Athens Academy Track and Field

Team History

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Girls                                                                                                             Boys

                         

1985

Region 8-A Runner Up

1973-Region 8-B Runner Up

1986

Region 8-A Champions

1974-Region 8-B Champions

1987

Region 8-A Champions

1976-Class B 3rd Place Team

1988

Region 8-A Champions

1979-Region 8-A Runner Up

1989

Region 8-A Champions; Class A 4th Place Team

1982-Region 8-A Champions

1990

Region 8-A Champions

 

1991

Region 8-A Champions; Class A State Runner Up Team

 

1992

Region 8-A Champions; Class A 4th Place Team

 

1993

Region 8-A Champions; Class A 4th Place Team

 

1994

Region 8-A Runner Up

 

 

 

 

1998

Region 8-A Runner Up; Class A 5th Place Team

Region 8-A 5th Place

1999

Region 7-A Runner Up; Class A 3rd Place Team

Region 7-A 3rd Place

2000

Region 7-A Runner Up; Class A 6th Place Team

Region 7-A 3rd Place

2001

Region 7-A Champions; Class A 10th Place Team

Region 7-A Runner-up; Class A 6th Place Team

2002

Region 7-A Champions; Class A 5th Place Team

Region 7-A Runner-up; Class A 13th Place Team

2003

Region 8-A 3rd Place; Class A 16th Place Team

Region 8-A 3rd Place; Class A 15th Place Team

2004

Region 8-A 3rd Place; Class A 11th Place Team

Region 8-A Runner-up; Class A 7th Place Team

2005

Region 8-A 5th Place; Class A 10th Place Team

Region 8-A 3rd Place; Class A 9th Place Team

2006

Region 8-A 4th Place; Class A 11th Place Team

Region 8-A 4th Place; Class A 15th Place Team

2007

Region 8-A 4th Place

Region 8-A Runner-up; Class A 6th Place Team

2008

Region 8-A 4th Place; Class A 16th place Team

Region 8-A 4th Place

2009

Region 8-A 2nd Place;

Region 8-A 2nd Place; Class A 17th Place Team

 

Individual State and Region Results

All State -  top 6; State Qualifiers - top 2 in Region        1970's    1980's    1990's   2000's  Top of Page    Career Points

1972

Gary Guyer

Discus

Class B State Champion

1973

Greg Blount

1 mile

2 mile

Class B 6th Place

Class B 5th Place

1974

Greg Blount

1 mile

2 mile

Class B 3rd Place

Class B 3rd Place

Jeff Larkins

Triple Jump

 

1975

Jim Beall

Discus

Class B 3rd Place

Lisa Griffin

1 mile

Class B 4th Place

1976

Cecil Johnson

Shot Put

Class B 3rd Place

1979

Bo Thurston

Shot Put

Class A 3rd Place; Region 8-A Champion

Marcelyn McGinn

Discus

Class A State Runner Up (112’ 00”); Region 8-A Champion


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1980

Bo Thurston

Shot Put

Class A State Runner Up (47' 10.5"); Region 8-A Champion

1984

Jim Durham

800 m

Class A 5th (2:05.5)

Paul Deaton

3200 m

Class A 10th Place (10:38.9); Region 8-A Champion (10:30.8)

Angie Erickson

110 yd LH

Class A 3rd Place

Maggie Finney

2 mile

Class A 4th Place (12:56)

1985

Paul Deaton

1600 m
3200 m

Class A 15th Place (5:04); Region 8-A Runner Up (5:02)
Class A 5th Place (10:33); Region 8-A Champion (10:50)

Jim Durham

800 m

Class A 4th Place

1986

Jim Durham

800 m

Class A 4th Place (2:02.05)

Tom Collins

Discus

Region 8-A Champion

Joannah Cook

Discus

Region 8-A Champion

1987

Joannah Cook

Discus

Class A State Runner Up; Region 8-A Champion

Paul Deaton

1600 m

3200 m

Class A State Champion (4:37); Region 8-A Champion (4:37)

Class A State Champion (10:04.20); Region 8-A Champion (10:09)

Matt Wooley

Discus

Region 8-A Champion

1988

Joannah Cook

Discus

Class A 4th Place; Region 8-A Champion

Scott Sims

Pole Vault

Class A State Runner Up; Region 8-A Champion (12'04")

Kirk Smith

1600 m
3200 m

Region 8-A Champion (4:49.70)
Class A 4th Place; Region 8-A Champion (10:26)

Matt Wooley

Discus

Class A 3rd Place (146'10"); Region 8-A Champion (146'04")

1989

Joannah Cook

Discus

Class A State Runner Up (120’04”); Region 8-A Champion

Sunny Deaton

1600 m

3200 m

Class A State Champion (5:24.68); Region 8-A Champion (5:31)

Class A State Champion (11:54.79); Region 8-A Champion (12:05)

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1990

Ashleigh Akens

Discus

Shot Put

Class A 3rd  Place; Region 8-A Champion

Class A 4th Place; Region 8-A Champion

Sunny Deaton

3200 m

Class A 4th Place

Chip Kelley

Discus

Region 8-A Champion

1991

Carrie Jackson

Ashley Hawk

Kieran Morrow

Nina Sheffield

4 x 100 m

Class A State Runner Up (51.40)

Ashley Hawk

Robin Arrendale

Angie Maginnis

Carrie Jackson

4 x 400 m

Class A State Runner Up (4:14.49)

Carrie Jackson

400 m

Class A 4th Place

Jesse Muesch

Discus

Class A 6th Place; Region 8-A Champion

Susan Wells

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 3rd Place

Class A State Runner Up

Nina Sheffield

200 m

Place ??? (27.19); Region 8-A ???

1992

Sunny Deaton

1600 m

3200 m

Class A ??? (5:56.4); Region 8-A Runner-up (5:42.8)

Class A State Runner Up (12:12.97); Region 8-A Runner-up (12:26.9)

Jesse Muesch

Discus

Class A State Champion (158’10”); Region 8-A Champion (151’05”)

Susan Wells

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 4th Place (5:39.43); Region 8-A Champion (5:35.10)

Class A State Champion (11:57.21); Region 8-A Champion (12:06.40)

Nina Sheffield

100 m

Class A Place ??? (12.84); Region 8-A Runner-up (13.30)

Ashley Hawk

Robin Arrendale

Angie Maginnis

Carrie Jackson

4x400 m Relay

Class A 5th Place (4:14.88), Region 8-A Champions (4:15.60)

1993

Katie Lewis

400 m

Class A State Runner Up

Jesse Muesch

Discus

Shot Put

Class A State Champion; Region 8-A Champion

Class A 3rd Place; Region 8-A Runner Up

Susan Wells

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 4th Place

Class A 3rd Place

1994

Erica Boerma

800 m

1600 m

Class A State Runner Up; Region 8-A Champion

Class A 4th Place (5:36.96); Region 8-A Runner-up

Clint Bullock

Discus

Shot Put

Class A 4th Place; Region 8-A Runner Up

Class A 3rd Place; Region 8-A Runner Up

Heather Hoechst

800 m

1600 m

Class A 3rd Place (2:27.87); Region 8-A Runner-up

Class A 3rd Place; Region 8-A Champion

1995

Erica Boerma

800 m

Class A 3rd Place

Heather Hoechst

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 3rd Place

Class A State Runner Up

Wesley Rogers

100m

200 m

 

1996

Erica Boerma

800 m

Class A State Runner Up (2:25.05)

Heather Hoechst

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 6th Place

Class A 4th Place

1997

Kristin Austin

1600 m

3200 m

Class A State Runner Up; Region 8-A Champion (5:22)

Class A State Champion (11:41); Region 8-A Champion (11:45.7)

Erica Boerma

800 m

Class A 3rd Place (2:26.75); Region 8-A Champion (2:30.4)

Jane Yen

800 m

Class A 4th Place (2:27.07); Region 8-A Runner Up (2:32.9)

1998

Kristin Austin

1600 m

3200 m

Class A State Runner Up (5:19); Region 8-A Champion (5:19)

Class A State Champion (11:40); Region 8-A Champion (11:34)

Lindsay Daniel

Discus

Shot Put

400 m

Class A State Champion (115' 06"); Region 8-A Champion (115' 11")

Class A 5th Place (33' 09.75"); Region 8-A Champion (35' 0.75")

Class A 8th Place; Region 8-A Runner Up (60.9)

Eric NeSmith

Discus

Shot Put

Class A 3rd Place; Region 8-A Runner Up

Class A 3rd Place; Region 8-A Runner Up

Jane Yen

800 m

Class A 5th Place; Region 8-A Runner Up (2:30)

1999

Kristin Austin

1600 m

3200 m

Class A State Champion (5:18); Region 7-A Champion (5:20)

Class A State Champion (11:41); Region 7-A Champion (11:52)

Michael Coenen

1600 m

3200 m

Region 7-A Champion

Region 7-A Champion

Joy Deaton

800 m

Region 7-A Champion (2:35.5)

Mamie Robinson

Discus

Class A State Runner Up(105'); Region 7-A Champion (97' 02")

Jessica Tarleton

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 7th Place (5:50); Region 7-A 3rd Place (5:49)

Class A 4th Place (12:20); Region 7-A Runner Up (12:53)

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2000

Kristin Austin

1600 m

3200 m

 

Class A State Champion (5:16.34); Region 7-A Champion (5:20)

Class A State Champion (11:08.75*); Region 7-A Champion (11:22)

* Establish New Class A State Record

Michael Coenen

1600 m

3200 m

Region 7-A Champion

Region 7-A Champion

Joy Deaton

800 m

Region 7-A Champion (2:34.07)

Sarah Hale

Discus

Shot Put

Class A 4th Place; Region 7-A Champion (97' 00")

Region 7-A Champion (35' 00")

Mixon Robinson

Discus

Class A 3rd Place; Region 7-A Champion

Bennett Sumrell

800 m

Region 7-A Runner Up

Jessica Tarleton

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 6th Place; Region 7-A Runner-up (5:59)

Class A 5th Place; Region 7-A Runner-up (12:49)

2001

Valerie Alva

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 6th Place (5:45.09); Region 7-A Runner Up (5:55)

Class A 5th Place (12:50); Region 7-A Runner Up(12:31.20)

Michael Coenen

800 m

1600 m

Class A State Runner Up (2:00.19) Region 7-A Champion(2:01)

Class A 3rd Place (4:33.32) Region 7-A Champion(4:41)

Seth Deaton

3200 m

State Class A 12th place; Region 7-A Runner Up(11:03)

Riva Denny

100 m IH

300 m LH

Region 7-A Runner Up (17.70)

Class A 5th Place(49.65); Region 7-A Champion (50.22)

Sarah Hale

Discus

Shot Put

Class A State Champion (122'6"); Region 7-A Runner Up (112'02")

Region 7-A Runner Up (32'10.25")

Lindsay Hulsey

400 m

Region 7-A Champion (1:04.64)

Mixon Robinson

Discus

Shot Put

Class A State Champion (152' 04"); Region 7-A Champion (151'09")

Class A 3rd Place (51' 07.75"); Region 7-A Champion (50'2.25")

Eric Sherman

1600 m

State Class A 10th Place (4:54.51); Region 7-A Runner Up (4:59.90)

Bennett Sumrell

800 m 

Region 7-A Runner Up (2:07.73)

 

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2002

Valerie Alva

1600m  
3200m

Class A 6th Place (5:55.40); Region 7-A Champion (5:56.11)

Class A State Runner Up (12:40.62); Region 7-A Champion (12:58.59)

Amy Bacastow

High Jump

Class A 9th Place (4'9"); Region 7-A Runner-up (5'0")

Riva Denny

100 m IH  
300 m LH

Class A 6th Place (16.86); Region 7-A Champion

Class A 6th Place (50.65); Region 7-A Champion

Sarah Hale

Discus* 

    
Shot Put

Class A State Champion (136' 4")*; Region 7-A Champion

* Class A State Record

Class A 3rd Place (35' 10.5"); Region 7-A Champion

Lindsay Hulsey

400 m

Region 7-A Runner-up (1:06.19)

Lindsey Goff

Discus

Shot Put

Region 7-A Runner-up (107’10”)

Region 7-A Runner-up (29’05”)

Andrea Landers

800 m

Region 7-A Champion (2:42.43)

Collier Daniel                 Lauren Parker                  Sarah Liedberg             Lindsay Hulsey

4x400 m 

Region 7-A Champions (4:37)

Adam Evans

Discus        
Shot Put

Class A State Champion (146' 6"); Region 7-A Champion (147' 2")

Region 7-A Runner-up (46'6.75")

Justin Smith

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 11th Place (4:50.57); Region 7-A Runner-up (4:55) 

Class A 7th Place (10:32.99); Region 7-A Champion(10:58)

Seth Deaton

Pole Vault      3200m

Region 7-A Runner Up (9'0");                                                        
Class A 13th place (11:39.27); Region 7-A Runner Up (11:35.19) 

Bennett Sumrell

Ntumwa Kissalita

Will Reynolds

Lamar Edwards

4x400 m

State: Heat 2-5th (3:40.78); Region 7-A Runner-Up (3:44.59)

 

2003

Dorothy Todd

800m   

3200m

Class A  6th Place (2:35.66); Region 8-A Champion (2:32.90)

Class A 5th Place (12:52.87); Region 8-A Runner-up (13:31)

Riva Denny

100 m H

Region 8-A Champion (17.41)

Kate Wanner

1600 m   
3200 m

Class A 5th Place (5:53.71); Region 8-A Runner-up (5:51.77)
Class A 4th Place (12:44.98); Region 8-A Champion (12:55)

Collier Daniel                 Lauren Parker                  Karin Mullendore           Lindsay Hulsey

4x400 m 

State: Heat 1-6th (4:35.31); Region 8-A Runner-up (4:35.60)

Seth Deaton

Pole Vault 

Class A 5th Place (11'06"); Region 8-A Runner Up (11'00")

Andy Jarrett

Discus

Region 8-A Runner-Up (121'09")

Charlie Jarrett

Shot Put   

Class A 5th Place (46'1.75"); Region 8-A Champion (44'2.5")          

Will Pruitt

Pole Vault
800 m

Class A 6th Place (11'00"); Region 8-A Champion (11'06")
State: Heat 2-6th (2:08.91); Region 8-A Runner-Up (2:08.80)  

Justin Smith

1600 m

3200 m

Class A 4th Place (4:40.28); Region 8-A Runner-Up (4:46.26) 

Class A 3rd Place (10:25.63); Region 8-A Runner-Up(10:31.71)

 

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2004

Dorothy Todd

800m   

3200m

Class A 6th Place (2:31.86); Region 8-A Champion (2:29.27)

Class A 4th (13:29.97); Region 8-A Runner-up (13:26.03)

Elizabeth Simmons

1600 m   
3200 m

Class A 5th Place (5:51.40); Region 8-A Champion (5:52.93)
Class A Runner Up (12:33.14); Region 8-A Champion (13:03.79)

Seth Deaton

1600 m
3200 m

Class A 8th Place (4:58.92) ; Region 8-A Runner Up (4:45.25)
Class A 5th Place (10:39.74); Region 8-A Champion (10:39)

Gordon Pendleton

Shot Put   

Class A 4th Place (48'7"); Region 8-A Runner-up (45'7")          

Will Pruitt

Pole Vault

Class A 4th Place (12'0"); Region 8-A Champion (12'08")

Justin Smith

1600 m

800 m

Class A State Runner Up (4:33.42); Region 8-A Champion (4:40.48) 

Class A State Champion (2:00.07); Region 8-A Champion (2:02.95)

 

2005

Dorothy Todd

800m   

1600m

Class A State Champion (2:24.54); Region 8-A Champion (2:22.88)

Class A 3rd Place (5:33.38); Region 8-A Runner-up (5:38.20)

Andrew MacKay

Shot Put

Class A 6th Place (46'00.5"); Region 8-A Champion (47'09")

Justin Smith

800 m
1600 m

Class A State Runner Up (2:00.39); Region 8-A Champion (2:21)
Class A State Runner Up (4:34.39); Region 8-A Champion (4:45.78)

Thomas Johnson

3200 m

Class A 4th Place (10:40.61); Region 8-A Runner Up (10:37.68)

James Owers

Long Jump
110 m Hurdles

Region 8-A Champion (19'01.5")
Region 8-A Runner Up (15.86)

2006

Dorothy Todd

800m   

1600m

Class A State Runner-up (2:20.676); Region 8-A Champion (2:22.82)

Class A 3rd Place (5:26.295); Region 8-A Runner-up (5:24.77)

Rebecca Marshburn

3200m

Class A 5th Place (12:35.458); Region 8-A Runner-up (13:11)

Josh Deaton

1600 m
3200 m

Class A 4th Place (4:52.76); Region 8-A Runner-up (4:38.67)
Class A 3rd Place (10:15.75); Region 8-A Runner-up (10:18.96)

Todd Jenkins

Shot Put

Class A 4th Place (49’00”); Region 8-A Runner Up (47’08”)

James Owers

110 m Hurdles

Class A 7th Place (15.72); Region 8-A Runner Up (15.39)

2007

Josh Deaton

800m   

Class A 5th Place (2:04.722); Region 8-A Runner-up (2:03.69)

Thomas Johnson

3200m

Class A State Runner-up (10:16.940); Region 8-A Runner-up (10:22.41)

John Gaver

400 m

Class A 8th Place (52.602); Region 8-A Champion (50.12)

Todd Jenkins

Shot Put

Class A 3rd Place (50’08”); Region 8-A Runner Up (51’09”)

James Owers

110 m Hurdles

300 m Hurdles

Class A State Runner-up (14.960); Region 8-A Champion (14.72)

Region 8-A Runner-up (41.22)

Wright Shamp

Triple Jump

Class A 8th Place (41’ 04.75”); Region 8-A Champion (41’ 00”)

Will Callaway

Josh Deaton

Charles DuBose

John Gaver

Will Britt

4x400 m Relay

Class A 4th Place (3:33.948); Region 8-A Runner-up (3:34.67)

2008

Lisa Sheppard

Pole Vault

Class A 5th Place (9’00”); Region 8-A Runner-up (8’00”)

Rebecca Marshburn

1600 m

Class A 5th Place (5:32); Region 8-A Runner-up

Jeff Turner

Shot Put

Region 8-A Runner-up

2009

Wright Shamp

Triple Jump

Class A 9th Place (42’10); Region 8-A Runner-up (42’10”)

Landon Heath

Long Jump

Class A 6th Place (21’05.25”); Region 8-A Runner-up (20’09”)

Ben Glauser

Discus

Shot Put

Class-A 6th Place (131’07”); Region 8-A Runner-up (121’07”)

Region 8-A Runner-up (42’11.5”)

Jordan Richardson

Shot Put

Class-A 4th place (48’05.25”); Region Champion (44’01.25”)

B. J. Speaks

400 m

Region Runner-up (54.71)

Lisa Sheppard

Pole Vault

Class-A State Champion (10’00”); Region Champion (9’00”)

Torie Owers

Discus

Class A 6th Place (98’11); Region Champion (110’00”)

Sarah Wetzstein

1600 m

Class-A 8th Place (5:52); Region Runner-up (5:50)

Margaret Dubose

800 m

Class-A 8th Place (2:29.84); Region Runner-up (2:34.15)

Meagan Marshburn

3200 m

Class-A 9th Place (13:28.11); Region Champion (13:26.68)

Esther Deaton

3200 m

Class-A 10th Place (13:29.83); Region Runner-up (13:36.59)

Mary Matthews

Morgan Maddox

Sarah Wetzstein

Margaret Dubose

Lindsey Price

Taylor Lacey

4x400 m Relay

State Meet Heat 1 5th Place (4:34.41); Region Runner-up (4:30.69)


Most Career Points at State Meet (10 points or more)       All-State  Top of Page

 

Name

Points

Meets (Qualified)

Events Scored (Participated)

Kristin Austin

76

4 (4)

1600 m, 3200 m* 4-time Champion, (4x400 m relay)

Justin Smith

44

3 (4)

800m, 1600 m, 3200 m

Dorothy Todd

38

4 (4)

800m, 1600 m, 3200 m

Susan Wells

38

3 (3)

1600 m, 3200 m

Erica Boerma

32

4 (4)

800 m, 1600 m, (4x400 m relay)

Sunny Deaton

32

3 (3)

1600 m, 3200 m

Heather Hoechst

31

3 (3)

800 m, 1600 m, 3200 m

Sarah Hale

30

3 (3)

Discus, Shot Put

Jesse Muesch

27

3 (3)

Discus, Shot Put

Mixon Robinson

22

2 (2)

Discus, Shot Put

Paul Deaton

22

2 (3)

1600 m, 3200 m

Joannah Cook

20

3 (4)

Discus

Greg Blount

15

2 (2)

1 Mile, 2 Mile

Michael Coenen

14

1 (3)

800 m, 1600 m, (3200 m, 4x400 m relay)

Valerie Alva

12

2 (2)

1600 m, 3200 m

Thomas Johnson

12

2 (2)

3200 m

Lindsay Daniel

12

1 (1)

Discus, Shot Put, (400 m, 4x400 m relay)

Eric NeSmith

12

1 (1)

Discus, Shot Put

Bo Thurston

12

2 (2)

Shot Put

Lisa Sheppard

12

2 (2)

Pole Vault

Adam Evans

10

1 (1)

Discus, Shot Put

Elizabeth Simmons

10

1 (1)

1600 m, 3200 m

Todd Jenkins

10

2 (2)

Shot Put

Jim Durham

10

3 (3)

800 m

Trivia:   

Erica Boerma, Kristin Austin and Dorothy Todd are the only Spartans to score in 4 State Track Meets

Paul Deaton (1987), Sunny Deaton (1989) and Kristin Austin (1999 and 2000)are tied for most points in a single State Meet (20), all being double State Champions in the 1600 m and 3200 m.

State Results by Event          Top of Page  

Event

All-State

State Champions (Boys and Girls)

Runner Up

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

Discus

20

8 ('72, '92, '93, '98, '01(x2), '02(x2))

3

5

3

0

1

 

 

3200 m

31

7 ('87, '89, '92, '97, '98, '99, '00)

6

3

7

7

0

1

 

1600 m

30

4 ('87, '89, '99, '00)

4

7

5

3

4

1

2

800 m

22

2 ('04, '05)

5

3

3

6

2

 

1

Shot Put

14

 

0

9

3

1

1

 

 

400 m

4

 

1

0

1

0

0

 

2

Pole Vault

6

1 (’09) 

1

0

1

2

1

 

 

4x100

1

 

1

0

0

0

0

 

 

4x400

1

 

1

0

0

0

0

 

 

100 m IH

3

 

1

1

0

0

1

 

 

300 m H

2

 

0

0

0

1

1