Warren County track teams rip Shelbyville
Linsey Cornelius set two new school records, winning the high jump with a mark of 5 feet and taking second in the shot put at 30 feet, 5 inches. Katie Simpson brought in a third-place finish in the shot, and finished second behind Cornelius in the discus. Amanda Goad brought in another win in the field events, taking first place in the long jump.
On the track, Courtney Martin won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, while Carrie Gribble handled the distance events with first-place finishes in the 1,600 and 800. The Lady Pioneers turned in a trifecta in the 400, with Brittany Williamson, Kayla Cagle and Brittney Grider taking the top three spots.
The relay team of Martin, Goad, Shannon Billings and Williamson won first place in both the 4×100 and 4×200 events. WCHS also took second in the 4×400 to round out the lopsided team score.
In boys action the Pioneers dominated the relay events, with the team of Will Parker, Craig Hillis, Adam Cunningham and Art Fisher winning the 4×800.
Jason Roberts, Adam Simmons, Fisher and Cunningham won the 4×400, and the quartet of Jimmy Cunningham, Brandon Cameron, Cole West and Isaiah Taylor took the 4×100. Jimmy Cunningham, Shawn Gennings, Simmons and Taylor helped round out the sweep of the relay events with a first-place finish in the 4×200.
In the individual events, Jason Roberts took first in the 100, with Jimmy Cunningham bringing in a third-place finish. Hollis took second in the 800, with Shawn Mullican coming in third.
The field events saw Ryan Black win the discus, while Fisher and West finished in the top two spots, respectively, in the long jump.
Adam Cunningham took first in the high jump, with Roberts finishing third, and Ryan Black finished runner-up in the shot put, with Mario Pezzimenti taking third.
The Pioneers are scheduled to compete in a relays-only meet in Cookeville today, beginning at 1:30 p.m.