Middle School Track Athletes Win State Titles

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  • Published June 19, 2024

    Middle school track and field athletes finished the school year with successful runs at the Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association (TMSAA) State Championship in May.

    WCS students took home four State titles. Spring Station Middle's Lorelai Whitten placed first in the Class AA girls 1,600-meter run. Her coach is Elizabeth Yancey.

    "She broke the meet record by three seconds with a time of 5:10.32," said Yancey. "She holds the three fastest times in SSMS history. Her time was a personal record by two seconds."

    Grassland Middle's Liv Garrett won the Class AA girls 100-meter hurdles category, and Grassland Middle also placed first in the Class AA 4x400-meter relay. Their head coach is Mark Dickinson.

    Page Middle's Savanna Haack won the Class AA girls long jump State title. Her coach is Shawn Carter.

    The students who placed within the top eight of their category are listed below:

  • Class A

    Girls 400-Meter Dash

    • Fifth: Reagan Neprud, Fairview Middle

    Girls 800-Meter Run

    • Third: Ailee Ellis, Fairview Middle
    • Seventh: Brynlee Visser, Fairview Middle

    Girls 1,600-Meter Run

    • Second: Brynlee Visser, Fairview Middle
    • Fifth: Sarah Edwards, Fairview Middle

    Girls 4x400-Meter Relay

    • Second: Fairview Middle

    Overall Team Rankings

    • Fourth: Fairview Middle

    Boys 110-Meter Hurdles

    • Eighth: Roman Stachurski, Hillsboro School

    Class AA

    Girls 100-Meter Dash

    • Eighth: Analise Smartt, Brentwood Middle

    Girls 400-Meter Dash

    • Fifth: Julia Grismore, Woodland Middle
    • Sixth: Samantha Thompson, Grassland Middle

    Girls 800-Meter Run

    • Third: Lorelai Whitten, Spring Station Middle
    • Eighth: Scotlyn Szabo, Sunset Middle

    Girls 1,600-Meter Run

    • First: Lorelai Whitten, Spring Station Middle
    • Sixth: Scotlyn Szabo, Sunset Middle

    Girls 100-Meter Hurdles

    • First: Liv Garrett, Grassland Middle
    • Fourth: Hailey Burke, Mill Creek Middle
    • Eighth: Anna Peek, Brentwood Middle

    Girls 4x100-Meter Relay

    • Sixth: Brentwood Middle

    Girls 4x400-Meter Relay 

    • First: Grassland Middle

    Girls High Jump

    • Fourth: Chidinma Nnodu, Sunset Middle

    Girls Long Jump

    • First: Savanna Haack, Page Middle
    • Fourth: Gray Garlington, Legacy Middle
    • Sixth: Anna Peek, Brentwood Middle

    Girls Shot Put 

    • Fifth: Wenonah Yancey, Spring Station Middle

    Overall Team Rankings

    • Fourth: Grassland Middle
    • Seventh: Spring Station Middle

  • Boys 800-Meter Run

    • Second: Jameson Mitchell, Woodland Middle
    • Third: Channing Ruiz, Thompson's Station Middle
    • Sixth: Graham Macmillan, Brentwood Middle

    Boys 1,600-Meter Run

    • Fourth: Isaiah Smidt, Sunset Middle

    Boys 110-Meter Hurdles

    • Eighth: Ryder King, Grassland Middle

    Boys 4x100-Meter Relay

    • Eighth: Page Middle

    Boys 4x200-Meter Relay

    • Seventh: Woodland Middle

    Boys 4x400-Meter Relay

    • Seventh: Woodland Middle

    Boys Discus

    • Seventh: Christian Bryant, Grassland Middle

    Boys Shot Put

    • Seventh: Issac Kim, Legacy Middle