SESSION I - THURSDAY, MAY 10 ALL Field Events and 1600 Meter RUN Finals 12:00pm Pole Vault (AAAAA) Red Pit Pole Vault (AAAA) Blue Pit High Jump (AAA) Red Pit High Jump (AA) Blue Pit Shot Put (AAAAA) Red Circle Shot Put (AAAA) Blue Circle Discus (AAA) Red Circle Discus (AA) Blue Circle Long Jump (AA) Pit #2 (middle) Long Jump (A) Pit #3 (blue) Triple Jump (AAA) Pit #1 (inside) 2:00pm Shot Put (AAA) Red Circle Shot Put (AA) Blue Circle Discus (AAAAA) Red Circle Discus (A) Blue Circle Long Jump (AAAA) Pit #3 (blue) Triple Jump (AAAAA) Pit #1 (inside) Triple Jump (A) Pit #2 (middle) 2:30pm Pole Vault (AA) Blue Pit Pole Vault (A) Red Pit High Jump (AAAAA) Red Pit SCHEDULE AND High Jump (AAAA) Blue Pit 4:00pm Shot Put (A) Red Circle Discus (AAAA) Blue Circle Long Jump (AAA) Pit #3 (blue) Triple Jump (AA) Pit #1 (inside) Triple Jump (AAAA) Pit #2 (middle) Shot Put Wheelchair Blue Circle 5:00pm Pole Vault (AAA) Red Pit High Jump (A) Red Pit 6:00pm Long Jump (AAAAA) Pit #3 (blue) 7:30pm 1600 Meter Run FINALS - All Classes - Running Order: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA ORDER OF EVENTS Session II - FRIDAY, MAY 11 Session III - SaturdaY, MAY 12 QUALIFYING Heats FOR RunninG Events - ALL Classifications Finals FOR RunninG Events - ALL Classifications THE order OF runninG IN each THE ORDER OF runninG IN EACH event WILL BE: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA event WILL BE: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA 12:00pm 400 Meter Relay 12:00pm Opening Ceremonies 12:50pm 400 Meter Relay 12:55pm 400 Meter Dash 1:20pm 400 Meter Dash 1:45pm 100 Meter Dash 1:50pm 100 Meter Dash 2:35pm 110 Meter High Hurdles 2:25pm 110 Meter High Hurdles 3:00pm Wheelchair 800 Meter Race 3:25pm 800 Meter Run 3:10pm 800 Meter Run 4:30pm 200 Meter Dash 3:45pm 200 Meter Dash 5:20pm 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 4:05pm Wheelchair 200 Meter Race 6:25pm 3200 Meter Run - FINALS 4:15pm 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 4:55pm 1600 Meter Relay 7:40pm 1600 Meter Relay 5:40pm Presentation of Trophies 3 John A. Ward III Jim Joiner City Manager Mayor Amie Vaughan Council Members: Finance Director Kathy DuBose Priscilla A. Murphy Randall “Bosie” Griffith City Clerk C.D. Kidd III Steve Kinney Roy W. Plott Welcome Participants, Families, and Friends! On behalf of the citizens of the City of Jefferson, I want to extend to you a most sincere welcome! We are very proud to host the Forty-first Georgia High School Olympics. This event could not have happened without the hard work and coop- eration of the Jefferson High School staff, the Jefferson Board of Educa- tion, the Georgia High School Association, the Jefferson Track Club, and the many volunteers who work tirelessly each year to make it a success. Again, welcome to our city, and we hope your visit to Jefferson is enjoyable, and we look forward to seeing you again next year. Sincerely, Jim Joiner Mayor City Hall • 147 Athens Street • Jefferson, GA 30549 • www.cityofjeffersonga.com (706) 367-5121 • (706) 367-7207 • Fax (706) 367-5134 The 2012 Georgia Olympics guide is published by Score Media, a division of Score Atlanta. The guide was designed by DJ Galbiati, edited by Stephen Black and Fletcher Proctor, and information was provided by Score Atlanta. Photos inside the guide are courtesy of Al McLeod, Ty Freeman, Sonny Kennedy. For more information on Score Media, go to Scoreatl.com or call 404-256-1572. 4 THE SPIRIT Behind GeorGIA OLYMPICS FORTY-ONE YEARS AGO a proposal was made to the efficiency and consistency provided by GEORGIA OLYMPICS Georgia High School Association that championships for all five has had a share in the tremendous improvements in high school classifications be held at one location at the same time. It was track and field. This program booklet carries both current infor- guaranteed that recognition of excellence of effort and accomplish- mation as well as a wealth of history that helps to make GEOR- ments would be effectively done. The proposal was accepted. GIA OLYMPICS the NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED athletic Cooperatively, it has worked beautifully. Many new event that it is. records are set every year and All-American performances are The community of Jefferson enjoys sponsoring the meet becoming more numerous. because it knows the expensive effort benefits young people. The Better trained athletes and better coaches are basically community provides many medals, trophies, and other awards responsible. It is firmly believed that the environment of beauty, which have become a part of the TRADITION. Morris M. Bryan, Jr. 1919 - 1984 President, Jefferson Mills 1948-1984 Co-Founder, Georgia Olympics 1972 A Life Dedicated to and Lived In the Pursuit of Excellence Morris Bryan died at the age of 65. His life was full of accomplishments and recognition for those accom- plishments. He was an intense man. When he believed in something, he pursued it with unequaled energy and enthusiasm. When he had an idea, his mind was capable of creating the picture of the completed project, including the mechanics by which the idea could be developed into reality. The dreams were heavily weighed by their fairness and benefit to others. He disliked the limelight of headlines and many times would give credit for success to others. The idea and dream of Georgia Olympics was his. He believed in it. It was one of the highlights of his life — worked on, studied, continually improved, always devis- ing ways so that others could share his enthusiasm for the event and the sport of Track and Field; adding ways in which the achievement of excellence could be recognized. Why? To set goals and work at their fulfillment or attainment. To pursue excellence. To champion winning as opposed to the acceptance of mediocrity. To foster teamwork and motivation. To create and encourage the desire for one’s personal best in all things. To foster good sportsmanship. To reward or recognize excellence. To encourage competition to the end of more and more excellence. To bring together athletes, coaches, spectators and com- munity in the pursuit of that which benefits all. To teach “suck it up and go” in the face of disappointments and hardships. Morris Bryan was Georgia Olympics and the event is Morris Bryan. Though the dreamer is not present, the dream lives on. We share that dream. As long as we are honored with the opportunity to host this event, we pledge our personal best effort every time out! “Mr. Starter, we’re ready when you are. Thank you — very much!” The Morris M. Bryan Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the athlete who is the outstanding performer over all sessions and classifications of Georgia Olympics. Thomas M. Bryan, II 1927 - 2005 A life dedicated in celebrating gifts to others. Tom Bryan would not approve of this recognition. He would have actively sought to have it suppressed. His name never appeared in this program before, because he would not hear of it. Tom Bryan shunned the spotlight, always believing that all are called to serve quietly and without fanfare. He loved nature and respected his place within, for the same reason. His infectious laughter was a renewal of spirit to all who heard it, often in midst of his own pain. The Spirit of Georgia Olympics was a shared affair between Tom, his brother Morris and the community of Jefferson. The idea worked because they wanted to bring together the best athletes in the state so all could see and be exposed to each others efforts. The statement was born here, “That exposure to excellence prompts excellence.” It also worked because no one here sought the recognition, heaping it instead on the competitors, past and present. Morris was the voice of the Olympics, but he often referred to Jack Keen and his brother Tom as the heart and soul of Georgia Olympics. Great- ness is never worn by those that are; rather they seek anonymity, thereby showing others the path to greatness. As you enjoy the performances of these great athletes and celebrate their accomplishments, victories and personal bests; join with those of us who knew Tom and Morris and thank them for their lifelong dedications to the pursuit of excellence. Rebekah Bryan Rebekah Bryan’s love for track and field and athletics in general started at an early age. Her step-father was the legendary Georgia Tech football coach and athletic director William A. Alexander. She grew up spending much of her time at athletic events and with the coaches and athletes participating in them. Rebekah’s work with Georgia Olympics began with its inception and was always a labor of love. For many years she spent countless hours preparing for the event. Before the advent of the personal computer she meticulously filled out index cards and assigned numbers to all the competing athletes at the Olympics. It seemed every flat surface at her home was filled with the information needed to reward athletes for their individual performances. In the early days of Georgia Olympics, she hosted a social event at her home for coaches and visiting dignitaries. As the years passed she gradually took on lesser roles but her love for the event continued until her death. 5 THE OPERATION OF GEORGIA OLYMPICS UMPIRES: Spectators as well as contestants will observe judges with flags around the track on all running events. These men observe all possible violations of track rules and when contestants pass their area of jurisdiction, wave a white flag, meaning everything is “O.K.” or a yellow flag, indicating a possible infraction or violation.