club 19:09
Blessed Trinity Track Club 19:11
Hillgrove Track Club 19:34
East Paulding Track Club 19:40
Druid Hills Track Club 19:41
Chapel Hill Track Club 20:23





School Name Athlete Order Athlete Last Name Athlete First Name




Alexander Track Club



4:39 Harris Kaden

4:38 Jackson Kelvin

4:44 Rachal Jonathan

4:51 Dayal Amir

18:52

Allatoona Track Club



4:40 Shepherd Ethan

4:42 Bowman Gabriel

4:49 McCorkle Lukas

4:58 Heffron Connor

19:09

Alpharetta Track Club



4:49 Etheridge Grady

4:43 Woolheater Abayomi

n/a Bilderback Clark

4:57 Ashe Matthew




Blessed Trinity Track Club



4:54 Rogers Reagan

4:50 Miller Ron

4:47 Fuller Josh

4:40 Wade Adam

19:11

Brookwood Track Club



4:31 Wheeler Seth

5:04 Roberts Benjamin

4:43 Harper Jackson

4:34 Bray Will

18:52

Cambridge Track Club



4:52 Suplee Cole

4:38 Donovan Lyle

4:59 Law Anders

4:40 Merchant Yahya




Chapel Hill Track Club



4:45 Arredondo Anthony

5:08 Johnson Kyle

5:16 Jean-Pierre Michael

5:14 Bempah Jabari




Chattahoochee Track Club



4:52 Hansen Ben

4:56 Cartagena Joey

4:55 Edara Suraj

n/a Santiago Diego




Decatur Track Club



4:27 Gonzalez Christian

4:36 Carlton William

4:46 Yankovich Ethan

4:29 McNally Eoin

18:18

Druid Hills Track Club



4:38 Narker Siddhartha

4:57 Rosenbluth Mike

4:58 Walker Sage

5:08 Goldsmith Will

19:41

East Coweta Track Club



4:37 Ray Logan

4:56 Rush Aidan

4:53 Blackwood Troy

4:30 Harkabus Kyle

18:56

East Paulding Track Club



4:49 Corn Eli

5:02 Knupp Hammet

5:02 Provost Devin

4:47 Dascanio Julien

19:40

Harrison Track Club



4:28 Connelly Noah

4:40 McVey Kaden

4:41 Boyle Brian

4:08 Shelton Sully

17:57

Hillgrove Track Club



4:46 Niswonger Brian

4:46 Madeo Nino

5:01 Sassengerber Evan

5:01 Bell Devin

19:34

Lakeside Evans Track Club



4:50 Kurliko Ethan

n/a Carter Caleb

4:57 Crabtree Luke

4:21 Rich Sam




Landmark Track Club



4:37 Jackson Kameron

n/a Hammond Omari

4:56 Smith Caden

4:22 Truitt Zack




Marietta Track Club



4:36 Fortenberry Jared

4:41 May James

4:47 Mayfield Cade

4:17 Miller Kamari

18:21

Marist Track Club



4:31 Mallett Jaylen

4:40 Gaffney Grant

4:53 Lloyd Jack

4:35 Palmisano Diego

18:39

Mill Creek Track Club



4:41 McKay Gage

4:43 Pollock Paul

4:43 Carrillo de Albornoz Caleb

4:41 Nordman Ethan

18:48

Milton Track Club



4:37 Watry Spencer

4:36 Marshall Hayden

4:38 Petkash Jack

4:49 Chambers Cory

18:40

Oconee County Track Club



Leg #1 Landrum Aidan

Leg #2 Sligh Peter

Leg #3 Guthrie Andrew

Leg #4 Stansell Jack




Paideia Track Club



4:39 McCauley Elijah

4:45 Colton Sam

4:50 Harris Alec

4:42 Bartelt Jay

18:56

Parkview Track Club



4:41 Hall Caden

4:40 Todd Andrew

4:42 Fann Noah

4:18 Autry Tristan

18:21

Pope Track Club



4:18 Heron KC

4:39 Brown William

4:44 Pizzuti Zane

4:22 Heron Cole

18:03

St. Pius X Track Club



4:45 Russell Gram

4:46 DeWitt Chad

4:48 Ryan Andrew

4:27 Voss Jack

18:46

Starr's Mill Track Club



4:33 Seth Miller

4:35 Joseph Muzillo

4:40 Kolby Smith

4:30 Colton Olvey

18:18

Veterans Track Club



Leg #1 Horvath Kaleb

Leg #2 Jackson Trent

Leg #3 Ibrahim Mohammed

Leg #4 Morgan Grant




Walton Track Club



4:34 Shaffer Zac

4:42 Balboa Samuel

4:48 Waddell Harrison

4:30 Old Connor

18:34

West Forsyth Track Club



4:27 Cato Reece

4:36 Whedbee Josh

4:39 Bell Trent

4:41 Doty Tyler

18:23

South Forsyth Track Club



4:38 Pontrelli Joe

4:54 Verska Nate

4:30 Patterson Michael

4:33 Bower Brennan

18:35


 Girls
The girls race is very deep having lead off legs with very competitive times including: Sara Gotwalt (Alpharetta), Kelly Ann Sutterfield (Blessed Trinity), Riley Perlakowski (Harrison), Sierra Wehrenberg (Hillgrove), Betsy Gordon (Marietta), Nora Solomon (Marist), Nyah Hernandez (Milton) Jordan Walter (Paideia) Lorel Golden (Pope) Morgan Vaden (St. Pius X) Mackenzie Walls (Veterans) Sophie Baker (Lambert) Ashley Hannigan (West Forsyth)and top lead off seed Sarah Burwell (Walton). Bringing it home for the ladies will be elite performers Hannah Miniutti of Blessed Trinity (NXN Finalist), Ashley Secrest (Cambridge), Grace Ellsworth (Hillgrove), Erin Fegans (Landmark Christian), June Mwaniki (Marietta), top performance seed Emily Little (Marist), Phoebe Brodrick (Oconee County) Sophie Boice (Pope) Mary Brady (St. Pius X) Hannah Walker (Walton) and sub 5:00 1600m performer Madelynne Cadeau. See more stats below for the 4Xmile on the Excel attachment.

GIRLS 4X Mile STATS
4X mile STATS
Marist Track Club 21:25
Walton Track Club 21:33
Blessed Trinity Track Club 21:34
Hillgrove Track Club 21:43
St. Pius X Track Club 21:48
South Forsyth Track Club 21:49
West Forsyth Track Club 22:14
Oconee County Track Club 22:23
Pope Track Club 22:24
Marietta Track Club 22:31
Parkview Track Club 22:41
Harrison Track Club 22:43
Milton Track Club 22:45
Cambridge Track Club 22:48
Mill Creek Track Club 22:49
Alexander Track Club 22:53
Allatoona Track Club 23:13
Paideia Track Club 23:15
Alpharetta Track Club 23:18
Starr's Mill Track Club 23:31
Landmark Track Club 23:35
Chapel Hill Track Club 23:40
Jones County Track Club 23:47
Chattahoochee Track Club 24:13:00
Lakeside Evans Track Club 24:33:00
Brookwood Track Club 25:00:00







School Name
Athlete Order Athlete Last Name Athlete First Name





Alexander Track Club 22:53




5:49 Camp Celia


5:32 Curtis Camryn


5:47 Vasquez Linda


5:45 Lowe Sydney


22:53

Allatoona Track Club 23:13




5:45 Hohl Abby


5:48 Bechtold Marta


5:47 Grass Kelsey


5:53 Saleeby Maggie


23:13

Alpharetta Track Club 23:18




5:30 Gotwalt Sara


5:54 Racine Reed


5:47 O'Brien Daley


6:07 Palmer Emma


23:18

Blessed Trinity Track Club 21:34




5:19 Sutterfield Kelly Ann


5:40 Chastain Nicole


5:26 Hamfeldt Katie


5:09 Miniutti Hannah


21:34

Brookwood Track Club 25:00:00




6:28 Smeeton Ally


6:11 Jones Meredith


6:18 Broadnax Haley


5:48 Thisdale Emily





Cambridge Track Club 22:48




5:45 Merrill Lola


5:47 Hirschi Afton


6:00 Malone Katie


5:16 Sechrest Ashley


22:48

Chapel Hill Track Club 23:40




5:40 Butts Francie


n/a Harris Torrica


6:08 Hammond Ashley


6:17 Lewis Sophia





Chattahoochee Track Club 24:13:00




5:43 Levalle Jasmine


5:49 McGowan Rachel


6:15 Pomian Chloe


6:22 Smith Elle


0:09

Decatur Track Club





n/a Tournas Amanda


6:08 Siegler Alexis


n/a McNally Mei


5:52 Taylor Adelaide





Druid Hills Track Club





6:07 Anderson Asena


6:03 Ferrara Genevieve


5:56 Cassura Taleah


5:38 Shepherd Sophia


23:44











Harrison Track Club 22:43




5:17 Perlakowski Riley


5:37 Windom Anna


5:58 Curtis Kate


5:51 Cole Ainsley


22:43

Hillgrove Track Club 21:43




5:24 Wehrenberg Sierra


5:31 Ellis Elizabeth


5:31 Brooks Ava


5:17 Ellsworth Grace


21:43

Lakeside Evans Track Club 24:33:00




5:42 Coughlin Julianne


6:00 Walker Lilli


6:42 Ho Hannah


6:09 Michael Lauren


0:33

Landmark Track Club 23:35




5:44 Jones Maggie


6:09 Hudson Regan


6:16 Hilton Juliana


5:26 Fegans Erin


23:35

Marietta Track Club 22:31




5:34 Gordon Betsy


5:37 Pfeuffer Macie


5:49 Murrell Lillian


5:31 Mwaniki June


22:31

Marist Track Club 21:25




5:23 Solomon Nora


5:27 Selover Kate


5:29 Schellman LJ


5:06 Little Emily


21:25

Mill Creek Track Club 22:49




5:45 Purnell Jordyn


5:45 Scales Kate


5:47 Chau Sarah


5:32 Hahn Isabelle


22:49

Milton Track Club 22:45




5:16 Hernandez Nyah


5:54 Nichols Audrey


5:41 Crow Annalise


5:54 Petkash Clare


22:45

Oconee County Track Club 22:23




5:44 Cummings Natalie


5:35 Matthews Sydney


5:48 Senyitko Mia


5:16 Brodrick Phoebe


22:23

Paideia Track Club 23:15




5:30 Walter Jordan


6:04 Walter Megan


6:27 Hofmeister Anika


5:14 McCauley Luna


23:15

Parkview Track Club 22:41




5:41 Debebe Abi


5:48 Musser Elise


5:38 Sparks Kendal


5:34 Mills Claire


22:41

Pope Track Club 22:24




5:19 Golden Lorel


5:40 Dunn Charlotte


5:58 Dodsworth Rachel


5:27 Boice Sophie


22:24

St. Pius X Track Club 21:48




5:17 Vaden Morgan


5:27 Schemmel Hannah


5:41 Breault Catherine


5:23 Brady Mary


21:48

Starr's Mill Track Club 23:31




5:47 Allie Walker


5:55 Lucy Virnig


5:57 Audra Daniel


5:52 Hailey Ross


23:31

Veterans Track Club





5:08 Walls Kenzie


n/a Koske Caitlyn


n/a Espinosa Sky


n/a Blanton Alivia





Walton Track Club 21:33




5:07 Burwell Sarah


5:34 Bazan Isabela


5:27 Chamberlain Ellen


5:25 Walker Hannah


21:33

West Forsyth Track Club 22:14




5:30 Hannigan Ashley


5:32 Guerrero Erika


5:42 Murray Rachel


5:30 Slavov Sophia


22:14

South Forsyth Track Club 21:49




5:28 Baker Sophia


5:43 Yonas Carmel


5:39 O'Connor Emma


4:59 Cadeau Madelynne


21:49






Jones County Track Club 23:47




5:31 Doster Laney


5:59 Smith Haley


6:02 Hunter Miriah


6:15 Grant Sydney


23:47