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GIA 1964 Class AA Boys Track Champions

State was held in April at Fort Valley State.

Results from May 1, 1964 Alabama Tribune and April 26, 1964 Columbus Ledger.

Team results

1st - Washington (Atlanta), 41 points
2nd - Spencer (Columbus), 26
3rd - Central (Newnan), 18
4th - Lucy Laney (Augusta), 15
5th - Tompkins (Savannah), 14
6th - Ballard-Hudson (Macon) and Risley (Brunswick), 12
8th - Harper (Atlanta), 9
9th - Sol C. Johnson (Savannah) and Beach (Savannah), 5
11th - Howard (Atlanta), 4
12th - Carver (Atlanta), Turner (Atlanta) and Monroe (Albany), 3
15th - Peter G. Appling (Macon), 2
16th - Archer (Atlanta), 1.

Notes

Event results

100-yard dash: 1st - Young (Beach), 2nd - Jimmy Johnson (Spencer), 3rd - Wade (Harper), 4th - Carter (Harper). Time: 10.1 seconds. The Columbus Ledger gives Spencer's Johnson the win in this event with a time of 10.0 seconds.

120-yard high hurdles: 1st - Greenwave (Central, Newnan), 2nd - Chapman (Washington), 3rd - Coleman (Washington), 4th - Mitchell (Tompkins). Time: 15.8 seconds.

180-yard low hurdles: 1st - Mitchell (Tompkins), 2nd - Greenwave (Central, Newnan), 3rd - Coleman (Washington), 4th - Hooks (Howard). Time: 21.2 seconds.

220-yard run: 1st - Jimmy Johnson (Spencer), 2nd - Wade (Harper), 3rd - Key (Sol C. Johnson), 4th - Gates (Washington). Time: 22.9 seconds.

440-yard run: 1st - Charles Benson (Washington), 2nd - Jessie Williams (Spencer), 3rd - Sinkfield (Washington), 4th - Green (Sol C. Johnson). Time: 51.5 seconds.

440-yard relay: 1st - Spencer (Albert Luke, Russell Dawkins, Jessie Williams and immy Johnson), 2nd - Tompkins, 3rd - Harper, 4th - Washington. Time: 42.9 seconds.

880-yard run: 1st - Geter (Central, Newnan), 2nd - Swinney (Harper), 3rd - Hillsman (Washington), 4th - Cloud (Spencer). Time: 2:04.

Mile relay: 1st - Tompkins, 2nd - Spencer, 3rd - Carver (?), 4th - Carver (?), 5th - Howard. Time: 3:33.

Mile run: 1st - Eddie King (Washington), 2nd - Nelson (Central, Newnan), 3rd - Conyers (Sol C. Johnson). Time: 4:04.4.

Two-mile run: 1st - James Johnson (Washington), 2nd - Hall (Monroe), 3rd - Thorpe (Peter G. Appling), 4th - Griffin (Central, Newnan). Time: 10:38.

Broad jump: 1st - Odom (Ballard-Hudson), 2nd - Clark (Washington), 3rd - Rawls (Washington), 4th - Bradley (Archer). Distance: 20'3".

Discus: 1st - Johnson (Lucy Laney), 2nd - Harris (Turner), 3rd - David Sanks (Spencer), 4th - Leach (Carver, ?). Distance: 143'4".

High jump: 1st - Charles Benson (Washington), 2nd - Cummings (Lucy Laney), 3rd - Patillo (Howard), 4th - Richard Daniels (Spencer). Height: 6'2".

Javelin throw: 1st - Odom (Ballard-Hudson), 2nd - Brown (Risley), 3rd - Matthews (Washington), 4th - Speakman (Risley). Distance: 169'0.5".

Pole vault: 1st - Beckam (Risley), 2nd - Parker (Risley), 3rd - Odom (Ballard-Hudson), 4th - Smith (Central, Newnan). Height: 12'.

Shot put: 1st - Johnson (Lucy Laney), 2nd - Taylor (Lucy Laney), 3rd - Charles Johnson (Spencer), 4th - Roberts (Washington). Distance: 53'4".