Makenzie Anderson competes in the high jump at a recent meet as CHS track coach Phil Bonham looks on in the background
Sarah Pearson clears the bar in the high jump in recent track action
Competing in her first ever penthalon, CHS freshman Sarah Pearson finished in 3rd place in the TSSAA Section 2 sectional on Tuesday at Rhea County. The automatic bids to compete at the TSSAA state track meet in May go to the top 2 finishers, but according to CHS track coach Stan Jarrell, Pearson may still get an invitation if her score is one of the top 4 scores among non-qualifiers state wide. Pearson, along with Makenzie Anderson and Taylor Deberry competed for the Lady Raiders in the five events.
Taylor Deberry competes in the 100M hurdles(file photo)
Pearson had 3 top 5 finishes on the day as she placed 3rd in the 800M run, 4th in the 100M hurdles and 5th in the high jump. Deberry had the highest event finish as she was 2nd in the 100M hurdles, while Anderson was 5th in the 100M hurdles and 6th in the high jump. Anderson ended up in 12th place while Deberry finished 16th out of 26 competitors. Pearson’s point total of 2182 points was 44 points behind 2nd place finisher Shannon Reagan of Tullahoma who qualified for the state meet.
