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 have done this once a week all season and will now select the top 3 breakthroughs from the state meet for the final season poll next week.
Here's the lineup for this week's vote:
Kaleb Satcher (Heard County HS) threw 162-0 in the discus, improving from his previous best of 142-5. The sophomore ranks #17 in Georgia and #2 among sophomores statewide, finishing 11th of 125 competitors while setting a school record.
Jeremiah Janvier (Elite Scholars Academy) jumped 46-1 in the triple jump, bettering his previous mark of 43-4 from May 2026. The junior placed 19th of 117 competitors and ranks #30 in the state and #10 among juniors. Janvier also ran 43.03 in the 300m hurdles, improving from 43.93.
Connor Lister (Pike County) ran 4:30.80 in the 1600 meters, cutting nearly 15 seconds off his previous best of 4:44.93. The freshman finished 55th of 124 runners and ranks #135 statewide and #7 among freshmen.
Eric Huttoe (Jordan) cleared 6-6 in the high jump, improving from 6-2. The sophomore placed 13th of 108 competitors and ranks #22 in Georgia and #3 among sophomores.
Micah Allen (Oconee County) ran 15.19 in the 110m hurdles, improving from 15.84. The senior finished 46th of 124 competitors and ranks #112 statewide.
Jet Ayala (Savannah Christian Prep) threw 48-8.5 in the shot put, improving from 45-2.75. The freshman placed 42nd of 128 competitors and ranks #82 in Georgia and #3 among freshmen.
Nicholas Prude (Greater Atlanta Christian) cleared 14-2 in the pole vault, improving from 13-6. The senior finished 12th of 112 competitors and ranks #16 statewide.
Pierre Kouadio (Stephens Co.) ran 1:59.67 in the 800 meters, improving from 2:02.95 and setting a school record. The senior placed 47th of 126 runners and ranks #149 in Georgia. Kouadio also ran 50.95 in the 400 meters, improving from 51.86.
Terel Kirkland (Screven County) ran 10.64 in the 100 meters, improving from 10.83. The senior placed 11th of 123 runners and ranks #34 statewide and #13 among seniors.
Harrison Rogers (Bleckley County) ran 9:45.60 in the 3200 meters, improving from 9:57.52. The junior finished 27th of 126 runners and ranks #68 in Georgia and #11 among juniors.
Ivan Toppar (Mountain View HS) jumped 22-8.25 in the long jump, improving from 22-2.5 and setting a school record. The senior placed 15th of 122 competitors and ranks #49 statewide.
Mason Freeman (Stockbridge) ran 21.31 in the 200 meters, improving from 21.57 and setting a school record. The sophomore finished 6th of 123 runners and ranks #13 in Georgia and #1 among sophomores.
Voting Closes on Monday at 5pm!
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.
Week 8: 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.
Week 9: Luke Childress (Prince Avenue Christian) cleared 6-4 in the high jump at the Clarke Central Home Meet on April 16, improving from his previous best of 6-0. The junior ranks 41st statewide and 13th among juniors, finishing second among eight competitors. The mark set a school record for Prince Avenue Christian School.
Week 10: Chase Sykes (Greater Atlanta Christian) ran 48.43 in the 400m at the GHSA A-3A Private Schools Area 3 meet on April 22, improving from 50.52. The junior won the event and set a Greater Atlanta Christian school record. Sykes ranks #18 statewide and #5 among juniors.
Week 11: Daniel Moughon (First Presbyterian Day School) set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:25.03 at the GIAA State Championships on April 30. The junior improved from 4:29.32 and ranks 66th in Georgia and 14th among state juniors, finishing seventh of 42 competitors. Moughon also posted personal records in the 3200 meters (10:04.70, from 10:16.10) and 800 meters (1:58.72, from 1:59.63).