MASKS ON - MASKS ON - MASKS ON - MASKS ON - MASKS ON
The Announcer, Tony Dunning, uses his deep authoritative voice to turn these two words into a chant, or a battle cry, and the crowd listens.
(All photos by Dan McCauley)
The 2021 Georgia HS Champions Challenge at Stockbridge High School, powered by SMART Athletics, featured 20 metro Atlanta teams. Although weather conditions were less than ideal, this Invitational produced many fantastic races, and Chamblee High School became Champions!
Raymond Lanier, Kristi Gee, and the Smart staff delivered a well-run event with the safety of the athletes, coaches, and fans at the forefront.
Disinfectant is sprayed on starting blocks between each heat
Girls 1600m is the first race of the day - runners battle cold, windy conditions
Luna McCauley of The Paideia Pythons earns the 1600m win and sets a MEET RECORD
Sydney Bohles of Fayette County takes 2nd place
Boys 1600m
William Welden of Holy Innocents' leads Elijah McCauley and Gabriel Best in a three man breakaway
MEET RECORD - Joey Sandel of Johnson Ferry takes the 1600m win in 4:33.75 PR
Gabriel Best of Whitewater earns a Silver medal
Girls 4x800 Relay led by Chamblee
Jordan Walter of Paideia sprints to the 4x800 win
Boys 4x800 with Chamblee on the front
Tucker, Fayette County, and Heritage all chase Chamblee
Tucker attempts to close the insurmountable gap
Chamblee shows their strength as a team, taking the 4x800 win
SCHOOL RECORD & MEET RECORD for Chamblee in the 4x800 Relay - 8:29.91
SET - Girls 4x100
Sandy Creek dominates the Girls 4x100
Sandy Creek Girls 4x100 Relay Team
Garrison Madden anchors the Dutchtown "A" 4x100 Relay Team
The Lean for the big win
Cedar Grove takes 2nd place in the 4x100
Girls 400m - Gabriella Grissom of Sandy Creek and Jasmine Gryne of Woodland both run 56.17
Boys 400m
Jayden Warner of Fayette County 51.38 and Adewusi Ademola of Whitewater 51.41
Jordan Parker (4) of Chamblee edges out Ryan Lewis of Sandy Creek in the 100m Dash - 12.53 to 12.56
Marcus Washington (7) of Grovetown and Garrison Madden (5) of Dutchtown - 10.98 to 11.02
Esme Dunbar of Paideia earns Gold and sets a PR in the Girls 3200m
Elizabeth Blazer of Heritage HS takes Silver in the Girls 3200m
Malik Smith of Dutchtown wins the 110m Hurdles
Ivory Davis of Banneker and Amiel Dabney of Heritage HS in perfect sync
PHOTO FINISH - Amiel Dabney (4) 15:30 - Ivory Davis 15:31
Isis Symone Grant of Sandy Creek blasts to the lead and then the 800m win
Diego De Alba leads Chamblee Teammate Tyler Hood to the 800m win
Girls 200m
Maddison Gardner (4), Kenedi Bates (3), and winner Gabriella Grissom (2) of Sandy Creek
Jacob Williams of Harris County receives the biggest applause of the day
MEET RECORD - 200m Dash - Rashun Fountain of Heritage HS at 21.83
Jasmin Gryne of Woodland earns Gold in the 300m Hurdles
Nathan Wallace of Whitewater with the 300m Hurdles win
Boys 3200m features 20 competitors
MEET RECORD - Kaleb Ellis of Harris County in 9:47.33
Andrew Lipton of Whitewater takes Silver in the 3200m
Starter Bruce Truitt keeps the meet rolling
Girls 4x400 Relay - First leg for Stockbridge
Stockbridge Girls with the win
Boys 4x400 - Out front - Whitewater
Whitewater holds the lead over Chamblee
...and the win goes to Whitewater
Chamblee - 2021 Georgia HS Champion Challenge victors
Chamblee celebrates