University Heights Academy finished in third place Saturday at the Class 1A Region 1 track and field meet at Murray High School.
Senior Piper Hancock claimed the only individual title by winning the 400-meter run and was part of UHA’s team win in the 1600-meter relay.
Eighth-grader Emma Dill also qualified for the state meet with a second-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles.
Several other athletes must play the waiting game and see if their times and distances outside the region’s top two will be good enough to qualify for state.
As a team, UHA totaled 65 points to finish behind region champ Murray (175) and runner-up Fort Campbell (143).
LADY BLAZER RESULTS
Piper Hancock – 1st in the 400-meter run (1:03.76 – season-best); 4th in the 800-meter run (2:46.91)
Emma Dill – 2nd in the 300-meter hurdles (51.84 – personal best); 7th in the 100-meter hurdles (19.54)
Audrey Grise – 3rd in the 100-meter hurdles (18.50 – season-best); 5th in the 300-meter hurdles (53.76)
Jaila Batey – 3rd in the discus throw (96-10 – school record); 4th in the shot put (26-08.5)
Lucy Wilkins – 4th in the 3200-meter run (15:23.08); 6th in the 1600-meter run (6:47.93)
Ragen Pollard – 5th in the shot put (26-07); 5th in the discus throw (78-11)
Aliviah Acree – 5th in the 200-meter dash (29.47); 9th in the 100-meter dash (14.25)
Maddie Martin – 9th in the long jump (12-06); 10th in the 200-meter dash (34.51); 17th in the 100-meter dash (16.02)
The 1600-meter relay team of Aliviah Acree, Audrey Grise, Emma Dill, and Piper Hancock won the region title with a time of 4:32.88.
The 800-meter relay team of Aliviah Acree, Audrey Grise, Emma Dill, and Piper Hancock finished in fourth place in a time of 1:55.26.
