The Georgia High School State Association state track and field championships will start tomorrow, Thursday, May 11, 2023, and go through Saturday. There are 17 schools from the Savannah area attending, and over 150 athletes dreaming of being on top of the winner's podium. The championships will occur at four locations, depending on the classification below.
Where:
Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany (Class 3A & Class 4A)
Teams at this location are Benedictine and New Hampstead in Class 4A. Class 3A the teams are Beach, Calvary, Johnson, Savannah Christian, Savannah Country Day, and St. Vincent's Academy.
Kinnett Stadium, Columbus (Class 5A)
HV Jenkins High School will represent Savannah in class 5A.
McEachern HS, Powder Springs (Class 2A & Class 7A)
At the Class 2A meet will be Savannah Arts Academy and Windsor Forest.
In Class 7A, a large contingent of track and field athletes from Richmond Hill High School.
Barron Stadium, Rome (Class A-Div. 1, Class 6A & Adapted)
The Class 6A representatives will be from Effingham and South Effingman High Schools. In A-D1 will be Bryan County High School, Savannah High School, and Woodville-Tompkins High School.
Over 150 athletes who qualified from the Savannah area will be there to win a state championship in their event. Three defending state champions are trying to repeat, and one is going for a three-peat.
Savannah Christian's senior Maggie Byrd has won two state titles, GHSA Class A Private high jump, and Bryd will try to win her third title in GHSA Class 3A this year. Byrd's teammate from Savannah Christian, junior Jamari McIvory, won the last GHSA Class A Private 400 meters in 48.49 seconds. Savannah Arts Academy senior Lyric Olson took the 800 title in Class 3A. All three athletes are looking for the gold medal again.
Here are all the qualifiers from 17 different schools.
| GHSA Local Track State Qualifiers |
| Class 7A |
| Richmond Hill |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 24.94 Jayla Lawrence 6th |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 56.09 Akira Burt 1st |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 12:04.47 Julia Wilson 8th |
| 100 METER HURDLES |
| 15.18 Mmekom Inyang 8th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 46.16 Jayla Lawrence 8th |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 49.46 Relay Team 6th - Jasmine Wood, Alexa ,Hamlin, Briauna McDaniel, Mmekom Inyang |
| 4X200 METER RELAY |
| 1:39.98 Relay Team 1st - Wood, Jasmine, Burt, Akira, Heileman, Kalyn, Lawrence, Jayla |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 3:59.44 Relay Team 3rd - Heileman, Kalyn, Hamlin, Alexa, Lawrence, Jayla, Burt, Akira |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 10:10.57 Relay Team 3rd - Mitchell, Joey, Althen, Adeline , Heileman, Kalyn, Courtney, Somaria |
| POLE VAULT |
| 10-0 Autumn Smiley 1st |
| SHOT PUT |
| 37-3.5 Jada Brown 5th |
| 34-0.25 Aaliyah Houston 8th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 49.56 Santonio Rio 5th |
| 800 METER RUN |
| 2:00.92 Noah Sybert 7th |
| 2:01.36 Jayden Taylor 8th |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 4:27.83 Memphis Rich 8th |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 9:48.14 Memphis Rich 5th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 39.75 Kendrick Joshua 3rd |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 3:24.13 Relay Team 4th - Joshua Kendrick, Me'Lik Malloy-McLaughlin, Jayden Taylor, Santonio Rio |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 8:08.51 Relay Team 1st - Jayden Taylor, Noah Sybert, Santonio Rio, Memphis Rich |
| POLE VAULT |
| 12-6 Garret Mcdade 5th |
| Class 6A |
| Effingham |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 5:38.91 Brooke Maseda 5th |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 12:32.62 Brooke Maseda 5th |
| 4X200 METER RELAY |
| 1:47.12 Relay Team 8th - Kamryn Watson, Zaria Anderson, Victoria Foskey, Dionna Rivers |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 4-10 Braylin Nease 8th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 42.56 Relay Team 7th - Timmy Brown, Cory Dekle, Jeremiah Chance, Dekari Walker |
| South Effingham |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 12:32.88 Lily McDonald 6th |
| 100 METER HURDLES |
| 15.62 Christeon Lewis 8th |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 10:30.93 Relay Team 6th - Bri Barber, Maggie Morgan, Mia Fitzpatrick, Liliy McDonald |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 4-10 Riley Browne 5th |
| POLE VAULT |
| 9-6 Aubrey Edge 4th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 50.07 Amari Branch 7th |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 4:38.78 Tyler Phillips 8th |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 3:22.80 Relay Team 3rd - Devin Hallman, Kaleb Hodges, Isiah Campbell, Amari Branch |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 8:17.01 Relay Team 7th - Devin Hallman, Kaleb Hodges, Isiah Campbell, Amari Branch |
| Class 5A |
| HV Jenkins |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 58.31 Ivey Hall 2nd |
| 100 METER HURDLES |
| 15.16 Blessed Diogo 7th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 45.61 Blessed Diogo 2nd |
| TRIPLE JUMP |
| 38-3.75 Blessed Diogo 1st |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 4:39.14 Leo Tedder 3rd |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 10:07.51 Leo Tedder 2nd |
| 110 METER HURDLES |
| 15.03 Billy Johnson 5th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 40.30 Billy Johnson 6th |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 42.59 Relay Team 5th - Braylin Shields, Billy Johnson, Lorenzo Cowan, and Aaron Bacon |
| LONG JUMP |
| 22-10.75 Braylin Shields 3rd |
| TRIPLE JUMP |
| 43-3.5 Robert Sanders 6th |
| Class 4A |
| Benedictine |
| BOYS ATHLETE |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 22.24 Chris Frazier 8th |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 9:51.72 John Dodson 5th |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 6-2 Henry Sink 5th |
| NEW HAMPSTEAD |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 11.93 Marissa Palmer 1st |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 48.92 Relay Team 2nd |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| DISCUS |
| 151-3 Elijah Blige 3rd |
| SHOT PUT |
| 46-9.5 Elijah Blige 6th |
| Class 3A |
| Beach |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 51.13 James Tisby 8th |
| Calvary Day School |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 12.57 Haely Grant 3rd |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 25.83 Haely Grant 6th |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 57.48 Haely Grant 1st |
| 1:00.93 Tori Selders 6th |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 4:13.88 Relay Team 5th - Hannah Cail, Tori Selders, Haley Grant. Evie Roach |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 10:58.07 Relay Team 4th - Hannah Cail, Evie Roach, Chloe Hoover, Hannah Vanderbrink |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 800 METER RUN |
| 2:10.63 Jackson Jones 7th |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 8:48.13 Relay Team 7th - Jackson Jones, Mason, Rigner, Buddy Gary, Sullivan McCarthy |
| DISCUS |
| 147-6 Tyler Padgett 1st |
| Sol C. Johnson |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 12.89 Le'Ryah Bryant 7th |
| 100 METER HURDLES |
| 17.37 Amirah Ali 7th |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 50.10 Relay Team 5th - Anivea Flagler, Alayla Thomas, De’Anne Williams, Le’Ryah Bryant |
| 4X200 METER RELAY |
| 1:47.67 Relay Team 8th - Le’Ryah Bryant, Za’Niya Allen, Anivea Flagler, Alayla Thomas |
| LONG JUMP |
| 17-6 Le'Ryah Bryant 2nd |
| TRIPLE JUMP |
| 33-9.25 Anivea Flagler 5th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 10.75 Samari Dowdy 1st |
| 11.06 JaQuay Foster 6th |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 22.55 JaQuay Foster 4th |
| 110 METER HURDLES |
| 15.78 Jahdon Polite 4th |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 42.21 Relay Team 2nd - Damine Smith, Jaquay Foster, Jadon Pugh, Samari Dowdy, Alt Jamori Taylor |
| 4X200 METER RELAY |
| 1:29.73 Relay Team 3rd - Jaquay Foster, Joshua Quarterman, Samari Dowdy, Jadon Pugh, Alt Favion Kirkwood |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 3:28.79 Relay Team 3rd - Nathaniel Thompson, Jahdon Polite, Joshua Quarterman, Thomas Robinson, Alt Amauri Miles |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 6-0 Joshua Quarterman 4th |
| 6-0 Davin Thomas 4th |
| LONG JUMP |
| 20-7 Favion Kirkwood 2nd |
| Savannah Christian |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 12.41 Jadyn Singleton 1st |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 25.53 Jadyn Singleton 2nd |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 49.45 Relay Team 1st - Leighton Stallcup, Carly Wanamaker, Payton Livingston, Jadyn Singleton, Alt Sadler Wilson |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 11:15.14 Relay Team 8th - Ava Anderson, Mary Brit Tallevast, Audrey Wilson, Laney Grace Westbrook alt. Ava Murphy |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 5-4 Maggie Byrd 2nd |
| LONG JUMP |
| 18-5.75 Jadyn Singleton 1st |
| POLE VAULT |
| 7-6 Kelley Webb 3rd |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 22.07 Jamari McIvory 1st |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 48.28 Jamari McIvory 1st |
| 110 METER HURDLES |
| 15.49 Carson Taylor 3rd |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 3:31.07 Relay Team 5th - Witt Hayes, Jaden Ward, Gary Scott, Jamari McIvory, alt Pierce Goodman |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 6-4 Shiv Patel 1st |
| SHOT PUT |
| 49-7.25 Elijah Griffin 1st |
| Savannah Country Day School |
| 26.69 Anna Pollak 9th |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 59.07 Anna Pollak 2nd |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 5:54.99 Sarah Jane Schulze 8th |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 13:12.74 Sarah Jane Schulze 5th |
| 100 METER HURDLES |
| 17.14 Eva Beauchamp 5th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 49.86 Eva Beauchamp 7th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 22.75 Keith James 7th |
| 800 METER RUN |
| 2:04.36 John Ryan 1st |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 4:45.36 John Ryan 1st |
| 110 METER HURDLES |
| 16.08 Andrew Wynn 8th |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 8:39.84 2nd - Charlie Pope, Kent Burnett, Devin Beauchamp, & John Ryan |
| St. Vincent’s Academy |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 11:09.77 5th - Alexis Ghaleb, Sophie Roach, Rose Williams, Jillian Jones |
| Class 2A |
| Savannah Arts Academy |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 12.53 Monica Manker 2nd |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 25.54 Monica Manker 3rd |
| 800 METER RUN |
| 2:12.75 Lyric Olson 1st |
| 1600 METER RUN |
| 5:34.72 Ava Coffey 2nd |
| 5:57.90 Leah Nyce 7th |
| 3200 METER RUN |
| 11:45.28 Ava Coffey 1st |
| 100 METER HURDLES |
| 16.21 Kenzie Kurdys 1st |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 8:51.09 Relay Team 8th - Peter Gress, Shareef Smith, Marshall Lego, John Balthop |
| Windsor Forest |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 43.83 Relay Team 8th |
| Class 1A D1 |
| Bryan County |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| LONG JUMP |
| 15-3 Ashanti Brown 5th |
| TRIPLE JUMP |
| 30-9.5 Za'Yana Hankerson 7th |
| POLE VAULT |
| 6-0 Braelynn Shuman 4th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 400 METER DASH |
| 53.72 Javin Collins 8th |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 9:31.78 Relay Team 7th - Ethan Trombly, Riley Shuman, Will Summerford, and Zane Renteria |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 5-10 Javin Collins 3rd |
| 5-10 DaVonte Bowers 4th |
| POLE VAULT |
| 9-0 Jayden Lee 2nd |
| 8-0 Ryan Harrington 5th |
| DISCUS |
| 122-10 Austin Clemens 6th |
| SHOT PUT |
| 43-4.75 Austin Clemens 8th |
| Savannah High |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| HIGH JUMP |
| 4-8 India Stafford 3rd |
| DISCUS |
| 90-3 Makayla Oates 3rd |
| SHOT PUT |
| 32-8.75 Makayla Oates 3rd |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 9:04.85 Relay Team 3rd |
| Woodville - Tompkins |
| GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 100 METER DASH |
| 12.92 Deriyah Sanders 5th |
| 13.14 Jasmine Gaither 8th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 53.45 Makenly Hall 7th |
| 4X100 METER RELAY |
| 49.49 Relay Team 1st - Deriyah Sanders, Jasmine Gaither, Zoey Simmons, Ava Brown |
| 4X200 METER RELAY |
| 1:49.89 Relay Team 4th - Ava Brown/Jordan Rivers, Deriyah Sanders, Naimah Hall, Zoey Simmons |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 4:29.39 Relay Team 7th - Jazil Tilles, Ava Brown, Naimah Hall, Jasmine Gaither |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 11:39.40 Relay Team 4th -Ava Thomas, Katerina Lee, Sarah Armstrong, Amaree Harmon |
| LONG JUMP |
| 15-5.5 Markayla Dillard 4th |
| BOYS ATHLETE PLACE |
| 200 METER DASH |
| 23.16 Jordan Haskell 9th |
| 800 METER RUN |
| 2:07.34 Isaiah McGuire 4th |
| 300 METER HURDLES |
| 41.12 Nathan Anderson 1st |
| 4X200 METER RELAY |
| 1:31.84 Relay Team 2nd - Amari Conner, Nathan Anderson, Nathan Clark, Jordan Haskell |
| 4X400 METER RELAY |
| 3:32.32 Relay Team 2nd - Derrin Davis, Jordan Haskell, Isaiah McGuire, Nathan Anderson |
| 4X800 METER RELAY |
| 9:05.41 Relay Team 4th - Zion Askew, Jordan Jahnrette, Nathan Anderson/Zyaire Smart, Isaiah McGuire |
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