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GIA 1970 Class A Boys Track Champions

State was held April 24-25 at Fort Valley State.

Results from April 30, 1970 Tattnall Journal, April 30, 1970 Jesup Sentinel and April 30, 1970 Vienna News

Team results

1st - Tattnall County Industrial (Reidsville), 31 points.
2nd - Vienna High & Industrial, 22
3rd - Northside (Jesup), 21
4th - Ralph Bunche (Woodbine), 19

24 schools competed.

Notes

Partial event results.

Rain slowed competitors. Coach Ward of Vienna High & Industrial noted that David Barron's best 100-meter time that season was an astonishing 9.4 seconds. Kenneth Brown ran the two-mile at district in 9:24.2.

Ward vouched for the Vienna High & Industrial times in those events, causing Vienna News editor Madge Methvin to write a special front page column about their track prowess.

Event results

100-yard dash:1st - David Barron (Vienna High & Industrial). Time: 10.0 seconds

120 high hurdles: 1st - James Shirman (Northside, Jesup), 2nd - James Williams (Tattnall County Industrial).

140-yard dash: 1st - Roger Ingram (Northside, Jesup).

220-yard dash: 1st - David Barron (Vienna High & Industrial); 2nd - ?; 3rd - George Felder (Vienna High & Industrial). Time: 21.7 seconds

440-yard run: 1st - ?, 2nd - Earley Hagan (Tattnall County Industrial).

440 relay: 1st - ?, 2nd - Vienna High & Industrial (David Barron, George Felder, James Mathis and Tom Lumpkin), 3rd - Tattnall County Industrial (James Williams, Thomas, Earley Hagan and Robinson).

880 run: 1st - Bobby Scott (Tattnall County Industrial).

Mile run: 1st - Bobby Scott (Tattnall County Industrial), 2nd - ?, 3rd - Laverne Smith (Northside, Jesup).

(Laverne Smith may have finished 4th in the mile. The Jesup Sentinel lists two places for him.)

Mile relay: 1st - Tattnall County Industrial (Lavond Howard, James Williams, Earley Hagan and Bobby Scott); 2nd - ?; 3rd - Vienna High & Industrial (Paul Anderson, W.J. Mathis, Otis Lee and John Taylor)

Two-mile run: 1st - Kenneth Brown (Vienna High & Industrial); 2nd - John Hostcik (Tattnall County Industrial). Time: 10:07.

High jump: 1st - ?, 2nd - ?, 3rd - Darvin Hudson (Tattnall County Industrial).

Pole vault: 1st - James Shirman (Northside, Jesup), 2nd - Davis Lewis (Northside, Jesup). Height: 12'.