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Atlanta Track Club News
5/26/2023 by Jay Holder

Record-Breaking Athletes Named to All-Metro Track and Field Team

ATLANTA - May 26, 2023 -- In what was an unforgettable year for high school track and field in the state of Georgia, Atlanta Track Club named one of the strongest All-Metro Track & Field Teams in its 59-year history today. The team includes 25 state champions and three newly-crowned state record holders representing 23 schools from eight counties.

Three of this year's honorees were selected for two events. Maurice Gleaton, a sophomore at Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn sprinted into the state record books at the GHSA 6A State Championship this year, winning his preliminary heat in 10.14 and breaking the eight-year-old state record for the event. Gleaton, who won the season-ending Wingfoot Night of Champions last weekend, is ranked fifth in the nation in the 100m. He's also ranked seventh in the nation in the 200m with his 20.52 victory at regionals, the second fastest time in Georgia history.

Douglas County High School senior Skylar Soli is being honored in both the shot put and in the discus. Soli, who will compete at Ole Miss in the fall, is ranked 10th in the shot put on the Georgia all-time list for her 47-4.5 winning throw at last week's Wingfoot Night of Champions. She was the 6A State Champion in both events.

Pace Academy junior Caroline Hood is the honoree in the 1600m and 3200m. Hood was the 2A State Champion and Georgia's top ranked runner in both events this year with times of 4:53 and 10:29. She won the 3200m at the state meet by 33 seconds.

Athletes are selected based on season-wide performance, place at the state meet, season's best and head-to-head athletes. The metro-area is defined as the 14 counties touching Fulton or Dekalb or Cobb Counties.

Voting is open now for the Most Outstanding Athlete Awards. The final awards of the night will go to the top boy and girl athletes both on the track and in the field events. Athletes are selected by coaches and a vote from the general public which is happening through June 1 on 11Alive.com.

"The 2023 track and field season is one we will be talking about for years to come," said Rich Kenah, Atlanta Track Club's CEO. "We are honored to play a part in the track and field journey of the sport's next generation."

A full list of nominees is below.

The winners of the Patty Foell and Hawthorne Wesley Scholarships will also be announced at the awards ceremony. The $10,000 scholarships are awarded by Atlanta Track Club Foundation and Atlanta Youth Running Foundation to a boy and girl athlete in good academic standing who plan to continue competing in track and field or cross country in college.

The All-Metro High School Track & Field Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, June 7 in the Stave Room in Midtown Atlanta. The event is open to honorees and their guests.

Boys All-Metro Track & Field Team

100m

Maurice Gleaton

Langston Hughes High School

10

200m

Maurice Gleaton

Langston Hughes High School

10

400m

Sidi Njie

Westlake High School

10

800m

Chance Jones

Dacula High School

12

1600m

Joe Sapone

Holy Innocents'

12

3200m

Tommy Latham

Marist School

11

110m Hurdles

Nasia Lee

Dutchtown High School

12

300m Hurdles

Isaiah Taylor

Southwest Dekalb High School

12

4x100m Relay

Westlake High School

4x200m Relay

Southwest Dekalb High School

4x400m Relay

Southwest Dekalb High School

4x800m Relay

Carrollton High School

Long Jump

Joseph Alexander

Mill Creek High School

12

Triple Jump

Nicolas Crosswhite

New Manchester High School

11

High Jump

Malachi Yehudah

Langston Hughes High School

11

Pole Vault

Brendan Vanderpool

Whitefield Academy

12

Shot Put

Phillips Moore

Westminster Schools

12

Discus

DJ Chester

Eagles Landing Christian Academy

12

Girls All-Metro Track & Field Team

100m

Sanaa Frederick

Druid Hills High School

11

200m

Ryan Davis

Hillgrove High School

11

400m

Sydney Harris

Buford High School

12

800m

Isis Symone Grant

Sandy Creek High School

12

1600m

Caroline Hood

Pace Academy

11

3200m

Caroline Hood

Pace Academy

11

100m Hurdles

Olivia Powell

Woodward Academy

12

300m Hurdles

Jasmine Robinson

North Cobb High School

9

4x100m Relay

Woodward Academy

4X200m Relay

Brookwood High School

4x400m Relay

Woodward Academy

4x800m Relay

Marietta High School

Long Jump

Grace Smith

Westminster Schools

12

Triple Jump

Alisa Gordon

Alexander High School

11

High Jump

Danah Nembhard

Dacula High School

11

Pole Vault

Madison Townsend

Westminster Schools

10

Shot Put

Skylar Soli

Douglas County High School

12

Discus

Skylar Soli

Douglas County High School

12