State was held April 27 at Fort Valley State.

Results from May 2, 1962 Atlanta Daily World.

Team results

1st - Central (Newnan)
2nd - Fairmont (Griffin)

Notes

Partial event results. Results from the 1962 AA girls meet list Central as the 1962 Class A winner.

Tyus, of course, was a future Olympian, winning gold in the 100 meters in 1964 and 1968, and also as a member of the 4x100 in 1968.

Tyus was 16 1/2 at the time of the 1962 state meet. Results in the Atlanta Daily World featuring her come from a special news column about Griffin and Fairmont High.

Event results

50-yard dash: 1st - ?; 2nd - Wyomia Tyus (Fairmont)

100-yard dash: 1st - Wyomia Tyus (Fairmont)

?-yard relay: 1st - ?; 2nd - Fairmont (Barbara Starks, Lucile Grisham, Annie Prather and Wyomia Tyus)

High jump: 1st - ? and Mary McCord (Fairmont) tie