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GIA 1954 Class A Girls Track Champions

State was held April 24 at Fort Valley State.

Results from April 29, 1954 Early County News and April 27, 1954 Brunswick News.

Team results

1st - Risley (Brunswick), 37 points
2nd - Washington (Blakely), 31

Notes

Event results

50-yard dash:

80-meter hurdles: 1st - ?; 2nd - ?; 3rd - Lugretha Mills (Washington, Blakely)

100-yard dash: 1st - ?; 2nd - Lucille Hutchins (Washington, Blakely)

440-yard relay: 1st - ?; 2nd - Washington, Blakely (Lugretha Mills, Princetta Wright, Emma Mills and Lucille Hutchins).

Baseball throw: 1st - Louise McCoy (Washington, Blakely)

Broad jump: 1st - ?; 2nd - ?; 3rd - ?; 4th - Johnnie J. Ross (Washington, Blakely)

Discus: 1st - Doris Powell (Washington, Blakely). New record, according to Early County News.

High jump: 1st - ?; 2nd - ?; 3rd - Louise McCoy (Washington, Blakely)

Javelin throw: 1st - Doris Powell (Washington, Blakely). New record, according to Early County News.

Shot put: 1st - Essie Sheffield (Risley); 2nd - ?; 3rd - Lorene Holmes (Washington, Blakely); 4th - Flossie Hegler (Washington, Blakely). Distance: 31'7". New record.