Gatewood track-and-field head coach Jeff Ratliff stands between his third-place girls 4X100 relay team and the record-setting boys 4X400 relay team at the 2025 GIAA 3A State Track & Field Meet. CONTRIBUTED
John Van de Planque, shown here in a meet at Gatewood this season, won the boys’ 110-meter hurdles final at the GIAA 3A State Meet on Saturday at Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove. CONTRIBUTED
The Gatewood track-and-field team visited Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove from May 1-3 for the GIAA Class 2A State Meet, where the boys finished third overall and the girls placed eighth.
“We didn’t do quite as well as we’d hoped for, but it was a great meet,” Gators head coach Jeff Ratliff said. “I think it was pretty much our best overall performance this season, which is exactly wha…
