Lady Panthers track team wins meet at Murphy

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The Union County girls track team took first place in the second meet of the season Wednesday, March 4, at Murphy.

The Lady Panthers scored 93 points to take the top spot, followed by Murphy with 82 points, Andrews with 63 points, Hiwassee Dam with 40 points, and Tri-County Early College with 19 points.

In the most impressive achievement of the day, the 4X800 meter relay team of Evelyn McBride, Allie Brey, Hana Gregory, and Zoe Sanchez placed first with a school-record time of 11 minutes, 17.8 seconds.

Sanchez also placed first in the 1,600-meter with a time of 5:44.2.

In the 400-meter, Brey placed first with a time of 1:09, while Gregory placed second at 1:10.1.

Gregory also placed second in the 800-meter with a time of 2:51.4, while Sanchez was third at 2:53.

In the 200-meter dash, Lexi Sisum took the top spot with a time of 29.4 seconds.

With a time of 16:22.7, Rachel Reid placed first, while Ketelynn Rash placed second at 16:41.9, in the 3,200.

In the 4X400 relay, the team of Sanchez, McBride, Gregory, and Brey placed second with a time of 4:51.2.

McBride and Brey also did well in the high jump, with McBride placed first with a height of 5-foot, while Brey was second at 4-foot-8.

The Lady Panthers will next compete at Riverside Military Academy on Tuesday, March 10, beginning at 4:15 p.m.

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