Lady Blazers Bag Top-5 Finish at Area 1 Championships

Despite not having a full roster, University Heights Academy finished fifth Saturday at the Area 1 Track and Field Championships at Calloway County High School.

Evelyn Morales had a pair of top-3 finishes in the hurdle events, and Piper Hancock and Ragen Pollard also had a top-3 finish.

UHA scored 53 points to finish fifth – 22.5 points behind region rival Murray.

RUNNING EVENTS

Evelyn Morales – 1^st in the 300-meter hurdles [49.16]; 3^rd in the 100-meter hurdles [16.83]

Piper Hancock – 3^rd in the 800-meter run [2:35.64]

Aliviah Acree – 5^th in the 400-meter run [1:08.39]; 9^th in the 200-meter dash [28.31]

Grace Pape – 6^th in the 400-meter run [1:09.73]

Lucy Watkins – 14^th in the 1600-meter [7:11.93]

FIELD EVENTS

Ragen Pollard – 3^rd in the shot put [28-0]; 14^th in the discus throw [68-2]

Jaila Batey – 7^th in the shot put [26-6]; 8^th in the discus throw [83-4]

RELAYS

800-meter relay finished 4^th in 1:54.81

1600-meter relay team finished 4^th in 4:26.38

3200-meter relay team finished sixth in 11:15.12