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High School Track Athlete Strikes Opponent With Baton, Incident Under Investigation
- A Virginia high school sprinter, Kaelen Tucker, sustained a concussion and possible skull fracture when an opponent struck her with a relay baton during a race on March 7, 2025.
- Video footage revealed that an opponent from IC Norcom High School hit Tucker in the back of the head during the race.
- Tucker's family reported that the Virginia High School League has opened an investigation into the incident, but no discipline has been announced for those involved.
- Tucker's mother, Tamarrow, emphasized the lack of accountability, stating that they had not received any apology from the opposing runner or coach after the incident.
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Last week, during Virginia’s indoor track and field state championships, Alaila Everett, a relay runner from Portsmouth, reportedly gave her competitor, Kaelen Tucker of Lynchburg, a concussion when she hit her in the back of the head with a baton mid-race. The blow was enough for Tucker to fall off the track and out of the race entirely.Everett, in a tearful interview with WSET-TV, claimed the incident was an accident. “I can admit from the vid…
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Virginia high school athlete Alaila Everett told "Good Morning America" Tuesday that she never meant to strike her fellow competitor with a baton.
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