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Lady Mavs take the podium at Spring Fling

  • Members of the Anderson County High School 4x800 relay team celebrate after finishing their race. - Ricky Williams

  • Kaitlyn Fisher concentrates in her pursuit of the podium in the 3,200-meter race, - Ricky Williams

  • Megan Haire pushes the baton in her leg of the 4x800 relay race. - Ricky Williams

  • Kylee Alvis launches a throw in the discus at the TSSAA state tournament in Murfreesboro last week. - Ricky Williams

  • Kylee Alvis launches a shot at the Spring Fling TSSAA state track and field champion- ships last week in Murfreesboro. - Ricky Williams

  • Marley Caldwell gets encouragement from teammate Kaitlyn Fisher while she runs her leg of the 4x800 relay race. - Ricky Williams

The Anderson County girls track and field team did well at the 2022 TSSAA State Track and Field Championships at Middle Tennessee State University’s Dean Hayes Stadium last week.

The Lady Mavs brought home two third-place and two fifth-place finishes.

Kylee Alvis placed fifth in shot put with a 35-foot, 7-inch effort. She reached the distance on her third and final attempt. Her first three attempts were 32 feet, 9.75 inches; 34 feet, 7.5 inches; and 32 feet, 9.5 inches.

Alvis placed third in discus with a throw of 102 feet. Her other three throws measured 101 feet, 10 inches; 85 feet, 9 inches; and 100 feet, 9 inches.

Kaitlyn Fisher took third place in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:35.148. Emma Kate Hamby of Central Magnet High School won the event with a time of 11:00.149.

The Anderson County High School girls 4x800-meter relay team took fifth place with a time of 10:37.030.

Kaitlyn Fisher ran the first leg with a time of 2:32.423.

Marley Caldwell ran 2:43.512 in the second leg. Megan Haire completed her leg with a 2:43.395 split. Macy Caldwell finished with a strong 2:38.7 for the final leg.