Dark shines, distance crew dominates for Mavs
Luke Dark won the shot put with a throw of 62 feet, 11 inches, and took second in the discus with a mark of 146-4 during the final track and field meet of the season at Oak Ridge High School. (photo:Tony Cox )
The Mavericks and Lady Mavericks opened the final week of the regular season Tuesday, April 29, at Oak Ridge High School.
In the girls’ 1,600-meter run, Anderson County had three top-five finishers.
Morgan Haire won the event, clocking 6 minutes, 16.64 seconds. Marley Caldwell was second at 6:19.28, and Emma Owens placed fifth at 7:16.91. Cate Clotfelder finished sixth with a time of 7:40.38.
Mattie Lively took seventh in the discus with a throw of 65 feet, 11 inches, and placed third in the shot put with a mark of 21-11.
In the sprints, Carla Hanna finished seventh in both the 200-meter dash (31.26) and the 400 (1:12.31).
Bralee Hall took seventh in the 800 (2:41.48) and ninth in the 100 (14.01). Lily Trent placed eighth in the 800 (2:44.25), and Ella Clark came in ninth in the 200 (36.21).
For the Mavericks, standout thrower Luke Dark, a junior, won the shot put with a mark of 62-11, and finished second in the discus at 146-4. Caleb Dill was eighth in the discus (109-4).
In the boys’ 1,600, Anderson County placed five runners in the top 10. Vance Laster won with a time of 4:27.80, followed by John Cutler (second, 4:44.51), Franklin Downs (third, 5:01.43), Avian Laster (fifth, 5:17.83), and Zander Vo (ninth, 5:36.23).
Ben Clotfelder took second in the 800 (2:04.95) and fourth in the 400 (54.36). Vance Laster (third, 2:06.28), Cutler (fourth, 2:06.52), and Landon Rainey (ninth, 2:17.58) also had Top 10 finishes in the 800.
Waylon LaRue won the 100-meter dash (10.83) and was second in the long jump (20-2.5). Joseph Hall won the long jump with a leap of 22-3, and Kaden Chadwell was ninth (17-0). Lane LaRue finished third in the 100 (11.60), and Chadwell came in eighth (12.00).
The Mavericks’ 4x100-meter relay team was first at 44.94.
At the Sobota Classic on Thursday, hosted by Karns High School, Lively finished eighth in the girls’ discus (70-2), while Dill was eighth in the boys’ discus (102-11).
Anderson County will compete in the state sectional meet Saturday at the University of Tennessee’s Tom Black Track in Knoxville.
