Sandy Creek boys win AAA state title, 10 individual titles for athletes, relay members

Tue, 05/15/2007 - 2:35pm
By: Michael Boylan

Class AAA boys

Sandy Creek placed first overall with 69 points. The team broke the old 4x100 state record (as well as setting a new school record). Elbert Co. ran 41.41 in 1998. They broke that mark on Friday’s qualifying with a 41.35, then broke their own record in the finals Saturday with a 41.29. Also, Christian Taylor was the AAA High Point Award winner. He scored 10 points in all of his individual events (Triple Jump, Long Jump and 200M Dash) as well as 2.5 points on the two Championship Relay teams (4x100, 4x400). He also had the best All Class mark in the Triple Jump at 49’11.25” (another school record).

Athletes placing in the top eight in their events were:

100 meter dash
• Carl McGill, 6th, 11.020

200 meter dash
• Christian Taylor, 1st, 22.071
• Michael DeHaven, 2nd, 22.074

400 meter dash
• Michael DeHaven, 3rd, 48.094
• Rhyan Atrice, 4th, 49.462

300 meter intermediate hurdles
• Brendan Fludd, 7th, 40.820

400 meter relay
• Jonathon Ross, McGill, Taylor, DeHaven, 1st, 41.295

1,600 meter relay
• DeChaun Lee, Taylor, Atrice, DeHaven, 1st, 3;17.024

Long jump
• Christian Taylor, 1st, 23’4.750”

Triple jump
• Christian Taylor, 1st, 49’11.250”

Class AAAA boys

Starr’s Mill tied for second overall. while Fayette County and McIntosh tied for 22nd and Whitewater placed 38th.

Athletes placing in the top eight were:

110 meter high hurdles
• Jerrod Richardson, Whitewater, 5th, 15.111

800 meter run
• Vince Brown, McIntosh, 2nd, 1:57,045

1,600 meter run
• Austin Enriquez, Starr’s Mill, 1st, 4:22.260

3,200 meter run
• Austin Enriquez, Starr’s Mill, 1st, 9:35.140

Long jump
• Brandon Boykin, Fayette County, 2nd, 23’4”

Pole vault
• Ian Crawford, Starr’s Mill, 5th, 12’6”

Shot put
• Greg Davis, Starr’s Mill, 2nd, 54’11.750”

Discus
• Greg Davis, Starr’s Mill, 5th, 152’11”

Class A boys

Our Lady of Mercy placed third overall and Landmark Christian placed 10th.
Athletes who placed in the top eight were:

110 meter high hurdles
• Walter Lenard, Landmark Christian, 4th, 15.832
• Durrell Smith, Landmark Christian, 5th, 15.950

300 meter intermediate hurdles
• Durrell Smith, Landmark Christian, 4th, 42.034
• Walter Lenard, Landmark Christian, 5th, 42.318

800 meter run
• Jake Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 1:59.987
• Christian Willis, Our Lady of Mercy, 4th, 2:02.800

1,600 meter run
• Jake Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 4:23.320
• Matt Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 3rd, 4:34.090

3,200 meter run
• Matt Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 10:08.120
• Thomas Raville, Our Lady of Mercy, 4th, 10:45.350

1,600 meter relay
• Our Lady of Mercy (Willis, Jake Lethbridge, Matt Sanchez, Desmond Curry), 3rd, 3:32.580

• Landmark Christian (Marlon Bryan, Smith, Lenard, Brian Lee, Mehamed Gomez, Jimmy Eden), 5th, 3:34.848

Pole vault
• Jimmy Eden, Landmark Christian, 6th, 10’6”
• John Long, Landmark Christian, 7th, 10’6”

Shot put
• Ryan Bowman, Our Lady of Mercy, 6th, 45’11.750”

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