Dark doubles, Mavs deliver at Karns meet

March 25, 2026 by Ken Lay

Despite not having its full complement of athletes, the Anderson County High School track and field program had success Saturday at the Karns Invitational.

Both the Mavericks and Lady Mavericks posted strong marks against tough competition.

“We saw some great competition,” Anderson County Coach Harrison Calhoun said. “We didn’t have half of our team. This was a spring break meet, so it was an optional meet, and I’m very satisfied with how we performed.

“The biggest thing for us is living up to our expectations.”

For the Lady Mavericks, distance specialist Ava Moody won the 800-meter run in commanding fashion with a time of 2 minutes, 23.67 seconds.

“Ava was first in the 800, and she won that by a pretty good margin,” Calhoun said.

In the sprints, Bralee Hall finished eighth in the 200-meter dash for the Lady Mavericks with a time of 29.47 seconds.

Emma Owens was eighth in the 1,600-meter run, finishing in 7:01.08.

For the Mavericks, Luke Dark won both the discus and the shot put. He had a throw of 153 feet to win the discus and a mark of 61 feet, 9 inches to claim the shot put.

Anderson County also posted a pair of Top 10 finishes in the 100-meter dash as James Ayden Cole took fifth in 11.28 seconds and Lane LaRue was sixth in 11.33.

Cole also won the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.07 seconds.

Debrien Owen finished eighth in the 400-meter dash in 56.11.

Joseph Hall was fourth in the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 9 inches.

The Mavericks’ distance specialists also had a big day in Northwest Knox County.

Anderson County had three top-10 finishers in the 1,600-meter run, including champion Cameron Hardy, who crossed the finish line in 4:40.09.

Avian Laster was fourth in 5:04.97, and Corbin Anderson finished seventh in 5:16.10.

Hardy finished fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:15.86.

Laster was fifth in 2:18.19.

Tanner Warman added a fifth-place finish in the 3,200-meter run, crossing the finish line in 12:24.82.