Pair of Lady Colonels reach Class 5A shot put state finals

Two Cass track and field athletes reached the finals of the Class 5A shot put competition at the 2015 Girls Track and Field State Championships.

Hayley Gildersleeve placed fourth with a distance of 38 feet, 9.5 inches. Lady Colonels’ teammate Chapelle Clemons placed fifteenth at 33 feet and 7 inches.

Timberly Molden of Stephenson High School won the event at 43 feet, 1.5 inches. Megan Douglas of Union Grove was second at 41 feet 8.25 inches and Brianna Sims of Winder-Barrow was third at 39 feet, 9.25 inches.

The 2015 Girls Track and Field State Championships conclude Saturday at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany.