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 |
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|
4x200m Relay |
Wheeler High
School |
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|
4x400m Relay |
Westlake High
School |
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|
4x800m Relay |
Carrollton High
School |
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|
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 |
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|
4X200m Relay |
Druid Hills
High School |
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|
4x400m Relay |
Woodward
Academy |
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|
4x800m Relay |
Pace Academy |
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|
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 |