WCHS girls win meet at Manchester
Warren County’s girls track team broke a lengthy losing streak to Coffee County Thursday, and came out on top of a three-way meet, besting both the host Red Raiders and Shelbyille.
The Lady Pioneers accumulated 50.5 points behind six first-place finishes and several other strong showings, finishing ahead of Coffee County’s 46.5 points and Shelbyville’s 41 point total.
Lindsi Mayfield and Courtney Martin both brought home a pair of first-place finishes. Mayfield won both the 1,600-meter run and the 800, while Martin took first place in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. The girls 4×200 relay team also finished in first place.
Linsey Cornelius and Katie Simpson finished first and second, respectively, in the discus, while Simpson took second in the shot put with Cornelius turning in a third-place distance.
Amanda Goad was second in the girls’ long jump, and Kayla Cagle took third in the 400 to round out the Lady Pioneers’ team score.
In boys action, Warren County finished second with 44 points, while Coffee County won the meet with 65 and Shelbyville took third with 37.
The Pioneers excelled in the throwing events, with Ryan Kesey winning the shot put while Ryan Black and Mario Pezzimenti were first and second in the discus.
Brandon Cameron, running the 300 hurdles, and the 4×400 relay team also took first-place times, while WCHS’s 4×800 and 4×200 teams both finished second. Dallas Seaborn was second in the 110 hurdles, and Cole West grabbed a third-place finish in the 400.
The Lady Pioneers competed Tuesday in the District 7-AAA meet at Murfreesboro’s Riverdale High School, taking on Riverdale, Oakland, Blackman, Lebanon and Cookeville. The boys district meet is slated for Thursday afternoon.