Mission Statement

To provide youth athletes with the opportunity to pursue the sport of track and field and provide them with all the tools to compete at a championship level.

 

Vision Statement

To provide opportunities for youth through track and field that transitions them into the consummate student/athlete at the collegiate level. Through our programs, we aim to develop world class athletes not just in talent, but also in character, strength, and intelligence. We strive for our athletes to be scholarship athletes on, and off the track.

2014 Season Recap
4 x 800m Relay Regional Champs (AAU & USATF)

The 2014 track and field season for Premier Athletics brought about new challenges for the team and staff, but even with those challenges, a string of success still followed. At nearly half the size of the 2013 season, the level of success against its mission and team goals still materialized for Coach Muhammad and Coach Freeman in the 2014 season.

 

“We faced a lot of challenges in the beginning of our season with facilities and some long range plans falling through. But in the end, we reclaimed our facility home at M.L. King High School (Lithonia, GA), and continued to build a solid program. We decided to get smaller in order to give our athletes more of the attention they needed, which also allowed us to be better managed. However, there are a few things we still need to improve upon to continue making ourselves one of the great programs in the Southeast”, said Coach Charles Muhammad.

 

Premier Athletics All-Academic Team

 

Of a roster of nearly 30 athletes, 68% of those student athletes achieved the designation of “Premier Athletics All-Academic Team”. This designation means that these athletes achieved Honor Role status throughout the academic school year at their designated institution. “Premier Athletics requires submittal of report cards after every semester, and this year we had a 73% participation rate. Of those submitted, we actually had 79% of those athletes achieving All-Academic status. This number is what I am most proud of as a Coach. Our organization works very hard on the concept of the scholar/athlete, and this number shows our commitment to that mission”, said Coach Charles.
AAU National Club Medalists Faith Hill, Kayla Hunt, and Tenae' Grigsby

2014 Accomplishments

 

Premier Athletics obtained two team awards this past season. It finished 3rd Place in the Cougar Track Club Classic and repeated as Overall Girls Team Champions in the Mark Trail Memorial Day Invitational. The Girls team achieved this feat in Class C this season, while also doing so in Class B in 2013. Of the many individual achievements, the team accomplished the following:

 

26 AAU District Finalist (in addition to 14 more Regional Qualifiers)

     8 District Champions, 7 Runner-Ups, 2 Bronze Medalists, and 9 other Finalists

 

8 USA Track & Field Georgia Association Finalists

     5 Association Champions and 3 other Finalists

 

15 AAU Regional Finalists

     7 Regional Champions, 1 Runner-Up, 2 Bronze Medalists, and 5 Other Finalists

 

6 USA Track & Field Regional Champions

     4 x 800m Relay (Evanna Green, Mya Solomon, Rayevan Freeman, Faith Hill)

     800m Champion Faith Hill (11-12), 800m Champion Tenae’ Grigsby (13-14)

 

4 AAU National Club Finalists

     Tenae’ Grigsby - 400m National Club Champion, 800m National Club Runner-Up

     Faith Hill – 400m National Club Medalist (7th), Kayla Hunt – 100m Dash National Club Medalist (4th)

 

“We didn’t make the trip to Junior Olympics this season for various reasons, and I believe that is our only low point this season. But we are very proud of our accomplishments in 2014. We really hope to focus in on developing some new athletes in 2015 and continue our trend as an organization that builds great scholar/athletes. Our goal is to make a big splash at the Association and District Championships in 2015”, said Coach Charles.