In any sport, winning the same title more than once is hard. From one year to the next, waiting 365 days is both mentally and physically challenging. Savannah Christian Preparatory School junior Jamari McIvory and Savannah Arts Academy senior Lyric Olson met the challenge and repeated in different classifications than the previous year. 

 

Five other Savannah area track and field athletes stood on the top of the podium for the first time. They were SCPS Jadyn Singleton, Sol C. Johnson, Samari Dowdy, Savannah Arts Academy Ava Coffey, Woodville-Tompkins Nathan Anderson, and two Bethesda Academy Blazers, Triston Randal and Raleigh Wesley.

 

Jamari McIvory, a junior at Savannah Christian, won two Class 3A state titles. He repeated in the 400 meters with a time of 48.10. He also won the 200 meters with a personal best time of 21.65.

Savannah Arts senior Lyric Olson repeated as the 800-meter champion (she won last year in Class 3A) at 2:09.60.

 

Savannah Christian Prep Jadyn Singleton won a gold medal in the GHSA Class 3A girl's Long Jump. 

Samari Dowdy, a senior at Sol C. Johnson, finished as a gold medal winner with a time of 10.72 in the GHSA Class 3A 100-meter race.

Savannah Arts Academy senior Ava Coffey won the gold medal in the 3200 meters (11:38.15). 

Nathan Anderson, a senior from Woodville-Tompkins, won a state title in the GHSA Class 1A D1 300-meter hurdles with a time of 39.11,

Two Bethesda Academy Athletes captured gold medals in the South Carolina Independent Schools Association championship on May 5, 2023, at Orangeburg Prep Academy. 

 

In the SCISA AA State Champion in the Discus Throw, junior Triston Randal took the gold with a throw of 124-07.

Then in the SCISA AA State Champion in the 200 Meter Run, freshman Raleigh Wesley finished first with a time of 23.18.

Local finishers in the top 8

CLASS 7A

BOYS

3200 -- 7th - Memphis Rich, Richmond Hill 9:33.63

300 hurdles -- 7th - Kendrick Joshua, Richmond Hill 39.56

GIRLS

400 -- 4th - Akira Burt, Richmond Hill 55.05

4x200 Relay -- 3rd - Richmond Hill (Jasmine Wood, Akira Burt, Kailyn Heileman, Jayla Lawrence) 1:38.25

4x400 Relay -- 5th - Richmond Hill (Kalyn Heileman, Jayla Lawrence, Alexa Hamlin, & Akira Burt) 3:52.74

Pole vault -- 7th - Autumn Smiley, Richmond Hill 11-0

Shot put -- 7th - Jada Brown, Richmond Hill 38-3.5

CLASS 6A

BOYS

4x100 Relay -- 6th -- Effingham County (Timmy Brown, Cory Dekle, Jeremiah Chance, Dekari Walker) 42.42

4x400 Relay -- 5th - South Effingham (Devin Hallman, Kaleb Hughes, Isiah Campbell, Amari Branch) 3:20.51

GIRLS

High Jump -- 5th - Riley Brown, South Effingham 5-2

CLASS 5A

GIRLS

400 meters -- 7th - Ivey Hall, Jenkins 58.40

100 hurdles -- 4th - Blessed Diogo, Jenkins 15.10

300 hurdles -- 7th - Blessed Diogo, Jenkins 45.96

Triple Jump -- 2nd - Blessed Diogo, Jenkins 37-7.5

 

BOYS

1600 -- 8th - Hart Tedder, Jenkins 4:28.43

3200 -- 7th - Hart Tedder, Jenkins 9:44.95

300 hurdles -- 7th - Billy Johnson, Jenkins 39.46

Long Jump -- 6th - Braylin Shields, Jenkins 21-11

CLASS 4A

GIRLS

100 -- 3rd - Marissa Palmer, New Hampstead 11.83

4x100 relay -- 6th - New Hampstead 48.71

BOYS

High Jump -- 5th - Henry Sink, Benedictine 6-2

Shot put -- 8th - Elijah Blige, New Hampstead 48-2

CLASS 3A

GIRLS

100 -- 6th - Jadyn Singleton, Savannah Christian 12.37

200 -- 7th - Jadyn Singleton, Savannah Christian 25.52

400 -- 3rd - Haely Grant, Calvary Day 57.70

6th - Anna Pollak, Savannah Country Day 58.62

4x100 Relay -- 5th - Savannah Christian (Leighton Scallop, Carly Wanamaker, Payton Livingston, Jadyn Singleton) 49.22; 8th -- Liberty County (Zy'Kira Anderson, Isabella Melendez, Mylan Tanner, Maritza Troche) 50.16

 

High Jump -- 2nd - Maggie Byrd, Savannah Christian 5-4

Long jump -- 1st - Jadyn Singleton, Savannah Christian 18-4.75; 7th - Le'Ryah Bryant, Johnson 16-07.2

BOYS

100 -- 1st - Samari Dowdy, Johnson 10.72

200 -- 1st - Jamari McIvory, Savannah Christian 21.65

400 -- 1st - Jamari McIvory, Savannah Christian 48.10

800 -- 2nd -John Ryan, Savannah Country Day 1:57.25

1600 -- 2nd - John Ryan, Savannah Country Day 4:23.38

4x100 -- 2nd - Johnson (Damine Smith, JaQuay Foster, Jadon Pugh, Samari Dowdy) 42.16 

4x400 -- 4th - Savannah Christian (Gary Scott, Jaden Ward, Witt Hayes, Jamari McIvory) 3:26.58; 8th - Johnson (Thomas Robinson, Josh Quarterman, Amauri Miles, Nathaniel Thompson) 3:28.51

4x800 -- 7th - Savannah Country Day (Charles Pope, Kent Burnett, Devin Beauchamp, John Ryan) 8:34.33

High Jump -- 6th - Shiv Patel, Savannah Christian 6-2

Long Jump -- 3rd - Favion Kirkwood, Johnson 21-6

Shot put -- 5th - Elijah Griffin, Savannah Christian 49-7

CLASS 2A

GIRLS

100 -- 6th - Monica Manker, Savannah Arts 12.34

200 -- 6th - Monica Manker, Savannah Arts 25.41

800 -- 1st - Lyric Olson, Savannah Arts 2:09.66

1600 -- 5th - Ava Coffey, Savannah Arts 5:22.99

3200 -- 1st - Ava Coffey, Savannah Arts 11:38.15

100 hurdles -- 8th - Kenzie Kurdys, Savannah Arts 19:56

 

CLASS A, DIVISION 1

BOYS

300 hurdles -- 1st - Nathan Anderson, Woodville-Tompkins 39.11

4x200 relay -- 6th - Woodville-Tompkins 1:51.58

4x400 relay -- 8th - Woodville-Tompkins 3:34.75

GIRLS

100 -- 8th - Deriyah Sanders, Woodville-Tompkins 13.23

4x100 -- 3rd - Woodville-Tompkins 49.93

Discuss -- 8th - Makayla Oates, Savannah High 95-11

 

SCISA Track and Field Championships - Division II 2023

BOYS Top Eight Finishes

100 -- 2nd - Raleigh Wesley, Bethesda Academy 11.49

200 -- 1st - Raleigh Wesley, Bethesda Academy 23.18

800 -- 7th - Charles Greene, Bethesda Academy 2:15.34 1

110H -- 5th - Jacari McCay, Bethesda Academy 17.57

400H -- 3rd - Jacari McCay, Bethesda Academy 1:03.26

4X100 -- 4th - Bethesda Academy 46.83  

Long Jump -- 6th - Jordan Cheever, Bethesda Academy 19-06.25 

Discuss -- 1st - Tristan Randall, Bethesda Academy 124.07

Discuss -- 5th - Ramon Robinson, Bethesda Academy 114.08

Shot put -- 4th - Ramon Robinson, Bethesda Academy 39-11.05

 

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