Here’s a look at results from Friday, day two of the championship meets. The 2018 GHSA Track & Field State Championships, May 10-12, is at Albany (1A Public, 2A, 3A), Berry College (1A Private, 4A) and Carrollton (6A). In order from highest classification to lowest:

STATE CHAMPIONS:

• Guy Gober (Rabun, 1600M & 3200M)
• Kate Massey (Commerce, 3200M)

STATE RUNNERS-UP:

• Greyson Burke (Commerce, Pole Vault)
• Kate Massey (Commerce, 1600M)
• Perryn Morgan (Rabun, Pole Vault)
• Jackson Ramey (Banks, Discus)
• Griffin Stephens (Banks, 3200M)

WHITE COUNTY

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Rachel Gearing finished 3rd in the triple jump and 5th in the long jump. Michael Baker was 5th in the long jump. Grant Pullium was 6th in the pole vault and Noah Rapert was 3rd in the triple jump.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – The girls 4×400 qualified for the finals, as did Jaelen Alexander in the 800 and Rachel Gearing in the 400.

Jaelen Alexander

• Girls 800 Meter Run – 7th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Michael Baker

• Boys Long Jump – 5th Place

Ellie Gearing

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Rachel Gearing

• Girls Long Jump – 5th Place
• Girls Triple Jump – 3rd Place
• Girls 400 Meter Dash Class – 2nd place in Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Kylie Johnson

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Rachel Lovell

• Girls High Jump – 9th Place
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Grant Pullium

• Boys Pole Vault – 6th Place

Noah Rapert

• Boys Triple Jump – 3rd Place

Kiernan Schmidt

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Evelyn Vanderbunt

• Girls Shot Put – 11th Place

White County Girls

• 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Rachel Gearing; Kiernan Schmidt; Jaelen Alexander; Rachel Lovell
  Ellie Gearing; Kylie Johnson

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DAWSON COUNTY

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Anna Lowe placed 7th in the shot put, but won Flight 1. Cody Wood was also 7th in the 3200. 

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – Carlos Keller (high jump) is state runner-up. Cooper Freeman finished 3rd in the pole vault. 

Cooper Freeman

• Boys Pole Vault – 3rd Place

Marley Hamby

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Carlos Keller

• Boys High Jump – State Runner-Up

Jenna LeCours

• Girls 1600 Meter Run – 12th Place
• Girls 3200 Meter Run – 6th Place
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Anna Lowe

• Girls Shot Put – 7th Place (Won Flight 1)

Kaselyn Martin

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Micaela McClendon

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Frankie Muldoon

• Girls 1600 Meter Run – 8th Place
• Girls 800 Meter Run – 3rd in Heat 1 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Briana Ray

• Girls Pole Vault – NH (Missed 3 Attempts)

Christopher Shelp

• Boys 1600 Meter Run – 8th Place
• Boys 800 Meter Run – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Cody Wood

• Boys 3200 Meter Run – 7th Place

Avery Young

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Dawson County  Girls

• 4×400 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Micaela McClendon; Jenna LeCours; Frankie Muldoon; Avery Young
  Kaselyn Martin; Marley Hamby

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LUMPKIN COUNTY

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Connor Pierce qualified for the 100 meter dash final.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – Brighton Harder was 7th in the 200 meter dash prelims heat 2.

Brighton Harder

• Girls 200 Meter Dash – 7th Place in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Josiah McDonald

• Boys 800 Meter Run – 6th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Connor Pierce

• Boys 100 Meter Dash – 4th in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Boys 200 Meter Dash – 8th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

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UNION COUNTY

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Riley Barrett qualified for 400 meter final. Lance Underwood was 8th in the 3200.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – Zoe Sanchez earned a top-five finish in the 3200.

Riley Barrett

• Boys Long Jump – 13th Place
• Boys 400 Meter Dash – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Colby Ives

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Cole Payne

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Zoe Sanchez

• Girls 1600 Meter Run – 9th Place
• Girls 3200 Meter Run – 5th Place

Adrian Shaw

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Lance Underwood

• Boys 3200 Meter Run – 8th Place

Cole Wright

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Union County Boys

• 4×400 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Adrian Shaw; Cole Payne; Colby Ives; Riley Barrett
  Cole Wright

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BANKS COUNTY

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Griffin Stephens was runner-up in the 3200, with Hunter Cochran right behind in 3rd place. Emily Adams was 4th in the pole vault. 

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – Jackson Ramey earned Runner-Up honors in discus, while Sean Hall was 3rd in Pole Vault and Jimmy Cochran 4th in the 1600. Allison Smith won her heat in the 800 with the third best time overall, primed for the final. Emily Adams was 4th in the pole vault.

Emily Adams

• Girls Pole Vault – 4th Place
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Kadajha Beasley

• Girls Triple Jump – 11th Place
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Hunter Cochran

• Boys 3200 Meter Run – 3rd Place

Jimmy Cochran

• Boys 1600 Meter Run – 4th Place

A.J. Davidson

• Boys Pole Vault – 8th Place

Sean Hall

• Boys Pole Vault – 3rd Place

Casey-Ann Lane

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Kenneth Lawrence

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Seth Ledford

• Boys 1600 Meter Run – 10th Place
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Wes Ledford

• Boys Triple Jump – 8th Place
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Jacob Lehotsky

• Boys 300 Meter Hurdles – 5th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Destinie Martin

• Girls 1600 Meter Run – 9th Place
• Girls 3200 Meter Run – 10th Place

Kyler Parten

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Jackson Ramey

• Boys Discus Throw – State Runner-Up
• Boys Shot Put – 10th Place

Jennifer Sheppard

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Allison Smith

• Girls 800 Meter Run – 1st in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Kennedy Smith

• Girls 400 Meter Dash – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Griffin Stephens

• Boys 3200 Meter Run – State Runner-Up

Terrence Walker

• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Banks County Girls

• 4×400 Meter Relay – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Allison Smith; Kadajha Beasley; Jennifer Sheppard; Emily Adams
  Kennedy Smith; Casey-Ann Lane

Banks County Boys

• 4×400 Meter Relay – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Kenneth Lawrence; Seth Ledford; Terrence Walker; Jacob Lehotsky
  Wes Ledford; Kyler Parten

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RABUN COUNTY

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Guy Gober does it again with another State Title, this time in the 3200. Perryn Morgan claimed a State Runner-Up finish in pole vault. Jacob Barry qualified for 400 meter final while Justin Wilkes qualified for the 800 final. The 4×400 boys relay also placed 3rd in Heat 2, qualifying for the final.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – Guy Gober won the state title in the 1600! Grayson Mitchem was fifth in pole vault.

Jacob Barry

• Boys 400 Meter Dash – 4th in Heat 1 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Zoie Brown

• Girls 100 Meter Hurdles – 5th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Lindsay Caudell

• Girls Pole Vault – 6th Place

Tyler Fisher

• Boys Shot Put – 14th Place
• Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Guy Gober

• Boys 1600 Meter Run – State Champion
• Boys 3200 Meter Run – State Champion
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Taylor Grimmett

• Girls Long Jump – 9th Place
• Girls Triple Jump – 13th Place
• Girls 100 Meter Hurdles – Runner-Up in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Austin Jones

• Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Rissa McDonald

• Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Amaranta Melgarejo

• Girls 1600 Meter Run
• Girls 800 Meter Run – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Trent Miller

• Boys Pole Vault – 7th Place

Grayson Mitchem

• Boys Pole Vault – 5th Place
• Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Perryn Morgan

• Girls Pole Vault – State Runner-Up
• Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Bailey Schmitt

• Girls 300 Meter Hurdles – 6th in Heat 1 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Madison Utt

• Girls Discus Throw – 14th Place
• Girls Shot Put – 9th Place

Justin Wilkes

• Boys 800 Meter Run – 2nd in Heat 1 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)

Lucy Woerner

• Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)

Rabun County Girls

• 4×100 Meter Relay – 7th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Perryn Morgan; Amaranta Melgarejo; Taylor Grimmett; Lucy Woerner
  Bailey Schmitt; Rissa McDonald

Rabun County Boys

• 4×100 Meter Relay – 8th in Heat 2 Prelims (Did Not Qualify for Final)
• Tyler Fisher; Austin Jones; Justin Wilkes; Grayson Mitchem
  Jacob Barry

Rabun County Boys

• 4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd in Heat 2 Prelims (Qualified for Final)
• Guy Gober; Austin Jones; Grayson Mitchem; Jacob Barry
  Justin Wilkes

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COMMERCE

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Kate Massey was State Runner-Up in the 1600. Skylar Arnston notched 3rd place in pole vault, while Brandon Martin was also 3rd in the 3200 and JJ Morris 5th in the event.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – Kate Massey won the State Championship in the 3200, and Greyson Burke was Runner-Up in Pole Vault. Five others netted top-five finishes: Tucker Flint (3rd, PV), Brandon Martin (5th, 1600), JJ Morris (3rd, 1600), Shannon Siegers (3rd, LJ) and Brittany Webb (3rd, 3200).

Skylar Arnston

• Girls Pole Vault – 3rd Place

Greyson Burke

• Boys Pole Vault – State Runner-Up

Jessica Chavez

• Girls Discus Throw – 7th Place

Tucker Flint

• Boys Pole Vault – 3rd Place

Brandon Martin

• Boys 1600 Meter Run – 5th Place
• Boys 3200 Meter Run – 3rd Place

Kate Massey

• Girls 1600 Meter Run – State Runner-Up
• Girls 3200 Meter Run – State Champion

JJ Morris

• Boys 1600 Meter Run – 3rd Place
• Boys 3200 Meter Run – 5th Place

Simeyah Rakestraw

• Girls Discus Throw – 8th Place

Shannon Segars

• Boys Long Jump – 3rd Place

Easley Smith

• Boys Discus Throw – 6th Place

Brittany Webb

• Girls 1600 Meter Run – 11th Place
• Girls 3200 Meter Run – 4th Place

DaJuan Wood

• Boys 400 Meter Dash

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TALLULAH FALLS

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS – Anna Davis was 4th in long jump. Simeon Respress was 5th in the the high jump, as was Jenni Gallagher in the pole vault and Cindy Trusty in the discus throw.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS – No events ran featuring TFS.

Madison Ball

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

Damali Danavall

• Girls Shot Put – 8th Place

Anna Davis

• Girls Long Jump – 4th Place
• Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
• Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

Sarah Catherine Fordham

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

Jenni Gallagher

• Girls Pole Vault – 5th Place

Perry Gresham

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

Reid Kafsky

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

Simeon Respress

• Boys High Jump – 5th Place

Sydney Spivey

• Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

Cindy Trusty

• Girls Discus Throw – 5th Place

Tallulah Falls Girls

• 4×400 Meter Relay
• Madison Ball; Perry Gresham; Reid Kafsky; Anna Davis
  Sydney Spivey; Sarah Catherine Fordham