The Track & Field State Championships are slated for May 13-15 for all classifications. Below is the breakdown per school (alpha order) for those competing at the State Championships. Teams who posted top-5 finishes include Commerce boys (State Champions), Jefferson girls (State Runner-Up), Tallulah Falls boys (3rd), Jefferson boys (4th), Commerce girls (4th), and White County girls (5th).

Individuals who won state titles include – Brandon Martin (2x, Commerce), Paden Bell (2x, Commerce), Shelby Speed (Banks), Sammy Brown (Commerce), Lamdin Hardy (Commerce), Malaki Starks (Jefferson), Dasha Cannon (White County), and the 4×800 Relays (Jefferson girls & Commerce boys).

BANKS COUNTY

BOYS – 8th Place

• Buck Ledford – 2nd in 3200, 3rd in 1600, 7th in 800
• Chase Stephens – DNQ for Finals in 800
• Pepper Davis – 8th in 3200
• 4×800 Relay – 3rd

GIRLS – 14th Place

• Shelby Speed – State Champion in Discus, 11th in Shot Put
• Makayla Long – 12th in 3200
• 4×800 Relay – 7th
• 4×400 Relay – 8th

COMMERCE

BOYS – State Champions!

• Brandon Martin – State Champion in 3200 & 1600, 4th in 800
• Sammy Brown – State Champion in 400, 4th in 200
• JJ Morris – State Runner-Up in 800, 4th in 1600
• Trey Garnto – 7th in 110 MH, DNQ for Finals in 300 MH
• Mason Gaddis – 6th in Shot Put, 9th in Discus
• Elijah Burns – 7th in Shot Put
• Colin Hall – State Runner-Up in Pole Vault
• Lambdin Hardy – State Champion in Pole Vault
• Wesley Stilley – 7th in Discus
• 4×100 Relay – 3rd
• 4×400 Relay – 3rd
• 4×800 Relay – State Champions!

GIRLS – 4th Place

• Paden Bell – State Champion in 400 & 3200, State Runner-Up in 800, 4th in 1600
• Lauren Massey – State Runner-Up in Pole Vault

DAWSON COUNTY

BOYS – 11th Place

• Sam Hulsey – 5th in 3200, 10th in 1600
• Luke Hamby – 7th in 3200, 9th in 1600
• Ethan Smith – 4th in 800
• Wiley Dennis – NH in High Jump
• 4×400 Relay – 8th
• 4×800 Relay – State Runner-Up

GIRLS – 31st Place

• Emily Kurtz – 8th in Pole Vault
• 4×400 Relay – 5th
• 4×800 Relay – 10th

HABERSHAM CENTRAL

BOYS – 23rd Place

• Andrew Kivett – 6th in 1600, 9th in 3200
• Garrett Heaton – 4th in 400, 9th in Triple Jump
• Isaac Simmons – 14th in High Jump
• Brad Chosewood – 13th in Discus
• Luke Cooper – 14th in High Jump
• Parker Behrends – 12th in Shot Put

GIRLS – N/A

• Landrey Pike – 14th in Discus

JEFFERSON

BOYS – 4th Place

• Malaki Starks – State Champion in Long Jump, 5th in 100, DNS in 200
• Jordan Perry – State Runner-Up in Long Jump, 16th in Shot Put
• Carter Stephenson – State Runner-Up in 300 MH, 3rd in 110 MH
• Matthew Schroeder – 4th in 800, 7th in 1600
• Andrew Paolozzi – 6th in Discus, 3rd in Shot Put
• Kristian Carrs – 8th in Triple Jump
• Griffin Carson – 3rd in Pole Vault
• 4×100 Relay – State Runner-Up

GIRLS – State Runner-Up

• Katherine Law – State Runner-Up in 800, State Runner-Up in 1600, 4th in 3200
• Jada Pittman – State Runner-Up in Long Jump, 7th in Triple Jump, 8th in 100
• Caitlin Schroeder – 6th in 800, 8th in 1600
• Abbey Howard – 4th in 100 MH, 6th in High Jump
• Josie Loggins – 6th in 100 MH, 7th in 300 MH
• Olivia Kulniszewski – 5th in Pole Vault
• Aleah Benton – 8th in Triple Jump
• Kiley Powell – 7th in 3200
• Selah Holcombe – State Runner-Up in Discus
• Ella Kulniszewski – 4th in Pole Vault
• 4×100 Relay – DNQ for Finals
• 4×800 Relay – State Champions!

LUMPKIN COUNTY

BOYS – N/A

• NONE

GIRLS – 22nd Place

• Kaylee Caldwell – 12th in Triple Jump
• Mercades Housman – 13th in Triple Jump
• Grace Jones – 6th in Shot Put
• 4×100 Relay – DNF

RABUN COUNTY

BOYS – 21st Place

• Justin Wooten – 7th in 110 MH, DNQ for Finals in 300 MH
• Aidan Frias – 3rd in Pole Vault
• Chris Thompson – 10th in Shot Put
• Turner Grimmett – 6th in 110 MH
• Wyatt Word – 12th in Pole Vault

GIRLS – 18th Place

• Molly Jo Wright – 6th in Pole Vault, 10th in 3200, 14th in 1600
• Brooklyn Jordan – 10th in Discus, 13th in Shot Put
• Kiley Turner – DNQ for Finals in 100 MH & 300 MH
• Molly Mazarky – 7th in Pole Vault
• Ellie Southards – 7th in Discus
• Delaney Webb – DNQ for Finals in 100 MH
• 4×800 Relay – 5th

STEPHENS COUNTY

BOYS – 16th Place

• Gamarion Carter – State Runner-Up in 100, 7th in Long Jump
• Zhy Perry – 9th in Triple Jump
• Grady Sanders – 16th in 3200
• Bryson Murchison – 14th in Triple Jump
• 4×100 Relay – 3rd

GIRLS – 15th Place

• Dariyah Bell – 16th in Triple Jump
• A’Niya Mayweather – 14th in Triple Jump
• Samara Walker – State Runner-Up in Shot Put
• 4×100 Relay – DNQ for Finals

TALLULAH FALLS

BOYS – 3rd Place

• Grey Bourlet – State Runner-Up in Pole Vault & 110 MH, 3rd in 300 MH
• Evan Prince – 4th in 1600 & 800, 10th in 3200
• Simeon Respress – State Runner-Up in Long Jump, 6th in High Jump
• Walker Bailey – DNQ for Finals in 800
• 4×400 Relay – 5th
• 4×800 Relay – 4th

GIRLS – 15th Place

• Macy Murdock – 5th in 300 MH, 6th in 100 MH
• Julianne Shirley – 13th in High Jump
• Lucy Ladd – 9th in Long Jump
• Lucy Alexander – 10th in 3200
• 4×800 Relay – 6th
• 4×100 Relay – 7th
• 4×400 Relay – 7th

UNION COUNTY

BOYS – 11th Place

• Hunter Hartzog – 6th in 800, 10th in 1600
• Noah Underwood – 3rd in Shot Put, 7th in Discus
• Zander Rotko – DNQ for Finals in 400
• Trace Wright – DNQ for Finals in 400
• Luke Gambrell – 7th in 3200
• 4×100 Relay – DNQ for Finals
• 4×400 Relay – DNQ for Finals
• 4×800 Relay – 4th

GIRLS – 34th Place

• Hana Gregory – 12th in 1600, DNQ for Finals in 800
• Allie Bray – DNQ for Finals in 800
• Riley Allison – 11th in High Jump
• Linley Jones – DNQ for Finals in 300 MH
• Hannah Long – DNQ for Finals in 100 MH
• 4×800 Relay – 6th
• 4×400 Relay – DNQ for Finals

WHITE COUNTY

BOYS – 18th Place

• Darius Cannon – 5th in Long Jump, 8th in High Jump
• Eamonn O’Bryant – 4th in 1600, 7th in 800
• Riley Egerton – DNQ for Finals in 300 MH
• Cam Wilson – DNQ for Finals in 200
• Sean Hughes – 7th in Triple Jump
• Teddy Strange – 13th in Triple Jump
• Kane Lowery – 11th in Pole Vault
• 4×100 Relay – DNQ for Finals
• 4×400 Relay – 6th

GIRLS – 5th Place

• Dasha Cannon – State Champion in Discus, 7th in Shot Put
• Ella Blair – 4th in Pole Vault
• Lily Gearing – 5th in 300 MH
• Shelby Spain – 11th in Triple Jump
• Kendra Dye – 8th in Discus
• Jenna Ash – 7th in Pole Vault
• Maci Shelnut – 4th in High Jump
• 4×800 Relay – 5th