LADY WILDCAT FINISH UNBEATEN SEASON WITH 81-69 WIN OVER WILLIAMSON

By: Tim Birney  /  May 11, 2021  /  Photo: Matt Patton

ATHENS — Already the NTL regular-season champion, Athens finished off the 2021 campaign at unbeaten 8-0-1 with an 81-69 win over Williamson in girls track & field action at Alumni Stadium.

Sophomore Emma Bronson and senior Emma Roe were triple-winners for the Lady Wildcats, while juniors Hannah Walker and Olivia Bartlow, and freshman Mya Thompson were double-winners.

Bronson won the 1,600-meter run in 6:02.26, and Abby Prickitt was third in 7:35.52. She also won the 3,200-meter run in 13:27.66.

Bronson won the 800-meter run in 2:44.38, and Cailyn Conklin was third in 3:02.75.

Roe won the 400-meter dash in 1:03.78, and Thompson was third in 1:05.98.

Roe also won the 200-meter dash in 28.234 seconds, edging Williamson’s Scout Abel by 0.004 seconds. Roe finished second in the 100-meter dash in 13.84 seconds.

Roe teamed with Walker, Thompson, and senior Leah Liechty to win the 1,600-meter relay in a time of 4:37.25.

Walker won the 300-meter hurdles in 51.32 seconds.

Bartlow won the shot put with a heave of 26-feet, 6-inches, and freshman Emma Pernaselli was third in 22-feet, 6-inches.

Bartlow also won the discus with a toss of 85-feet, 2-inches, and Pernaselli was second at 82-feet, 2-inches. Pernaselli also finished second in the javelin with a throw of 86-feet, 10-inches.

Thompson led a sweep in the triple jump with an effort of 31-feet, 10 1/2-inches, while Bronson was second at 28-feet, 9-inches, and sophomore Cassy Friend was third at 22-feet, 11 1/4-inches. Thompson was second in the long jump with a leap of 15-feet, 4 3/4-inches.

Freshman Emily Henderson finished second in the 100-meter hurdles in 18.25 seconds

Liechty finished second in the high jump at 4-feet, 4-inches. Liechty also finished second in the pole vault at 6-feet, and sophomore Shelby Morris was third at 5-feet, 6-inches.

Athens hosts the NTL Championships Friday at 1:30 p.m.