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Weather delays TSSAA state track and field championships on Day 2

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The TSSAA track and field state championships are on a 30-minute lightning delay.

The TSSAA track and field state tournament is on a 30-minute lightning delay. Several lightning strikes in the area forced TSSAA officials to clear the area right before the girls 300-meter dash in Division II-A. There were 18 remaining running events left on Day 2 of the state meet at Tennessee's Tom Black Track.

The running events were moved up from its scheduled start time of 4 p. m. (ET) to a 3:45 p.

m. because of the looming weather. In the original schedule, the Class A girls 300 would have started a 7:05 p.

m. Track is the latest spring sport championship to get impacted by weather. TSSAA baseball, softball and boys soccer were also delayed on May 20 because of weather in Murfreesboro .