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:
Adrian Dye (Cass, White) threw 165-8 to win the discus at the Ronnie McClurg Rotary Invitational, improving from his previous best of 139-2.5. The mark ranks 12th in Georgia and set a school record.
Riley Strattan (North Paulding, Dallas) cleared 6-6 in the high jump at the Paulding County Championship, placing second and improving six inches from his previous PR of 6-0. The junior ranks 17th in the state.
Marley Thomas (New Manchester, Douglasville) ran 21.26 in the 200 meters to win the Douglas County Championship, breaking his own school record and improving from 22.16 set in February. The junior ranks 15th in Georgia and second among juniors.
Keontrez Lindsey (Early County, Blakely) jumped 21-10 in the long jump for second place at the BSN Sports South GA Small School Championship, improving from 19-9.5. The junior also set a triple jump PR of 40-10, up from 36-4.
Davin Stuart (Wheeler, Marietta) ran 14.58 in the 110 hurdles for second at the Christian Coleman Invitational, improving from 15.23 set in March. The junior ranks 45th in the state and seventh among juniors.
Juvon Hill (West Laurens, Dexter) won the triple jump at the Indian Invitational #2 with a mark of 48-10.4, breaking the school record and improving from 47-1.5. Hill also set PRs in the high jump (6-2, up from 5-8) and long jump (20-11.5, up from 20-2.5).
Ryon Horne (Lambert, Suwanee) ran 10.80 to win the 100 meters at the Forsyth County Championships, setting a school record and improving from 11.11. The senior ranks 141st in Georgia.
William Sharpe (Eastside, Covington) won the 400 meters at the Christian Coleman Invitational in 48.85, improving from 49.42. The junior ranks 16th in the state.
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: Cornelius Scott - Social Circle - Improved his PR from 22.12 to 21.72 in the 200 to win the Social Circle MS/HS Meet #1
Week 2: Oliver Thompson - McIntosh - Improved his PR from 11:19 to 10:09 to place 7th at the Alpharetta Invitational
Week 3: Henry Verska - Denmark - Improved his PR from 10:23 to 9:47 in the 3200m to place 3rd at Longhorn Stampede
Week 4: Keontay Rowe (Bowdon) ran 13.95 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Cedartown High School Meet #1 on March 10, improving from his previous best of 15.16. The mark ranks #5 in Georgia and sets a new school record for Bowdon. Rowe finished second in a field of six competitors and also set a personal record in the triple jump, improving from 35-10.5 to 42-3.