Elizabethton High School's track and field program is sending eight outstanding athletes to the TSSAA State Championships after an impressive showing at the East Tennessee Sectional meet. Competing against 32 schools from across the region, the girls team earned a 3rd place finish overall, while the boys placed 13th in a highly competitive field.

The State Meet will be held at Middle Tennessee State University on May 20th.

State Qualifiers

Girls:

• Camdyn Garland (Junior): Qualified in Triple Jump and Pentathlon

• Arvella Nave (Freshman): Qualified in 3200M Run and 1600M Run

• Liahna Nave (Sophomore): Qualified in Discus

• Jamira Smalls (Junior): Qualified in Shot Put

• Ava Rogers (Freshman): Qualified in Shot Put

• Chyanne Everett (Sophomore): Qualified in the 400M Dash

Boys:

• Diesel Russell (Senior): Qualified in Discus

• Landry Buckles (Senior): Qualified in Discus

Top Performances at East Tennessee Sectionals

Girls Highlights:

• Chyanne Everett finished 3rd in the 400M Dash (59.47), 5th in the 100M Dash (13.29), and 7th in the 200M (26.67)

• Arvella Nave ran an impressive 11:23.85 to place 3rd in the 3200M and 5:15.42 for 4th in the 1600M

• Camdyn Garland finished 2nd in Triple Jump (34-4.5), 7th in Long Jump (16-3), and placed 7th and 10th in the 100M and 300M Hurdles respectively

• Liahna Nave placed 2nd in Discus (124-4)

• Jamira Smalls took 2nd in Shot Put (35-9)

• Ava Rogers finished 4th in Shot Put (35-0)

Boys Highlights:

• Diesel Russell threw 162-10 to place 2nd in Discus and took 5th in Shot Put (47-0.5)

• Landry Buckles placed 4th in Discus (156-11) and 7th in Shot Put (46-5.75)

Team Standings Recap:

• Girls Team – 3rd place out of 32 teams

• Boys Team – 13th place out of 32 teams

Congratulations to all our student-athletes on an exceptional performance, and good luck at the TSSAA State Championships!