TOP PHOTO: Lady Cougar Zaelyn Ivey

Cougar Jeremy Draper

BY STEWART THACKER

LENOIR CITY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – Campbell County went out Tuesday night at Lenoir City to compete in track and field.

Lady Cougar Ina Draper

CCHS come away winning the boys 100m, boys discus, girls 4×400 relay, and placing 4th in the 400 meter. The Cougars and Lady Cougars have three more meets this season before the sectional tournament. Below are those who competed and achieved personal bests.

  • Audrey Bishop*
  • Bethany Collett
  • Ina Draper
  • Jeremy Draper**
  • Desmond Gilbert
  • Payton Gilbert
  • Hannah Harness*/**
  • Zaelyn Ivey*/**
  • Judah Irwin*
  • Madison Johnson**
  • Jody Longmire
  • Daniel Mielky**
  • Emily Mitchell**
  • Skylar Muse**
  • Manan Patel**
  • Drake Pyle*/**
  • Jaden Tackett
  • Stewart Thacker**

*/ Winner **/PR

Bethany Collette passing baton to Jody Longmire

Also, a big shout out to the girls 4×400 team for making a drastic improvement over a week of eight seconds, and are now two seconds away from sectional qualification. The members of this team are Emily Mitchell, Madison Johnson, Zaelyn Ivey, and Audrey Bishop. The Cougars return to action Friday night at Anderson County to compete at the Dale Legg meet. Below are some pictures of the action Tuesday night.

Jody Longmire

Below is the remaining schedule for the season.

Fri., April 16@ Anderson County
Tue., April 20@ Union County
Mon., April 26 (Multi Events)@ Morristown West
Sat., May 15 (Sectionals)@ Science Hill
Stewart Thacker

Publisher’s note:

Stewart Thacker is a senior member of the Campbell County Track and Field Team. His events are the 100, the 200 and the 400-meter sprints. Thacker is featuring coverage of the Cougars and Lady Cougars for WLAF this season. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 04/15/2021-6AM)

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