McCallie will host the McCallie Mid-South Track Meet on Saturday. McCallie has hosted the Mid-South Meet for over 35 years and again this year the meet will feature some of the top teams and athletes in Tennessee and the tri-state region.
A number of defending state champions and top ranked track and field athletes will compete, including Julian Nunally of McCallie in the discus (161’2”). The boys mile will include A-AA State Champion Sam Klockenkamper (4:17) from MLK in Nashville and DII State Champion Simon Holden (4:17) of Baylor along with three all-state athletes from McCallie. Jackson Elmore of Knoxville Bearden is a top ranked pole vaulter (14’) and his teammate Chase Hilton has run 1:56.18 for 800 meters.
Bearden, McCallie and Ft. Payne appear to be the top teams among the boys. GPS, Baylor and Ft. Payne will battle on the girl’s side. Top girls are Collyn Davis and Olivia Thurman from Ft. Payne, Chloe Kibble from University School and McKenzie Ethridge of Signal Mtn.
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Schools scheduled to compete:
Baylor
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Chattanooga Central
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Christian Academy of Knoxville
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CSAS
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Cumberland
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Fort Payne, AL
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Franklin
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GPS
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Heritage, GA
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Hixson
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Knoxville Bearden
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Knoxville West
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Martin Luther King of Nashville
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McCallie
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Morristown East
North Murray
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Signal Mountain
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University School of Nashville
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