Girls' 55m Dash |
Girls' 55m Dash |
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In lane 3, Bethel sophomore Francena McCorory is a step ahead of the field with a good start in the girls' 55 meter dash.
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With her winning clocking of 7.13, McCorory now has the state's fastest and nation's sixth fastest time.
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Girls' 55m Hurdles |
Girls' 55m Hurdles |
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Clearing the second to last hurdle in lane 4, Lakeland's Andrea Wheeler as a slight lead over her competitors in the girls' 55 meter hurdle finals.
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Over the final hurdle cleanly, Wheeler secures the win as she crosses the line in a time of 8.54 as she narrowly defeats Brooke Point's Chadnee Green (8.57).
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Girls' 4x200m Relay |
Girls' 4x200m Relay |
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Bethel's Britni Spruill and Manchester's Carmenta Mitchell battle it out early in the opening leg of the girls' 4x200 meter relay.
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In the second leg, Bethel begans to build a lead on Manchester with freshman Essence Roberts.
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Girls' 4x200m Relay |
Girls' 4x200m Relay |
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Through the third leg, the Lady Bruins are still going strong in the lead with another freshmen in Crystal Carrington.
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55 meter dash winner earlier, McCorory brings home the win for Bethel in a time of 1:46.5. Kelly Keener anchors Manchester in for a second place finishing time of 1:48.3.
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Girls' 4x800m Relay |
Girls' 4x800m Relay |
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In an exciting battle in the girls' 4x800 meter relay, Western Albemarle and James River hand off to their anchor legs neck and neck with Tasmin Fanning of Western Albemarle being given a slight lead over Rebecca Ward of James River after the final exchange.
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Fanning is able to hold off Ward's attempts to pass through out the 800 meter relay legs as Western Albemarle takes the win in 10:11.4 with James River close behind at 10:11.9. Fanning and Ward both roughly were split at 2:26 each.
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Girls' 500m Run |
Girls' 500m Run |
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In the fast heat of the girls' 500 meter run, Bethel's Megann Lawrence gets out the quickest as she is front at the break point.
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Going into the final lap, Lawrence has a sizable lead, but Western Albemarle's Tasmin Fanning, coming back from the 4x800 earlier, is making a run for her.
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Girls' 500m Run |
Girls' 500m Run |
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Rolling off the final turn, Fanning swings wide to overtake a fading Lawrence.
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Fanning hits the line in a winning time of 1:20.84 as Lawrence takes runner-up honors at 1:21.77.
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Girls' Mile Run |
Girls' Mile Run |
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The competitive field is lined up for the girls' mile run, which is also considered as a Milrose Mile qualifier event.
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The runners break into the first turn.
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Girls' Mile Run |
Girls' Mile Run |
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Jumping to the lead early and setting a hard pace is Fauquier's Sarah Bowman.
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Leading for much of the first half of the race, Bowman is challenged in the second half by Christiansburg senior Kirsten Hagen and Potomac School freshmen Michaeline Nelson.
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Girls' Mile Run |
Girls' Mile Run |
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Bowman fades from the lead, while Hagen tries to hold off the rising star that is Michaeline Nelson.
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Hagen takes the win in a time of 5:12.7, while Nelson finishes not far behind in at 5:13.1. Both Hagen and Nelson have to be given strong consideration by the Milrose Mile selection committee after their strong times posted on the 160 meter track at FUMA.
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