NORCROSS, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Track & Field teams had a memorable day on Saturday, May 3 at GHSA Sectionals hosted by Greater Atlanta Christian School.
Multiple Mustangs posted qualifying marks to advance to the GHSA State Championships.
Below are those who qualified for State.
VARSITY GIRLS
-Morgan Huggins won 1600M with a time of 5:11.33 to advance to State
-Retta Duckett finished in Top-8 in Girls Shot Put to advance to State
-Kennedy Reynolds returns to State in the Girls 100M Hurdles
-Kennedy Reynolds returns to State in the Girls 300M Hurdles
-Girls 4x100M Relay qualified for State - Cora Champney, Alexis Smith, Kennedy Reynolds and Gracie Boswell
-Cora Champney and Alexis Smith qualified for State in the Girls 400M Run
-Alexis Kendall qualified for State in the Girls 800M
VARSITY BOYS
-Ethan Pajot qualified for State in the Boys 400M
-John Paine qualified for State in the Boys 300M
The GHSA State Championships are scheduled for May 9-10 at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga.
Check MV's social media athletic pages (Instagram and X/Twitter) for updates throughout the event.
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.
