The Southside

Pioneers Track Club competed in the 2002 USATF Georgia Association Junior

Olympic Qualifier last weekend. The top eight qualifiers advanced to the

Georgia Association USATF Championship meet to take place in Hiram, Ga.

June 20-23.

For the girls,

Tina Williams took first in the SubBantam division in both the 200-meter

run (35.37) and 400-meter run (1:16.93). Emma Lee placed first in the

shot put (3.05 meters). In the Bantam Girls division, Olivia Fisher placed

fifth in the 800-meter run (4:13.39) while Lisa Williams placed second

in the 1,500-meter run (6:16.45) and fourth in the 800-meter run (4:06.04).

Joy Ferrell

got two second place finishes and a seventh place finish in the midget

girls division. Ferrell placed second in the long jump (13'3") and

high jump (4'2) and seventh in the 200-meter run (30.6). In the intermediate

girls division, Rachel Menefee placed sixth in the 800-meter run (3:04.01),

Jessica Owen placed fifth in the long jump (10'9.75") Khaneisha Pagan

placed seventh in the 100-meter hurdles (19.78) and the 4x100-meter relay

team of Menefee, Pagan, Jessi Brown and Mellany Stanislaus placed fourth

(54.38).

As for the

boys, Najee Pace placed first in the long jump (12'9"), third in

the 200-meter run (31.14) and fourth in the 100-meter run (15.27). James

Mathis placed second in the long jump (16'4.5') in the young boys division.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Vince Brown, Chris Manning, Michael Manning

and David Mathis placed first in the midget division (59.28).

In the intermediate

boys division, Jonathan Johnson placed fifth in the long jump (16') and

eighth in the 100-meter run (12.34). Brandon Lee placed third in the 100-meter

run (11.94) and eighth in the 110 hurdles (20.05), while Stephen Pine

placed second in the 3,000-meter run (11:21.15). Quinta Starr placed first

in the long jump (20'3.75"), third in the 200-meter run (24.61),

and fifth in the 100-meter run (12.21). Joshua White placed seventh in

the 110 hurdles (19.39). The 4x100-meter relay team of Johnson, Lee, Starr

and White placed second (46.7).

In the young

men's division, Auston Childs placed third in the 100-meter run (11.75)

and fifth in the 200-meter run (23.69). Quierius Harrell placed first

in the 100-meter run (11.64) and third in the 200-meter run (23.55). Matt

Harlfinger placed third in the 110 hurdles (16.72) and Josh McCrary placed

second in the high jump (5'8") and sixth in the 200-meter run (25.34)

and the 400-meter run (55.98). The 4x100-meter relay team of Childs, Harlfinger,

Harrell and McCrary placed third (45.08).

The Southside

Pioneers will participate in the AAU State Championship this weekend.

Back

to the Top of the Page Back

to the Sports Home Page