Beneke and VanVranken Punch Tickets to State Championship Meet

May 13, 2022
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Junior Ally Beneke and Sophomore Ella VanVranken will be heading to MTSU on May 26th to compete in the TSSAA DI- (AAA) State Track and Field Championship meet.

Beneke cleared 5 feet 6 inches in the high jump, placing 2nd in the Section 2 Championship meet on May 10th. VanVranken competed in the 1600m run and finished 3rd over all with a time of 5 minutes 11 seconds. The top 4 athletes in each event at Sectionals advance to the State Championship Meet.

There are 4 Sectional meets across the State. Each section will send 4 athletes out of every event to State for a total of 16 competitors in each field to compete for the podium.

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