FJHS girls win meet
The Fairfield junior high school Lady Eagles seventh grade track team claimed first place and the eighth grade team was third in its division in their season debut meet at Palestine Westwood.
Results from the meet, run Feb. 27, were not released to coaches until last Thursday.
Lady Eagles seventh grade thinclads scored 158 points to speed past second place Westwood, 138 points. Other team totals were; Mount Pleasant, 124; Athens, 97; T.K. Gorman, 48; and Brownsboro, 31.
The FJHS team won three events in the meet.
Claiming the gold medal in long jump, with an effort of 13 feet, six inches, was Tiara Tatum.
The triple jump went to Bree Bossier who covered 26-5.25.
Distance runner Megan Hodges ran the 1,600- meter race in 6:22.5 minutes to take first place.
The eighth grade Lady Eagles tallied 95 points to finish third behind Mount Pleasant, 174, and Lufkin, 127.75. Other team totals were: T.K. Gorman, 90.75; Westwood, 57; Athens, 24.75; Crockett, 21; and Brownsboro, 18.75.
Picking up the only gold medal for the eighth grade team was Natalie Neill, running the 1,600-meter race in 6:36.7.
FJHS seventh grade meet results are:
High jump—3 (tie), Bree Bossier and Karonesha Lowery, 4- 0.
Long jump—1, Tiara Tatum, 13-6.
Triple jump—1, Bree Bossier, 26-5.25.
Discus—2, Samantha Walls, 57-11.
Shot put—4, Samantha Walls, 23-11.5.
2,400 run—2, Megan Hodges, 10:29.8; and 3, Jesse DeVries, 10:34.4.
400 relay—2, Karonesha Lowery, Kaylee Banks, Amber Williams and Tiara Tatum.
800 run—4, Peyton Pierce, 2:54.1.
100 hurdles—4, Karonesha Lowery, 21.39.
100 dash—4, Kamry Whitehead, 14.44.
800 relay—4, Tiara Tatum, Haylee Worley, Taylor Gray and Chelsea McQueen, 2:15.1.
400 dash—3, Tiara Tatum, 71.6; and 4, Karonesha Lowery, 73.3.
200 dash—3, Amber Williams, 31.8; and 4, Kamry Whitehead, 32.0.
1,600 run—1, Megan Hodges, 6:22.5; 2, Peyton Pierce, 6:33.4; and 3, Jesse DeVries, 6:40.5.
1,600 relay—3, Amber Williams, Jesse DeVries, Peyton Pierce and Megan Hodges, 5:09.9.
FJHS eighth grade meet results are:
High jump—Megan Hogan, 4- 4.
Pole vault—2, Katie Berger, 8- 0.
Discus—2, Kati Gardner, 73- 4.5.
400 relay—5, Mikeshia Hudson, Ashley Kethley, Kati Gardner and Katie Berger, 57.5.
800 run—2, Katie Berger, 2:45.4; and 6, Kassi Floyd, 3:01.8.
100 hurdles—2, Sadie Schaefer, 19.2; and 6, Kassi Floyd, 20.4.
800 relay—5, Kristin Shaw, Jazmine Griffin, Amanda Drake and Haley Barlow, 2:11.6.
300 hurdles—2, Natalie Neill, 56.2; and 3, Sadie Schaefer, 57.3.
200 dash—5, Jasmine Griffin, 31.7; and 6, Mikeshia Hudson, 31.9.
1,600 run—1, Natalie Neill, 6:36.7.
1,600 relay—3, Natalie Neill, Sadie Schaefer, Kassi Floyd and Katie Berger, 57.3.


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