ATHENS — Pierce County had three track members on the podium here Thursday at the Class AA GHSA Track & Field State Championships held at the University of Georgia Track & Field Complex.
The Bears’ Omar Jinks medaled in two events while Amir McKenzie placed in another. The Lady Bears’ Sahara Minott also medaled in the Class AA meet Thursday, May 14.
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KIPP Collegiate captured the boys’ title with 63 points while Shaw piled up 96.3 points to win the girls’ title.
The Lady Bears tied for 37th in the 38-team girls’ meet with one point. The Bears placed 22nd with 14 points in the 38-team boys’ meet.
Minott garnered the lone point for the Lady Bears with an 8thplace finish in the shot put with a heave of 34’2.5”. The winning mark was 37’10” by Shawl’s Payton Keeling.
The Lady Bears’ 4x400m relay team ran to a 13thplace showing with a time of 4:32.82. Shaw posted a winning time of 4:04.07.
The 4x100m relay team finished 14th with a time of 52.13 seconds. Shaw won the event with a time of 46.73 seconds.
Zanyria Monroe placed 15th in the 300m hurdles with a time of 54.12 seconds. Amarushakur Harris of Booker T. Washington clocked a 45.88-second winning time.
Jinks recorded the best finish in the tri-county area placing second in the 100m finishing with a time of 10.58 seconds. Kameran Warren of Booker T. Washington finished first with a time of 10.49 seconds.
Jinks placed fifth in the 200m with a 21.50-second clocking. Warren was first with a time of 21.21 seconds.
McKenzie was seventh in the high jump with a 6’2” clearing. East Jackson’s Branturan Callahan won the event at 6’8”.
