Patriots Compete at State Track Meet

By: Nicholas Strickland, PCA Senior

On the 26^th of April, Pinewood’s track and field state qualifying athletes traveled to Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany to compete in the GISA State track meet. The athletes who placed in the meet were:

Shelton Rogers: 3^rd in the 100 meter dash (12.73 seconds), 3^rd in the 400 meter dash (59.34 seconds), 3^rd in long jump (16’5”)

Presley Godbee: 5^th in the 200 meter dash (27.98 seconds)

Emily Griffin: 14^th in the 1600 meter run (6 minutes and 27 seconds)

Matalie Miles: 14^th in the 3200 meter run (15 minutes and 4 seconds)

Haley Thompson: 5^th in 100 meter hurdles (17.17 seconds), 2^nd in 300 meter hurdles (49.47 seconds), 3^rd in high jump (4’8”)

Lilly Dasher: 6^th in pole vault (6’6”)

Jordan Jernigan: 6^th in triple jump (30’10”)

Ally McCall: 7^th in triple jump (30’8”)

Meghan Boatright:  4^th in shot put (32’7.25”), and state champion in discus (98’3”)

Ally McCall, Shelby Dollar, Presley Godbee, and Shelton Rogers: 2^nd in the 4×100 meter relay (51.61 seconds)

Shelton Rogers, Haley Thompson, Madison Shaffer, and Sarah Whiten: 6^th in the 4×400 meter relay (4 minutes and 30 seconds)

Brantley Swindell: 13^th in the 3200 meter run (11 minutes and 55 seconds)

Caleb Conley: 2^nd in the 110 meter hurdles (16.02 seconds)

Caleb Hodges: 5^th in the 300 meter hurdles (44.48 seconds), 3^rd in high jump (5’10”), 6^th in triple jump (38’5.25”)

Jade Bradley: 9^th in high jump (5’4”), 8^th in long jump (18’11”)

Lake Dasher: 5^th in Pole Vault (10’6”), 5^th in long jump (19’10.5”)

Joseph MacGregor: 6^th in discus (114’10”)

The girls’ team came in 3^rd out of 19 teams and the boys came in 5^th out of 20 teams.