MCHS Track & Field Takes Both

It was a big week for the Eagles of Montgomery County High School as both the boys and girls track and field teams came away with the GHSA 1A Division 2 State Championship. The boys are now back-to-back State Champions. Marley Bell was also the High Point Female Athlete for the meet with four individual State Championships.

Girls

Marley Bell led the way for the Lady Eagles with three titles. Her time of 45.44 in the 300m hurdles finals was also good enough for USA Second Team standard according to MileSplit. She also won the 100m hurdles, the high jump, and the triple jump.

Jabrayla Coglin was 2nd in the long jump, Jaliya Morre took 6th in the shot put, and Laurie Conner was 8th in the 800m run. The 4x400m relay team took 2nd place with the 4x200m team in 4th, and the 4x100m team in 5th place, and the 4x800m team in 7th place.

Boys

The MCHS boys brought home three State Titles on the way to the Team Championship. Ahmad Carter took 1st place in the long jump and Jamarion Henderson was 1st in the 800m run. The 4x400m relay team also came in 1st place.

Jordyn Patterson finished in 2nd place in the 400m dash, the 4x800m relay team took 2nd place, Jamun Coglin was 4th in the long jump, and Carter also was 5th in the triple jump, and Jokobe Mobley finished in 6th place in the high jump.

This is the first time that both the boys and girls have won the State Championship in the same year for the Eagles. This is the second year in a row that the MCHS boys have won the State Championship.

State Champions – The Eagles girls and boys track teams earned the GHSA A Division 2 State Titles.