Putnam track and field coach ‘proud’ of state athletes

  • Putnam County’s Baylen Yarbrough runs a leg of the 4x200-meter relay race. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff
    Putnam County’s Baylen Yarbrough runs a leg of the 4x200-meter relay race. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff
  • Putnam County’s Aiden Chaffin runs a leg of the 4x400-meter relay race. TREY NORRIS/Staff
    Putnam County’s Aiden Chaffin runs a leg of the 4x400-meter relay race. TREY NORRIS/Staff
    Putnam County’s track and field team sent 16 athletes to the Class AA state meet last week at East Jackson High School in Commerce. The War Eagles faced fierce competition, with only three securing a spot in the top eight of their respective events.Senior Alan Hill finished third in the long jump, senior Mark Little placed fifth in the triple jump, and sophomore Bill Waters...

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