Boys/Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year Nominees
Thirteen individuals in our area walked away from the May 9-11 State Championships as the best in the state (State Champions). Many others placed as runner-ups, and even more in the top five and top ten. This year’s 70 nominees for Boys & Girls Athlete of the Year are as follows:
BOYS (38)
- Grey Bourlet (Tallulah Falls SO) – 300 MH Area Champion & State 3rd / 110 MH Area RU & State 3rd / Pole Vault State 5th
- Brendan Bowman (Union SR) – 400 M Region RU & State Qualifier
- Jason Burke (Jefferson SR) – High Jump Region Champion & State Champion
- Nix Burkett (White) – Pole Vault State 4th
- Ethan Cameron (Dawson SR) – Triple Jump Region Champion / 300 MH Region RU
- John Coggins (Banks JR) – 300 MH Region RU & State Qualifier
- Cody Dodge (Banks SR) – Shot Put Region RU
- Tucker Flint (Commerce SR) – Pole Vault Area 4 Champion & State Champion
- Cooper Freeman (Dawson SR) – 400 M Region Champion & State 10th / Pole Vault Region Champion & State Qualifier
- Luke Gambrell (Union SO) – 3200 M Region RU & State 3rd
- Guy Gober (Rabun SR) – 1600 M Region Champion & State Champion
- Sean Hall (Banks JR) – Pole Vault Region RU & State 3rd
- Lambdin Hardy (Commerce FR) – Pole Vault Area 4 Runner-Up & State Runner-Up
- Hunter Hartzog (Union FR) – 800 M Region RU & State 4th / 1600 M State 5th
- Robbie Head (Jefferson JR) – Discus Region Champion & State 6th / Shot Put State Champion
- Demarco Hernandez (Commerce JR) – 1600 Area Runner-Up & State 3rd / 3200 M Area 4 Runner-Up & State 4th
- Carlos Keller (Dawson SR) – High Jump Region RU & State 5th
- Collin Kilgore (Dawson JR) – 800 M Region RU & State 5th / 1600 M State 7th
- Wes Ledford (Banks SR) – 800 M Region Champion & State Runner-Up / Triple Jump State 7th
- Jacob Lehotsky (Banks SR) – 300 MH Region Champion & State Qualifier
- Brandon Martin (Commerce SO) – 3200 M Area 4 Champion & State Runner-Up
- Grayson Mitchem (Rabun SR) – Pole Vault Region Champion & State 5th
- Eli Morris (Jefferson SR) – 100 MH Region Champion & State Champion / 300 MH Region Champion & State Champion / 4×100 Relay State RU / 4×400 Relay State 5th
- JJ Morris (Commerce SO) – 1600 M Area 4 Champion & State Runner-Up
- Ryder Pagel (Jefferson JR) – Pole Vault Region RU & State Champion
- Connor Pierce (Lumpkin SR) – 100 M Region Champion & State Qualifier / 200 M Region Champion / Long Jump Region RU & State 12th
- Grant Pulliam (White SR) – Pole Vault Region RU & State 5th
- Jackson Ramey (Banks SR) – Shot Put Region Champion & State 6th / Discus Region RU & State 3rd
- Garmon Randolph (Jefferson SR) – Triple Jump Region Champion & State 14th / 4×100 State RU / 4×400 State 5th
- Noah Rapert (White SR) – 400 M Region Champion & State Qualifier / Triple Jump Region RU & State 4th
- Shannon Segars (Commerce JR) – Long Jump Area 4 Champion & State Champion / 4×400 State 5th
- Malaki Starks (Jefferson FR) – 100 M Region RU / 200 M State 6th / 4×100 Relay State Runner-Up
- Griffin Stephens (Banks JR) – 3200 M Region Champion & State Runner-Up / 1600 M Region RU & State 6th
- Riley Thornton (Jefferson JR) – 3200 M Region RU & State 4th / 1600 M State 9th
- Terrence Walker (Banks SR) – 110 MH Region RU
- DaJuan Wood (Commerce SR) – 400 M Area 4 Champion & State 3rd / 300 MH Area Runner-Up & State 3rd / 4×400 Relay State 5th / High Jump State 8th
- Carson Walker (Union FR) – Long Jump Region RU
- Cody Wood (Dawson SR) – 3200 M Region RU & State 9th
GIRLS (32)
- Emily Adams (Banks SR) – Pole Vault Region Champion & State 6th
- Jaelen Alexander (White SR) – 800 M Region Champion & State Qualifier
- Skylar Arnston (Commerce SR) – Pole Vault Area 4 Champion & State 3rd
- Shaylyn Bailey (Banks FR) – Discus Region RU & State 9th / Shot Put Region RU
- Aleah Benton (Jefferson FR) – Triple Jump Region Champion & State 12th
- Dasha Cannon (White SO) – Discus Region Champion & State 10th
- Daniela Danavall (Tallulah Falls SR) – Discus Area Champion & State 9th / Shot Put Area RU & State 12th / 4×100 Relay State 7th
- Mac Fowler (Jefferson JR) – 400 M Region RU & State Qualifier / 4×400 Region Champion & State 3rd / 4×100 Region Champion & State 3rd
- Carolina Garcia (Rabun SO) – 300 MH Region RU & State 7th / 100 MH State Qualifier / 4×400 State 7th
- Abbie Hilchie (Lumpkin SO) – 1600 & 3200 M
- Abbey Howard (Jefferson SO) – 100 MH Region Champion & State 8th / 4×100 Relay State 3rd
- Ellie Isaacs (Jefferson SR) – Shot Put Region Champion & State Champion / Discus Region RU & State 5th
- Christin Jarrard (Rabun SO) – Pole Vault Region RU & State 10th / 4×400 Relay State 7th
- Claire Kulniszewski (Jefferson JR) – Pole Vault Region RU & State Runner-Up
- Olivia Kulniszewski (Jefferson FR) – 800 M Region RU & State Qualifier / 4×400 Region Champion & State 3rd
- Katherine Law (Jefferson FR) – 3200 M Region Champion & State Runner-Up / 1600 M Region RU & State 8th
- Josie Loggins (Jefferson FR) – 100 MH Region RU & State Qualifier
- Rachel Lovell (White JR) – High Jump Region RU & State 5th
- Anna Lowe (Dawson SR) – Shot Put Region Champion & State 7th / Discus Region RU
- Lauren Massey (Commerce FR) – Pole Vault Area 4 Runner-Up & State Runner-Up
- Rissa McDonald (Rabun SO) – 100 MH Region Champion & State Qualifier / 4×400 Relay State 7th
- Anna Moore (Jefferson JR) – Pole Vault Region Champion & State Champion
- Frankie Muldoon (Dawson SR) – 1600 M Region Champion & State 4th / 3200 M Region Champion & State 3rd
- Jada Pittman (Jefferson FR) – Long Jump Region Champion & State 5th / 100 M Region Champion & State 4th / 200 M Region RU & State Qualifier / 4×100 Region Champion & State 3rd
- Simeyah Rakestraw (Commerce SR) – Discus Area 4 Champion & State 12th / Shot Put State 12th
- Zoe Sanchez (Union JR) – 1600 M Region Champion & State RU / 3200 M Region Champion & State Champion
- Caitlin Schroeder (Jefferson SO) – 1600 M Region Champion & State 6th / 800 M Region Champion & State 6th / 4×400 Region Champion & State 3rd
- JoJo Smith (Jefferson SO) – High Jump Region Champion & State Champion / 300 MH Region RU
- Maddie Stephens (White SR) – Pole Vault Region Champion & State 9th
- Evelyn Vanderbunt (White JR) – Shot Put Region RU & State 13th
- Samara Walker (Stephens) – Shot Put Region Champion & State 5th
- Chasen Wood (Lumpkin SO) – Pole Vault, 100 M, 200 M
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