Lady Bulldogs track team takes second in meet

The Murphy Lady Bulldogs track team placed second Wednesday, March 5, at home, in the first meet of the season, with 82 points.

Union Co. won the meet with 93 points, while Andrews was third (63 points), Hiwassee Dam was fourth (40 points), and Tri-County Early College was fifth with 19 points.

In the 100-meter dash, Grace Nelson took first place with a time of 13.6, while in the 4X200 meter relay, the team of Faith Ann Revis, Bianca White, Kia Guerrero, and Lauren Pendley placed first with a time of 1 minute, 57.3 seconds.

Revis, Guerrero, Olivia Payne, and Grace Nelson teamed up to take first in the 4X100 meter relay for the Lady Bulldogs with a time of 54.6 seconds.

In the 300-meter hurdles, Georjah Allen took the top spot with a time of 53.7 seconds.

The team of Allen, Revis, White, and Pendley placed first in the 4X400 meter relay with a time of 4:41.9.

In the discus, Candace Dockery placed first with a throw of 82 feet, 2 inches, while Riley Dockery was third at 64 feet, 5 inches.

In the 4X800 meter relay, the team of Allen, Dakota Hogeback, Madison Worley, and Gracey Henry placed second with a time of 11:50.2, while the team of Jennifer Hernandez, Grace Hill, Adalynn Hall, and Ashlyn Stroupe was third at 13:46.3.

Stroupe also placed third in the 1,600 with a time of 6:49.5

In the shot put, Jersey Schwalm was second with a throw of 29 feet, 9.5 inches, while Candace Dockery was third with a toss of 29 feet, 3 inches.