Congrats to our 2021 Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year nominees. Unlike most other sports, we simply take the top performers from each team by how they fared first at state, then at the region/area level. From this group, we will narrow down to a finalist pool and allow the public to choose the LAST FINALIST before putting it to an internal vote to determine Athlete of the Year.

Riley Allison – Union JR

Region Champ & State 11th in High Jump; State Qualifier in 4×400 Relay

Paden Bell – Commerce SO

Region & State Champ in 400 & 3200; Region Champ & State RU in 800; Region Champ & State 4th in 1600

Ella Blair – White SO

Region Champ & State 4th in Pole Vault

Dasha Cannon – White SR

Region & State Champ in Discus; Region RU & State 7th in Shot Put

Hana Gregory – Union JR

Region Champ & State 12th in 1600; Region Champ & State Qualifier in 800; Region RU in 400; State 6th in 4×800 Relay; State Qualifier in 4×400 Relay

Lily Gearing – White JR

Region Champ & State 5th in 300 MH; Region RU in 400; Region 3rd in Long Jump; State 5th in 4×800 Relay

Abbey Howard – Jefferson SR

Region Champ & State 4th in 100 MH; Region RU & State 6th in High Jump; Region Champ in 200

Grace Jones – Lumpkin

Region Champ & State 6th in Shot Put; Region 3rd in Discus

Brooklyn Jordan – Rabun JR

Region 4th & State 10th in Discus; Region 3rd & State 13th in Shot Put

Emily Kurtz – Dawson SO

Region 3rd & State 8th in Pole Vault; Region 6th in 100; State 5th in 4×400 Relay; State 10th in 4×800 Relay

Lucy Ladd – Tallulah Falls FR

Area 5th & State 9th in Long Jump; Area 7th in 100; State 6th in 4×800 Relay; State 7th in 4×100 & 4×400 Relay

Katherine Law – Jefferson JR

Region Champ & State RU in 800 & 1600; Region Champ & State 4th in 3200; 4×800 Region Champs & State Champs

Lauren Massey – Commerce JR

Region Champ & State RU in Pole Vault

Macy Murdock – Tallulah Falls JR

Area RU & State 5th in 300 MH; Area RU & State 8th in 100 MH; State 6th in 4×800 Relay; State 7th in 4×100 & 4×400 Relay

Landrey Pike – Habersham Central SO

Region 1st & State 14th in Discus

Jada Pittman – Jefferson JR

Region Champ & State RU in Long Jump; Region 3rd & State 7th in Triple Jump; Region Champ & State 8th in 100; 4×100 Relay State Qualifier

Caitlin Schroeder – Jefferson SR

Region 3rd & State 6th in 800; Region 4th & State 8th in 1600

Maci Shelnut – White SO

Region RU & State 4th in High Jump; Region 4th in Triple Jump

Shelby Speed – Banks SO

Region & State Champ in Discus; Region RU & State 11th in Shot Put

Samara Walker – Stephens SR

Region Champ & State RU in Shot Put; Region 6th in Discus

Molly Jo Wright – Rabun SO

Region RU & State 6th in Pole Vault; Region Champ & State 10th in 3200; Region RU & State 14th in 1600; State 5th in 4×800 Relay