Local track and field athletes earn spots in the GHSA State Finals

May 3, 2025

Local track and field athletes were in action Saturday at Georgia High School Association State Sectional sites.

Cartersville had 19 athletes to qualify for the Class AAAA State Finals next weekend, with several earning spots in multiple events. Cass will send three to the State Finals, and Adairsville advanced two in Class AAA.

The top four placers at each region meet were included in the state sectionals on Saturday. The top eight at each sectional advanced to the GHSA State Finals next Friday and Saturday.

The Class AAAA State Finals will be held at East Jackson High School, and the Class AAA State Finals will be held in Albany. Each event will include sixteen qualifiers.

Results from the State Sectionals:

CARTERSVILLE 

at GHSA Class 4A Sectional B — North Oconee High School in Bogart

1st — Boys 4x200-meter relay (1:28.23) — Bryson Everett, Madoxx Davis, Tyon Coe, Actavious Thompson

Cartersville's 4x200-meter relay team won their State Sectional

2nd — Bayley Stanley — Long jump — 18-3

2nd — Thoreau Lipscomb — Discus throw — 151-0

3rd — Thoreau Lipscomb — Shot put — 52-0.25

3rd — Actavious Thompson — 400-meter dash — 49.43

4th — Laney Saunders — Pole vault — 9-6

4th — Cartersville 4x800 meter relay (8:15.59) — Tripp Chitwood, Kyle Camper II, Ethan Empie, Will Feuerbach

5th — Kenneth Wilkey — High jump — 6-0

6th — Cam’ren Collum — High jump — 6-0

6th — Langston Hogg — Shot put — 48-2

6th — Cartersville 4x800-meter relay (10:19.28) — Genevieve Alessandro, Sofia Burns, Hadley Finnemore, Kimberly Guerra

7th — Cam’ren Collum — 110-meter hurdles — 15.24

7th — Brady Marchese — 100-meter dash — 10.94

7th — Boys 4x100 meter relay (42.73) — Bryson Everett, Madoxx Davis, Brady Marchese, Tyon Coe

7th — Bryson Everett — 200-meter dash — 22.21

8th — Madoxx Davis — 100-meter dash — 10.96

8th — Laney Saunders — 100-meter hurdles — 16.46

8th — Bayley Stanley — 100-meter dash — 12.56

— Did not advance —

9th — Amira Davis — Shot put— 4-10

10th — Karlee Christian — High jump — 4-10

10th — Langston Hogg — Discus throw — 128-7

10th — Sydney Jackson — Pole vault — 8-6

11th — Madoxx Davis — 200-meter dash — 22.64

12th — Leyla Booth — 300-meter hurdles — 50.16

12th — Bayley Stanley — 200-meter dash — 26.93

13th — Sofia Burns — 1600-meter run — 5:49.52

13th — Tyon Coe — 100-meter dash — 11.12

13th — Thomas Smith — 300-meter hurdles — 41.82

13th — Ethan Empie — 3200-meter run — 10:37.36

13th — Kylie Ham — 800-meter run — 2:38.86

13th — Cartersville girls 4x400-meter relay (4:21.26) — Alex Hampton, Addi Burns, Sofia Burns, Leyla Booth

14th — Kimberly Guerra — 1600-meter run — 5:55.50

15th — Karlee Christian — Triple jump — 31-2.25

15th — Kimberly Guerra — 3200-meter run — 13:40.77

CASS 

at GHSA Class 4A Sectional B — North Oconee High School in Bogart

1st — Xavier Lowe — High jump — 6-0

3rd — Kiana McDaniel — Shot put — 35-0

7th — Nakayla KK Evans — High jump — 4-10

— Did not advance —

11th — Adrian Dye — Shot put — 116-8

12th — Yvonne Ellison — Shot put —29-7.75

16th — Malik Henry — Discus throw — 109-9

16th — Nakayla KK Evans — 100-meter hurdles — 18.54

WOODLAND

at GHSA Class 4A Sectional B — North Oconee High School in Bogart

— Did not advance —

10th — Rowen Lee — 400-meter dash — 51.16

11th — Allison Snead — 3200 meter run — 12:29.83

13th — Girls 4x200-meter relay (1:52.55) — Ja’zavia Bryan, Alana Carnes, Kirae Grayson, Brynna Roberts

13th — Girls 4x100-meter relay (53.53) — Alana Carnes, Brynna Roberts, Kirae Grayson, Ja’zavia Bryan

14th — Girls 4x400-meter relay (4:27.04) — Brynna Roberts, Kirae Grayson, Cyler Williams, Miranda Pelow

ADAIRSVILLE

at GHSA Class 3A Sectional A — Peach County High School in Fort Valley

6th — Anthony Acie — 300-meter hurdles — 41.50

8th — Blaine Leighly — Shot Put — 46-9.50

— Did not advance —  

9th — Ella Bailey — 300-meter hurdles — 49.41

10th — Westin Crisp — 200-meter dash — 23.30

12th — Ella Bailey — 100-meter hurdles — 17.26

14th — Norman Poch — 400-meter dash — 52.94

14th — Ben Abernathy — Triple jump — 40-10

14th — Boys 4x100-meter relay (44.89) — Norman Poch, Michael Stanley, Anthony Acie, Westin Crisp

15th — Aaron Souders — 800-meter run — 2:20.67