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Oak Ridge junior has top discus throw in state

Posted at 2:14 pm April 11, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge High School junior Erin Van Berkel throws the disc 120 feet and 10 inches in a track and field meet at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. That's the top discus throw among high school girls in Tennessee this year. (Photo by ORHS Track Fan)

Oak Ridge High School junior Erin Van Berkel throws the disc 120 feet and 10 inches in a track and field meet at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. That’s the top discus throw among high school girls in Tennessee this year. (Photo by ORHS Track Fan)

 

Oak Ridge High School junior Erin Van Berkel threw a disc 120 feet and 10 inches in a track and field meet at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday. That’s the top discus throw among high school girls in Tennessee this year.

Van Berkel had been ranked number three in the state going into Tuesday’s meet, said Luke Hadden, Oak Ridge throw coach. The top two had been girls at Alvin C. York and Jefferson County, and they had throws of about 116 feet and 113 feet.

Van Berkel’s throw is the farthest throw by an Oak Ridge athlete in a long time, said Allen Etheridge, Oak Ridge track coach. The school record of 128 feet and 8 inches was set by Sarah Gundlach in 1978.

Van Berkel beat her previous meet best by about eight feet on Tuesday.

“It was a great throw,” Etheridge said. “It was brilliant.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Allen Etheridge, Ben Martin Invitational, Caelan Thompson, Desiree Bates, discus, Erin Van Berkel, Farragut Invitational, Hardin Valley Invitational, Jordan Graham, Jose Villegas, K-Juan Stacy-Wright, Kate Hausladen, Katie Swigert, Luke Hadden, Makiya Garrett, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Reid Dukes, Shatryah Copeland, track and field, track and field meet, track meet, track team, Vaughn Coleman

Wildcat track pancake breakfast is Saturday, Feb. 18

Posted at 11:25 am February 13, 2017
By Deborah Dukes Leave a Comment

Members of the Oak Ridge Wildcat track team are pictured above. (Submitted photo)

Members of the Oak Ridge Wildcat track team are pictured above. (Submitted photo)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats track team has a pancake breakfast on Saturday, February 18. The pancake breakfast is scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. February 18 at First United Methodist Church, which is near Oak Ridge High School.

Tickets are $5 and now available from any team member or at the door the day of the breakfast.

“So join us and have a short stack for a tall cause and thank you for supporting the Wildcat track team!” a press release said.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, pancake breakfast, track team, WILDCAT TRACK team

Clinton honors female athletes, names them Christmas parade grand marshals

Posted at 10:40 pm November 21, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Erin Champion

Erin Champion

Erin Champion and Vickie Franse selected as grand marshals for Clinton Christmas parade

Two outstanding young female athletes from Clinton will serve as grand marshals of the Clinton Christmas Parade this year, Mayor Scott Burton announced this week.

The grand marshals will be Erin Champion and Vickie Franse. The Christmas parade is Dec. 7, and the entry registration deadline is Dec. 4.

Erin Champion won the 2011 AAA State Pole Vault Championship with a height of 11’6,” a press release said. Earlier in the 2011 season, she set a Tennessee record with a height of 12’1.5” at the Metro 8 Meet. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Community, Government, High School, Holidays 2013, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 400-meter dash, Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, athletes, Christmas parade, Clinton Christmas Parade, Erin Champion, grand marshals, J.J. Clark, long jump, pole vault, track team, University of Tennessee, Vickie Franse

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