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Faust labels BHS girls track ‘disappointing’ for 6th-place state finish
Staff Reports - Thu, Jun, 3, 2004
MEMPHIS — Stung by a disqualification in the 4 X 800 relay and other less than stellar performances according to the coach, the Bearden Lady Bulldogs settled for a sixth-place finish during Thursday’s Class AAA state championship track and field meet at Briarcrest Christian School.
But the problems were much more than just one disqualification.
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“I thought we performed poorly, I was pretty disappointed,” BHS head coach Barry Faust said.
Though Lady Bulldogs sprinting/jumping star Judy Johnson compiled 21 of Bearden’s 30.50 points — third-place in the 100-meter run (12.59) and fourth in the 200, 400 and triple-jump — apparently no one in burgundy and grey was happy.
“She didn’t perform up to par,” said Faust, who is a sprinting/jumping events specialist for both the boys and girls teams. “She was disappointed with herself.”
However, Caite Oyler finished fourth in the high jump (5-feet-4) “and did very well,” Faust said about his only senior, adding that BHS freshman Jenny Randolph “ran very well” after finishing sixth in the 3,200 run (11:51.93).
Ironically, the DQ’d 4 X 800 team, who originally finished the state race third, ran the best time for a BHS team in 26 years (9:46.00). Mary Alex Rochester, Kelly Fuller, Mary Catherine Prince and Jodie Masterman were then disqualified due to a thrown baton after the race was over. “We went from fourth-(place) to sixth because of that,” Faust said.
The Lady Bulldogs’ 4 X 200 team was seventh.
FHS TOP EFFORTS
The Farragut Lady Admirals finished 17th (15 points), led by Rebecca Cole’s third-place finish in the pole vault. The FHS 4 X 800 team was third (9:52.90), while the Lady Admiral 4 X 400 team took sixth (4:07.06).
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