Here’s a look at results from Thursday, day one 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), Kate Massey (Commerce, 3200M)

STATE RUNNER-UP: Greyson Burke (Commerce, Pole Vault), Jackson Ramey (Banks, Discus)

WHITE COUNTY

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

Ellie Gearing

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

Rachel Gearing

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

Grant Pullium

Boys Pole Vault

Noah Rapert

Boys Triple Jump

Kiernan Schmidt

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

Evelyn Vanderbunt

Girls Shot Put

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

DAWSON COUNTY

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
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

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
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

Christopher Shelp

Boys 1600 Meter Run – 8th Place
Boys 800 Meter Run

Cody Wood

Boys 3200 Meter Run

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

LUMPKIN COUNTY

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

Connor Pierce

Boys 100 Meter Dash
Boys 200 Meter Dash

UNION COUNTY

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

Riley Barrett

Boys Long Jump – 13th Place
Boys 400 Meter Dash
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Colby Ives

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Cole Payne

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Zoe Sanchez

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

Adrian Shaw

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Lance Underwood

Boys 3200 Meter Run

Cole Wright

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Union County Boys

4×400 Meter Relay
Adrian Shaw; Cole Payne; Colby Ives; Riley Barrett
Cole Wright

BANKS COUNTY

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

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

Kadajha Beasley

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

Hunter Cochran

Boys 3200 Meter Run

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

Seth Ledford

Boys 1600 Meter Run – 10th Place
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Wes Ledford

Boys Triple Jump – 8th Place
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Jacob Lehotsky

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Destinie Martin

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

Kyler Parten

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

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

Terrence Walker

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

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
Kenneth Lawrence; Seth Ledford; Terrence Walker; Jacob Lehotsky
Wes Ledford; Kyler Parten

RABUN COUNTY

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
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Zoie Brown

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

Lindsay Caudell

Girls Pole Vault

Tyler Fisher

Boys Shot Put – 14th Place
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay

Guy Gober

Boys 1600 Meter Run – State Champion
Boys 3200 Meter Run
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Taylor Grimmett

Girls Long Jump
Girls Triple Jump
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
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

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
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

Perryn Morgan

Girls Pole Vault
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
Girls Shot Put

Justin Wilkes

Boys 800 Meter Run
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

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
Tyler Fisher; Austin Jones; Justin Wilkes; Grayson Mitchem
Jacob Barry