Georgie McDevitt and Maryville stood out at the TSSAA state track and field events took place at Deana A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
2019 All-5Star Preps Girls Track & Field Team
How We Select Teams: The 5Star Preps coverage area encompasses a 60-school wide footprint. During the season, we cover as many of the top teams, important games and outlying schools as we can, so to get a thorough knowledge base of the sport and the players involved. While we can’t always see every player and team, we talk with coaches after the season to get their input and analysis on players. Taking all we have seen and heard into account, we select teams based on player ability, performance and team performance.
First team
Brittany Bishop, sr., Anderson County: Bishop finished her career as the state record holder in the pole vault both indoors and outdoors. She won the Large school state meet in the event with a vault of 13-0. She also took fourth in the 100 hurdles in 15.00.
McKinley Blackburn, jr., CAK: Blackburn totaled 2,776 points to win the Division II-A state pentathlon.
Kensi Gray, sr., Hardin Valley: The South Carolina signee turned a fourth-place (2:17.20) performance at the Large class state meet in the 800.
Jasmine Jefferson, jr., Webb: Jefferson just missed a sweep of the sprints at the Division II-A state meet. She captured state championships in the 100 (12.39) and 400 (58.14), but was second in the 200 in 25.52.
Andie-Marie Jones, fresh., Maryville: Jones dazzled in her debut at the Large school state meet in the distances, finishing second in the 3200 (10:50.46) and fourth in the 1600 (5:03.41).
Lily Lang, fresh., Maryville: Another of the Lady Rebels’ high-impact youngsters, Lang won the high jump (5-6) at the Large school state meet.
Caroline Lewis, sr., West: Multi-event performer was fourth in the Large schools state pentathlon (3,053).
Eleanor Mancini, jr., Catholic: Was second in the Large school state meet in the 800 (2:15.61).
Georgie McDevitt, sr., Maryville: Lady Rebels standout took her sprinting to another level this season as she won the Large school 100 (11.89) and was second in the 200 (24.19). The Wofford signee was also second in the state meet in the triple jump (38-07).
Kendall Medders, jr., Halls: Medders got better and better as the season wore on, culminating with a second-place finish (5-6) at the state Large class meet in the high jump.
Niki Narayani, sr., Webb: Lady Spartans veteran pulled off the difficult individual distance triple at the Division II-A state meet as she won the 800 (2:22.27), 1600 (5:13.24) and 3200 (11:10.01).
Anna Richardson, jr., Heritage: Another of the many talented multi-event athletes in the area, Richardson was sixth in the Large class pentathlon (2,997).
Dominique Romain, soph., Hardin Valley: Had a breakout season in the sprints and as a member of the Lady Hawks’ relay teams. Romain was eighth (12.42) in a stacked 100 field at the Large state meet.
Jaycee Schroeder, jr., Jefferson County: Schroeder posted a pair of second-place finished in the weight events at the Large school state meet as she marked at 125-11 in the discus and 44-04 in the shot put.
Jataya Wilson, sr., Alcoa: Won the shot put (40-01.25) and was fourth in the discus (108-03) at the Small school state meet.
Knoxville Catholic’s Callie Tucker competes in the KIL Championships at Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
Second Team
Blake Blakemore, Austin-East
Imani Bryant, Jefferson County
Lindsay Holliday, Webb
Jewel Jennings, Jefferson County
Kai Lanier, Webb
Mollie Longmire, Anderson County
Aislinn McElhaney, Sevier County
Jensen Overbay, Sevier County
Ariya Rice, CAK
Callie Tucker, Catholic
Abbie Zander, Jefferson County