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.
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Here's the lineup for this week's vote:
Enea Kujath (Oconee County) ran 13.98 in the 100m hurdles, improving from her previous best of 14.69 set in May 2026. The mark broke the Oconee County school record and ranks #10 in Georgia and #6 among juniors. Kujath finished 7th of 122 competitors and also set personal bests in discus (136-0, previous 132-7) and shot put (39-8.5, previous 38-3).
Journey Jackson (Mount Pisgah Christian) clocked 24.99 in the 200 meters, improving from 25.73 set in May 2026. The freshman finished 40th of 116 competitors and ranks #79 in the state and #13 among freshmen.
Taleahia Willard (North Paulding) cleared 5-2 in the high jump, improving from her previous best of 5-0 set in May 2026. The junior finished 19th of 113 competitors and ranks #38 in Georgia and #11 among juniors.
Kennedy Williams (Cambridge) ran 11.97 in the 100 meters, improving from her previous best of 12.31. The mark set a Cambridge school record and ranks #41 in the state and #12 among juniors. Williams finished 18th of 120 competitors and also ran a personal best 24.71 in the 200 meters, improving from 24.86.
Emily Brown (Brookwood) ran 11:38.80 in the 3200 meters, improving from 11:56.81. The junior finished 40th of 124 competitors and ranks #74 in Georgia and #22 among juniors.
Janae' Randall (Alcovy) threw 47-4 in the shot put, improving from 44-8.5 set in May 2026. The mark broke the Alcovy school record and ranks #2 in the state and #1 among juniors. Randall won the event with 130 competitors.
Hannah Huff (Harris County) threw 144-1 in the discus, improving from 135-1. The mark set a Harris County school record and ranks #7 in Georgia and #3 among juniors. Huff finished 5th of 121 competitors.
Kaitlyn Culberson (Seckinger) cleared 11-0 in the pole vault, improving from 10-6. The mark broke the Seckinger school record and ranks #14 in the state and #8 among seniors. Culberson finished 8th of 111 competitors.
Myla Randall (North Atlanta) ran 2:14.44 in the 800 meters, improving from 2:17.63 set in May 2026. The mark set a North Atlanta school record and ranks #13 in Georgia and #7 among seniors. Randell finished 5th of 123 competitors.
Aysia Hawkins (Lakeside-Evans) threw 41-6.5 in the shot put, improving from 39-2. The mark broke the Lakeside-Evans school record and ranks #9 in the state and #3 among juniors. Hawkins finished 5th of 130 competitors.
Jada Weaver (Americus-Sumter) ran 59.15 in the 400 meters, improving from 1:00.00. The mark set an Americus-Sumter school record and ranks #145 in Georgia and #35 among sophomores. Weaver finished 60th of 120 competitors.
Hannah Mustard (North Oconee) threw 146-7 in the discus, improving from 141-6. The mark broke the North Oconee school record and ranks #5 in the state and #2 among sophomores. Mustard finished 3rd of 121 competitors.
Voting Closes on Friday 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: 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
Week 3: 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.
Week 4: Monica Mathis (Northside Columbus) ran 26.62 in the 200 meters at the Rome Relays on March 14, improving from her previous best of 27.03 set in March 2026. The sophomore finished fourth of 35 competitors and won her heat.
Week 5: Lauren Lauer (Houston County, Warner Robins) ran 11:52.87 in the 3200 meters at the International City Relays on March 18, dropping from her previous time of 12:08.56. Lauer won the event among 16 competitors and ranks #143 in Georgia.
Week 6: Anjali Smith (Northside Columbus) cleared 5-8 in the high jump at Harris County Wednesday Night #2 on March 25, improving from her previous best of 5-2. The mark ranks #4 in Georgia and #1 among freshmen, and set a school record for Northside Columbus. Smith also recorded personal bests in the 200 meters (26.84, down from 26.90) and 300m hurdles (49.32, down from 49.78) at the same meet.
Week 7: Alexis Isenhour (Brookwood) ran 58.44 in the 400 meters at the Archer Invitational, dropping from her previous personal best of 1:00.96 from March. The time places her #136 in the state and #24 among juniors, finishing 5th in a field of 45. Isenhour also set a personal record in the 800 meters, improving from 2:31.63 to 2:30.37.
Week 8: Azaria Lee (Heritage) ran 15.50 in the 100m hurdles at the McEachern Invitational, improving from her previous best of 16.27 set in April 2026. The junior ranks #133 in Georgia and #33 among juniors after placing 7th of 16 competitors. Lee also set a PR in the triple jump, improving from 35-2.5 to 36-1 at the same meet.
Week 9: Sophie Morris (Pope High School) ran 12:14.51 in the 3200 meters at Walton Post-Spring Break Rust Buster on April 15, improving from 12:22.29. The time places her 146th in Georgia and 43rd among juniors, winning the event with six competitors.
Week 10: Gwyneth Ferguson (North Atlanta) ran 11:29.44 in the 3200 meters at GHSA 6A Region 6 on April 20, improving by 16 seconds from her previous mark of 11:45.54. The junior ranks 43rd in the state and ninth in her class after placing third in a field of 16. Ferguson also recorded a personal best in the 1600 meters with 5:17.25, improving from 5:21.39.
Week 11: Samantha Haney (Loganville) ran 5:22.66 to place sixth in the 1600 meters at the GHSA 5A Sectional, improving from 5:30.23. The sophomore's time set a school record and ranks 96th statewide and 25th among sophomores. Haney also posted a personal best of 2:23.66 in the 800 meters, improving from 2:29.46.
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.