ACHS track delivers big at Oak Ridge, Lenoir City
Anderson County speedster Waylon LaRue won first place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.82 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 22.52 seconds at Oak Ridge on Friday night. (photo:Tony Cox )
Athletes participated in the Oak Ridge Legends Meet on Friday and Saturday, with multiple top finishes.
Waylon LaRue captured first place in both the 100-meter dash (10.82 seconds) and 200-meter dash (22.52). Joseph Hall won the boys long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 3 inches, while Ace Dunegan placed sixth in the high jump at 5-4.
In the girls competition, junior distance runner Ava Moody claimed victories in both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs. She posted a time of 5:06.02 in the 1,600 and 11:07.08 in the 3,200. Jordan Walker added a fifth-place finish in the 1,600 with a time of 5:50.67.
Earlier in the week, Anderson County also competed at Lenoir City.
Bralee Hall recorded a pair of Top 10 finishes, taking eighth in the 100-meter dash (14.30) and 10th in the 800-meter run (2:57.51). Marley Caldwell placed seventh in the 800 (2:53.15), and Moody finished third in the 400-meter dash (1:05.73).
In boys events, Hall placed 10th in the 100 (11.97). The Mavericks swept the top spots in the 200-meter dash: Waylon LaRue won in 22.86, Lane LaRue was second (24.16) and Landon Rainey finished seventh (24.81).
In the 800, Vance Laster took second (2:03.08), and John Cutler came in third (2:04.18). Zander Vo placed eighth in the 1,600 (5:25.22).
Hall repeated as long-jump champion (20-9), and Dunegan was third in high jump (5-6).
Thrower Luke Dark had a strong day, winning the shot put with a throw of 60-9 and placing seventh in the discus (119-1).
