May 13, 2017 will always be a memorable day for Tristan Lynn. At 8:30 in the morning, at the Toombs County High School Gym, he participated in graduation ceremonies as senior and then he traveled down to Albany for the GHSA State Track Meet and he won a state Championship in the 800 meters. The day before he placed second in the 1600 meter race. To top it all off May 13 was Tristan’s 18th birthday.
Tristan’s Timeline
Thursday at 6:20 p.m.- Ran the 1600 meter final and finished second
Friday at 5:20 p.m.- Ran the 800 meter preliminary race and finished first
Saturday at 8;30 a.m,- Graduate from Toombs County High School
Saturday at 2:05 p.m.- Ran the 800 final and won a state championship
Listen to a special graduation salute to Tristan
Tristan’s younger brother, Ricardo Santana, also qualified for state and he finished seventh on Friday in 3200 meter race. Ricardo, back in February, became a state champion in wrestling as a sophomore and both brothers ran for the Bulldog cross country team which finished third at the state meet in Carrollton.
The two brothers earned 20 total points for Toombs County giving the Bulldogs a 10th place finish out of the 57 teams which competed in AA.
Head track coach Isaac Ferrell talks about Tristan’s accomplishments
Event 56 Boys 800 Meter Run Class 2A- Finals
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Tristan Lynn Toombs County 1:57.86 10
2 Justin Wilkes Rabun County 2:00.36 8
3 Chaney Holder Armuchee 2:02.89 6
4 John Griner Lamar County 2:03.64 5
5 Johnathan Taylor Laney 2:05.81 4
6 Jimmie Pierre Douglass Atlanta 2:05.84 3
7 Ronald Garcia Fitzgerald 2:08.26 2
8 Jaylen Thigpen Bleckley County 2:09.87 1
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Event 56 Boys 800 Meter Run Class 2A- Prelims
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Name Year School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
1 Tristan Lynn Toombs County 2:00.00Q 1
2 Justin Wilkes Rabun County 2:02.64Q 2
3 John Griner Lamar County 2:04.02Q 1
4 Chaney Holder Armuchee 2:04.27Q 2
5 Jaylen Thigpen Bleckley County 2:05.73q 1
6 Ronald Garcia Fitzgerald 2:05.94q 2
7 Jimmie Pierre Douglass Atlanta 2:06.04q 2
8 Johnathan Taylor Laney 2:06.62q 1
9 Morgan Swaim Gordon Central 2:07.04 1
10 Rickie Allen II South Atlanta 2:08.39 1
11 Daniel Stewart, Jr. Albany HS 2:10.81 2
12 Ah'Kelius Farmer Jefferson County 2:12.39 1
13 Austin Gabriel Oglethorpe County 2:15.87 2
14 Santuan Wells Vidalia 2:20.59 1
Event 48 Boys 1600 Meter Run Class 2A
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Carl Ellis Corley Bleckley County 4:28.02 10
2 Tristan Lynn Toombs County 4:33.50 8
3 Clayton Scarborough Dodge County 4:36.55 6
4 Guy Gober Rabun County 4:38.34 5
5 Garrett Rogers Bleckley County 4:41.08 4
6 Seth Ledford Banks County 4:45.68 3
7 Quintavius Albritton Northeast Macon 4:46.64 2
8 John Griner Lamar County 4:46.80 1
9 Griffin Stephens Banks County 4:47.36
10 Kevin Martin Fitzgerald 4:47.88
11 Erick Rojas Benedictine 4:54.73
12 Daniel Gibson Butler 4:55.32
13 Bryce Bussert Gordon Central 4:57.42
14 Demarcus Boulware Jordan 4:57.93
15 Shamari Bell Hapeville Charter 5:06.56
Event 62 Boys 3200 Meter Run Class 2A
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Carl Ellis Corley Bleckley County 9:50.68 10
2 Clayton Scarborough Dodge County 10:01.47 8
3 Garrett Rogers Bleckley County 10:02.98 6
4 Guy Gober Rabun County 10:06.22 5
5 Samual Davidson Banks County 10:07.29 4
6 Hunter Cochran Banks County 10:11.68 3
7 Ricardo Santana Toombs County 10:24.04 2
8 Demarcus Boulware Jordan 10:34.97 1
9 Kevin Martin Fitzgerald 10:37.68
10 Daniel Gibson Butler 10:51.42
11 Bodie Fox Armuchee 10:54.57
12 Erick Rojas Benedictine 11:04.27
13 Omar Maldonado Pepperell 11:05.06
14 Haden Barker Model 11:10.89
15 Tanner Norman Early County 11:17.72
16 Edward Porter Douglass Atlanta 12:07.07