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BLITZ Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Sean Hughes

May 31, 2023

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Sean Hughes secured a state title, and polishes off his career with BLITZ Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors. It’s well-deserved, as the senior showed time and again his ability to be among the best athletes in our area.

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS

3A Long Jump State & Region Champion
22-10.75 PR (at Wingfoot Night of Champions)
3A Triple Jump 6th & Region Champion
44-6.5 PR (at Region Championships)
3A 4×100 Relay State 6th & Region Champion
4 1st-place finishes at Long Jump
2 1st-place finishes at Triple Jump

Sean Hughes was a 3-time Region Champion as a senior, and a State Champion in the Long Jump with a 22-3 distance. He was also the Region Champion in the Triple Jump and was 6th at state, and PRd with a 44-6.5 at Region. Overall, he had 6 1st-place finishes in individual events this season, and was invited to compete in the Wingfoot Night of Champions, where he came in 4th in the Long Jump.

VOTING RESULTS

Sean Hughes – 58 pts (8 1st-place votes)
Willie Goodwyn – 44.5 pts (3)
Sammy Brown – 37.5 pts (3)
Brad Chosewood – 28.5 pts (2)
Braden Griffin – 13 pts
Jacari Huff – 7.5 pts
Wyatt Windham – 7 pts

Voting included our 16-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts. The voting is Heisman-style, with the following points system:
1st place votes: 5 pts; 2nd: 3 pts; 3rd: 2 pts; 4th: 1 pts; 5th-6th: 0.5 pts; 7th-8th 0.25 pts

Sean Hughes takes the 8 1st-place votes and rides that to the win here. Willie Goodwyn (Rabun County), Sammy Brown (Jefferson), and Brad Chosewood (Habersham) all took multiple 1st-place votes in a crowded room of athletes.