On Monday, April 25, 2011, the Mitchell County Eagles stunned Region 1A again by capturing another region championship, this time in track & field in Pelham. Upsetting the defending state champs & bitter cross county rival Pelham Hornets, the Eagles put up 184 points to capture the region title, outscoring the 2nd place Hornets by 49 points. Mitchell County will be sending 11 athletes, with 4 alternates, to Jefferson County to compete for the GHSA Class A State Track & Field title.
The athletes going to state are:
Sprints/Running Events
Justin "JB" Scott-Wesley - 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay & 4x400m relay
Jesse Atkins - 4x100m relay
Yancey Burns - 4x100m relay & 4x400m relay
Kavoris "KJ" Pollard - 4x100m relay & 4x400m relay (alternate)
Jacorey Belvin - 4x400 m relay
Diquan Isom - 4x400m relay & 800m
Michael Lawrence - 110m high hurdles
Ulysses "Luv" Lambert - 4x100m relay (alternate)
Desmond Jones - 4x100m relay (alternate)
Cornelius "Tango" Thomas - 4x400m relay (alternate)
Field Events
Reuben Jackson - High Jump
Anthony Brown - Shot Put
Grover Stewart - Discus
Jaquan Williams - Triple Jump & Pole Vault
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