The Southside

Pioneers track team competed in the Georgia AAU state meet at Hiram High

School last weekend. The Pioneers faced the top competition in the state

and the top six finishers in each event would go on to the AAU regional

meet in Savannah, June 27-30.

Pioneers that

advanced to the regional meet were Emma Lee, first place in the shotput,

3.02 meters; Tina Williams, first in the 400 meters, 1:14.59 and second

in the 200 meters, 32.12; Lisa Williams, second in the 1,500 meters, 6:19.50

and sixth in the 800 meters, 3:09.35; Olivia Fisher, fourth in the 1,500

meters, 7:00.79 and Najee Pace, fourth in the running long jump, 3.69

meters.

Other members

of the team heading to Savannah are Joy ferrell, second n the high jump,

1.21 meters, third in the running long jump, 3.6 meters and fourth in

the pentathlon. Quinta Starr took second in the running long jump, 6.26

meters; Stephen Pline place fourth in the 3,000 meters, 11:21.15; Katie

Hughes placed sixth in the 800 meters, 2:54.34 and Donovan Herring placed

third in the 110 meter hurdles, 16.42.

The 4x100 meter

relay team of Auston Childs, Matt Harlfinger, Jack McCrary and Herring

took sixth place with a time of 46.27.

Other team

members who competed and achieved personal records were Jesse Rea, Vince

Brown, Jessie Brown, Iman Person, Rachel Menefee, Jessica Owen, Querius

Harrell, Nicole Mathis, and James Mathis.

The Southside

Pioneers will compete in the USATF Junior Olympic Championships at Hiram

High School in Hiram, Ga. again this weekend.

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