RTCA Track At Bulloch
Courtesy of RTCA
Robert Toombs Christian Academy's track teams competed at Bulloch Academy on Wednesday, March 15. It was the first meet of the season and both teams finished third out of nine teams.
Senior JaShaun Powell set a new personal record, beating his State Championship and GIAA record in triple jump with a 44'6” jump. Sophomore Kylie Acosta, who also won State in triple jump, set a new personal record with a jump of 34'11”. Junior Aaron Hankerson also had a new personal record in the 200 with a time of 22.6 seconds.
Head Track Coach Jake Wilkinson said, “I was very pleased with our performance. We weren't able to fill every spot we wanted to due to moving people around and allowing the athletes to try new things. The boys lost three good seniors who scored big points from last year's State Championship team and the girls have a few holes to fill due to injuries and seniors leaving. I think once we get it all figured out, we will be back in the mix for Region and State again. I know they will do big things this year with three athletes already setting personal records and finishing third behind bigger GIAA schools such as Bulloch Academy, and Pinewood Academy but we were able to beat out public school teams such as Bryan County and Portal. I'm looking forward to a fun year.”
Girls: Shot Put- Mandy Johnson-3rd place; Long Jump- Kylie Acosta-4th place; Triple Jump- Kylie Acosta-1st place; Rachel Threlkeld-4th place; High Jump- Emmie Davis- 4th place; Autumn Moore-5th place; 100 Hurdles- Mary Claire Wolfe-2nd place; Kailen Brantley-5th place; 4×100- Acosta; Acosta; Wolfe; Gooden-3rd place; Dismuke; Threlkeld; Davis; Wimpy-5th place; 4×400- Acosta; Acosta; Brantley; Gooden-3rd place; Dismuke; Threlkeld; Davis; Wolfe-5th place.
Boys: Shot- Bishop Lamp-5th place; Dis Bishop Lamp-4th place; Long Jump- JaShaun Powell- 1st place; Triple Jump-JaShaun Powell-1st place; High Jump- Aaron Hankerson- 3rd place; 100m-Aaron Hankerson-1st place; JaShaun Powell-2nd place; 800- Drew Vaughn-3rd place; 4×100- Toole, Powell, Baker, Hankerson-1st place; 400- Jayden Toole-4th place; 200Aaron Hankerson-1st place; Elijah Baker-5th place; 4×400- Powell, Toole, Baker, Vaughn-3rd place.
