East Nashville Magnet’s Jada Curbeam Wins TSSAA Pentathlon

Jada Curbeam runs the 800 meters

Murfeesboro, TN – East Nashville Magnet’s Jada Curbeam knew what she had to do, and she did it. Curbeam trailed Maplewood’s T’Kesha Hagans by 34 points going into the TSSAA Class A-AA pentathlon’s final event, the 800 meter run.

Curbeam knew she had to better Hagans by about 5 seconds in the 800 to retake the lead for good in what had been a back and forth battle between the two Metro Nashville Public School athletes. Curbeam didn’t necessarily have to win the race, but she had to beat Hagans by a pretty good margin to get enough points. The two runners went out fairly slowly, most likely worn out from the day’s other events (100 meter hurdles, shot put, high jump, and long jump) and were even after the first of  two laps. Curbeam began to open up a lead on the second lap and went on to better Hagens by just over 12 seconds , and she had wrapped up the state title finishing with 3055 points. Hagans finished in third place with 2953 points.

Clarksville Northeast’s Brittany Kelly won the Class AAA pentathlon with 3475 points and Baylor School’s Selena Popp (3100 Points) won the DII pentathlon by just one point over Evangelical Christian School’s Kate Jamison (3099).

The boys decathlon got started today as well with 5 events taking place (100 meter dash, triple jump, pole vault, discus and 400 meter run).

CPA’s Chris Charles (3000) leads Lipscomb Academy’s Jackson Powers(2902) in Class A-AA. Hume Fogg’s Ben Brunson is currently 4th with 2462 points just two points out of 3rd place.

Centennial’s Chaz Hawkins(3394) leads Ravenwood’s Zach Gilroy (2964) in Class AAA. Independence High’s Austin Billings is currently in 4th, only 30 points out of 3rd place.

BGA’s Anthony Dunavant (3153) is in 2nd place in the DII division, trailing MUS’s William Harrison (3529) after day one’s competition.

The decathlon concludes tomorrow with athletes taking part in the 110 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and finishing with the grueling 1500 meter run.

Lipscomb Introduces New Basketball Coach Casey Alexander

New Lipscomb University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Casey Alexander

Nashville, TN – Sunday afternoon Casey Alexander, former head men’s basketball coach at Stetson University and former longtime associate head coach at Belmont University, was introduced at a reception on campus of Lipscomb as the new head coach for Lipscomb University. On hand were Alexander’s family, current and former Lipscomb players, Lipscomb’s President,  Dr.  Randy Lowry, other Lipscomb administration, and Alexander’s former boss at Belmont University, basketball coach Rick Byrd.  Alexander thanked his family, the Lipscomb administration and acknowledged Belmont Coach Byrd as well saying ‘No one had a bigger part of making me the man I am today than Coach Byrd.” Lipscomb Athletic director Philip Hutcheson spoke well of Alexander saying he was a “man of character.”

Sounds Swarm Bees 11-0

Hunter Morris

From Nashville Sounds

SALT LAKE CITY, UT  – Hunter Morris belted a pair of home runs, Caleb Gindl went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, and Zach Kroenke turned in his best start of the year to lead the Nashville Sounds to an 11-0 victory over the Salt Lake Bees on Saturday evening at Spring Mobile Ballpark.

Qualifier Lists for TSSAA State Track Meet Posted

Nashville Christian School’s Phillip Booker

Here are the links to the start lists for next week’s TSSAA state track meet in Murfreesboro-

Girls A-AA Pentathlon

Girls AAA Pentathlon

Girls DII Pentathlon

Records Fall at DII Region Track Meet, Ensworth’s Corn Elder DQ’d

D’Montre Wade

Nashville, TN May 17, 2012.

The Brentwood Academy boys and girls track teams both set records at the DII Middle Tennessee Regional Track Meet this evening at MBA, and Ensworth’s Corn Elder was was disqualified from the 100 meter day and his team was DQ’d in the 4×100 and 4×200 relays. 

Vanderbilt Betters Belmont 6-1, Ties School Record for Victories

Tony Kemp Turns Two

From Vanderbilt Athletics

Nashville, TN. – No. 1 Vanderbilt scored two runs in the first and cruised by crosstown rival Belmont 6-1 on Tuesday night at Hawkins Field.

Sounds Lose 8-4 to River Cats

Francisco Rodriguez

From Nashville Sounds

Nashville, TN.  –

The Sacramento River Cats took their third straight game from the Nashville Sounds, prevailing 8-4 on Monday evening at Greer Stadium.
 
River Cats starter Bruce Billings (3-2) turned in a quality start to post the victory, striking out eight batters while allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits over six innings of action.