TRACK & FIELD: West Laurens sweeps 4-AAA titles; High-points winner Dailey among countywide sectional qualifiers

West Laurens made an overwhelmingly strong showing at last Tuesday’s 4-AAA track and field championships in Hephzibah, where both its teams claimed region titles and top  distance runner Levi Dailey pulled off an impressive sweep of four events to become the boys high points winner. 

The Raiders claimed gold medals, individual or team, in 11 events, and will have more than 20 athletes competing – in 19 solo events and seven relays – at Jefferson High School in this coming weekend’s GHSA sectional event. 

Dublin and East Laurens laced ’em up Monday at the region 2-High A meet, hosted by Bleckley County, and will combine to send a couple dozen back to Cochran – which will also be their sectional site – on Saturday to vie for a spot at state.  

Each region’s top four finishers, by event, qualify to advance to sectionals. 

West Laurens’ girls compiled 149 total points, and its boys 170, to outpace Baldwin on both sides of Tuesday’s team standings. 

Great all-around performances by multiple Raider athletes also put a handful in the running for the coveted high-points award – Sophie Kavuri and Rylee Howard finishing second and third in the girls’ overall count. 

Dailey dominated his competition in three individual races and joined three others for a history-making run at gold in the 4×800 meter relay. 

The senior won by more than a second each in the 800 (which he was running for the first time ever) and 1600-meter dashes, and had more than 30 seconds to spare in the 3200. 

Nathan Larson, Stephen Odum and Nolan Locke joined him in blazing past a school record with a time of 8:53.76 in the 4×8. 

The Lady Raiders’ relay squad of Armoni Anderson, Mirandon Timmons, Jahalee Snead and Miranda Surrey also claimed the region title in the ultra-competitive 4×1. Westside runners tag-teamed their way to qualifying finishes in each of the five other relay events they were entered (the boys 4×4 the only exception) on the day. 

Highlights from the 2-High A championship meet included a repeat by East Laurens’ Caleb Jackson, who defended both his 2025 titles in the throws as one of three Falcons, out of nine total sectional qualifiers, who perched at the top of podiums. 

It was a strong day for Dublin’s relay teams, of which two out of the five who advanced finished runner-up. The Irish also had seven individuals punch their ticket to the next stage of competition. 

In the team standings, the East Laurens girls finished third overall with 101 points, just ahead of Dublin with 67. The Irish, with 65, were just ahead of the Falcons, with 40, in the boys team count. 

Here are all of last week’s champions and qualifiers: 

West Laurens…

Champs:

• Levi Dailey (2:09.05), 800-meter dash; (4:48.68), 1600-meter dash; (10:55.17), 3200-meter

• Justin Blash (39.75), 300-meter hurdles

• Bryson Campbell (10-0), pole vault

• Leroy Mack (49-2.5), discus

• Rylee Howard (14:20.09), 3200-meter dash

• Sophie Kavuri (7-0), pole vault

• Leah Wells (102-2), discus  

Other qualifiers: 

• Sebastian Rodriguez – fourth, 400-meter 

• Nathan Larson – runner-up, 1600-meter 

• Justin Blash – third, 110-meter hurdles

• Juvon Hill – runner-up, triple jump 

• Joshua Brown – runner-up, pole vault

• Kelsey Ashley – third, pole vault 

• Evan Holmes – runner-up, discus 

• Brooklyn Jackson – third, 100-meter; third, 200-meter

• London Williams – third, 400-meter

• Armoni Anderson – fourth, 400-meter

• Rylee Howard – fourth, 800-meter; runner-up, 1600-meter

• Sophie Kavuri – fourth, 1600-meter; runner-up, 3200-meter 

• Lovely Cross – third, high jump 

• Sydney Howard – fourth, triple jump 

• Jerniya Mack – fourth, discus; third, shot put 

Relays: 

• Boys 4×100 – runner-up 

• Boys 4×200 – third 

• Boys 4×800 – champion (8:53.76)

• Girls 4×100 – champion (49.43)

• Girls 4×200 – runner-up

• Girls 4×400 – third

• Girls 4×800 – fourth 

East Laurens…

Champs: 

• Caleb Jackson (153-8), discus; (49-3.5), shot put 

• Kalise Williams (17.27), 100-meter hurdles; (50.13), 300-meter hurdles 

• Deanna Lowther (102-10), discus 

Other qualifiers: 

• Major Floyd – third, 300-meter hurdles

• Garyunna Mitchell – fourth, 100-meter; third, 200-meter 

• Kimora Dudley – third, 400-meter

• Zahmaria Robinson – fourth, high jump 

• Quean Washington – fourth, discus 

• Deanna Lowther – fourth, shot put 

Relays: 

• Girls 4×100 – fourth 

• Girls 4×400 – third 

• Girls 4×800 – fourth 

Dublin…

Qualifiers: 

• Vicente Bond – runner-up, 100-meter; third, 200-meter 

• Major Morton – third, discus 

• Domimarkeyo Walden – third, shot put 

• Jaymi Kate McLendon – fourth, 800-meter

• Khalil Maddox – third, 100-meter hurdles 

• Taylor Turnley – runner-up, high jump 

• Jordan Renfroe – third, shot put 

Relays: 

• Boys 4×100 – third 

• Boys 4×200 – fourth 

• Boys 4×800 – runner-up (Curtis Harvey, Malik Isaac, Gabe Carcamo and Nehemiah Snell)

• Girls 4×200 – runner-up (Ny’Jeria Anderson, Kamryn Andrews, Kayleigh Rozier, Maddox)

• Girls 4×800 – third (McLendon, Colleen Tyner, Renfroe and Janiya Freeman)