Perkinson, a Woodland High senior, signed a track and field scholarship to Chattahoochee Technical College, which will allow her to do something she has been passionate about.

But, where you end up can often rest with the whims of the schools that show interest in you, and those schools took a flyer on Richards when it was all said and done.

Ioni Christian reset the school record in the 200m run with a time of 26.62. Her effort however, did not qualify her for the finals. She also competed in the 60 meter run(8.01). Jovelle Patterson placed 11th in the 600 meter run (1:40.75), less than 2 seconds from qualifying for the finals. She also competed in the 800 meter run placing 14th (2:27.25). She was also less than 2 seconds from qualifying for finals in that event. George Oakman competed in the 60 meter run (7.10) placing 29th. Andrew Archer, competing with a pulled muscle, placed 18th in the 600 meter run (1:33.86).

"We were pleased with performances at the Indoor Championships," according to Head Coach Steve Prettyman. "We had hoped that Mosley would place in the top three. However, due to some officiating problems, that did not happen. We were very happy to see Philp make the finals and finish 8th. He has been working hard all season, and provided a great performance. He was one of only three athletes in the meet that competed in both the 800 and the 1000. Our team does not have a lot of the advantages of the top teams in the nation, including facilities, and equipment. However, we still manage to provide some excitement at each national championship. We hope that several athletes, in addition to Mosley (who has already qualified), can qualify for the outdoor national championships in May".

Additional members of the indoor team competed at the Oglethorpe Indoor-Outdoor Meet on Saturday March 6th. Performances at this meet included: JC Cherry, Long Jump (2nd tie, 19'), 200 (1st, 23:39), Quinton Thompson 200 (2nd, 24:33), Long Jump (5th, 18'5"), Ben Lewis, Mile (8th, 5:31), McMillian 200 (3rd, 28:74), Said Ahmed 3000m (7th, 10:02).

The outdoor season begins on March 26th and 27th with the Emory ASICS Invitational in Atlanta.

On Wednesday afternoon, an agreement was reached with WBHF AM-1450, of Cartersville, to broadcast the contest. Station Manager, Matt Santini and Station Sports Director Kevin Carroll, will handle the play-by-play and color commentating duties. Both have extensive experience handling sports announcing for local high schools in the Cartersville and Bartow County area.

Three members of the teams qualified for the NJCAA National Championships in March. Harrison Philp qualified for nationals in the 1000m run with a time of 2:37.38 (NQT 2:37.89). Harrison placed 7th in the event, just missing the school record (2:36.24). Andrew Archer qualified for nationals in the 500m event with a time of 1:07.65. Andrew set the new school record in the event, and placed 7th overall. Jovelle Patterson qualified for nationals in the 500m event with a time of 1:21.97. Jovelle placed 11th overall and set the new school record for the race distance. George Oakman broke the school record in the 60m dash with a time of 7.08. George just missed the national qualifying mark (NQT 6.95), placing 17th in the event. Quinton Thompson set a new school record in the 300m event (40.61) placing 47th. Ioni Christian competed in the 300m event, setting a new school record (44.95), placing 26th.

Ioni Christian just missed resetting the school record that she set last week with a time of 8.00 in the 60m. Ioni placed 19th, just missing the national qualifying time (7.80). Shuantia Mosley placed 38th in the 60m (8.34). Quinton Thompson also competed in the 60m run, placing 47th (7.72). Newcomer Josh Turner placed 34th in the 300m with a time of 40.74. Half the team did not compete due to the cancelled Saturday events.

"We are very pleased that three athletes qualified for nationals at the shortened UNC meet", states Head Coach Steve Prettyman. "We were disappointed that our other athletes were not able to compete. We believe that several of them would have also had a chance to qualify this weekend."

Both teams travel to the University of the South in Sewanee, TN on Saturday, Feb. 6th.

The victory improved the Golden Eagles' record in the TCSGAA Conference to 2-0. They are 15-7 overall this season.

The two teams tied five times early in their contest, which was played Saturday, the last time at 12-all with 13:51 remaining in the half. Georgia Northwestern broke the tie with a bucket, but CTC quickly answered with a 3-pointer by Mark Christmas for a 15-14 lead. Christmas added another 3-pointer a minute later and the Golden Eagles never trailed again.

The two teams meet again on Saturday evening December 12 in Albany.

All details will exist soon on the road race web site (www.frostbite5k.com). Each paid participant receives a long sleeve three color t-shirt. Awards to the top age group winners will also be presented.

We are also looking for sponsors, if you have any contacts.

In past years we have had 100-130 participants (even in the cold temps). We would like to double this figure with active participation from our faculty, staff, and students. On-line registration will be available on December 7th, and will close on January 5th. On site (same day) registration will be available (additional charge) on race day.

We hope to see you there to support the Golden Eagles!