It's time to Vote for the Georgia Track and Field Breakthrough of the Week!
Breakthrough of the Week is meant to highlight performances of athletes who achieved big improvements and stepped things up to a new level.
We will do this once a week and we will have up to 10 nominees for both boys and girls each week
Here's the lineup for this week's vote:
Naomi James (North Atlanta) ran 15.33 in the 100m hurdles at the MTFXCCGA Invitational on March 7, improving from her previous best of 18.06 set in February. The freshman ranks #98 in Georgia and #3 among freshmen statewide, finishing 8th of 31 competitors.
Evan Wiley (River Ridge) clocked 57.70 in the 400 meters at the Creekview Invitational on March 7, dropping from her previous mark of 1:00.93 from February. The freshman places #85 in the state and #6 among freshmen, taking 2nd of 37 competitors.
Tamara McKinney (Carrollton) ran 12.30 in the 100 meters at the Carrollton Invitational on March 7, improving from 12.84 set in February. The freshman won the event among 36 competitors and ranks #131 statewide and #4 among freshmen.
Mia Perea Berdiel (Marist) cleared 11-10 in the pole vault at the Atlanta Games Invitational on March 7, bettering her previous height of 11-1 from February. The senior won among 11 competitors and ranks #11 in Georgia.
Hannah Mustard (North Oconee) threw 139-6 in the discus at the Classic City Track and Field Invitational on March 7, improving from 124-5 set in February. The sophomore won among 45 competitors and ranks #5 statewide and #3 among sophomores.
Janelle Taylor (Model) ran 2:21.38 in the 800 meters at the Model Six Lane Spectacular on March 5, improving from 2:27.56 set in May 2025. The junior won among 6 competitors and ranks #78 in Georgia and #14 among juniors.
Kahlia Dyce (South Gwinnett) cleared 5-5 in the high jump at the Jerry Arnold Challenge on March 7, improving from her previous best of 5-3. The junior won among 13 competitors and ranks #22 statewide and #3 among juniors.
Brooklynn Johnson (Archer) leaped 19-1 in the long jump at the Classic City Track and Field Invitational on March 7, improving from 17-10.57. The freshman won among 40 competitors and ranks #19 in Georgia and #1 among freshmen statewide.
Voting Closes on Sunday at Midnight!
Note - This is not necessarily the most improved performances of the week, but a way to highlight those that may have had their best performance so far among athletes who should be competitive during the championship season.
Once an Athlete wins, they will no longer be nominated for athlete of the week. We will keep a running tally of each week's winner and then after the season have a final vote for athlete of the year.
Past Winners
Week 1: Piper Atwood - Parkview - Improved her PR from 10-0 to 11-1 to win All Comers Series #1
Week 2: Lauren Johnson - Woodward Academy - Improved her Pr in the discus from 97-11 to 107-10 to break 100 for the first time at Westminster Varsity Home Meet