North Springs Girls Track Team Wins Region Championship

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North Springs Charter High School’s girls track team pulled out all the stops on Thursday, scoring 94 points to win the Region 7 AAAAA championship.

The Spartans placed first in six events and the highlight was unquestionably the 4 x 400 meter relay. With a time of 3:41.50, Spartans’ Molly Jackson, Dory Perkins, Micaiah Ransby and Tyra Williams posted the fastest time in Georgia track history and are now ranked No. 1 in the United States, the school said.

Micaiah Ransby also placed first in the 400 and 200, Molly Jackson placed first in the 800 and Jayda Drake Howard won the 300 hurdles. The Spartans are coached by Physical Education Department chair and long-time track coach Patty Carroll and former Olympic gold medalist Antonio McKay.

McKay, a Georgia Tech graduate, is a world record holder and member of the Track and Field Hall of Fame.

The Spartans will next compete at Sectionals at Stars Mill May 2 and for the state championship in Albany May 7-9. The Spartan girl’s track team under Coach Carroll last brought home the gold at State in 2005.

Photo 1: North Springs’ Girls Track Team wins Region 7AAAAA Championships: from back junior Micaiah Ransby, senior Dory Perkins, freshmen Kennedi Weston-Shields and Maya Dunn. Front (l-r) juniors Molly Jackson and Tyra Williams, sophomore Kennedy Crawford and freshman Mikayla Dun. Jackson, Perkins, Ransby and Williams are the fastest 4x400 relay team in the Nation and ran the fastest time in Georgia track history.
Photo 2: Freshman Jayda Drake Howard took first place in the 300 hurdles at the Region 7 AAAAA track and field meet.
Credits: North Springs Charter High School