HVA track 3rd, 5th; Farragut teams in top 10 in Vol Classic
Luke Filipkowski, Hardin Valley Academy junior, placed fifth in shot put.
HVA’s boys finished third (48 points), followed by Farragut taking sixth (38) and Bearden earning 10th (30).
Hardin Valley’s Lady Hawks finished fifth (49), with the FHS Lady Admirals placing 10th (24).
Two first-place boys individual event finishes locally were Farragut’s 4 X 400-meter relay team (3:22.81) and Bearden’s 4 X 800 relay squad (8:27.56).
Girls teams from the area who earned individual event top finishes were HVA’s Kensi Gray, a senior, in the 800-run (2:19.70); Webb School of Knoxville’s Jasmine Jefferson, a junior, in the 400-dash (58.50); and the Lady Hawks’ 4 X 200 relay foursome (1:47.05).
Other boys top-five finishes: • 2000-meter steeplechase, Nate Lawson of HVA second; Alex Britton of Hardin Valley third; and Tyler Bell of HVA fifth • 400-dash, Scott Grunau of Farragut third, and Connor Evans of FHS fourth • 800-run, Preston Ruth of Beaden fifth • 4 X 200-relay, Farragut second • 4 X 400-relay, HVA third • 4 X 800-relay, HVA second • DMR, BHS second; Farragut fourth • Pole vault, Blayne Massengil of BHS fourth • Shot put, Luke Filipkowski of HVA fifth.
Other girls top-five finishes: • 100-meter dash, Jefferson of Webb fifth • 200-dash, Ella McFerran of Farragut second • 400-dash, Madison Romain of HVA fifth • 800-run, Eleanor Mancini of Knox Catholic third • 2000 steeplechase, Mancini of KCHS second • 4 X 100-relay, HVA second • 4 X 400-relay, Farragut fourth; Hardin Valley fifth • 4 X 800-relay, Farragut third • 4 X 100 shuttle hurdles, Hardin Valley fourth • Pole vault, Stephani Franks of Webb School third • Triple jump, Sidney Wallace of HVA fifth • Shot put. Megan Armstrong of Bearden fourth • Discus, Armstrong of BHS fourth.
