The Liberty County Recreation Department’s track and field teams competed in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Class A state meet May 1-2 at Laney High School in Augusta.
Two individuals from Liberty County won their events. Esperanza Castro won the triple jump in the Girls ages 13-14 division, and Jeremiah Lewis won the triple jump in the Boys ages 13-14 division.
Here are the participants who placed in the finals:
Girls ages 7-8
50-meter dash
Fifth place — Tatyana Anderson (8.69 seconds)
100 dash
Sixth place – Tatyana Anderson (16.53)
400 dash
14th place — Saria Dawson (1:31.51)
15th place — Imani Brown (1:31.77)
800 run
Ninth place — Canyecia Canady (3:31.09)
4x100 relay team
Fourth place — Imani Brown, Tatyana Anderson, Denieya Davis, Trisha Bowen (1:11.38)
4x400 relay team
Third place — Imani Brown, Tatyana Anderson, Denieya Davis, Trisha Bowen (5:48.96)
Long jump
14th place — Denieya Davis (5 feet, 8 inches)
Triple jump
Sixth place — Denieya Davis (5-5)
Seventh place — Tatyana Anderson (5-4)

Girls ages 9-10
800 run
14th place — Miah Desiga (3:20.57)
15th place — Rebecca Sikes (3:20.65)
1600 run
11th place — Rebecca Sikes (7:16.91)
4x100 relay team
Fourth place — Names not provided (1:07.99)
4x400 relay team
Fifth place — Names not provided (5:35.63)
Long jump
11th place — Nya Telfair (9-7)
Triple jump
Eighth place — Anasia Reynolds (5-11)
10th place — NiJayla Green (5-6)
Shot put
Eighth place – Alyssa Hayes (13-11)
Weighted-ball throw
16th place – Kimora Metts (55-8)

Girls ages 11-12
800 run
12th place — Jesenia Leslie (3:12.80)
13th place — Kikio Awuku (3:14.99)
1600 run
10th place — Jesenia Leslie (6:59.11)
Weighted-ball throw
15th place — Nyasia Clark (58-3)

Girls ages 13-14
800 run
Ninth place — Daijah Robinson (2:45.39)
4x100 relay team
Fifth place — Daijah Robinson, Jayda Drayton, Talsha Pope, Esperanza Castro (54.71)
4x400 relay team
Third place — Daijah Robinson, Jayda Drayton, Talisha Pope, Esperanza Castro (4:30.45)
Long jump
15th place — Talisha Pope (12-3)
Triple jump
First place – Esperanza Castro (7-7)

Shot put
Sixth place — Labrea Wright (28-1)
Weighted-ball throw
Sixth place — Labrea Wright (117-8)
Ninth — Sanaya Frasier (105-4)
Boys ages 7-8
50 dash
Eighth place — Rafael Washington (8.34)
400 dash
14th place — Xavier Martinez (1:32.06)
800 run
10th place — Antoni Haynes (3:10.97)
4x400 relay team
Fourth place — Montavious Johnson, Rafael Washington, Xavier Martinez, Tyrone Robinson (5:54.51)
Long jump
Sixth place — Marquise Morning (9-9)
Triple jump
Fourth place (tie) — Ian Castros (5-10)
10th place — Keon Grant (5-4)
Weighted-ball throw
Sixth place — Tyron Robinson (78-1)

Boys ages 9-10
800 run
11th place — Kordell Grant (2:52.68)
1600 run
11th place — Chris Owens (6:54.32)
4x100 relay team
Sixth place — Deangelo Lovins, Davion Houston, Kordell Grant, Tahshaun Frazier (1:00.55)
4x400 relay team
Fifth place — Deangelo Lovins, Davion Houston, Kordell Grant, Tahshaun Frazier (5:15.24)
High jump
Second place — Tashaun Frazier (3-9)
Third place — Trystyn Jones-Hall (3-8)
Long jump
Ninth place — Paul Brown (11-0)
Triple jump
Eighth place — Paul Brown (tie) (6-5)
Shot put
Fifth place — Carlos Singleton (20-7)
Weighted-ball throw
Ninth place — Nextah Lopez-Vega (108-3)

Boys ages 11-12
800 run
Eighth place — Trevon Coleman (2:46.49)
1600 run
Ninth place — Trevon Coleman (6:14.36)
4x400 relay team
Fifth place — Names not provided (4:52.70)
Long jump
Third place — Jalen Davis (14-5)
Triple jump
Fifth place — Jonathan Crosson (6-11)
Shot put
Ninth place — D’Imani Thomas (25-3)
Weighted-ball throw
Fourth place — Jordan Anglin (144-1)

Boys ages 13-14
100 dash
Fourth place — Jeremiah Lewis (12.06)
200 dash
Second place — Jeremiah Lewsi (24.25)
1600 run
16th place — Dariyon Coleman (6:05.37)
Triple jump
First place — Jeremiah Lewis (9-1)
Third place — Michael Martin (8-3)
Shot put
Eighth place — Markel Johnson (39-3)
Weighted-ball throw
Fourth place — Keone Hayes (187-5)