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GIA 1968 Class AA Boys Track Champions

State was held April 27 at Fort Valley State.

Results from April 29, 1968 Brunswick News and April 28, 1968 Macon News.

Team results

1st - Monroe (Albany), 35 points
2nd - Central (Newnan), 32
3rd - Ballard-Hudson (Macon), 29
4th - Risley (Brunswick), 20.5
5th - Peter G. Appling (Macon) and Center (Waycross), 16

Notes

Partial results.

Event results

100-yard dash: 1st - ?, 2nd - James Albritton (Peter G. Appling).

100-yard hurdles: 1st - ?, 2nd - Ivory Lee Kelly (Risley).

?-yard high hurdles: 1st - Alex Smith (Peter G. Appling).

440-yard dash: 1st - Jerry Davis (Ballard-Hudson), 2nd - Lawrence Tripp (Peter G. Appling).

Mile run: 1st - ?, 2nd - Raymond Lovett (Ballard-Hudson).

Two-mile run: 1st - John Bell (Ballard-Hudson).

Broad jump: 1st - Gregory Thomas (Ballard-Hudson), 2nd - ?, 3rd - ?, 4th - Robert Norman (Risley). Distance: 19'6.5".

Discus: 1st - Curtis Lester (Peter G. Appling), 2nd - ?, 3rd - Bobby Thomas (Risley). Distance: 139'7".

High jump: 1st - Edward Williams (Risley). Height: 6'2".

Javelin throw: 1st - Tommy Robertson (Ballard-Hudson), 2nd - ?, 3rd - Melvin Lane (Risley). Distance: 173'0.5".

Pole vault: 1st - Edward Williams (Risley). Height: 12'.

Shot put: 1st - ?, 2nd - Ivory Lee Kelly (Risley).