The Track Pack traveled to Marietta High School over the weekend to participate in the highly competitive Cobb County Championship meet against a talent-rich field from mostly 5A and 6A schools from around the county.
On Saturday, the meet got off to a blazing start with the girls and boys 1600m, where Whitefield was poised to snag some early points. Naomy Grand'Pierre (10th) set the tone in the girls 1600m, taking fourth place in another new personal record time of 5:18.13, slashing 18 seconds off her previous PR and the school record.
In a hotly contested boys 1600m, where the top ten finishers were all under 4:30, Robby Keough (10th) took fifth place in a new season best time of 4:22.74. Senior Morgan Landers also got on the scoreboard for the Pack, taking sixth place in the triple jump, going 33-6.50. The girls 4x100m relay team of Alexis Allen (12th), Corey Johnson (9th), Alice Fugate (11th), and Morgan missed the finals by only half a second, but posted a new season best time of 50.78, inching past the always-talented Our Lady of Mercy girls for the fastest reported time in Class A in the state this season. The neck-and-neck contest has set up a mid-season showdown with Mercy at next Tuesday’s meet at Our Lady of Mercy.
In the Monday running event finals, Alice added more points for the girls, taking 7th in the 100m in 12.97 and 6th in the 200m in a season best time of 27.12, finishing 6th. Robby posted another sub 2:00 time in the 800m, finishing 4th in a new PR of 1:55.74, shaving three seconds off his previous record. Robby’s new PR in the 800m is currently the fourth fastest reported time in the USA for a sophomore and is the fastest reported time in Class A in Georgia.
New personal records at the meet: senior Holt Merkle (4:47.04 in the 1600m); junior J. B. Johnson (24.21 in the 200m); sophomore Brandon Morris (25.46 in the 200m); junior Everett Pollard 47.83 in the 300m hurdles); junior Austin Joseph 50.52 in the 300m hurdles); Corey(13.24 in the 100m and 27.17 in the 200m); freshman Sidney Wingate 20.30 in the 100m hurdles and 56.29 in the 300m hurdles); freshman Mikaela McAlpine (1:02.98 in the 300m hurdles); and sophomore Merritt Enright (2:36.00 in the 800m, 12 seconds off her previous PR).
On Saturday, the meet got off to a blazing start with the girls and boys 1600m, where Whitefield was poised to snag some early points. Naomy Grand'Pierre (10th) set the tone in the girls 1600m, taking fourth place in another new personal record time of 5:18.13, slashing 18 seconds off her previous PR and the school record.
In a hotly contested boys 1600m, where the top ten finishers were all under 4:30, Robby Keough (10th) took fifth place in a new season best time of 4:22.74. Senior Morgan Landers also got on the scoreboard for the Pack, taking sixth place in the triple jump, going 33-6.50. The girls 4x100m relay team of Alexis Allen (12th), Corey Johnson (9th), Alice Fugate (11th), and Morgan missed the finals by only half a second, but posted a new season best time of 50.78, inching past the always-talented Our Lady of Mercy girls for the fastest reported time in Class A in the state this season. The neck-and-neck contest has set up a mid-season showdown with Mercy at next Tuesday’s meet at Our Lady of Mercy.
In the Monday running event finals, Alice added more points for the girls, taking 7th in the 100m in 12.97 and 6th in the 200m in a season best time of 27.12, finishing 6th. Robby posted another sub 2:00 time in the 800m, finishing 4th in a new PR of 1:55.74, shaving three seconds off his previous record. Robby’s new PR in the 800m is currently the fourth fastest reported time in the USA for a sophomore and is the fastest reported time in Class A in Georgia.
New personal records at the meet: senior Holt Merkle (4:47.04 in the 1600m); junior J. B. Johnson (24.21 in the 200m); sophomore Brandon Morris (25.46 in the 200m); junior Everett Pollard 47.83 in the 300m hurdles); junior Austin Joseph 50.52 in the 300m hurdles); Corey(13.24 in the 100m and 27.17 in the 200m); freshman Sidney Wingate 20.30 in the 100m hurdles and 56.29 in the 300m hurdles); freshman Mikaela McAlpine (1:02.98 in the 300m hurdles); and sophomore Merritt Enright (2:36.00 in the 800m, 12 seconds off her previous PR).