Robert Toombs Christian Academy's Varsity Track teams competed at Bulloch Academy on Wednesday, March 15th. It was the first meet of the season and both teams finished 3rd out of nine teams. Senior JaShaun Powell set a new personal record beating his State Championship and GIAA record in triple jump with a 44-6 jump. Sophomore Kylie Acosta, who also won State in triple jump, set a new personal record with a jump of 34-11. Junior Aaron Hankerson also had a new personal record in the 200 with a time of 22.6 seconds.
Here's what Head Track Coach, Jake Wilkinson, had to say about the meet, " I was very pleased with our performance. We weren't able to fill every spot we wanted to due to moving people around and allowing the athletes to try new things. The boys lost three good seniors who scored big points from last year's State Championship team and the girls have a few holes to fill due to injuries and seniors leaving. I think once we get it all figured out, we will be back in the mix for Region and State again. I know they will do big things this year with three athletes already setting personal records and finishing third behind bigger GIAA schools such as Bulloch Academy and Pinewood Academy but we were able to beat out public school teams such as Bryan County and Portal. I'm looking forward to a fun year."
Girls:
Shot Put- Mandy Johnson-3rd place
Long Jump- Kylie Acosta-4th place
Triple Jump- Kylie Acosta-1st place, Rachel Threlkeld-4th place
High Jump- Emmie Davis- 4th place, Autumn Moore-5th place
100Hurdles- Mary Claire Wolfe-2nd place, Kailen Brantley-5th place
4x100- Acosta, Acosta, Wolfe, Gooden-3rd place
Dismuke, Threlkeld, Davis, Wimpy-5th place
4x4- Acosta, Acosta, Brantley, Gooden-3rd place
Dismuke, Threlkeld, Davis, Wolfe-5th place
Boys:
Shot- Bishop Lamp-5th place
Dis - Bishop Lamp-4th place
Long Jump- JaShaun Powell-1st place
Triple Jump- JaShaun Powell-1st place
High Jump- Aaron Hankerson-3rd place
100m- Aaron Hankerson-1st place, JaShaun Powell-2nd place
800- Drew Vaughn-3rd place
4x100- Toole, Powell, Baker, Hankerson-1st place
400- Jayden Toole-4th place
200- Aaron Hankerson-1st place, Elijah Baker-5th place
4x4- Powell, Toole, Baker, Vaughn-3rd place
(Courtesy of RTCA)
