Monday June 23rd, 2025 2:40PM

Jefferson girls second at state track meet

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ALBANY - The Jefferson girls track team finished second in Class A in the Georgia High School Association state track and field meet Saturday.<br> <br> But it was Landmark Christian&#39;s 162 points that stole the show. Jefferson had 35 points.<br> <br> <br> The Lady War Eagles dominated their classification for their fourth straight state championship.<br> <br> The gap in the four larger classifications wasn&#39;t as big. <br> <br> Southeast Bulloch edged Pace Academy 45-41 in Class AA, Monroe-Albany took Class AAA by 37 points, Dunwoody beat Chamblee in Class AAAA by 13 points and in Class AAAAA, Collins Hill edged Shiloh 53-44. <br> <br> In Class AAA, Gainesville stood sixth after the first day but failed to move up.<br> <br> Landmark Christian&#39;s Evette Holyfield won the meet&#39;s High Point Award trophy. The daughter of heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield, she accounted for 33 of her team&#39;s points. <br> <br> No state records fell in Saturday&#39;s competition. Collins Hill&#39;s 400-meter relay team came the closest. The Lady Eagles ran a 46.5 on Saturday, but missed the state mark of 46.46 set last year by Marietta in qualifying.
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