Dandy dozen

FHS track sets personal bests at Vol Classic

Through this spring, the Farragut track and field team has put forth several strong performances. This past weekend saw another one, as the Ads posted seven top 10 finishes and a dozen personal bests during the Volunteer Classic at Tennessee’s Tom Black Track on Saturday, April 18.

The Lady Ads’ 4x800 team of Christie George, Bailey Ann Smith, Zoi LeCours and Addison Haynes finished second at 10:11.14, while the men’s 4x800 team of Corom Hlebasko, Lucas Spadafora, Nick Deguira and Sam Shagan ran an 8:01.63 to clinch fourth. The women’s 4x400 team of Ava Brinley, Elin Rotan, Clara Wothe and Kennedy Dade finished fifth at 4:13.05. The women’s 4x200 team, comprised of Ada Becker, Kennedy Dade, Ryleigh Howe and Emma Pearl Riffer, clinched seventh with a time of 1:46.09, and the women’s distance medley relay team of Gruzalski, Hereford, Dade and Wells finished eighth overall with a time of 14:46.01.