The high school runner runner who underwent a concussion after being struck from behind with a stick seems to be back on the track this weekend.
Kaelen Tucker’s father told TMZ Sports that his daughter had been authorized to compete in the Nationals Adidas Track this weekend in Virginia Beach; She should currently participate in three events.
Alaila Everett, senior IC Norcom High School, gave the Brookville junior a concussion and a possible skull fracture when she beat her head with the stick during an event earlier this month.
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A stick is returned to a 4×100 meter relay race. (Macabe Brown / Courier & Press / USA Today Network)
Everett says that the attack occurred because it lost its balance and its stick “stuck” behind the back of its opponent. Everett and all his team were disqualified.
“After a few times to hit her, my stick remained stuck behind her back like that, and he rolled his back. I lost my balance when I pumped my arms again. She was struck,” said Everett in an interview undeled. “I know my intentions and I will never hit someone on purpose.”
Everett held a gathering of supporters a few days after the attack, shortly after being served with a battery of offense and accusation of attack.
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Everett gave a speech in tears, where she thanked her supporters by sobbing.
“Thank you all for arguing me,” said Everett to the supporters, as we can see in local images Virginia News Station Wavy. “There is no one else who did not want to hear my story, with the exception of people who know me and people who know that I would never do anything like it, I would never hurt anyone. I am not a fighter, I am not even conflicting, I would not even do that on purpose, and I thank you for believing you in me.”
According to Milestat, Tucker participates in the Dash 60 meters from the girls, 200 meters and the 4×200 meter relay, the same race where she suffered the injury.
A stick held by Kiersten Duncan de LSU in the starting blocks of the female sprint relay in the 87th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at the Mike A. Myers stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
Everett is not in competition. In fact, a single student in her school, Dontae Riddick, will participate in the 60 -meter dashboard of the boys.
