MOULTRIE – Colquitt County’s Ja’Shar Kinsey finished eighth in the high jump and teammate Bryce Toomer turned in top-8 finishes in his two events at last week’s Class 6A state track meet.
The meet was held at Grisham Stadium in Carrollton.
Kinsey’s 6-4 effort in the high jump was better than the 6-2 jump he had at the state Sectional.
But he couldn’t catch Tift County junior Jamari Johnson, who turned in an outstanding 6-10 jump to claim first place.
Like Kinsey, Johnson had a 6-2 jump in the Sectional.
Forsyth Central’s Elijah Simon was second at 6-8.
Kinsey finished tied with Hillgrove’s Jaylin Riley for eighth place.
Toomer finished sixth at the state meet in the shot put with a heave of 52-11.
Carrollton’s Tarrell Miles, who was first at the Sectional with a 52-7.5, won the state title with a 59-3.25.
Desmond Frazier of Lowndes was fifth with a 53-0.25.
In the discus, Toomer improved his Sectional performance by more than nine inches and took eighth place.
His throw was 159-7.
C.J. Gamble of Carrollton was first with a throw of 174.9.
Gamble’s Carrollton teammate Kadan Spratling was second with a 174.0.