COCHRAN — Malachie Saunders, Klara Barnes and Miley Thigpen will represent Brantley County at the Class A DI state track meet after qualifying Monday, May 4 at the rain-delayed Sectional here at Bleckley County High School.
The Saturday, May 2 Sectional was postponed due to weather in the Middle Georgia area.
There were representatives from 27 Region 1, 2, 3 and 4 schools particpating in the meet.
The Top 8 finishers in each event will compete Tuesday, May 12 in the GHSA Track & Field State Championships at Spec Towns Track at the University of Georgia Track & Field Complex in Athens.
Saunders co-shared the winning height of 6foot in the high jump with three others. Four more participants finished at the same height finishing fifth thru eighth because of more missed attempts.
The winning height in the other Sectional, also held Monday, May 4 at Bremen High School, was 5’10” with seven posting the height.
Barnes finished sixth in the 1,600-meter event with a time of 5:59.42. The winning time was 5:07.14 with an eighthplace time of 6:04.06.
The winning time was 5:15.42 in Bremen,with an eighth-place time of 6:01.05.
Thigpen placed seventh in the discus with a throw of 93’9”. The winning mark was 120’1” with an eighth-place distance of 93’7.5” The winning distance in Bremen was 130’6” with an eighth-place qualifying distance of 91’10”.
The Herons’ Brayden Middleton ran to a 12thplace showing in the 1,600m event posting a time of 5:13.59. The winning time was 4:26.60 with an eighthplace time of 4:55.81.
The Lady Herons’ Jaelynn Evans finished 13th in the 800m event with a time of 2:50.83. The winning time was 2:24.36,with an eighthplace time of 2:41.51.
Briar Cothern clocked a 14th-place time of 20.67 seconds in the 100m hurdles. The winning time was 14.26 seconds with an eighth-place time of 18.32 seconds.
