32 State Champions Among Athletes Named to All-Metro Track & Field Team

ATLANTA - May 23, 2024 - In celebrating its 60th year of paying tribute to high school athletes, Atlanta Track Club's 2024 All-Metro Track & Field Team features 32 state champions and athletes who set a remarkable eight new Georgia state records. The team's roster of athletes represents 24 schools from nine counties.

Three of this year's honorees were selected for two events: Tommy Latham (1600m and 3200m), Sanaa Frederick (100m and 200m), and Jared Moore (shot put and discus).

A junior at Marist School, Latham had arguably the best season ever for a middle-distance athlete in Georgia high school history, topped off by breaking a 25-year-old state record for 1600m when he ran 4:01.66 win the GHSA 6A state title. It's the third-fastest time in the nation this year. At that same meet, he also won at 3200m, a distance at which he set the state record of 8:46.88 earlier in the season. He was also a member of his school's 4x1600m record-breaking squad. Latham's name is a familiar one on the All-Metro roster: He was named at 3200m last year and is a three-time selection in cross country, including twice being named Boys' Runner of the Year.

It was a three-peat as 4A state champion at both 100m and 200m for Frederick, a senior at Druid Hills High School who will compete next year for the University of Georgia. She finished the season ranked #1 in the state at 200m (23.16) and #2 at 100m (11.40), with those times coming in at #5 and #6, respectively, all-time in Georgia. Frederick was also a member of the state champion and state record-setting 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams.

Moore, a junior at Starrs Mill High School, is the 4A state champion in both the discus and shot put. His toss of 183 feet, 6 inches in the discus puts him at the top of the Georgia list for the 2024 season, while his throw of 61 feet, 7.5 inches in the shot puts lands him at #2 in the state. This is Moore's first appearance on the All-Metro team.

Also among the All-Metro athletes and teams breaking state records this season are Jasmine Robinson (300m hurdles), Ervin Pearson (400m) and the 4x200m relay squad from Wheeler High School.

Athletes are selected based on season-wide performance, place at the state meet, season's best and head-to-head athletes. The Metro-area is defined as the 14 counties touching Fulton or Dekalb or Cobb Counties.

Voting is open now for the Most Outstanding Athlete Awards. The final awards of the night will go to the top boy and girl athletes both on the track and in the field events. Athletes are selected by coaches and voting by the public, which is available here through Sunday, May 27 at 11:59 p.m.

"This season has been a standout year for high school athletics in Georgia," said Rich Kenah, Atlanta Track Club's CEO. "With eight state records shattered and a roster of exceptional talent, this year's All-Metro Track & Field Team highlights the incredible dedication of these young athletes. We look forward to seeing their future successes."

A full list of nominees is below.

The winners of the Patty Foell and Hawthorne Wesley Scholarships will also be announced at the awards ceremony. The $10,000 scholarships are awarded by Atlanta Track Club Foundation and Atlanta Youth Running Foundation to a boy and girl athlete in good academic standing who plan to continue competing in track and field or cross country in college.

The All-Metro High School Track & Field Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, June 5, in the Stave Room in Midtown Atlanta. The event is open to honorees and their guests. More information about the ceremony can be found here.

Boys All-Metro Track & Field Team

100m

Maurice Gleaton

Langston Hughes High School

2025

200m

Sidi Njie

Westlake High School

2025

400m

Ervin Pearson

Buford High School

2024

800m

Joseph Minecci

Walton High School

2024

1600m

Tommy Latham

Marist School

2025

3200m

Tommy Latham

Marist School

2025

110m Hurdles

Dominiq Northington

Woodland High School, Stockbridge

2024

300m Hurdles

Vincent Nnanna

Alpharetta High School

2025

4x100m Relay

Langston Hughes High School

4x200m Relay

Wheeler High School

4x400m Relay

Westlake High School

4x800m Relay

Carrollton High School

Long Jump

Luke Stradley

Etowah High School

2025

Triple Jump

Nicholas Crosswhite

New Machester High School

2024

High Jump

Malachi Yehuda

Langston Hughes High School

2024

Pole Vault

Grayson Venezia

Creekview High School

2024

Shot Put

Jared Moore

Starrs Mill High School

2025

Discus

Jared Moore

Starrs Mill High School

2025

Girls All-Metro Track & Field Team

100m

Sanaa Frederick

Druid Hills High School

2024

200m

Sanaa Frederick

Druid Hills High School

2024

400m

Olivia Harris

Buford High School

2027

800m

Oluwatosin Awoleye

South Cobb High School

2025

1600m

Caroline Hood

Pace Academy

2024

3200m

Mary Nesmith

Marietta High School

2025

100m Hurdles

Jaden Billings

Westlake High School

2024

300m Hurdles

Jasmine Robinson

North Cobb High School

2026

4x100m Relay

Druid Hills High School

4X200m Relay

Druid Hills High School

4x400m Relay

Woodward Academy

4x800m Relay

Pace Academy

Pole Vault

Madison Townsend

Westminster Schools

2025

High Jump

Lilah Verluis

Cambridge High School

2025

Long Jump

Ava Kitchings

Greater Atlanta Christian

2026

Triple Jump

Danah Dembhard

Dacula

2024

Shot Put

Christianne Akintayo

Archer High School

2024

Discus

Kijana Callwood

Grayson High School

2024