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Cedar Grove boys won the Region 4-AAA title on April 18. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Three DeKalb teams win region track titles
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
Three DeKalb County track-
and-field teams will head into the
state track meet in May as region
champions.
Cedar Grove boys won the
Region 4-AAA title on April 18;
Chamblee girls won the Region
6-AAAA title on April 21; and
Southwest DeKalb boys defended
their Region 6-AAAAA title on April
21.
The Cedar Grove Saints
outscored Westminster 160.50-105
to claim the title. The Saints won
nine gold medals and 10 athletes,
including two relay teams, qualified
for the Class AAA state sectionals
in May. Andre Burrell and Jessie
Reverio both brought home
multiple gold medals.
Burrell won the 200-meter dash
(22.05) and the 400-meter dash
(48.61). Reverio won the 110-meter
hurdles (15.26) and the 300-meter
hurdles (37.86).
Israel Spivey won the
100-meter dash (11.07); Johnny
Thomas won the shot put (51-
08.50); and Elijah Bandy won
the discus throw (161-04). Cedar
Grove’s A team won the 4x100-
meter relay (41.85), with the B team
coming in second (42.39); the A
team also won the 4x400-meter
relay (3:19.70).
On the girls’ side, Cedar
Grove’s Tayler Smith won gold
in the 300-meter hurdles (45.77)
and Amani Taylor won gold in the
discus throw (117-09).
Region 6-AAAA
The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs
took down defending region
champions Marist 146-129.50
behind six gold medal victories to
claim the Region 6-AAAA title on
April 21. St. Pius X finished third
with 78 points.
Chamblee was led by Elena
Brown-Soler who brought home
two gold medals. Brown-Soler won
the high jump (5-06.00) and the
long jump (18-08.50).
Venida Fagan won gold in the
400-meter dash (55.13) and silver
in the 200-meter dash (24.92)
behind St. Pius X’s Myia Dorsey
(24.56). Rachel Edlerwon gold
in the triple jump with a 37-01.50
jump. Edler also finished second in
the long jump (18-00.25).
Chamblee also won gold in the
4x100-meter relay (47.84) and the
4x400-meter relay (3:56.96).
Marist was led by gold
medalists Meg Fennelly (800-meter
dash), Josie Wirtz (1,600- and
3,200-meter run), Tamira Gitonga
(300-meter hurdles), Anais
Marenco (pole vault) and Kamryn
Brinson.
Other gold medal winners were
Columbia’s Alexandria Andrews
(100-meter dash) and Arabia
Mountain’s Destinee Rocker
(100-meter hurdles).
In the boys’ region meet, Arabia
Mountain finished second to Grady
133-123.50, with Marist finishing
third with 110.
Arabia Mountain was led by
Priest Foust, who won gold in
the 100-meter dash (10.95) and
second in the 200-meter dash
(21.99). Arabia Mountain’s Wilson
Quincey won gold in the 400-meter
dash (48.49), Tyler Jones won the
triple jump (45-06.00) and Michael
Willingham won the discus throw
(153-11).
Arabia Mountain also won the
4x100-meter relay (41.59).
Marist gold medalists were
Brian Faust (800-meter run),
Frank Pittman (1,600- and
3,200-meter run) and McAuley
Holmes (high jump).
Chamblee had two gold
medalists in Jordan Muse (shot
put) and Will West (pole vault).
Region 6-AAAAA
The Southwest DeKalb
Panthers had to win the final
event—the 4x400 relay—to defend
their Region 6-AAAAA title on April
21.
The Panthers pulled out a IIS-
114 win over Stephenson to win
the title. The Panthers 4x400 relay
team of Marcellus Boykins, Terry
Conwell, Jaylan Muhammad and
Justin Tomlin tied their season
record of 3:13.92 (the state record)
to win the relay and the region
championships. Stephenson
finished third in 3:23.44.
Southwest DeKalb’s 4x100
relay team (Boykins, Terryon
Conwell, Muhammad and Tomlin)
also won gold with a time of 41.49.
Terryon Conwell also won gold in
the 100-meter dash (10.68), and
his brother Terry won the 400-meter
dash (46.78) and the 200-meter
dash (21.30)—with Terryon coming
in a close second at 21.33.
Southwest DeKalb’s Tariq
Bradford won gold medals in the
high jump (6-02.00) and the triple
jump (46-08.00).
Stephenson gold medalists
were Brandon Hines (1,600-meter
run) and Denzel Harper, who won
three gold medals—110-meter
hurdles (14.92), 300-meter hurdles
(38.81) and the long jump (23-
11.50).
Clarkston’s Suheib Mohamed
won the 3,200-meter run (9:53.55)
and Dunwoody’s Sam Haas won
gold in the pole vault (11-06.00).
In the girls’ region meet,
Dunwoody finished second to
Mays with a score of 130-93.50.
Stephenson finished third with
91 points. Dunwoody was led by
Samantha Cameron, who won
the 3,200 (12:19.88), and Rachel
Sinclair, who won the pole vault
(9-07.00).
Stephenson’s Timberly Molden
brought home gold medals—shot
put (39-11.00) and in the discus
throw (124-03.50). Simone Harper
won the long jump with a jump of
18-01.00.
Druid Hills’ Keaghan Peppers
won the 100-meter dash (12.22)
and Southwest DeKalb’s Lanee
Edwards won the 1,600-meter run
(5:23.31).
Region 2-AAAAAA
Tucker girls and Lakeside boys
finished second at the Region
2-AAAAAA on April 19. The Tucker
Lady Tigers were led by Kaylah
Lumsden (100-meter dash; 12.01
and 200-meter dash; 24.56), Emoni
Coleman (800-meter run; 2:28.30
and 1,600-meter run; 5:10.51),
Antonia Frazier (high jump) and
Elise Harwell (discus throw). The
4x400 relay team also won gold.
Lakeside’s Alaina Smith won
the 3,200-meter run (12:25.29) and
Sarah Breeden won the pole vault
(7-06.00).
For Lakeside, Brian Herron
won the 200-meter dash (21.56),
Chance Boyd won the 800-meter
run wheelchair, Davis Stockwell
won the 1,600-meter run (4:42.47),
Andrew Kent won the 3,200-meter
run (9:14.24), Daniel Herron won
the 110-meter hurdles (15.62), Mike
Haug won the pole vault (9-06.00)
and Gordon Lewis won the discus
throw (139.09.50).
Tucker’s Dion Watkins won the
300-meter hurdles.