Beneke State Champ! Van Vranken top 10 at TSSAA-D1-AAA State Track and Field Meet

May 28, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Ally Beneke has done it again! The Tennessee Tech signee and DCHS Graduate took home 1st place for the second year in a row in the women’s high jump. She cleared a new personal record of 5 feet 8 inches on her final attempt jump at the TSSAA D1-AAA Track and Field State Meet held on May 25th at the Dean A. Hayes Stadium at MTSU.

Junior, Ella Van Vranken placed in the top 10 with a 9th place finish in the 800-meter run. This was Van Vranken’s third trip to the State meet as she competed there her freshman and sophomore years as well.

Congratulations to these two athletes for representing DeKalb County through Warren County track co-op.

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