Randall FreemanRunner of the Year
Randall Freeman
The Ooltewah senior qualified for four events at the Class AAA state meet and finished fourth in the grueling decathlon, which included winning the discus and shot put disciplines. He also competed in the shot put, triple jump and discus events at the state meet and for the regular season had the area’s top shot distance by more than a foot and was tops among area triple jumpers as well. He ranked second in the area in the discus and was among the area’s top five 400-meter runners.
Freeman has signed a football scholarship with Carson-Newman.
“He didn’t have the state meet he wanted, but he still dominated area competition,” Ooltewah coach Angela Warren said. “He’s just such a versatile athlete. This was his second year to even try the decathlon, and he made it to the state without even competing in the pole vault portion. He’s very coachable. Whatever you ask him to do, he’ll do it. And he’s usually really good at whatever we ask him to do. I tell him he’s like a freak of nature as an athlete.”
Larry CottonCoach of the Year
Larry Cotton