Weather forces more delays at TSSAA track state championships
Field events in Class AAA resume at TSSAA track state championships after rain delay
Field events in Class AAA resume at TSSAA track state championships after rain delayWynton Jackson, Knoxville News SentinelThu, May 21, 2026·1 min read
All field events are either warming up or back in official competition, including boys high jump and pole vault, girls long jump and boys unified shot put. The last day of the state championships features schools from Class AAA classifications at Tennessee's Tom Black Track.
Greenville competes in the 4x800 meter relate during the TSSAA Spring Fling track and field championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)From left, Gibb’s Rebekah Spierdowis, Signal Mountain’s Marlee Burkley, and Memphis East’s Leah Gregory compete in the 100 meter hurdles in the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Tyner Academy’s Adajah Nixon competes in the 110 meter hurdles in the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Tyner Academy’s Breshanti Hinton competes in the 110 meter hurdles in the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Memphis East’s Leah Gregory competes in the 110 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Gibbs’ Rebekah Spierdowis competes in the 100 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Union City’s Adrian Crawford, center, along with Pearl Cohn’s Stephen Saulter and Happy Valley’s James Cable compete in the 100 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Gibbs’ Waylon Spierdowis and Alcoa’s Josiah Tucker compete in 110 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Pearl Cohn’s Chyna Harris-Rucker and Chyna Harris-Rucker compete in the 100 meter dash at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Martin Luther King’s Aaliyah Varnado and Station Camp’s Kyree Maxey compete in the 100 meter dash at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)Austin-East competes in the 4x200 meter relay at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)1 / 13
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Greenville competes in the 4x800 meter relate during the TSSAA Spring Fling track and field championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
From left, Gibb’s Rebekah Spierdowis, Signal Mountain’s Marlee Burkley, and Memphis East’s Leah Gregory compete in the 100 meter hurdles in the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Tyner Academy’s Adajah Nixon competes in the 110 meter hurdles in the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Tyner Academy’s Breshanti Hinton competes in the 110 meter hurdles in the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Memphis East’s Leah Gregory competes in the 110 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Gibbs’ Rebekah Spierdowis competes in the 100 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Union City’s Adrian Crawford, center, along with Pearl Cohn’s Stephen Saulter and Happy Valley’s James Cable compete in the 100 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Gibbs’ Waylon Spierdowis and Alcoa’s Josiah Tucker compete in 110 meter hurdles at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Pearl Cohn’s Chyna Harris-Rucker and Chyna Harris-Rucker compete in the 100 meter dash at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Martin Luther King’s Aaliyah Varnado and Station Camp’s Kyree Maxey compete in the 100 meter dash at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
Our best photos from 2026 TSSAA track and field state championships in Knoxville
Austin-East competes in the 4x200 meter relay at the TSSAA Spring Fling track and championships at Tom Black Track on May 19, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)
The field events went on a brief delay after heavy rains poured into the Knoxville area. The weather forced significant delays in both pole vault events, which were scheduled for the morning. The running events are still on pace to begin at 4 p.m. ET with the mixed 4x400-meter relay.
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This is the second day of weather delays at the TSSAA track championships. Lightning pushed back the events in Division II on May 20. Other spring sport championships across the state have also dealt with severe weather delays.