The track-and-field teams from Greene County and Morgan County performed well at their respective sectional meets, and each is now sending several athletes to compete at the state level.
Greene County’s boys and girls are sending 11 athletes to the Class A Division II state meet, which takes place in Albany. They qualified six boys and five girls for a chance to place and win a state title.
“It’s great to be able to have this many kids qualify for state,” Greene County head track and field coach James Miller told the Lake Oconee News. “It gives you a chance to compete for a championship, which is what we want to do.”
Greene County’s qualifiers are RJ Monford, Javius Cleveland, Tamari Roberts, Amari Kilpatrick, Justin Robertson, Laryous Burt, Jakayla Burdette, Maleah Jarrells, Jaylah Thompson, Londonlee Chambers, and Carla Dunn.
Morgan County’s track-and-field teams are sending 21 athletes to the Class 2A meet, which takes place at East Jackson. They qualified eight boys and 13 girls for the state meet, giving them a solid chance to win a few medals.
“I’m extremely proud of my boys and girls for moving on to the state meet,” Morgan County head coach Kelan Fraise said. “Now, it’s time for us to buckle down and try to land as many athletes on the podium as we can. I definitely know we can do it.”
Morgan County’s qualifiers are Brody Jenkins, Jack Morris, Jamari Mundy, Crayman Burke, Dylan Smith, Cori Griffin, Ezekiel Locus, Peyton Houser, Ariana Edwards, Chandler Aaron, Kymora Smith, Quinn Takacs, Layla Veasley, Aziyah Robertson, Javeria Gresham, Mary Faulker, Nylaa Hodnett, Nariyah Burke, Gabrielle Massey, Emily Thomas, and Lila Catterton.
The GHSA high school track-and-field state championships will take place May 9-10 at different sites.