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Savannah-area athletes brought home state titles, relay championships, and big team finishes this week at the GHSA State Track and Field Championships in Athens.

Bradwell Institute junior Jacobi Pasley also made history. According to Savannah Morning News sports writer Dennis Knight and Tiger coach DeAndré Pasley, Pasley became the first Georgia athlete to sweep the sprints in a GHSA state meet in any classification after winning the Class 5A 100, 200, and 400 meters.

From Richmond Hill and Benedictine finishing runner-up as teams to Bryan County taking second in Class 1A Division II girls competition, the Coastal Empire was well represented on the biggest stage in Georgia high school track and field.

Here is a look at the local first-place finishers from the state meet. See note below for more results.

Class 6A
Kendrick Joshua, Richmond Hill — 300 hurdles (36.51)
Timothy Alston Jr., Richmond Hill — 110 hurdles (13.92)
Richmond Hill boys 4x400 relay — 3:13.90 (TreShaun Grant, Sam Awe, Jayden Taylor, Kendrick Joshua)

Class 5A
Jacobi Pasley, Bradwell Institute — 100 meters (10.52)
Jacobi Pasley, Bradwell Institute — 200 meters (21.35)
Jacobi Pasley, Bradwell Institute — 400 meters (46.57)

Class 3A
Blessed Diogo, Jenkins — Triple jump (37-10.5)
Jenkins boys 4x100 relay — 41.61 (Jaden Hooper, Myles Brown, teammates not listed in results provided)

Class 2A
Francie Tedder, Savannah Arts — 1600 meters (5:14.09)
Savannah Arts girls 4x800 relay — 9:58.23 (Francie Tedder, McKay Bennett, Ava Treece, Morgan Irvine)

To note, Richmond Hill’s Kendrick Joshua (per Dennis Knight SMN), HV Jenkins Boys (per Coach Roberts), and Savannah Arts relay teams (per SAA Athletics) are back-to-back champions. This makes another strong showing for Savannah-area track and field programs.

State titles. School pride. Big moments on the track and in the field.

And for many athletes, this was just the beginning.

Note: More top finishers here - Bradwell's Pasley makes history by sweeping sprints at GHSA track and field, per Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News.

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