Here are the best times, marks and more in 2024 for Savannah-area track and field athletes
Track and field athletes and teams throughout Georgia are primed for sectional meets set for Saturday with an eye on qualifying for the state meets coming up the following week.
There are a number of Savannah area athletes to watch as the action approaches — including Savannah Christian's Jamari McIvory, the defending Class 3A state champion in the 200 and 400 meters, along with his teammate Jadyn Singleton, who won the girls Class 3A long jump last season.
Here's a look at the top times and marks posted by Savannah area athletes this season heading into sectionals.
Boys
100 meters
Jamari McIvory, Savannah Christian, sr., 10.67
Coray Stafford, Jenkins, jr., 10.68
Chris Frazier, Benedictine, soph., 10.67
Stanley Smart Jr., Benedictine, fresh., 10.75
Billy Cunningham, Richmond Hill, jr., 10.77
200 meters
McIvory, Savannah Christian 21.39
Frazier, Benedictine 21.76
Ben Hockman, New Hampstead, soph., 21.78
Stanley Smart Jr., Benedictine, 22:09
Billy Cunningham, Richmond Hill, 22.19
400 meters
McIvory, Savannah Christian 48.00
Santonio Rio, Richmond Hill, jr., 48.62
Jayden Taylor, Richmond Hill, soph., 48.74
Dakarai Walker, Effingham County, jr., 49.68
Q'Ron France, South Effingham, sr., 50.19
110 hurdles
Timothy Alston, Richmond Hill, 14.68
Billy Johnson, Jenkins, sr., 14.71
Andrew Wynn, Savannah Country, jr., 14.96
Kamari Maxwell, New Hampstead, jr., 15.34
Kenny Carlton, South Effingham, jr., 15.37
300 hurdles
Kendrick Joshua, Richmond Hill, soph., 38.53
Billy Johnson, Jenkins, sr., 38.90
Timothy Alston, Richmond Hill, 39.73
Andrew Wynn, Savannah Country, 40.27
Sam Awe, Richmond Hill, soph., 40.69
800 meters
Noah Sybert, Richmond Hill, sr., 2:00.80
Memphis Rich, Richmond Hill, sr., 2:00.99
Benjamin Hall, Richmond Hill, sr., 2:01.33
Charles Pope, Savannah Country Day, soph., 2:01.65
Santonio Rio, Richmond Hill, jr., 2:02.92
1600 meters
Memphis Rich, Richmond Hill, sr., 4:19.91
Noah Sybert, Richmond Hill, sr., 4:23.71
Elijah Fitts, Richmond Hill, sr., 4:34.09
Carter Dieterich, Richmond Hill, soph., 4:34.21
John Dodson, Benedictine, jr., 4:36.43
3200 meters
Memphis Rich, Richmond Hill, sr., 9:24.60
Noah Sybert, Richmond Hill, sr., 9:44.36
John Dodson, Benedictine, jr., 9:48.77
Benjamin Hall, Richmond Hill, 9:54.63
Carter Dieterich, Richmond Hill, soph., 9:55.96
Hart Tedder, Jenkins, jr., 9:56.23
Discus
DeAnre' Jackson, Savannah Country Day, sr., 168-9
Ho'Okipa Naki, Richmond Hill, jr., 147-5.25
Tanner Hughes, South Effingham, sr., 146-4
Aaziah Scott, New Hampstead, sr., 145-0
Thomas Hill, Johnson, sr., 142-11
Shot put
Elijah Griffin, Savannah Christian, jr., 51-6.5
Elijah Blige, New Hampstead, sr., 51-0
DeAnre' Jackson, Savannah Country Day, 48-6
Jaleal Barnard, Richmond Hill, fresh., 46-11
Grant Eads, Richmond Hill, sr., 46-5.25
Antonie Sanders, New Hampstead, jr., 46-4
High jump
Joshua Quarterman, Johnson, sr., 6-8
Shiv Patel, Savannah Christian, sr., 6-7
Anthony Bynum, Jenkins, sr., 6-7
Harrison Crofts, South Effingham, jr., 6-7
Malik Devoe, Jenkins, sr., 6-2
Long jump
Jabarri Neal, Bradwell, sr., 23-07
Cunningham, Richmond Hill, 22-6.5
Kendrick Joshua, Richmond Hill, soph., 21-10.5
Patel, Savannah Christian, sr., 21-8.25
Jahzhia Thomas, Bradwell, sr., 21-6
Triple jump
Chance Shipman, Bradwell, jr., 47-0
Demetri Hinton, Richmond Hill, sr., 44-0.25
Billy Johnson, Jenkins, 43-5.5
Antionee Burnett, Bradwell, fresh., 43-5
Zameer Smith, Richmond Hill, sr., 42-9
Pole Vault
Garret McDade, Richmond Hill, jr., 14-5.25
Javon Brown, Liberty County, jr., 11-0
Roderrick Crawford, Richmond Hill., sr., 11-0
4X100 meters
Benedictine 42.09
Jenkins 42.29
Bradwell 42.58
Richmond Hill 43.01
Effingham County 43.14
4x200
Bradwell 1:28.25
Effingham County 1:29.63
Liberty County 1:30.35
Benedictine 1:30.58
Richmond Hill 1:30.75
Jenkins 1:30.76
4x400
Richmond Hill 3:21.22
South Effingham 3:31.70
Johnson 3:33.78
4x800
Richmond Hill 8:03.38
South Effingham 8:44.38
Jenkins 8:44.96
Girls
100 meters
Jadyn Singleton, Savannah Christian, sr., 11.75
Jayla Lawrence, Richmond Hill, sr., 12.25
Haely Grant, Johnson, sr., 12.31
Kinley Gibson, Richmond Hill, fresh., 12.40
Marissa Palmer, New Hampstead, sr., 12.56
200 meters
Gibson, Richmond Hill 25.02
Lawrence, Richmond Hill 25.12
Grant, Johnson 25.17
Destinee Gordon, Liberty County, fresh., 25.5
Palmer, New Hampstead 25.75
400 meters
Gibson, Richmond Hill 56.75
Grant, Johnson 58.31
Kalyn Heileman, Richmond Hill, sr. 59.86
Ivey Hall, Jenkins, soph., 1:00.23
Alexa Hamlin, Richmond Hill, soph., 1:00.78
800 meters
Brooke Rickard, South Effingham, fresh., 2:17.33
Somaria Courtney, Richmond Hill, sr., 2:22.03
Lydia Alderman, South Effingham, fresh., 2:23.17
Julia Anastasio, Richmond Hill, fresh., 2:25.36
1600 meters
Anastasio, Richmond Hill, 5:16.71
Adeline Althen, Richmond Hill, soph., 5:26.98
Leah Nyce, Savannah Arts, jr., 5:27.21
Chloe Adkins, Effingham County, fresh., 5:28.66
Julia Wilson, Richmond Hill, sr., 5:31.66
3200 meters
Adkins, Effingham County 11:27.90
Althen, Richmond Hill 11:46.15
Wilson, Richmond Hill 11:47.83
Nyce, Savannah Arts 11:48.06
Anastasio, Richmond Hill 11:49.10
110 hurdles
Mmekom Inyang, Richmond Hill, jr., 14.31
Christeon Lewis, South Effingham, sr., 15.53
Blessed Diogo, Jenkins, soph., 15.54
Selah Moore, Richmond Hill, jr., 16.33
Amirah Ali, Johnson, sr., 16.48
300 hurdles
Jayla Lawrence, Richmond Hill, sr., 44.63
Maleah Pritchett, Richmond Hill, fresh., 46.13
Syraiah Wilkins, South Effingham, fresh., 46.96
Diogo, Jenkins 47.10
High jump
Kaiya Bryant, Jenkins, sr., 5-6
Justine Nevels, South Effingham, fresh., 5-6
Brayline Nease, Effingham County, soph., 5-4
Jameria Gadson, Johnson, soph., 5-2
Pritchett, Richmond Hill, fresh., 5-0
Long jump
Le'Ryah Bryant, Johnson, sr., 18-9.5
Singleton, Savannah Christian, sr., 18-8
Zy'Kira Anderson, Liberty County, jr., 18-0
Taneiha Bowman, Bradwell, jr., 16-9
Gordon, Liberty County 16-7.5
Triple jump
Singleton, Savannah Christian 37-10.5
Zy'Kira Anderson, Liberty County 37-2.5
Diogo, Jenkins 37-0
Amirah Ali, Johnson 36-7.75
Bowman, Bradwell 36-2
Pole vault
Aubrey Edge, South Effingham, sr., 10-0
Allie Grassi, South Effingham, jr., 8-6
Isabella Brown, Richmond Hill, sr., 8-6
Chloe Morris, Richmond Hill, fresh., 8-0
Rinya Roberts, Liberty County, jr., 8-0
Discus
Jada Brown, Richmond Hill, jr., 118-1
Jaidyn Hayes, Liberty County, jr., 114-10
Danni Lynn, South Effingham, fresh., 111-10
Makayla Oates, Savannah, sr., 101-6
Emari Brown, Richmond Hill, soph., 100-0
Sarah Hinely, Effingham County, sr., 99-9
Shot put
Mmekom Inyang, Richmond Hill, jr., 40-1.25
Kirah Smiley, Liberty County, jr., 36-0.5
Jaidyn Hayes, Liberty County, jr., 35-11
Mollie Poppel, Savannah Christian, jr., 35-6.5
Gabrielle Barnum, Jenkins, soph., 35-4
4x100 relay
Richmond Hill 46.29
Bradwell 49.53
Savannah Christian 49.60
Johnson 49.74
Liberty County 49.76
4x200 relay
Richmond Hill 1:41.78
Johnson 1:44.76
Bradwell 1:45.03
South Effingham 1:47.19
Effingham County 1:47.63
4x400 relay
Richmond Hill 3:59.04
Johnson 4:14.73
Bradwell 4:17.86
Effingham County 4:18.22
South Effingham 4:19.44
4x800 relay
Richmond Hill 9:44.78
South Effingham 10:04.94
Savannah Country Day 10:32.27
Savannah Christian 10:58.01
Savannah Arts 10:58.54
Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at Dknight@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN
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