Georgia's top distance standouts opened up on Saturday at the Marietta Distance Carnival.
But in a star-studded 3,200m field, only one could win and it was North Hall's Andrew Jones who finished with a US No. 2 time of 9:08.46 to take the win.
After missing the entire 2020 season due to cautions over COVID-19, the Univesity of Virginia recruit earned a seven-second PR.
Marietta's Kamari Miller was second with a US No. 4 time of 9:12.82, while Mary Person's Justin Wachtel -- who followed his cross country season with an incredible 14:15.35 in the 5K -- made a solid outdoor debut with a US No. 19 time of 9:29.62.
Marietta Distance Carnival 3,200m Results
BOYS 3200 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Andrew Jones 12 North Hall 9:08.46 1 2 Kamari Miller 12 Marietta High School 9:12.82 1 3 Justin Wachtel 12 Mary Persons 9:29.62 1 4 Mac Howie 12 Wesleyan School 9:35.15 1 5 Joey Sandel 11 Johnson Ferry Christian Academy 9:38.08 1 6 Jared Fortenberry 10 Marietta High School 9:38.94 1 7 Matthew Moore 12 East Coweta 9:40.52 2 8 Elijah McCauley 12 Paideia 9:42.85 1 9 Andrew McGinnis 11 Calvary Christian School 9:44.45 1 10 Christian Gonzalez 11 Decatur High School 9:45.86 1