Central girls, boys track and field qualify several for sectionals
Published 9:51 am Monday, April 24, 2023
- HEADED TO THE FINISH LINE: Devin Ross running in the 4x200-meter relay race.
THOMASVILLE – The Thomas County Central girls and boys track and field teams had a banner Thursday at the finals of the Region 1-6A meet held in Tifton, Georgia.
Central’s girls top finishers included Cadence Curnalia(5th, 800 meters; 3rd, 1,600 meters); Jalisa William (7th, 100 meters); 4×100-meter relay team of Alyssa Morabito, Nia Hayes, Trinity Guion and Deauj’ha Whit (3rd); 4×200-meter relay team of Jaida Pinkins, Nia Hayes, Deauj’ha White and Trinity Guion (2nd); and the 4×400-meter relay team of Alyssa Morbaito, I’keyera Hill, Deauj’ha White and Jaida Pinkin (5th).
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Central’s girls team has nine that will represent the Lady Yellow Jackets at the state sectional event in Winder, Georgia on May 6.
“I’m just elated that the athletes finally get a chance to see the fruit of their labor pay off,” Central girls coach Chad Ward said. “A phrase that I shared with them before we stepped off the bus for the final day of competition was, ‘All in, all out.’ This means that we must be locked into the mission at hand and leave everything on the track. I believe that they did that, and I’m just happy to see how far they have come over the course of the season.”
Central’s boys team finished fourth overall in the region. Its top finishers from Thursday included Devin Ross (3rd, 100 meters, 200 meters); Kyle Daniels, 3rd, 300-meter hurdles; 4×100-meter relay team of Ladarius Paytee, Devin Ross, Quincy Clark and Adam Hopkins (2nd); and the 4×200-meter relay team of Devin Ross, Trevell Fields, Kyle Daniels and Adam Hopkins (3rd).
They’ll join Hunter Smith (1st, shot put; 4th, discus); Adam Hopkins (2nd, long jump); Ashton Jones (2nd, pole vault); and Trevell Fields (3rd, triple jump) at sectionals.
“What the young men achieve is a testament to age-old wisdom and their willingness to believe that all hard work yields a profit,” Central boys coach Mikeal Lovejoy said. “They embrace the idea of putting in the necessary work along the way to progress, peak and perform during the championship portion of the season. The have done a great job of representing their families and school well.”
The top four in each event qualified for the state sectionals.
