Albany
Catholic athletes make presence felt at state track and field meet
By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF | Published June 13, 2019
ALBANY—The St. Pius X High School boys’ track and field team won its second consecutive Class AAAA state championship. The last time they won back-to-back championships was 2013-2014 as Class AAA participants. A number of other Catholic schools also had individual state track and field winners. Listed below are the results for first place awards:
Girls 100 Meter Dash
Makiah Lawrence, Monsignor Donovan, 12.81
Girls 200 Meter Dash
Makiah Lawrence, Monsignor Donovan, 26.85
Girls 800 Meter Run
Omeka Bhatia, Monsignor Donovan, 2:36.01
Boys 800 Meter Run
Will Auslander, Monsignor Donovan, 2:06.05
Girls 1600 Meter Run
Maggie Yankovich, St. Pius X, 5:02.89
Omeka Bhatia, Monsignor Donovan, 5:46.51
Boys 1600 Meter Run
Will Auslander, Monsignor Donovan, 4:42.84
Girls 3200 Meter Run
Hannah Miniutti, Blessed Trinity, 11:09.87
Omeka Bhatia, Monsignor Donovan, 12:38.35
Boys 3200 Meter Run
Will Auslander, Monsignor Donovan, 10:28.98
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Matthew Harris, St. Pius X, 37.39
Nevan Norrell, Monsignor Donovan, 42.10
Boys 4X100 Meter Relay
Monsignor Donovan, 44.76 (Will Auslander, Michael Lawrence, Lee Williams and Nevan Norrell)
Boys 4X400 Meter Relay
Monsignor Donovan, 3:35.11 (Will Auslander, Jay Liu, Lee Williams and Nevan Norrell)
Boys Long Jump
Matthew Harris, St. Pius X, 23 feet, 6.5 inches
Girls Shot Put
Sydney Walker, Monsignor Donovan, 37 feet
Boys Shot Put
Tanner Duffin, St. Pius X, 66 feet, 10.5 inches (state record for Class 4A)
Boys Discus Throw
Tanner Duffin, St. Pius X, 187 feet, 1 inch