Greenhalgh grabs bronze at State indoor meet
Oak Ridge High School competed in the 2026 Tennessee State Indoor Championships on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, turning in several strong performances against elite statewide competition.
For the Lady Wildcats, the 4x400-meter relay team secured a ninth-place finish with a time of 4 minutes, 22.53 seconds. Oak Ridge’s distance medley relay team placed 11th after posting a 13:14.62.
Individually, Dylan Job finished 18th in the 800-meter run in 2:23.04. Zya Watson placed 23rd in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 2.75 inches. In the 60-meter dash, Vannelle Wandji clocked an 8.54 to finish 25th.
In the boys championship division, Will Pressley led the Wildcats in the 60-meter dash, placing 13th in 7.13 seconds. Tyree Porter was 21st in the same event in 7.62 and added a 20th-place finish in the long jump at 18-3.75.
Senior Mason Greenhalgh delivered the top finish of the meet for Oak Ridge, earning a third-place medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.57. King Sandoval placed 19th in the shot put with a throw of 38-2.25.
Oak Ridge’s boys distance medley relay team narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth in 10:49.11.
The Wildcats’ 4x400-meter relay squad added a 10th-place finish with a time of 3:38.19.
