Four Braves Medal at State Track Meet
Four Braves Medal at State Track Meet
May 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Freshman Brave Bailey Scarborough scored a 4th place state finish in the Pole Vault (Photo: Renae Taylor)
(Albany, GA) — Four Brave track athletes scored top five finishes and earned spots on the final podium over the weekend at the GHSA Class AA State Championships at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany.
A trio of young field event competitors and a senior distance runner led the way for the Braves with the highest finishes for the team at the meet.
Freshman Bailey Scarborough was the first to medal Thursday morning when he finished in fourth place in the male Pole Vault competition. Scarborough was excited about his placement and thankful to head coach Cory Shelnutt for the motivation to help him reach the state finals podium.
“During the region meet a few weeks ago, I wasn’t able to get any higher than last year’s vault because the pole I was using was so worn. The reason I didn’t go to the next pole was because I thought it was too big for me and I sprained my ankle three weeks before region using a bigger pole,” said Scarborough.
“Coach Shelnutt helped give me a “push” to get to the next pole at sectionals. I really want to thank Coach Shelnutt because I could tell he put a lot of time into researching about pole vaulting to help me even though he hadn’t coached it before.”
The most surprising finish of the day came in the form of a fourth place finish by freshman Beth Taylor in the Discus Throw on Friday.
Taylor’s top mark at the meet was 107 feet an awesome throw from someone that only learned the event this year. Normally a softball player, Taylor says a friend encouraged her to try throwing the Discus for the first this year.

Freshman Beth Taylor with Coach Tyler Napier (L) and Brave head track coach Cory Shelnutt (R) in Albany last week (Photo: Renae Taylor)