DMS Track & Field Runners Receive Top Rankings

Several girls of the Dresden Middle School track and field have made the TN MileSplit ranking of top 10 runners in the state! Hudson McDaniels has earned a 2^nd place ranking in the state of Tennessee for the 1600-meter race.

McDaniels was first placed last Friday at the Calloway Middle School Open in Murray, Ky.  Peyton Oliver earned a ranking of 10^th in the state. Oliver came in 2^nd for the 1600m with a time of 5:42. Crushing the competition, three other Lady Lions followed closely behind McDaniels and Oliver; Sasha Rodrequez was 3^rd with a time of 6:07, Maggie Robinson earned 6^th at 6:29. The girls 4x400 relay team also received top honors for the state of Tennessee by TN MileSplit with a 9^th place ranking against all other 4x4 teams.

McDaniels, Oliver, Rodriguez, and Kinley Summers came in first place in the 4x400m relay with a time of 4:35. Another relay win for DMS at Calloway was the 4x800m (McDaniels, Oliver, Rodriguez, Nella Wilhite). The 4x200m team (Emzy Collins, Gwendolyn Bounds, Maggie Robinson, and Kynlee Summers) earned DMS a 2^nd place finish with a time of 2:06.

Another race with top finishers was the 400-meter with Nella Wilhite coming 2^nd (1:13.12), Maggie Robinson earning 3^rd (1:13.5), Taelyn Trevathan (8^th), Gwendolyn Bounds (13), and Emilee Farrell (17). Kynlee Summers also had a 2^nd place finish in the 800 with a time of 2:53, followed by Emzy Collins(4^th, Kinsley Smith (6^th), and Tymber Farrell (9^th). Competing in the 200-meter race were Jaylee Roark, Tymber Farrell, and Emilee Farrell. Roark also competed in the 100m. Kinsley Smith also took 6^th in the 300-meter hurdles. With so many wins at this race the Lady Lions brought home a team 4^th place finish.

Dresden boys dominated the mile race. Miles Cary, finishing first place with a time of 5:21. Cary is ranked 46^th in the state of Tennessee according to TN MileSplit. Benjamin Pettit followed closely behind finishing 2^nd with a time of 5:32. Gavin Bryson came in 3^rd for Dresden ( 5:42). Cary, Pettit and Bryson also took top finish in the 800-meter races as well earning second, third and fifth, respectively. Gavin Bryson came in 3^rd for the 400-meter race. Benjamin Pettit finished 7^th and Miles Carry finished 8^th.

Dresden Middle School will meet at Union City April 3^rd at 4pm. Come out and support your Lion Racing Teams.