Polk County’s track and field teams turned in a number of solid showings Tuesday at the J. Alan Peoples Invitational held at G.M. Tennant Stadium.
The Wolverines finished second in the girls team standings with 136 points, trailing only Rabun Gap (220). In the boys competition, Polk County tied for second place with Hendersonville at 90 points, well behind Rabun Gap’s winning total of 288.
Leading the way for Polk County was Khristian Littlejohn, who captured first place in the boys high jump by clearing 5-8. The junior also contributed to Polk’s third-place finishes in both the 4×100-meter relay (48.75) and 4×200-meter relay (1:34.51).
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In girls competition, Karsyn Huskey delivered one of the day’s top performances, winning the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.47. The Polk County girls also claimed victory in the 4×400-meter relay (4:29.77) and 4×200-meter relay (1:55.00) while finishing second in the 4×100-meter relay (53.72).
The Wolverines dominated the girls throwing events with Kiera Littlejohn (30-8.50) and Akeela Cunningham (30-2.50) placing second and third, respectively, in the shot put. Cunningham added a third-place finish in the discus with a throw of 76-2, while Littlejohn took sixth at 65-4.
In pole vault, Leah Dotson cleared 7-6 to win the event, with teammate Sofia Avellaneda taking third at 6-6. Beija Olivari placed third in the triple jump (29-2) and fourth in the long jump (13-6).
On the boys side, Davis Young finished sixth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 11:05.23 and fifth in the 1600-meter run at 4:57.19. Sam Rhein led Polk County in the throws with a sixth-place finish in shot put (37-3) and seventh in discus (89-4).
The Polk County boys capped the meet with a victory in the 4×400-meter relay, posting a time of 3:44.57 to edge Rabun Gap by more than a second and a half.
Women 1 Mile Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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Men 1 Mile Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Andres Orozco Soto 11 Rabun Gap 5:23.08 1
2 Gabriel Ostojic 9 Rabun Gap 5:23.32 1
3 Daniel Salazar Duarte 11 Rabun Gap 5:59.14 1
4 Wyatt Untiedt 7 Landrum 6:23.19 1
5 Jaxton Pye 7 Landrum 6:26.26 1
6 Jace Fortner-Self 8 Landrum 6:59.86 1
Women High Jump
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Emory Freeman 10 Hendersonville 4-10 1
2 Daniela Cuadrada-Osorio 10 Rabun Gap 4-8 1
3 Cassidy Klimasewski 11 Rabun Gap 4-8 1
4 Lorali Wing 10 Polk County 4-8 1
5 Jessie Bradley 10 Polk County 4-6 1
Men 4x800 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Rabun Gap 9:01.26 1
2 Hendersonville 9:21.44 1
3 Polk County 9:28.75 1
Women 4x100 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Rabun Gap 53.09 1
2 Polk County 53.72 1
3 Hendersonville 53.82 1
4 Madison 57.64 1
Women 200 meter Dash
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Kada Augustin 9 Rabun Gap 28.21 2
2 Mia Wilson 8 Landrum 28.60 2
3 Genesis Benniefield 9 Hendersonville 29.32 1
4 Summer Zavala 9 Rabun Gap 29.69 2
5 Macie Bennett 9 Rabun Gap 30.30 2
6 Mada Recca 10 Madison 30.98 1
7 Averie Russell 10 Hendersonville 31.90 2
8 Lily Staton 10 Landrum 33.62 2
Men 3200 meter Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Ogana Swimmer 10 Cherokee 9:59.07 1
2 Timmy McDowell 10 Rabun Gap 10:20.06 1
3 James Moore 11 Rabun Gap 10:32.00 1
4 Alex Foerster 10 Rabun Gap 10:44.99 1
5 Nick Lister 11 Landrum 10:53.32 1
6 Davis Young 12 Polk County 11:05.23 1
7 Ethan Jenne 10 Polk County 12:39.40 1
Men Triple Jump
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Owen Madden 12 Rabun Gap 39-10 1
2 Aidan Horne 11 Rabun Gap 37-11 1
3 Eric Glisson 10 Hendersonville 37-9 1
4 sedia Darboe 11 Rabun Gap 37-4 1
5 Jaylon Wynn 10 Hendersonville 37-3.50 1
6 Issac Dermid 11 Hendersonville 36-10.50 1
7 Ivan Leonard 11 Madison 36-3.50 1
8 Nolan Jennings 10 Madison 35-2.50 1
9 Reece Lisenbee 10 Madison 33-11.50 1
Women Shot Put
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Joss Stamper 10 Cherokee 35-4 1
2 Kiera Littlejohn 12 Polk County 30-8.50 1
3 Akeela Cunningham 11 Polk County 30-2.50 1
4 Mariclaire Smith 10 Madison 28-10.50 1
5 Lillian Cooper 11 Landrum 27-0.50 1
6 Bailey Staton 11 Polk County 27-0 1
7 Margaret Cole 11 Rabun Gap 25-5 1
8 Vanja Ivkovic 12 Rabun Gap 25-5 1
9 Bella Haughton 11 Rabun Gap 23-7 1
10 Cassidi Murphy 10 Landrum 22-3 1
11 Cate Ayers 10 Madison 21-11 1
12 Aina Brown 11 Madison 18-0 1
Women Discus Throw
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Joss Stamper 10 Cherokee 112-9 1
2 Mariclaire Smith 10 Madison 94-0 1
3 Akeela Cunningham 11 Polk County 76-2 1
4 Bella Haughton 11 Rabun Gap 72-11 1
5 Lillian Cooper 11 Landrum 67-7 1
6 Kiera Littlejohn 12 Polk County 65-4 1
7 Margaret Cole 11 Rabun Gap 63-0 1
8 Cate Ayers 10 Madison 62-2 1
9 Vanja Ivkovic 12 Rabun Gap 54-10 1
10 Khloe Hannon 9 Polk County 47-8 1
11 Cassidi Murphy 10 Landrum 41-1 1
12 Emily Patterson 11 Madison 40-0 1
Women Long Jump
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Emory Freeman 10 Hendersonville 15-7 1
2 Kylie Wilson 10 Landrum 14-9.50 1
3 Daniela Cuadrada-Osorio 10 Rabun Gap 14-9 1
4 Beija Olivari 10 Polk County 13-6 1
5 Margot Caffery-Draa 9 Rabun Gap 13-5.50 1
6 Katie Hudgins 12 Rabun Gap 13-3.75 1
7 Chloe Emory 10 Polk County 12-10 1
8 Mia Wilson 8 Landrum 12-9 1
Women Triple Jump
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Emory Freeman 10 Hendersonville 33-7 1
2 Daniela Cuadrada-Osorio 10 Rabun Gap 30-6.50 1
3 Beija Olivari 10 Polk County 29-2 1
4 Margot Caffery-Draa 9 Rabun Gap 27-7 1
5 Margaret Cole 11 Rabun Gap 24-9.50 1
Women Pole Vault
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Leah Dotson 11 Polk County 7-6 1
2 Kylie Rose 11 Hendersonville 6-6 1
3 Sofia Avellaneda 12 Polk County 6-6 1
4 Sophia Miller 10 Hendersonville 5-6 1
5 Lilly Shelton 10 Madison 5-0 1
6 Barbra Hoots 11 Hendersonville 4-6 1
Women 4x800 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Rabun Gap 14:10.16 1
Men Shot Put
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Wilson Zierer 11 Rabun Gap 41-1 1
2 Brody Gosnell 12 Landrum 40-5.50 1
3 Jacob Burns 10 Rabun Gap 38-11 1
4 Johnny Long 10 Cherokee 38-2 1
5 Charles-Emile Binet 11 Rabun Gap 37-4 1
6 Sam Rhein 9 Polk County 37-3 1
7 Kevin Saldana 11 Hendersonville 36-11 1
8 Benjamin Winkel 9 Polk County 28-11 1
9 McCray Worley 9 Madison 26-4 1
10 Lander Moss-Barnhart 9 Polk County 25-11 1
11 Alan Davila-Reyes 10 Hendersonville 25-2 1
Men Discus Throw
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 William Wood 12 Andrews 147-7 1
2 Brody Gosnell 12 Landrum 117-8 1
3 Luke Smith 10 Cherokee 117-1 1
4 Derrick Carr 9 Landrum 112-5 1
5 Jacob Burns 10 Rabun Gap 103-9 1
6 Wilson Zierer 11 Rabun Gap 93-5 1
7 Sam Rhein 9 Polk County 89-4 1
8 Jacob Ensley 11 Madison 78-4 1
9 Lander Moss-Barnhart 9 Polk County 75-3 1
10 McCray Worley 9 Madison 73-0 1
11 Elijah Hutcheson 10 Rabun Gap 72-5 1
12 Chester Wilson 9 Polk County 71-3 1
13 Kevin Saldana 11 Hendersonville 69-6 1
14 Silas Waters 10 Hendersonville 67-10 1
Men Long Jump
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Yussif Kadri 12 Rabun Gap 20-9 1
2 Jaydon Rawls 10 Rabun Gap 18-3.75 1
3 Issac Dermid 11 Hendersonville 17-10.50 1
4 Dalton Horton 11 Landrum 17-9.50 1
5 Buck Robinson 10 Madison 17-7 1
6 Tito Forbes 12 Rabun Gap 17-4 1
7 Khristian Littlejohn 11 Polk County 16-10.50 1
8 Reece Lisenbee 10 Madison 15-3 1
9 Nolan Jennings 10 Madison 15-2.75 1
10 Henson McEntire 7 Landrum 13-6 1
Men High Jump
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Khristian Littlejohn 11 Polk County 5-8 1
2 Chris Hobbs 12 Rabun Gap 5-6 1
3 Christopher Esekheigbe 9 Rabun Gap 5-4 1
3 Cade Matthews 11 Rabun Gap 5-4 1
5 Kealen Jakushev 10 Hendersonville 5-4 1
6 Adam Eighmery 10 Madison 5-2 1
7 Jaylon Wynn 10 Hendersonville 5-2 1
8 Enrique Chavez 9 Polk County 4-10 1
Men Pole Vault
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Nick Correia 12 Landrum 9-6 1
2 Ivan Leonard 11 Madison 9-0 1
3 Jayvin Clark 9 Polk County 8-0 1
4 Buck Robinson 10 Madison 8-0 1
5 Jacob Miller 10 Hendersonville 7-6 1
6 Donnie Black 11 Hendersonville 7-0 1
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Polk County 4:29.77 1
2 Madison 4:44.39 1
3 Rabun Gap 4:52.84 1
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Polk County 3:44.57 1
2 Rabun Gap 3:46.21 1
3 Madison 4:01.25 1
Women 3200 meter Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Bailey Brackett 10 Rabun Gap 10:51.68 1
2 Bridget Lauritzen 10 Rabun Gap 13:11.17 1
3 Avery Darby 7 Landrum 13:15.89 1
4 Clancy Vaughan 8 Landrum 15:05.16 1
Women 100 meter Hurdles
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Emory Freeman 10 Hendersonville 17.09 2
2 Audrey Roberts 12 Madison 17.15 2
3 Kylie Wilson 10 Landrum 18.30 2
4 Inga Petrzalek 11 Rabun Gap 19.07 2
5 charley miller 10 Rabun Gap 19.30 2
6 Rayleigh West 11 Madison 19.57 2
7 Lilly Shelton 10 Madison 21.54 1
8 Chloe Emory 10 Polk County 21.88 1
9 Hope Green 9 Rabun Gap 22.03 1
Women 100 meter Dash
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Kada Augustin 9 Rabun Gap 13.06 2
2 Cassidy Klimasewski 11 Rabun Gap 13.23 2
3 Mia Stephens 11 Hendersonville 13.43 2
4 Kylie Wilson 10 Landrum 13.51 2
5 Akyla Cunningham 11 Polk County 13.53 2
6 Mia Wilson 8 Landrum 13.59 2
7 Genesis Benniefield 9 Hendersonville 13.63 1
8 Sophia Overholt 12 Polk County 13.69 2
9 Summer Zavala 9 Rabun Gap 14.10 1
10 Shy'ona Bates 10 Polk County 14.82 1
11 Averie Russell 10 Hendersonville 14.86 1
12 Lily Staton 10 Landrum 15.11 1
13 Keenysia Young 10 Polk County 15.20 1
Men 110 meter Hurdles
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Drake Marshall 12 Madison 14.95 1
2 Josh Buckhalter 11 Rabun Gap 15.05 1
3 Ivan Leonard 11 Madison 18.03 1
4 David Laguarda 11 Rabun Gap 18.18 1
5 Juan Pablo Orozco Soto 12 Rabun Gap 18.72 1
6 Santiago Alviar 10 Polk County 20.11 1
Men 100 meter Dash
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 CJ Willingham 11 Rabun Gap 10.89 2
2 Drake Marshall 12 Madison 10.97 2
3 Javanni Godfrey-Suber 10 Hendersonville 11.27 2
4 Owen Madden 12 Rabun Gap 11.32 2
5 Walker Bryson 11 Rabun Gap 11.37 2
6 Gianni Thompson 10 Hendersonville 11.79 2
7 Danny Bradley 9 Polk County 11.89 2
8 Ace Smith 10 Hendersonville 12.01 1
9 Khristian Littlejohn 11 Polk County 12.24 2
10 Blake Taylor 11 Landrum 12.77 1
11 David Alvarez 10 Polk County 13.15 1
12 Greyson Denton-Mostyn 12 Madison 13.25 1
13 Brady Mcdevitt 10 Madison 13.65 1
14 Henson McEntire 7 Landrum 15.03 1
Men 4x200 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Rabun Gap 1:33.96 1
2 Hendersonville 1:34.24 1
3 Polk County 1:34.51 1
Men 1600 meter Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Ogana Swimmer 10 Cherokee 4:29.41 1
2 Timmy McDowell 10 Rabun Gap 4:43.89 1
3 Fate Hall 11 Landrum 4:48.77 1
4 James Moore 11 Rabun Gap 4:51.11 1
5 Davis Young 12 Polk County 4:57.19 1
6 Alex Foerster 10 Rabun Gap 4:58.62 1
7 Nick Lister 11 Landrum 5:00.34 1
8 Mason Jackson 9 Polk County 5:06.16 1
9 Luke Morris 12 Hendersonville 5:14.18 1
10 Nathaniel King 8 Landrum 5:43.50 1
11 Brenden Hensen 11 Hendersonville 5:52.17 1
12 Will Henson 9 Hendersonville 6:20.53 1
Men 4x100 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Rabun Gap 43.19 1
2 Hendersonville 44.95 1
3 Polk County 48.75 1
Men 400 meter Dash
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Gabriel Ruelas 11 Rabun Gap 52.25 2
2 Blake Anderson 11 Polk County 53.09 2
3 Chance Hicks 12 Hendersonville 55.63 2
4 Chris Hobbs 12 Rabun Gap 55.65 2
5 Joshua Chavez 10 Polk County 56.14 2
6 Griffin Hallmark 11 Hendersonville 57.43 2
7 Ebrima Darboe Rabun Gap 59.94 1
8 Walker Adamson 11 Madison 1:01.51 2
9 Reece Lisenbee 10 Madison 1:05.27 1
Men 300 meter Hurdles
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Drake Marshall 12 Madison 42.03 2
2 Josh Buckhalter 11 Rabun Gap 43.46 2
3 David Laguarda 11 Rabun Gap 43.60 2
4 Dalton Horton 11 Landrum 43.75 1
5 Jacob Franklin 10 Landrum 45.51 1
6 Gianni Thompson 10 Hendersonville 46.17 1
7 Buck Robinson 10 Madison 47.15 2
8 Hector Nahle 10 Rabun Gap 49.27 2
9 Santiago Alviar 10 Polk County 53.25 2
10 Jacob Ensley 11 Madison 56.92 2
Men 800 meter Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Timmy McDowell 10 Rabun Gap 2:11.70 1
2 Juan Pablo Orozco Soto 12 Rabun Gap 2:13.02 1
3 Fate Hall 11 Landrum 2:20.59 1
4 Charles Bender 11 Madison 2:24.23 1
5 Mason Jackson 9 Polk County 2:24.67 1
6 Kevin Hernandez Romo 10 Hendersonville 2:30.04 1
7 Nathaniel King 8 Landrum 2:33.65 1
8 Dean Holland 9 Polk County 2:36.11 1
9 Mason Teague 11 Madison 2:38.82 1
10 Peter Schnitzer 10 Hendersonville 2:50.90 1
11 Wyatt Untiedt 7 Landrum 2:54.74 1
12 Daniel Salvador Gracia 10 Hendersonville 3:11.81 1
Men 200 meter Dash
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 CJ Willingham 11 Rabun Gap 22.05 2
2 Drake Marshall 12 Madison 23.05 2
3 Javanni Godfrey-Suber 10 Hendersonville 23.18 2
4 Isaac Obrokta 11 Rabun Gap 24.19 2
5 Jacob Franklin 10 Landrum 24.38 1
6 Mykah Hills 11 Polk County 24.84 1
7 Sam Rhein 9 Polk County 25.16 2
8 Kealen Jakushev 10 Hendersonville 25.27 1
9 Riley Morrway 11 Hendersonville 25.82 2
10 Brady Mcdevitt 10 Madison 26.07 1
11 Nick Correia 12 Landrum 26.34 1
12 Paul Lewis 9 Madison 28.93 1
Women 4x200 Meter Relay
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Polk County 1:55.00 1
2 Rabun Gap 1:59.07 1
Women 1600 meter Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Bailey Brackett 10 Rabun Gap 5:01.01 1
2 Bridget Lauritzen 10 Rabun Gap 6:18.46 1
3 Clancy Vaughan 8 Landrum 6:45.34 1
4 Jessie Bradley 10 Polk County 6:48.66 1
5 Olivia Kirk 9 Polk County 6:59.90 1
6 Selah Morrissey 10 Hendersonville 7:10.27 1
7 Abby Lewis 9 Polk County 7:14.36 1
8 Madison Ravan 8 Landrum 7:16.24 1
Women 400 meter Dash
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Stasia Haughton 11 Rabun Gap 1:05.96 2
2 Macie Bennett 9 Rabun Gap 1:07.70 2
3 Naomi Martinez 11 Polk County 1:07.82 2
4 Emberlyn Casebolt 11 Rabun Gap 1:08.74 1
5 Mia Bennett 9 Hendersonville 1:11.22 1
6 Dakota Rosenbloom 11 Madison 1:14.95 2
7 Lily Staton 10 Landrum 1:17.18 2
8 Yuki Sun 11 Hendersonville 1:18.43 1
Women 300 meter Hurdles
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Audrey Roberts 12 Madison 47.92 2
2 Inga Petrzalek 11 Rabun Gap 51.78 2
3 Kylie Wilson 10 Landrum 52.33 1
4 Renee Bright 9 Polk County 56.84 2
5 Rayleigh West 11 Madison 57.03 2
6 Mia Wilson 8 Landrum 58.12 1
7 charley miller 10 Rabun Gap 58.81 1
8 Carmen Diaz 11 Polk County 1:01.50 2
9 Hope Green 9 Rabun Gap 1:03.04 2
10 Lilly Shelton 10 Madison 1:03.94 2
11 Alex Slawek 10 Hendersonville 1:04.26 1
12 Chloe Emory 10 Polk County 1:07.41 2
Women 800 meter Run
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Karsyn Huskey 12 Polk County 2:26.47 1
2 Luna Macedo 12 Rabun Gap 2:52.56 1
3 Olivia MIDDLEMAS 11 Rabun Gap 2:54.19 1
4 Jessie Bradley 10 Polk County 3:02.00 1
5 Clancy Vaughan 8 Landrum 3:02.96 1
6 Margot Caffery-Draa 9 Rabun Gap 3:06.54 1
7 Madison Ravan 8 Landrum 3:18.48 1
8 Jameson Kiefer 11 Hendersonville 3:21.08 1
9 Emily-Charlie Keller 10 Polk County 3:40.45 1
Girls Team Scores
TEAM SCORE
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1 Rabun Gap 220
2 Polk County 136
3 Hendersonville 87
4 Landrum 75
5 Madison 64
6 Cherokee 20
Boys Team Scores
TEAM SCORE
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1 Rabun Gap 288
2 Hendersonville 90
2 Polk County 90
4 Madison 81
4 Landrum 81
6 Cherokee 31
7 Andrews 10
