REDELEPHANT RECORDBREAKERS

The Gainesville High School track season was a recordbreaking year with 12 new school records set Coaches John Corbett and Deon Williams led the team to great success. Corbett said, "the season went really well as we transitioned in new coaches such as Co-Head Coach Deon Williams, Mike Malone, and Nate Mathis. We were happy to finally be back on our own track after being displaced in the 2022 track season We blended in our middle school program this year to allow for the GMS kids to get to know their future GHS coaches as well as to allow the GMS kids to have access to our great facilities "

The boys and girls team shared success the entire season with the boys winning the Hall County championship and the girls as runner-up but not to be outdone the girls claimed the Region 8-AAAAAA Championship with the boys as runner-up In the State Tournament the boys placed 10th overall and the girls 23rd. "Both boys and girls had great finishes but the boys finish was amazing to crack the top 10 with only distance runners competing in four total distance events," said Corbett.

Coach Williams added, "the 2023 season was exciting, successful, and year one of laying down a new foundation for the sprinters and jumpers Coach Malone, Coach Fernando and myself were extremely proud of the seniors who helped pave the way for our underclassman. Those kids showed dedication and the ability to adapt to change! We have an unbelievable amount of talent coming up from the middle schools and we are looking forward to this offseason as we all take this program to new levels!"

New School Records

Girls

100 meters - Shanise Newton

200 meters - Shanise Newton

800 meters - Samantha Hartman

4x400 girls relay -Josabeth Graciano, Samantha Hartman, Shanise Newton, Josie Brosky

4x800 girls relay - Josabeth Graciano, Samantha Hartman, Vanessa Torres, Arianny Hoyos

Long Jump - Nalani Gainey

1600 meters sprint medley relay - Samantha Hartman, Shanise Newton, Josie Brosky, Kadence Rucker

4x1600 relay - Josabeth Graciano, Samantha Hartman, Vanessa Torres, Arianny Hoyos

Boys

1600 meters - John Jessup

3200 meters - Conner Proffitt

4x200 meter relay - Traveion Watson, Trent Jones, Markelle Cheek, Jerious Eberhardt

1600 meters sprint medley relay - John Jessup, Traveion Watson, Trent Jones, Markelle Cheek

Top 10 State Tournament Finishes

4x800 girls relay- 4th overall - Josabeth Graciano, Samantha Hartman, Vanessa Torres, Arianny Hoyos

4x800 boys relay- 8th overall - John Jessup, Conner Proffitt, Isaac Marcero, David Islas

800 meters boys- John Jessup - 3rd place

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