By Michael Lindsay
Multiple delays for inclement weather impacted Tuesday’s Class A and AA state track and field meet in Murfreesboro, but multiple Upper Cumberland athletes battled the elements to finish on the medal stand.
Headlining the action was York Institute senior Reese Beaty, who won her fourth consecutive Class A shot put state championship with a throw of 38-11.5 and her third straight discus championship at 137-8.
The Upper Cumberland featured three silver finishes on Tuesday as Gordonsville’s Jemario Williams finishes second in Class A long jump at 21-10.75 along with Upperman’s Meiah Moss placing second in Class AA girls at 18-0. Cumberland County’s Zachariah Ostrander finished second in the Class AA 3200-meter run at 9:32.91.
More Upper Cumberland finishers in day one’s action available below:
Class A Girls
Girls 4×800 Relay: 7th place York Institute (11:06.37)
Girls 4×400 Relay: 8th place York Institute (52.52)
Triple Jump: 6th Cali Franklin, York Institute (32-4); 7th Payton Manis, Clarkrange (31-10)
Discus: 7th Stella Beyers, Clarkrange (72-11)
Shot Put: 8th Annabeth Dunford, York Institute (27-11.75)
Class A Boys
100-Meter Dash: 3rd Jemario Williams, Gordonsville (11.69)
1600-meter run: 8th Ayden Elliott, Smith County (4:53.80)
Class AA Girls
100-Meter Hurdles 5. Meiah Moss, Upperman (15.75)
1600-Meter Run: 5th Shelby Vitous, Stone Memorial (5:20.93)
Class AA Boys
Discus: 3. Trevor Sinard, Stone Memorial, (173-5)
Shot Put: 3rd Trevor Sinard, Stone Memorial, (50-10)
