At the end of all three seasons of Capital City’s track and field program’s existence, the Cavaliers and Lady Cavaliers have come home from the Class 5 state track and field championships with a school first.
The first girls individual champion was in the first year of the program, the first boys individual champion came last year. This year, they brought home the school’s first team state trophy.
For the second consecutive year, when the Class 5 boys 800-meter run was done, Keion Grieve was standing atop the podium. The Capital City Cavalier claimed his second state championship in the 800 Friday when he ran a time of 1:53.64 at Adkins Stadium in the Class 5 track and field state championships.
Last year, the Capital City Lady Cavaliers got their first state champion. This year, it was the Cavaliers’ turn. Keion Grieve entered Adkins Stadium for the Class 5 track and field state championships with the fastest time in the 800-meter run this season. He made good on that seeding.
The two-time champion doubled her gold.
Kiara Strayhorn went two-for-two in finals Friday on Day 1 of the Class 5 track and field state championships at Adkins Stadium, making her a four-time state champion with a chance for two more today.