Putnam County Track and Field

Putnam County senior Bill Waters won the high jump at the GHSA Class A Division I state track meet May 12 at UGA’s Spec Towns Track. CONTRIBUTED

Putnam County senior Bill Waters won the high jump at the GHSA Class A Division I state track meet May 12 at UGA’s Spec Towns Track. CONTRIBUTED

STATE CHAMPION! Waters wins state with personal best performance

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
ATHENS — Bill Waters Jr. saved his best for last.Competing at the GHSA Class A Division I boys state track meet, May 12 at the University of Georgia’s Spec Towns Track in Athens, Putnam County senior Bill Waters capped a steady three-year climb to the top by winning the high jump with a...
Putnam County’s Kamryn Manning and Malaya Robinson compete in the 300 hurdles event during the Region 4-AA meet in late April. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Putnam County’s Kamryn Manning and Malaya Robinson compete in the 300 hurdles event during the Region 4-AA meet in late April. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Putnam pumped up for state T&F meet

Lance McCurley
Thursday, May 9, 2024
After competing at the Georgia High School Association’s Class AA sectionals this past weekend, Putnam County track and field will send several athletes to the state meet at East Jackson High School later this week.Putnam County left a significant mark at the state level.
Jermaine Nelson poses between his father Brenton Nelson and mother Latoya Smalling during his signing ceremony for Thomas University. CONTRIBUTED

Jermaine Nelson poses between his father Brenton Nelson and mother Latoya Smalling during his signing ceremony for Thomas University. CONTRIBUTED

Nelson signs T&F scholarship with Thomas University

Lance McCurley
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Putnam County senior Jermaine Nelson was born and raised in Jamaica but moved to the United States in 2017 and ended up in Eatonton. Now, just a few years later, Nelson is leaving with a high school diploma and a college scholarship to run track at South Georgia’s Thomas University.
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