High school track and field athletes in Cobb County made a great showing as the date is approaching for the All-Metro High School Track & Field Awards Ceremony. The ceremony is a project of the Atlanta

The ceremony will be held Wednesday, June 7 in the Stave Room in Midtown Atlanta, and is open to honorees and their guests.

The young Cobb athletes include:

Ryan Davis, a junior at Hillgrove High School, was the state’s top-ranked 200m runner in 2023 with a time of 23.04. She was also ranked sixth in the nation.

Freshman Jasmine Robinson of North Cobb High School was the nation’s eighth-ranked 300m hurdler, and was the 7A state champion in the event. She is the only freshman honoree this year.

The Marietta High School’s girl’s 4x800m relay team took the 7A state championship.

Whitefield Academy’s Brenden Vanderpool, the Class 1A Division 1 state champion in the pole vault had the state’s highest mark this year with his vault of 16-4.75.

Voting is open for the Most Outstanding Athlete Awards. The final awards of the night will go to the top boy and girl athletes both on the track and in the field events. Athletes are selected by coaches and a vote from the general public which is happening through June 1 on 11Alive.com.

“The 2023 track and field season is one we will be talking about for years to come,” said Rich Kenah, Atlanta Track Club’s CEO. “We are honored to play a part in the track and field journey of the sport’s next generation.”

To read more about this year’s honorees follow this link the the Atlanta Track Club article about the event.

Here is the complete list of honorees for the year.

Boys All-Metro Track & Field Team

100m	Maurice Gleaton	Langston Hughes High School	10
200m	Maurice Gleaton	Langston Hughes High School	10
400m	Sidi Njie	Westlake High School	10
800m	Chance Jones	Dacula High School	12
1600m	Joe Sapone	Holy Innocents’	12
3200m	Tommy Latham	Marist School	11
110m Hurdles	Nasia Lee	Dutchtown High School	12
300m Hurdles	Isaiah Taylor	Southwest Dekalb High School	12
4x100m Relay		Westlake High School
4x200m Relay		Southwest Dekalb High School
4x400m Relay		Southwest Dekalb High School
4x800m Relay		Carrollton High School
Long Jump	Joseph Alexander	Mill Creek High School	12
Triple Jump	Nicolas Crosswhite	New Manchester High School	11
High Jump	Malachi Yehudah	Langston Hughes High School	11
Pole Vault	Brendan Vanderpool	Whitefield Academy	12
Shot Put	Phillips Moore	Westminster Schools	12
Discus	DJ Chester	Eagles Landing Christian Academy	12

Girls All-Metro Track & Field Team

100m	Sanaa Frederick	Druid Hills High School	11
200m	Ryan Davis	Hillgrove High School	11
400m	Sydney Harris	Buford High School	12
800m	Isis Symone Grant	Sandy Creek High School	12
1600m	Caroline Hood	Pace Academy	11
3200m	Caroline Hood	Pace Academy	11
100m Hurdles	Olivia Powell	Woodward Academy	12
300m Hurdles	Jasmine Robinson	North Cobb High School	9
4x100m Relay		Woodward Academy
4X200m Relay		Brookwood High School
4x400m Relay		Woodward Academy
4x800m Relay		Marietta High School
Long Jump	Grace Smith	Westminster Schools	12
Triple Jump	Alisa Gordon	Alexander High School	11
High Jump	Danah Nembhard	Dacula High School	11
Pole Vault	Madison Townsend	Westminster Schools	10
Shot Put	Skylar Soli	Douglas County High School	12
Discus	Skylar Soli	Douglas County High School	12

About the Atlanta Track Club

The Atlanta Track Club describes itself as follows:                                                

Atlanta Track Club is a nonprofit committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta. Through running and walking, Atlanta Track Club motivates, inspires and engages the community to enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

With more than 30,000 members, Atlanta Track Club is the second-largest running organization in the United States. In addition to the AJC Peachtree Road Race (peachtreeroadrace.org) – the largest 10K running event in the world, the Publix Atlanta Marathon, PNC Atlanta 10 Miler and Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, Atlanta Track Club directs more than 30 events per year.

Through the support of its members and volunteers, Atlanta Track Club also maintains a number of community initiatives including organizing and promoting the Kilometer Kids youth running program to metro Atlanta youth, honoring high school cross country and track and field athletes through Atlanta Track Club’s All-Metro Banquets and supporting the Grady Bicycle EMT program. For more information on Atlanta Track Club, visit atlantatrackclub.org.