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GIA 1963 Class A Girls Track Champions

State was held in April at Fort Valley State.

Results from April 28 and May 1, 1963 Atlanta Daily World.

Team results

1st - Hamilton (Avondale Estates), 36 points
2nd - Carver (Douglas), 24
3rd - Fairmont (Griffin), 15
4th - Central (McRae), 8

Notes

Bennie Lowe and Vista R. Hughley coached Hamilton.

Event results

50-yard dash: 1st - ?; 2nd - Patricia Kemp (Hamilton)

50-meter hurdles: 1st - Linda Kinnewmore (Hamilton)

440-yard relay: 1st - Hamilton (Patricia Kemp, Susan Mays, Emma Peters and Constance Maddox)

Baseball throw: 1st - Mary Hayes (Hamilton)

Broad jump: 11st - Emma Peters (Hamilton); 2nd - ?; 3rd - ?; 4th - Mary Hayes (Hamilton)

High jump: 1st - ?; 2nd - Mary Hayes (Hamilton)

Javelin throw: 1st - ?; 2nd - ?; 3rd - Dorothy Jackson (Hamilton); 4th - Christine Johnson (Hamilton)

Shot put: 1st - ?; 2nd - ?; 3rd - Patricia Kemp (Hamilton)

Hamilton team members were Joyce Benton, Christine Flemister, Mary Gooden, Mary Hayes, Dorothy Jackson, Christine Johnson, Patricia Kemp, Linda Kinnemore, Constance Maddox, Susan Mays and Emma Peters.