Each month during the school year, two student-athletes (one female and one male) who represent Gainesville High School in athletic competition will be chosen as a Red Elephant Athlete of the Month, presented by JT Stratford. Each athlete will be featured on Gainesville's athletic podcast Behind the G, and will receive a customized Adidas bag so they can continue repping Big Red in style.

RED ELEPHANT ATHLETES OF THE MONTH

PRESENTED BY JT STRATFORD

AUGUST

Layanna Promise and Dwayne Carter

Junior Layanna Promise is the leadoff hitter and starting catcher for Gainesville softball; the latter a position she started playing at the varsity level just two weeks ago. Over nine games played in August, Promise has not only not committed a single error in the field, but led the team to four wins, including three straight in the month's final full week, by being tops offensively in appearances at the plate (23), batting average (.579), on-base percentage (.652), and stolen bases (14)

Senior kicker Dwayne Carter made his debut for Red Elephant football against Buford and was perfect in the showing. Carter led the team in scoring by hitting on both field goals attempted (35 and 25 yards), and his lone extra-point attempt.