East Laurens’ Jackson sweeps state titles in shot put, discus; Laurens County’s GHSA track results

After medaling in one event and finishing top 15 in the other last spring, East Laurens High School’s Caleb Jackson went out on top earlier this week as he concluded his senior track and field season by capturing gold in both the discus and shot put. 

His top fling of 167-7 in the first beat out his next competitor by a good bit, while a heave of 50-0.75 in the latter left a margin of less than an inch between him and runner-up C.J. Monroe of Vidalia. But both results were good to break existing school records as Jackson, a Valdosta State football signee, concluded his decorated athletic career on the top of two podiums at the GHSA track and field state championships in Athens. 

Class A’s portion of the weeklong competition, hosted by the University of Georgia’s new Spec Towns track and field complex, took place on Tuesday with a handful of other strong showings by Falcon and Dublin Irish athletes. 

West Laurens’ five state-qualifying relay squads dominated a busy agenda at the AAA finals on Thursday. 

Here’s how each of the above fared in the action… 

Dublin…

• Major Morton – 12th, discus 

• Girls 4×200 relay – 13th 

• Boys 4×100 relay (Jameer Renfroe, Jakarian Jones, Trav Bostic and Vicente Bond) – seventh 

East Laurens…  

• Jackson – first, discus; first (50-0.75), shot put 

• Deanna Lowther, sixth discus; 14th shot put 

• Kalise Williams – 13th, 100-meter hurdles; seventh, 300-meter hurdles 

• Kimora Dudley – 15th, 400-meter dash

• Garyunna Mitchell – eighth, 200-meter dash 

• Girls 4×400 relay – ninth 

West Laurens…

• Leah Wells – 11th, discus 

• Jerniya Mack – 15th, discus 

• Sophie Kavuri – 10th, pole vault 

• Bryson Campbell – sixth, pole vault

• Leroy Mack – fourth, shot put

• Sydney Howard – 15th, triple jump

• Juvon Hill – runner-up, triple jump

• Justin Blash – sixth, 110-meter hurdles; fourth, 300-meter hurdles

• Levi Dailey – seventh, 1600-meter

• Boys 4×800 relay – 11th 

• Girls 4×200 relay – sixth 

• Boys 4×200 relay – 12th 

• Girls 4×100 relay – sixth

• Boys 4×100 relay – 15th