Pearl-Cohn, Station Camp nearly sweep TSSAA track and field state championships
Day 1 of the TSSAA track and field state championships saw a near sweep by Pearl-Cohn and Station Camp in Class A and AA on May 19.
The first day of the TSSAA track and field state championships began on May 19 at Tom Black Track at the University of Tennessee. Here are the top takeaways from Day 1 of the meet, which featured schools from Class A and AA classifications. Pearl-Cohn, Station Camp nearly sweep Both Peal-Cohn and Station Camp came close to sweeping the team championships in both Class A and AA.
Pearl-Cohn girls captured first in Class A with 88 points, while its boys team took third (69. 5). Station Camp girls secured first in Class AA with 96 points and its boys finished state runner-up (68 points) behind Millington Central.
Chyna Harris Rucker took home three state championships for the Firebirds. She claimed first in the 100-meter dash in a time of 11:45 seconds. She also captured first in the 200 (23:53), and 400 (53.
06). Both the girls and boys won the 4x400 relays. On the field, Chester Burgess won first place in the boys discus throw with a distance of 169-feet, 9-inches.