Winder-Barrow High School’s John Siggers and Skyler Lowe, along with Apalachee High School’s Tim Simonton, have earned the right to compete on track’s biggest stage.
Each finished second in their respective events last week at the Region 8-AAAA track meet, held at Monroe Area High School, and will now move on to the state competition next week in Jefferson.
John Siggers (center) qualified for state for coach Sam Stovall and the Winder-Barrow High School track team. Photo by Jessica Brown
Local track athletes qualify for state
Siggers was runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.44 to qualify for state. Teammate Lowe was second in the 3,200-meter run in 10:34.13 to also qualify for Jefferson.
During the first day of region, Apalachee’s Simonton was runner-up in the discus with a personal best of 140-11 which sends him to the annual Georgia Olympics.
Overall, WBHS, coached by Sam Stovall, was sixth at this spring’s region meet while Matt Sorrells’ Wildcats were 10th.
Clarke Central was the overall team winner followed by Madison County, Rockdale County, Loganville and Salem.
Lowe also placed fourth in the 1,600-meter run at region with a time of 4:53.67.
The Bulldoggs won the 4x800-meter relay event with runners Quinton Deaton, Lowe, Ryan Weathers and Jake Hester turning in a meet best of 8:56.01. That race, however, is still considered an exhibition by the Georgia High School Association, however.
The WBHS “B” team of Josh Timms, Mitchell Butler, Chris Lee and Shane Davis was sixth in the 4-x800-meter relay in 10:08.57.
Tony Hoard was fourth for the AHS Wildcats in the shot put with a mark of 46-10 while John Brown threw 116-3 in the discus. Jon Lee tied for fourth place in the high jump with a 6-2 mark. Johnson Paul tied for sixth in the 400-meter dash in 52.19 on Friday.
Lowe also placed fourth in the 1,600-meter run at region with a time of 4:53.67.
The Bulldoggs won the 4x800-meter relay event with runners Quinton Deaton, Lowe, Ryan Weathers and Jake Hester turning in a meet best of 8:56.01. That race, however, is still considered an exhibition by the Georgia High School Association, however.
The WBHS “B” team of Josh Timms, Mitchell Butler, Chris Lee and Shane Davis was sixth in the 4-x800-meter relay in 10:08.57.
Tony Hoard was fourth for the AHS Wildcats in the shot put with a mark of 46-10 while John Brown threw 116-3 in the discus. Jon Lee tied for fourth place in the high jump with a 6-2 mark. Johnson Paul tied for sixth in the 400-meter dash in 52.19 on Friday. Paul also finished eighth in the 300-meter hurdles in 43.34.
The Wildcats’ 4x100-meter relay team of Paul, Nelson Gibson, Lee and Dennis Pritchard was eighth in 43.66.
Rozzie Johnson had high hopes going into the 8-AAAA meet for the WBHS Bulldoggs but did not qualify for state. He was fourth in the competitive 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter. He also tied for sixth in the triple jump.
Also for WBHS, Quentin Long threw a personal best in the discus (131-2) while Matt Harmon had a personal best in the shot put (45-5). Jamonte Riden was sixth in the long jump (20-7.5)
“Tim did really well at the region meet,” Sorrells said. “I was very proud of how he competed. It was not until his fifth throw that he moved into second place.
“He did not give up and gave it his best each throw and it paid off. He has put a lot of time and effort into improving this year. He hasworked hard with our throwing coach, Dennis Horne, and with others after practice and on the weekends.”
Likewise, Stovall was proud of the effort shown by his athletes.
“I was extremely proud of our team,” the WBHS coach said. “We had someone in almost every final and we competed well in each event. The only low spot was the pole vault where our best vaulter was injured and tried to compete but was not able to go.”
Stovall said Siggers and Lowe will represent the Bulldoggs well at state.
“John has worked very hard to become a good hurdler and the hard work really paid off,” the coach said. “Skyler ran a great race to qualify in the 3.200 despite the fact he missed almost two weeks of training due to an injury. I think both will represent WBHS well at the state meet in Jefferson.”
During the first day of region, Apalachee’s Simonton was runner-up in the discus with a personal best of 140-11 which sends him to the annual Georgia Olympics.
Overall, WBHS, coached by Sam Stovall, was sixth at this spring’s region meet while Matt Sorrells’ Wildcats were 10th.
Clarke Central was the overall team winner followed by Madison County, Rockdale County, Loganville and Salem.
Winder-Barrow’s Jake Hester and Skyler Lowe enjoy the moment of winning the 4x800-meter relay event Friday. Photo by Jessica Brown
The Bulldoggs won the 4x800-meter relay event with runners Quinton Deaton, Lowe, Ryan Weathers and Jake Hester turning in a meet best of 8:56.01. That race, however, is still considered an exhibition by the Georgia High School Association, however.
The WBHS “B” team of Josh Timms, Mitchell Butler, Chris Lee and Shane Davis was sixth in the 4-x800-meter relay in 10:08.57.
Tony Hoard was fourth for the AHS Wildcats in the shot put with a mark of 46-10 while John Brown threw 116-3 in the discus. Jon Lee tied for fourth place in the high jump with a 6-2 mark. Johnson Paul tied for sixth in the 400-meter dash in 52.19 on Friday.
Lowe also placed fourth in the 1,600-meter run at region with a time of 4:53.67.
The Bulldoggs won the 4x800-meter relay event with runners Quinton Deaton, Lowe, Ryan Weathers and Jake Hester turning in a meet best of 8:56.01. That race, however, is still considered an exhibition by the Georgia High School Association, however.
The WBHS “B” team of Josh Timms, Mitchell Butler, Chris Lee and Shane Davis was sixth in the 4-x800-meter relay in 10:08.57.
Tony Hoard was fourth for the AHS Wildcats in the shot put with a mark of 46-10 while John Brown threw 116-3 in the discus. Jon Lee tied for fourth place in the high jump with a 6-2 mark. Johnson Paul tied for sixth in the 400-meter dash in 52.19 on Friday. Paul also finished eighth in the 300-meter hurdles in 43.34.
The Wildcats’ 4x100-meter relay team of Paul, Nelson Gibson, Lee and Dennis Pritchard was eighth in 43.66.
Rozzie Johnson had high hopes going into the 8-AAAA meet for the WBHS Bulldoggs but did not qualify for state. He was fourth in the competitive 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter. He also tied for sixth in the triple jump.
Also for WBHS, Quentin Long threw a personal best in the discus (131-2) while Matt Harmon had a personal best in the shot put (45-5). Jamonte Riden was sixth in the long jump (20-7.5)
“Tim did really well at the region meet,” Sorrells said. “I was very proud of how he competed. It was not until his fifth throw that he moved into second place.
“He did not give up and gave it his best each throw and it paid off. He has put a lot of time and effort into improving this year. He hasworked hard with our throwing coach, Dennis Horne, and with others after practice and on the weekends.”
Likewise, Stovall was proud of the effort shown by his athletes.
“I was extremely proud of our team,” the WBHS coach said. “We had someone in almost every final and we competed well in each event. The only low spot was the pole vault where our best vaulter was injured and tried to compete but was not able to go.”
Stovall said Siggers and Lowe will represent the Bulldoggs well at state.
“John has worked very hard to become a good hurdler and the hard work really paid off,” the coach said. “Skyler ran a great race to qualify in the 3.200 despite the fact he missed almost two weeks of training due to an injury. I think both will represent WBHS well at the state meet in Jefferson.”
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