BOYS
RUNNING EVENTS
I’Tavius Mathers
Blackman, Sr.
Event: 100-meter dash
Why chosen: Mathers placed ninth in the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries in 11.44 seconds.
Dre Abernathy
Oakland, Sr.
Event: 200-meter dash
Why chosen: Abernathy placed ninth in the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries in 22.94 seconds.
Desean Wright
Siegel, Sr.
Event: 400-meter run
Why chosen: Wright placed 15th in the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries in 52.70 seconds
Jonathan Conley
La Vergne, So.
Event: 800-meter run
Why chosen: Conley placed seventh in the TSSAA Class AAA state finals in 1:56.31.
Brock Baker
Oakland, Jr.
Events: 1,600 and 3,200
Why chosen: The Gatorade Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year won both the 1,600 (4:15.10) and the 3,200 (9:18.20) at the TSSAA Class AAA state finals.
Maurice Call
Siegel, Sr.
Events: 110-meter and 300 hurdles
Why chosen: Call finished seventh in the TSSAA Class AAA state finals and ninth in the 300 hurdles in the TSSAA Class AAA preliminaries.
RELAYS
Blackman
(Trevor Gormley, Styles Corder, Maison Baer, I’Tavius Mathers)
Event: 4×100-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed fifth at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet in 42.71.
Blackman
(Trevor Gormley, Styles Corder, Dee Mathers, Maison Baer)
Event: 4×200-meter relay: The relay team placed ninth in the TSSAA Class AAA preliminaries in 1:30.29.
Siegel
(Wesley Wilson, Tony Allen, Maurice Call, Michael Joyner)
Event: 4×400-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed 12th in the TSSAA Class AAA preliminaries in 3:31.83.
Oakland
(Justin Slavens, Conner Thompson, Evan Humphreys, Stephen Spidell)
Event: 4×800-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed 12th in the TSSAA Class AAA finals in 8:18.91.
FIELD EVENTS
JaMichael Hatcher
Blackman, Sr.
Event: High jump
Why chosen: Hatcher placed fourth in the TSSAA Class AAA finals at 6-foot-4.
Lamar Thompson
Riverdale, Jr.
Event: Long jump
Why chosen: Thompson placed 15th at the TSSAA Class finals at at 19-feet-3.
Cole Notgrass
Blackman, So.
Event: Triple jump
Why chosen: Notgrass jumped 41-feet-2 ½ in a Class AAA sectional and was the top area finisher.
Alex Young
La Vergne, Sr.
Events: Discus, shot put
Why chosen: Young won the TSSAA Class AAA state title in the shot put at 56-feet-8 ¼ and placed seventh in the discus (150-7).
Marcus Franklin
La Vergne, Jr.
Event: Discus, shot put
Why chosen: Franklin won the TSSAA Class AAA state title in the discus at 181-feet-4 and was 14th in shot put (42-9 ¼).
Nathan North
La Vergne, So.
Event: Pole vault
Why chosen: North placed 13th at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 10-feet.
Aaron Staten
La Vergne Sr.
Event: Discus, shot put
Why chosen: Staten placed seventh at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 50-feet-11 ½ and was county champion in the discus.
Hayden Bilyeu
Siegel, Sr.
Event: Discus, shot put
Why chosen: Bilyeu was eighth at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 147-feet-8 and was 12th in the shot put (45-6).
GIRLS
RUNNING EVENTS
Joy Frierson
Riverdale, So.
Events: 100-meter dash, 200
Why chosen: Frierson placed fifth at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet in 12.52 and was eighth in the 200 at 26.49.
Olivia Jones
Riverdale, Jr.
Events: 100-meter dash, 200
Why chosen: Jones placed 13th (12.71 seconds) in the 100 in the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries and 12th (26.43) in the 200 preliminaries.
Dominique Hopper
Riverdale, So.
Event: 400-meter run
Why chosen: Hopper placed 12th at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries in 1:00.38.
Katie Ann Bass
Siegel, Sr.
Event: 800-meter run
Why chosen: Bass placed ninth at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries in 2:23.59.
Nicole Gardner
Siegel, Fr.
Events: 1,600, 3,200
Why chosen: Gardner placed eighth in the TSSAA Class AAA state finals in 5:10.37 and was sixth in the 3,200.
Aliah Cook
La Vergne, Fr.
Events: 100-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles
Why chosen: Cook placed eighth in the 100 hurdles at the TSSAA Class AAA state finals in 15.85 and fourth in the 300 hurdles (45.63).
RELAYS
La Vergne
(JaAndra Sanders, Shania Jones, Jewell Ellison, Jaa’Leah White)
Event: 4×100-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed second at the TSSAA Class AAA state finals in 47.81.
La Vergne
(JaAndra Sanders, Jewell Ellison, Jaa’Leah White, KeShon Holbrook)
Event: 4×200-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed fourth at the TSSAA Class AAA state finals in 1:43.09.
Riverdale
(Alexus Lyons, Collinthia Howse, Talia Martin, Millie Suggs)
Event: 4×400-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed 12th in the TSSAA Class AAA state meet preliminaries in 4:08.66.
Riverdale
(Collinthia Howse, Millie Suggs, Kenia Azor, Dominique Hopper)
Event: 4×800-meter relay
Why chosen: The relay team placed 15th in the Class AAA state finals in 10:46.49
FIELD EVENTS
Becca Browning
Eagleville, Sr.
Events: High jump, pentathlon
Why chosen: Browning won the Class A/AA state high jump title by clearing 5-feet-4. Placed eighth in the Class A/AA pentathlon (2,485 points).
Ashley Hammond
Riverdale, Sr.
Events: Long jump, triple jump
Why chosen: Hammond placed 15th in long jump at the Class AAA state meet at 15-feet-2 ¼. She was 15th in the triple jump at 32-5.
Tiffany Onwu
Riverdale, Sr.
Events: Triple jump, high jump
Why chosen: Onwu placed 16th in the triple jump at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 31-feet-11 ½ and placed 15th in the high jump (4-8)
Calia Addie
Blackman, Sr.
Event: Long jump
Why chosen: Addie placed 16th at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 13-feet-11 ½.
Asia Larkin
Riverdale, Sr.
Event: Shot put
Why chosen: Larkin placed 16th at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 29-feet-11.
Jealyn Todd
La Vergne, Jr.
Event: Discus
Why chosen: Todd placed sixth at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 110-feet.
Millie Suggs
Riverdale, Fr.
Event: Pole vault
Why chosen: Suggs placed 15th at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet at 6-feet.
HONORABLE MENTION
Blackman: Kenadi Killings
Central Magnet: Andre Hillsman
La Vergne: Josh Brame
MTCS: Stephen Brent
Riverdale: Brandon Harvey, Rosemary Lou, Tyler Smithson
Siegel: Laura Bean, Alex Pulido, Sara Welborn, Kiera Weems
