Zaylyn Ivey

By Stewart Thacker

MAYNARDVILLE, TN (WLAF) – Campbell County’s season opener at Union County went phenomenally.

The Cougars and Lady Cougars ended up coming back home with winning the Girls Discus, Boys Long Jump, Girls High Jump, Boys High Jump, Girls 100m hurdles, and Boys 110m Hurdles. Campbell County went out and put on a show for everyone to see and admire. This meet held a large amount of talent coming from all over. The following teams competed Tuesday night.

  • Austin East High School
  • Gatlinburg-Pittman High School
  • Claiborne High School
  • Cumberland Gap High School
  • Campbell County High School
  • Knoxville Central High School

Below is the attending roster that competed for CCHS:

  • Audrey Bishop*
  • Erica Brock*
  • Jamie Brown**
  • Bethany Collett
  • Josh Douglas
  • Ina Draper
  • Jeremy Draper*
  • Desmond Gilbert
  • Payton Gilbert
  • Hannah Harness
  • Riley Hopson
  • Judah Irwin
  • Zaylyn Ivey
  • Madison Johnson*
  • Hannah Lanzinger
  • Jody Longmire*
  • Emily Mitchell
  • Manan Patel
  • Drake Pyle*
  • Jaden Tackett
  • Stewart Thacker
  • Wendy Thomas

*/Winner   **/Personal Best

Campbell County had an amazing turn out in the season opener and are ready to go out just as hard and tough at Halls next Tuesday. Below are some pictures of the action. GO COUGARS!!!

Erica Brock
Jeremy Draper
Wendy Thomas

Zaylyn Ivey
Drake Pyle
Stewart Thacker
Desmond Gilbert

Jaden Tackett

Publisher’s note:

Stewart Thacker is a senior member of the Campbell County Track and Field Team. His events are the 100, the 200 and the 400-meter sprints. Thacker is featuring coverage of the Cougars and Lady Cougars for WLAF this season. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 03/18/2021-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEWART THACKER)