The State HS Olympics

The qualifier standard for the region final is the first two in each heat and the next two fastest on times.  In the first semifinal, Southwest picked up the win in 53.77 while Jefferson County finished second in 54.25, meaning we'll see both of them in the region final. Dublin (54.79) and ACE Charter of Macon (54.84) are in the non-auto qualifier spots after the first semifinal.  In the second semifinal, East Laurens posted a 52.76 in a dominant win while Dodge County's 54.00 claimed the other automatic spot. Bleckley County, with a third-place time of 54.71, dropped ACE Charter out of the final qualifier spot for the region final. LANE ASSIGNMENTS- REGION 2 FINAL 1 Dublin 2 Jefferson County 3 Southwest 4 East Laurens 5 Dodge County 6 Bleckley County 

All eight region winners will qualify for the Class A, Division 1 final. Region 1 was a one-race affair: the Worth County Rams posted a 54.20 to win the heat and qualify for the final.  Region 3 was also decided in one race: the Toombs County Bulldogs tallied a 52.79 to qualify for the division final.  In the Region 4 final, the Putnam County War Eagles posted a 53.20 to finish first and qualify for the next round. In the Region 6 final, the Pepperell Dragons won the heat with a 53.46 to qualify for the next round. In the Region 7 final, the Dade County Wolverines were dominant, as their first-place 52.92 was nearly a second ahead of the runner-up to move into the next round.   The Region 8 heat rounded out the opening session and the Banks County Leopards blistered the track from lane 7, running 51.45 to take the current top seed in the Class A, Division 1 final (two spots remain up for grabs as Region 2 and Region 5 will both have semifinal rounds).  ...