TOP PHOTO: Jake Hatmaker, representing the La Follette Owls at the state meet, finished 3rd in the state 800 meter race at Saturday’s events held on the campus of Austin Peay State University. (PHOTO COURTESY OF AMADA LASHMIT-PENA)

CLARKSVILLE, TN (WLAF) – It was quite the day Saturday for local middle school track and field standouts from Jacksboro and La Follette Middle Schools at the state meet at Austin Peay State University. See all the results HERE.

Jacksboro’s 4×200 team of Max Stanfill, Braydon Graham, Trysten Harmon and Sam Sexton finished with a time of 1:52.80. That was good enough for a 15th place finish.

Maggie Proffitt of La Follette ran the 800 meter in a time of 2:46.11 and came in 13th.

Jacksboro Eagle Sam Sexton had a 17-8 long jump claiming 5th in the state.
Sam Sexton was 5th in the state in the long jump.
Emmy Stanfill of Jacksboro Middles School finished 5th in the high jump at 4’8” and was 17.95 taking 7th place in the 100-meter hurdles.
Maggie Proffitt of La Follette ran the 800 meter in a time of 2:46.11 and came in 13th. (PHOTO COURTESY OF AMADA LASHMIT-PENA)
Emmy Stanfill of Jacksboro Middle School earns a medal for her 7th place finish at state.
La Follette Owl Jake Hatmaker was third in the state in the 800 meter with a time of 2:16.63.
Owl Jake Hatmaker had a big day at state on Saturday. (PHOTO COURTESY OF AMADA LASHMIT-PENA)
Braydon Graham, representing Jacksboro Middle School, was 15th in the state in the shot put with a throw of 34-2.
Noah Gaylor of Jacksboro claimed 11th place in the discus with a throw of 105-9. (PHOTO COURTESY OF MILESPLIT TENNESSEE)
Emmy Stanfill of Jacksboro Middles School glides over a hurdle taking 7th place in the 100-meter hurdles. (PHOTO COURTESY OF AMADA LASHMIT-PENA)
Jacksboro Eagle Trysten Harmon runs his leg of the 4×200 with teammates Max Stanfill, Braydon Graham and Sam Sexton. (PHOTO COURTESY OF AMADA LASHMIT-PENA)

Thanks to Binni Lynn Hatmaker and other parents for photographs and details from the meet along photo credit to Milesplit Tennessee and Amada Lashmit-Pena. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 05/22/2023-6AM)