By Allen Hamrick
The CCHS track team is in the news again and is making waves in the track world. They competed this past Saturday at the Don Williams Memorial at Roane County. It was tough first competition for the team, but they stood out against some tough competition and had some great individual efforts. The boys placed 3rd in the Invitational while the ladies held their own finishing in 5th place.
This season the team will have some new boys that can chase deer down with their speed. Jacob Morton and BJ Williams made a name for themselves on Saturday and will only get better with time, and when they do, they better have a quick clock to catch their times. Morton was 3rd in the 100 meter, 3rd in the 200 meter and 3rd in the 400 meter. Williams was 5th in the 100 meter dash and 6th in the 200 meter dash. Both were just tenths of a second out of first place. Owen Bass took first place in the long jump with a jump of 18 feet, and Richard Triplett placed 2nd in the 800 meter run. Grant Young took first in the high jump with a jump of 5’ 6” and also took first in the 100 meter high hurdles and second in the 300 meter hurdles. The 4×200 relay team took first place, the the 4×110 shuttle hurdle team took 1st place and the 4×400 team took 3rd For the Lady Panthers, Jacey Collins took 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles and 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles. The 4×200 meter team took 3rd place, and the 4×102.5 shuttle hurdle team also placed 3rd. Sarah Ligeralde took 4th in the shot put with a throw of 23’4” while Paris Williams took 4th in the discus throw with a toss of 60’ 8.5”. It was a good start to a great season for the Panther track team, and things will only get better from here. Come out and support the Panther track team.
