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:
Octavious Raglin (Southwest Macon) cleared 6-3 in the high jump at the Bibb County Championship on April 10, improving from his previous best of 5-10. The mark ranks #125 in Georgia and #47 among seniors, and set a Southwest Macon school record. Raglin also set a PR in the triple jump, going 41-6 after entering with a best of 40-2.5.
Azzarion Miley (Southwest Macon) jumped 23-0 in the long jump at the Bibb County Championship on April 10, improving from 19-6.5. The junior ranks #36 in the state and #7 among juniors after winning the event. Miley also ran 11.61 in the 100 meters, improving from his previous best of 11.66.
Landon Jonas (Wesleyan School) ran 9:11.74 in the 3200 meters at the Creekview Distance Showcase on April 10, improving from 9:34.29 set in March. The senior finished 7th and ranks #13 in Georgia and #6 among seniors while setting a Wesleyan School record.
Katli Mathuloe (Rustenburg High School) ran 14.31 in the 110-meter hurdles at the John Scott Hartness Invitational on April 11, improving from 14.94 set in April. The senior won the event and ranks #30 in the state and #15 among seniors while setting a school record.
Alieu Sanyang (Stephenson) threw 49-0 in the shot put at the McEachern Invitational on April 11, improving from 46-0. The senior finished 5th and ranks #105 in Georgia and #35 among seniors.
Kobe Cutler (Glynn Academy) threw 154-0.82 in the discus at the Creekside Last Chance Meet on April 8, improving from 148-0. The junior won the event and ranks #54 in the state and #8 among juniors.
Christian Braddock (Heritage) ran 49.16 in the 400 meters at the McEachern Invitational on April 11, improving from 50.02. The senior finished 4th and ranks #98 in Georgia and #28 among seniors.
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.
Week 5: 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.
Week 6: Dwayne Stowe (Union Grove) jumped 48-10 in the triple jump at the Henry County Track & Field Championships, improving from his previous best of 45-9.5. The mark ranks #13 in Georgia and #1 among juniors while setting a new school record. Stowe placed first among 12 competitors.
Week 7: Frank Lewandowski (Creekview) ran 1:57.89 in the 800 meters at Woodstock Distance Carnival on April 3, dropping from his previous time of 2:03.34. The sophomore ranks #104 in Georgia and #5 among state sophomores, finishing third in a field of 46.