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Panthers Place 4^th At State A-AA Track & Field Meet

Photos by Gordon Rogers

May 24, 2008

The FRA boys track and field team earned 4th place (39 pts) out of 47 competing schools at the A-AA Track & Field Meet held at MTSU this week. The Panthers finished behind David Lipscomb (93 pts), Brainerd (46 pts) and Austin-East (41 pts). This was Lipscomb’s first ever boys state Track & Field championship.

The Panther Friday performances were:

• Terry Jay (3rd, shot put 48-10)
• Colton Duncan (7th shot put, 43-08)
• Jasper Martin (5th pole vault, 11-00)
• Chase Turpin (6th 300m hurdles, 42:11)
• Jack Kaiser ( 5th 3200m 10:14, 6th 1600m 4:43)
• Josh Pickerel (3rd 800m, 2:01)
• 4x800 relay team (2nd, 8:18) of Nolan Davis, John Adam McCaslin, Brian Foster, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Nik Rodewald
• 4x400m relay team (8th) of Zach Fisher, Joe Wharton, Chase Turpin, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Brian Foster

Here’s a link to the TSSA website for complete results: http://www.tssaa.org/

Abby Wharton Finishes 7th in Triple Jump

Reported by Coach Dean Cole

Photo by Gordon Rogers

May 23, 2008

Abby Wharton represented FRA Thursday morning in the TSSAA A-AA State Track & Field Meet in the Triple Jump. Just qualifying for the State Meet, especially as a freshman, is an outstanding achievement. Abby did a fantastic job, jumping 32' 2" to finish 7th overall. Congratulations Abby; and job well done! We're all very proud of you!

On Friday the FRA boys compete in the A-AA finals. The Panther boys include Terry Jay (shot put), Colton Duncan (shot put), Jasper Martin (pole vault), Chase Turpin (decathlon, 300m hurdles), Jack Kaiser ( 3200m, 1600m), Josh Pickerel (800m), the 4x800 relay team of Nolan Davis, John Adam McCaslin, Brian Foster, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Nik Rodewald, and the 4th place 4x400m relay team of Zach Fisher, Joe Wharton, Chase Turpin, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Brian Foster.

Here’s a link to the TSSA website for complete results: http://www.tssaa.org/

Turpin Finishes 7^th in Decathlon

May 21, 2008

Senior Chase Turpin finished 7th in the A-AA Decathlon with a point total of 5163. During the 10 event, two day competition, Chase placed 2nd in the shot put (39-02), 2nd in the pole vault (11-06) and 3rd in the 400 m run (53.2). For complete results see: A-AA Decathlon Results

Next up for the Panthers is freshman Abby Wharton who competes in the triple jump on Thursday. On Friday the FRA boys compete in the A-AA finals. The Panther boys include Terry Jay (shot put), Colton Duncan (shot put), Jasper Martin (pole vault), Chase Turpin (decathlon, 300m hurdles), Jack Kaiser ( 3200m, 1600m), Josh Pickerel (800m), the 4x800 relay team of Nolan Davis, John Adam McCaslin, Brian Foster, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Nik Rodewald, and the 4th place 4x400m relay team of Zach Fisher, Joe Wharton, Chase Turpin, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Brian Foster.

A complete list of qualifiers can be viewed at: A-AA State Qualifiers

Turpin 4th After Decathlon First Day Events

May 20, 2008

Senior Chase Turpin finished the first day events of the Decathlon in 4th place (12 competitors) with a point total of 2559. Chase placed 2nd in the pole vault (11-06) and 3rd in the 400 m run (53.2). The decathlon concludes today with the long jump, high jump, 110m hurdles, shot put and 1500m run.

For complete results see: A-AA Decathlon Results

Panthers Compete in State Track Meet This Week

May 20, 2008

13 FRA track team members qualified for the state track meet this week and will compete in the TSSAA Spring Fling held at the MTSU campus. Panther competitors are: Abby Wharton (triple jump), Terry Jay (shot put), Colton Duncan (shot put), Jasper Martin (pole vault), Chase Turpin (decathlon, 300m hurdles), Jack Kaiser ( 3200m, 1600m), Josh Pickerel (800m), the 4x800 relay team of Nolan Davis, John Adam McCaslin, Brian Foster, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Nik Rodewald, and the 4th place 4x400m relay team of Zach Fisher, Joe Wharton, Chase Turpin, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Brian Foster.

A complete list of qualifiers can be viewed at: A-AA State Qualifiers

Senior Photos From Gordon – And Some Baseball Too.

May 20, 2008

Gordon Rogers has provided some senior photos from last weekend’s Baccalaureate and the Senior Dinner. Gordon also included some pictures from the FRA district game against David Lipscomb.

Baccalaureate, Senior dinner, baseball

Panthers Compete in State Track Meet This Week

May 19, 2008

13 FRA track team members qualified for the state track meet this week and will compete in the TSSAA Spring Fling held at the MTSU campus.

Senior Chase Turpin will be the first FRA competitor as he competes in the Decathlon events Monday and Tuesday. Ninth grader Abby Wharton is next when she enters Thursday’s triple jump event. The rest of the qualifiers compete on Friday when the A-AA event finals are held (there are no preliminary heats for A-AA).

Friday Panther competitors are: Terry Jay (shot put), Colton Duncan (shot put), Jasper Martin (pole vault), Chase Turpin (300m hurdles), Jack Kaiser ( 3200m, 1600m), Josh Pickerel (800m), the 4x800 relay team of Nolan Davis, John Adam McCaslin, Brian Foster, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Nik Rodewald, and the 4th place 4x400m relay team of Zach Fisher, Joe Wharton, Chase Turpin, Josh Pickerel, Jasper Martin and Brian Foster.

A complete list of qualifiers can be viewed at: A-AA State Qualifiers

Baseball Season Ends at Sectionals

Reported by Coach Jerry Williams

The Panthers successful season came to a halt Friday as FR lost to Bolivar 4-1 in the A-AA Sectionals. Pitcher Brooks Oursler took the loss, giving up the first three runs. Scott Uebelhor, pitching in his third game in five days, pitched brilliantly in relief, giving up only two hits in five innings.

Thanks to the seniors Zach Smeykal, John Shubert, and Matt Nelson for leading us back to the Region. We return a lot of veteran players for next spring.

Thanks to all the Parents and FRA Family for your support at the games and as we traveled this last week.

The Panthers ended the season 12-2 in the District and 25-9 overall.

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