Lexington Christian Academy’s girls for the last few years have been in the mix for a team title at the Class A Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Track and Field Outdoor State Championships , but lagged the competition every time.
The Eagles’ day finally arrived and with authority. Their 127 points more than doubled runner-up Bishop Brossart, and nearly outpaced the total points accrued by the next three teams combined , Thursday at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex.
LCA won five events — the 4-by-100 and 4-by-200-meter relays, 100-meter dash, 1,600-meter run and 300-meter hurdles — and loaded up with top-eight placements, all of which award points. Example: sophomore Mahari Crump, who scored the program’s first-ever win in the 100 sprint, was followed soon after by team