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All-Area Track teams
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Boys Track Athlete of the Year: North Hall's Cody Barger

Girls Track Athlete of the Year: Flowery Branch's Erika Rucker

Track Coach of the Year: West Hall's Cindy Herford

Boys First Team

Tyler Armour
Chestatee
Grade: Senior
Notable: Region champion in pole vault, fourth in state (13 feet)

Cody Barger
North Hall
Grade: Senior
Notable: Region and state champ in 1,600 (4:15.75) and 3,200 (9:07.12)

Tarvin Dukes
Riverside
Grade: Senior
Notable: 1st region discus; 2nd state (150-02 feet)

Austin Eckenroth
Flowery Branch
Grade: Junior
Notable: State and region champion in pole vault (15 feet, 1 inch)

Mason Hamrick
Jefferson
Class: Freshman
Notable: state and region champion in the pole vault (13 feet, 6 inches)

Brandon Lawson
North Hall
Grade: Junior
Notable: 2nd in region in 800, 7th in state (1:59.72); 2nd in region in 1,600, 7th in state (4:25)

Kerry Mata
East Hall
Grade: Senior
Notable: State champion in 300 hurdles (39.05), 2nd in region

C.J. Moore
Buford
Grade: Junior
Notable: State champion in 100 (10.89), 2nd in region, 2nd in state in 4x100 (42.04), 1st in region

Maurice Riden
Flowery Branch
Grade: Senior
Notable: 1st in region in 1,600 (4:27.17); 2nd in region in 800 (1:58.8)

Wesley Wong
Habersham Central
Grade: Senior
Notable: 2nd in region in triple jump and school record (44-6), 7th in state

Boys Second Team All-Area

Michael Fortson, Sr.
Buford
3rd in region in triple jump (42-01), 1st in region in 4x100, 2nd in state (42.04); 3rd in region in 100 (11.09)

Drew Garland, Jr.
Flowery Branch
3rd in region in 1,600 (4:37.29); 2nd in region, 12th in state in 3,200 (10:06.99)

Desmond Hamilton, Sr.
Gainesville
2nd in region in long jump (21-6); 4th in region in triple jump (44-6)

Bill McCoy, Sr.
Riverside
3rd in region in high jump (6-6); 3rd in region in triple jump (42-08.25); 2nd in region in 4x400 (3:34) 

Jason McCurdy, Jr.
West Hall
2nd in region, 7th in state in 400 (50.3)

Trey McKeithen, Sr.
Gainesville
2nd region in 110 hurdles (15.26); 2nd region in triple jump (43-01)

Josh Pendley, Sr.
West Hall
2nd region, 10th in state 3,200 (9:56); 4th region 1,600 (4:47)

Steven Pluhar, Sr.
Riverside
2nd in region, 8th in state 400 (50.93); 2nd in region 4x400 (3:34)

Ben Satterfield, Sr.
North Hall
2nd region 200 (22.52); 5th region 100 (10.9)

Kenny Slavik, Sr.
Flowery Branch
1st region 3,200 (9:58.82); 9th state 

Honorable mentions

Vadal Alexander, Jr., Buford

Austin Allen, Jr., Habersham Central

Drew Bryant, Fr., North Hall

Gage Bolden, So., Riverside

Patrick Chapell, So., North Hall

Rush Davenport, Sr., Dawson County

Micah Eason, So., Commerce

Jamal English, Sr., Buford

John Gagnon, So., Habersham Central

Jacob Fortner, Sr., North Hall

Kyhrie Harris, Sr., Commerce

James Howard, Fr., Jefferson

Abner McCright, Jr., Banks County

Carson Newman, Jr., Jefferson

Randy Olson, Sr., North Hall

Terrick Ramsey, So., Commerce

Zach Rhyneer, So., Habersham Central

Nate Simon, Jr., North Hall

Josh Simpson, Sr., Buford

Kyle Stacey, Johnson

Chase Yarbrough, Jr., North Hall

Fernando Weiner, Sr., Riverside

Jamond Witt, Jr., East Hall

Girls First-Team

Maia Booker
West Hall
Grade: Freshman
Notable: 1st region 100, 2nd state (12.03), 1st region 200, 3rd state (24.78), 2nd region 4x100 (49.13)

Vanessa Chaves
Chestatee
Grade: Senior
Notable: Region champ discus, 9th in state (110 feet, five inches)

Maya Dillard
Buford
Grade: Sophomore
Notable: 2nd region, 3rd state 800 ( 2:23), 3rd region 1,600 (5:23)

Jessie Dotson
White County
Grade: Junior
Notable: 1st region, 8th state 1,600 (5:22); 1st region, 4th state 3,200 (11:44)

Sara Hayes
Gainesville
Grade: Freshman
Notable: 1st region, 4th state 800 (2:23); 2nd region, 6th state 1,600 (5:25); 2nd region 4x400

Raejeanna Jarrett
Flowery Branch
Grade: Senior
Notable: 1st region, 4th state long jump (18-5); 2nd region triple jump (36-8.5)

LeNiesha Kearse
West Hall
Grade: Sophomore
Notable: 1st region, 3rd state 100 hurdles (14.96); 1st region, 5th state 300 hurdles (45.82)

Victoria Rogers
North Hall
Grade: Sophomore
Notable: 2nd region, 3rd state 3,200 (11:44.78); 3rd region 1,600 (5:30)

Erika Rucker
Flowery Branch
Grade: Senior
Notable: State and region champion in 400 (53.96) and 800 (2:14), best times in all classes at state

Madalyn Walters
Dawson County
Grade: Junior
Notable: 1st in region, 2nd state 3,200 (11:43), 2nd region, 2nd state 1,600 (5:21)

Second Team All-Area

Jenny Arthur, Jr.
Chestatee
2nd region, 13th state 300 hurdles (48.63)

KiKi Harris, Jr.
Gainesville
3rd region pole vault, 5th region triple jump

Gabrielle Hoffman
North Hall
1st region, 7th state pole vault (9-0)

Alisha Lee
North Hall
2nd in region 400 (61.52)

Katelyn Lewis, Sr.
Chestatee
2nd region, 6th state pole vault (9-0)

 Lily Mather, Fr.
Commerce
1st region, 6th state high jump; 3rd region 100H; 3rd region 300H

Kasey McDonald, Sr.
Jefferson
1st region, 4th state discus (108-2)

Ryan Sharry, So.
West Hall
2nd region 800 (2:28), 3rd region 4x400 (4:18.58)

Taylor Sims, Sr.
Gainesville
Region champ shot put (33-8)

Tanisha Summerour, So.
Habersham Central
2nd region, 7th state shot put (38-9)

Honorable mentions
Katie Adams, So., White County
Mia Buffington, So., Gainesville
Kinicka Coleman, Jr., Gainesville
Haley Gerrin, So., Habersham Central
Talasha Glasper, Sr., Gainesville
Haley Haynes, So., West Hall
Tiarra Hill, Jr., Gainesville
Alexis Lay, So., Gainesville
Taylor Long, So., West Hall
Denisha Lyles, So., Gainesville
Maggie McCoy, Jr., Banks County
Tribecca Mize, Sr., Gainesville
Tori Mullinax, So., Chestatee
Emily Robinson, Jr., Habersham Central
Laura Sangster, Sr., White County
Lauren, Taronji, Sr., Jefferson
Aubree Van Winkle, Fr., Habersham Central
Rachel York, Fr., Habersham Central

Regional events