Wildcats have 5 first-place finishes in Ben Martin meet; compete in Battle of Bridge today

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Oak Ridge senior Tyler Boullie finished first in the boys 800-meter run at the Ben Martin Invitational at Oak Ridge High School on Saturday, April 2, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Wildcats had five first-place finishes in the Ben Martin Invitational track and field meet at Oak Ridge High School on Saturday, and the team will compete against Hardin Valley at home in the Battle of the Bridge today (Tuesday, April 5).

Those who picked up first-place finishes on Saturday at Ben Martin Track were:

freshman Jada Guinn in the girls high jump, with a height of 4’10”;
sophomore Brigid Bishop in the girls pole vault, with a height of 7’6″;
senior Tyler Boullie in the boys 800-meter run, with a time of 1:57.60;
the boys 4×100-meter relay team (Jordan Graham, Tony Miller, Tre Jackson, and Caleb Downard), with a time of 44.89; and
the boys distance medley (Boullie, Jacob Etheridge, Jose Villegas, and Caleb Downard), with a time of 10:59.67.

Oak Ridge Coach Allen Etheridge said he was as pleased with the girls’ performance as he has been in several years. They competed hard and scored a ton of points, he said.

On the boys team, Etheridge said Jordan Hardy is still out with a hamstring injury and wasn’t able to compete, and the boys left points on the board. Etheridge was trying to reserve some of the team members for the Battle of the Bridge meet today. (The field events start at 5 p.m.)

Other top five finishes on Saturday included:

Caelyn Thompson, who finished second in the high jump with a height of 4’8″.
Genevieve Schwartz, who finished third in the girls 800-meter run, with a time of 2:36.24.
Bishop, who finished third in the 100-meter hurdles, with a time of 18.17.
Bishop, who finished second in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 55.34.
The girls 4×800-meter relay team (Elisabeth Martin, Schwartz, Robyn Wood, and Maddie Zawisza), which finished third with a time of 10:45.91. (The same time finished fourth in the 4×400-meter relay.)
The girls 800 sprint medley (Kate Hausladen, Danielle Wooten, Breanne Young, and Desiree Bates), which finished second with a time of 1:59.63.
The girls distance medley (Radha Awasthi, Bailey Baldwin, Stephanie Byrd, and Ruthie Froning), which finished second with a time of 16:05.39.
Makiya Garrett, who finished fifth in the girls long jump with a distance of 14-01.00.
Kayla Summers, who finished fourth in the girls shot put with a distance of 30-03.00.
Tamia Soles, who finished fifth in the girls shot put with a distance of 28-10.00.
Summers, who finished fourth in the discus throw with a distance of 79-10.
Tony Miller, who finished fifth in the boys 100-meter dash with a time of 12.07.
Jordan Graham, who finished second in the boys 200-meter dash with a time of 23.20.
John Brown, who finished fifth in the boys 400-meter dash with a time of 56.85.
Jose Villegas, who finished fifth in the boys 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.91.
Jacob Etheridge, who finished third in the boys 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:47.36.
Christian Borden, who finished fourth in the boys 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:02.94.
Daeton Byars, who finished fifth in the boys 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:07.99.
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The boys 4×200-meter relay (James Brown, John Brown, Shirod Graham, and Jaeshawn Maddox), which finished fifth with a time of 1:41.01.
The boys 4×800-meter relay (Daniel Beckett, Reid Dukes, Will Jeter, and Dalton Morgan), which finished fourth with a time of 9:07.20.
Boys 800 spring medley (Maddox, John Brown, James Brown, Graham), which finished fifth with a time of 1:47.32.
Tony Miller, who finished fifth in the boys long jump with a distance of 17-10.00.
Eli Clayton, who finished fifth in the boys discus throw with a distance of 120-05 (a personal record).