The University Heights Academy girls’ track and field team brought home a fifth-place finish Friday at the Chuck Gullo Twilight Relays hosted by Marshall County High School.
Ragen Pollard set a new school record in the discus throw with a heave of 84 feet.
UHA finished in sixth place with 50.5 points. Marshall County, competing without state champion hurdler and jumper Sophie Galloway, still won with 110 points, edging Henderson County by nine points.
UHA’s fellow Class 1A region competitor Murray was third with 71 points.
The track meet, which honors long-time Marshall County track and cross country coach Chuck Gullo, offers several hybrid relay events in addition to normal jumping and relay events.
LADY BLAZER RESULTS
Evelyn Morales – 1st in the 100-meter hurdles [16.81]; 2nd in the high jump [4-10]
Lucinda Watkins – 4th in the 800-meter run [3:06.22]; 11th in the 1600-meter run [6:53.24]
Julia Thomas – 7th in the long jump [14-05]; 9th in the high jump [4-06]
Aliviah Acree – 8th in the triple jump [23-07.50]
Jaila Batey – 8th in the shot put [29-00]; 15th in the discus throw [68-03]
Audrey Grise – 9th in the long jump [14-02.50]
Ragen Pollard – 6th in the discus throw [84-00]; 15th in the shot put [25-08.25]
The 1600-meter relay team of Piper Hancock, Audrey Grise, Aliviah Acree, and Evelyn Morales finished first in 4:25.07.
The 3200-meter relay team of Hancock, Grise, Allison Bullen, and Grace Pape also won in a time of 11:01.62.
The 800-meter relay team of Hancock, Acree, Grise, and Morales finished second in 1:53.09.
The distance medley relay team of Lucy Watkins, Julia Thomas, Pape, and Bullen came in fifth in 15:39.61.
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