Top Athletes to Watch For at the AAU Region 2 Qualifier

Kyle Garland


Photo by Patty Morgan

Like most meets, the AAU Region 2 Qualifier will be a busy one for Germantown Academy's Kyle Garland.

The sophomore is a multis specialist and he's usually found competing in some combination of jumps and hurdles at invitationals and championships. This weekend will be no different as Garland is entered in the decathlon as well as the open high jump, 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles. Comepting in the 15-16 age group, Garland will be the heavy favorite in every event he's entered in.

Garland's sophomore was an impressive one. He was second at indoor nationals in the pentathlon. Outdoors, he took sixth in the decathlon at nationals. At the PA Independent School Athletic Association Championship, he was a triple winner in the high jump (6-8) 110 hurdles (14.51), and the 300 hurdles (39.06).