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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 and April 30, 1970 Jesup Sentinel

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.

Event results

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

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

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

440 relay: 1st - ?, 2nd - ?, 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)

Two-mile run: 1st - ?, 2nd - John Hostcik (Tattnall County Industrial).

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

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