Region Championships Hub: Track & Field

Tallulah Falls competed in the GIAA Region Championships on April 20 and 22 at Monroe Area (George Walton Academy). The Lady Indians finished as the Region Runner-Up behind Athens Christian, while the Indians finished 4th. The Runner-Up finish for the girls is the first in program history. Highlighting the success was TFS winning four individual and one relay region title.

Joanna Miller broke two of her own school records while taking the top spot on the podium twice, and now has five individual region titles in her career (2nd-most in program history). Ryan Anderson also claimed his first two career region titles. Miller earned the Region High Point Award, which goes to the athlete that had the most points scored.

FULL RESULTS

DAY ONE (APR 20)

Lady Indians

• Joanna Miller - 2nd in Long Jump (15-8.5)
• Olivia Henderson - 2nd in 3200 (12:45.10)
• 4x800 Relay - 2nd (Gabby Oliver, Naomi Russo, Ines Gil, Mary Kate Ball) (10:47.13)
• Noami Russo - 3rd in 3200 (12:54.54)
• Selah Wiltshire - 4th in Discus (76-3), 8th in Long Jump (13-8.5)
• Sophia Williams-Angmor - 4th in High Jump (4-4)
• Masa Ivancevic - 5th in Triple Jump (26-6.75)
• Gabby Heard - 6th in Shot Put (25-4), 7th in Discus (65-8)
• Saioa Fernandez Alfageme - 10th in Shot Put (19-1)

Indians

• 4x800 Relay - Champions (Hudson Penland, Teagan Penland, Gavin Simmons, Ryan Anderson) (8:35.83)
• Teagan Penland - 2nd in 3200 (10:30.23)
• Joan Hernandez Espina - 2nd in Pole Vault (9-0)
• Alex Stefanovic - 4th in Shot Put (43-0), 6th in Discus (104-3)
• Gonzalo Martinez - 4th in Pole Vault (7-0)
• Brian Neely - 7th in Triple Jump (37-11)
• Ethan Williams - 8th in Shot Put (32-10)
• Kaden Purcell - 9th in Long Jump (15-9), 11th in Triple Jump (30-10.5)
• Hudson Penland - 9th in 3200 (12:05.81)
• Cody Loonubon - 10th in Long Jump (15-4)
• Landon Lewis - 11th in Discus (82-00)

DAY TWO (APR 22)

Lady Indians

• Joanna Miller - Champion in 400 (1:00.25); Champion in 200 (25.70) School Record; 2nd in 100 (12.50) School Record
• Mary Kate Ball - 2nd in 800 (2:38.46); 3rd in 400 (1:03.47)
• Naomi Russo - 2nd in 1600 (5:52.55)
• 4x400 Relay 'A' - 3rd (Mary Kate Ball, Gabby Oliver, Joanna Miller, Masa Ivancevic) (4:23.95)
• Masa Ivancevic - 4th in 300 MH (58.61); 9th in 100 MH (24.40)
• Olivia Henderson - 4th in 1600 (5:56.34)
• Gabby Oliver - 4th in 800 (2:41.30)
• Selah Wiltshire - 6th in 200 (28.75)
• 4x100 Relay - 6th (Ines Gil, Masa Ivancevic, Sophia Williams-Angmor, Gabby Heard) (1:17.40)
• Mara Pejanovic - 7th in 100 MH (22.46); 7th in 300 MH (1:02.98)
• Sophia Williams-Angmor - 8th in 100 (14.14)
• 4x400 Relay 'B' - 8th (Meredith Orr, Naomi Russo, Alejandra Guil, Olivia Henderson) (4:57.70)

Indians

• Ryan Anderson - Champion in 400 (51.02); Champion in 800 (1:59.77); 3rd in 1600 (4:40.81)
• Teagan Penland - 2nd in 1600 (4:31.15); 3rd in 800 (2:01.29)
• 4x400 Relay 'A' - 2nd (Ryan Anderson, Miguel Smith, Teagan Penland, AJ Dills) (3:32.00)
• Miguel Smith - 3rd in 400 (52.90)
• Tomas Vyskok - 6th in 110 MH (20.66)
• 4x100 Relay 'A' - 9th (AJ Dills, Cody Loonubon, Joan Hernandez Espina, Brian Neely) (48.77)
• 4x400 Relay 'B' - 2nd (Ryan Anderson, Miguel Smith, Teagan Penland, AJ Dills) (3:32.00)
• Kaden Purcell - 10th in 300 MH (52.25)
• 4x100 Relay 'B' - 10th (Kaden Purcell, Cody Loonubon, Joan Hernandez Espina, Eric Guan) (3:58.95)
• Cody Loonubon - 11th in 200 (25.98); 12th in 100 (12.27)
• Tomas Vyskok - 11th in 300 MH (52.65)
• AJ Dills - 11th in 100 (12.20)
• Joan Hernandez Espina - 12th in 200 (26.03)