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Wildcats finish 3rd, 5th, 7th in state track meet

Posted at 11:39 pm May 28, 2021
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Oak Ridge senior Trent Howe finished third in discus in the TSSAA State Track and Field Championships in Rockvale on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Track and Field)

Oak Ridge senior Trent Howe finished third in the boys’ discus at the state championship track and field meet in Middle Tennessee on Thursday. Four Wildcats finished fifth in the boys’ 4×800-meter relay. And senior Adam Herron finished seventh in the 800-meter run.

Senior Eli Cox finished 10th in the boys’ 1600-meter run, and junior Jacob Berven finished 14th in the 100-meter dash.

The Oak Ridge boys’ 4×800-meter relay team (Manuel Cruz, Eli Cox, Eddie Moore, and Adam Herron) finished fifth in the state track and field championships in Rockvale on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Track and Field)

Here are the results for the Oak Ridge Wildcats from the 2021 TSSAA State Track and Field Championships on Thursday. These results are for the boys in the Division I large schools.

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Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, High School, K-12, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Herron, Eddie Moore, Eli Cox, Jacob Berven, Manuel Cruz, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, state championship track and field meet, Trent Howe, TSSAA State Track and Field Championships, Wildcats

Wildcats competing in state track meet

Posted at 9:31 pm May 26, 2021
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The Oak Ridge boys’ 4×800-meter relay team finished third at the Section 1 Championships at Science Hill in Johnson City and is the third seed in the state track meet in Rockvale on Thursday, May 27. The team includes Manuel Cruz, Eli Cox, Adam Herron, and Eddie Moore. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Track and Field)

The Oak Ridge Wildcats track and field team is competing in the state meet in Rockvale, Tennessee, on Thursday. Oak Ridge is the third or fourth seed in two of the events.

Five Wildcats are competing in five boys’ events: discus, 100-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1600-meter run, and 4×800-meter relay.

The five Wildcats competing in the five boys’ events are:

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Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 100-meter dash, 1600-meter run, 4x800-meter relay, 800-meter run, Adam Herron, discus, Eddie Moore, Eli Cox, Jacob Berven, Manuel Cruz, Oak Ridge Wildcats, state track meet, track and field, Trent Howe

Cross country photos: Oak Ridge at Region 2 meet

Posted at 5:11 pm October 29, 2017
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Pictured above is Oak Ridge senior Jose Villegas, who finished second in the boys 5,000-meter cross country race in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Photo by Maddie Zawisza)

Pictured above is Oak Ridge senior Jose Villegas, who finished second in the boys 5,000-meter cross country race in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Photo by Maddie Zawisza)

 

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville on Saturday, and the Wildcats had one runner finish second in the region and another finish fourth on Thursday. It’s the first time since 2014 that both teams are going to state together.

Here are photos from the regional meet on Thursday by Wallace Bowden and Maddie Zawisza along with Oak Ridge Today file photos. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Allen Etheridge, Bailey Baldwin, boys cross country, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Ed Wright, Eden Gee, Eli Cox, Genevieve Schwartz, girls cross country, Jessie Strader, Jose Villegas, Kyle Wright, Maddie Zawisza, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School Cross Country, Rebekah Joyal, Region 2 Large Division Championships, Region 2 meet, Reid Dukes, Robyn Wood, Ruthie Froning, Tom Sauer, Victor Ashe Park, Wallace Bowden, Will Jeter

Oak Ridge boys, girls cross country teams both going to state meet

Posted at 1:35 pm October 29, 2017
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The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville next Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, finishing third in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26.

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville next Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, finishing third in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26.

 

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville on Saturday, and the Wildcats had one runner finish second in the region and another finish fourth on Thursday.

It’s the first time since 2014 that both teams are going to state together.

Both teams finished third in the Region 2 Championships for the Division I Large Division at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday. The top three teams in the regional meets advanced to the state cross country meet at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Saturday, November 4.

Oak Ridge senior Jose Villegas finished second in the region in the boys 5,000-meter run at Victor Ashe Park on Thursday, and senior Genevieve Schwartz finished fourth in the girls race.

“You always want to get at least one team to state, but ultimately, you want to get both,” Wildcats Coach Ed Wright said after the Region 2 Championships. “Today was a good day.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Abby Hausladen, Allen Etheridge, Anderson County, Anna Delahunt, Catholic, Claire Gibson, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Davis, Dalton Morgan, Devin Sullivan, Ed Wright, Eden Gee, Eli Cox, Ellie Bachmann, Farragut, Genevieve Schwartz, Hardin Valley, Isha Bhandari, Jacob Norris, Jake Renfree, Jenna Wall, Jessie Strader, Jose Villegas, Kyle Wright, Maddie Moody, Madison Grimm, Maryville, Mollie Smith, Oak Ridge, Percy Warner Park, Rebekah Joyal, Region 2 championship meet, Region 2 Championships, Region 2 Large Division Championships, Reid Dukes, Robyn Wood, Seth Bowden, Shila Kapaya, Tom Sauer, Victor Ashe Park, Wildcats, Will Jeter

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