(Sarah Owen)

The VHS Lady Indians competed at the Outback Invitational hosted by Eagle's Landing High School on Saturday, April 17.  While falling a little short of their goal, the ladies finished 4th as a team to Woodward Academy-1st with 138 pts, Carrollton High School-2nd with 128 points, Union Grove-3rd with 82 points and Vidalia 4th with 76.5 points.

Standout runner Sarah Owen lead the team by placing 2nd in the 800 matching her old school record with a 2.29 .  She also had a personal best time in the 1,600 nearly breaking the school record with a time of 5:34, placing 5th.  She placed 6h in the 3,200 and was the anchor leg on the 4x400 Relay which placed 3rd.  "

Sarah is the perfect combination of grit, determination, perseverance and discipline. Over the course of 4-5 hours she raced in the 3200, 1600, 800 and is one of the fastest legs on our 4x400 team. Jasmine Smith had an outstanding day in the throwing events with a season best in the shot put,34'4" which earned her a 3rd place finish.  She placed 4th in the discus." Coach Mandy Godbee said.

Scoring points for the Lady Indians are as follows:

2nd Place- High Jump- Hayden Williamson

3rd Place- 300 hurdles- Kyleigh Johnson

4th Place-Long Jump-Myesha Hall

5th Place-Triple Jump-Myesha Hall

5th Place-100 hurdles- Kyleigh Johnson

5th Place-Discus- Diamond Cook

5th Place- 4x400 Relay- Moriah Wardlaw, Kyleigh Johnson, Aleria Simpson, Sarah Owen

(Courtesy of VHS)