Note: This story was last updated at 9:50 p.m.
Oak Ridge freshman Kate Hausladen finished eighth in the 300-meter hurdles in the state track and field meet in Murfreesboro on Thursday.
Hausladen, the only Oak Ridge girl to make it to the state meet, also finished 11th in a field of 16 in the Class AAA girls 100-meter hurdles.
The Oak Ridge boys are competing today in the state meet, which is part of the 2016 TSSAA Spring Fling in the Murfreesboro area.
Ravenwood, Memphis Central, and Hunters Lane had the top three finishes in the girls 300-meter hurdles on Thursday, and freshman Caroline Lewis of West, who finished sixth, and sophomore Lizzie Davis of Hardin Valley Academy, who was seventh, completed the race ahead of Hausladen.
Here are some other top five finishes for local athletes in Class AAA, including from Anderson County, Farragut, Hardin Valley, and Powell.
Farragut senior Destiny Carey finished second in the shot put with a throw of 44-02.50. Hardin Valley junior Symphony Buxton was fifth with a throw of 38-03.75.
Powell senior Brittany Tolson finished third in the 3,200-meter run and sixth in the 1,600-meter run.
Hardin Valley finished fourth in the 4×100-meter relay, 4×200-meter relay, and 4×800-meter relay. Senior Reagan Goins was fourth in the 100-meter dash.
Brittany Bishop, an Anderson County freshman, finished fourth in the pole vault on Wednesday with a jump of 10-06.00.
Davis, of Hardin Valley, finished fifth in the high jump with a jump of 5-02.00.
Anderson County senior Madison McCoy was fifth in the discus throw with a throw of 120-08.
The Hardin Valley girls team finished seventh overall. Every girl that competed for the Lady Hawks ended up on the medal stand, and the team scored in nine events.
See the complete Class AAA results, including with finishes of more local athletes, here.
In other top East Tennessee finishes, sophomore Rebecca Story of Christian Academy of Knoxville finished first in the Class A-AA 800-meter run, 1,600-meter run, and 1,600-meter run, and she was on the first-place CAK 4×800-meter relay team.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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