ATLANTA - The Mount Vernon Varsity Track & Fiels teams had a strong showing on Day 1 of the Atlanta Metro Championships on Saturday, March 22 at Pace Academy.
One of the main highlights of the day came from the Boys 800M Finals.
After recently earning All-American honors at the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York, Junior Haris Flynn gave an epic performance in his outdoor season debut by winning the 800M Boys Championship with a New School record of 1:52.86.
This time also places Haris as the no. 1 800M runner in the state across all classifications and a USA Top 25 time.
Freshman Morgan Huggins had a Top-7 finish with a time of 11:41.52 that vaults her to the no. 1 ranking for the classification (1-3A Private) in the Girls 3200M.
Top 15 Finishers:
- Senior Retta Duckett finished Top-5 in Girls Discus and Top-3 in Girls Shot Put. Freshman Sarah Porter finished right outside of the Top-10 in both events.
-Boys Discus saw sophomore Donald Boose with a Top-10 finish overall and sophomore Dylan Rosenthal with a Top-15 finish in Boys Shot Put.
-Boys Long Jump produced a Top-6 finish by sophomore Kadin Tomlinson with a leap of 18 feet-9 inches. Sophomore Jalen Hagens finished right outside of the Top-10 as well.
Qualifiers for Day 2 Finals are:
-Senior Kennedy Reynolds had the fastest qualifying time in both Girls 100M Hurdles and Girls 300M Hurdles.
-Senior Alexis Smith blazed to the fastest qualifying time with ease in the Girls 400M Dash with the second fastest qualifying time coming from sophomore Cora Champney.
-Cora Champney also posted the fastest qualifying time in the Girls 200M Dash with a new personal best time of 25.38.
The Atlanta Metro Championships conclude on Monday, March 24 at Pace Academy with events beginning at 4:15 p.m.
About The Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.
VARSITY TRACK & FIELD POSTS STRONG FINISHES AT DAY 1 OF ATLANTA METRO CHAMPIONSHIPS
