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, ...