The Lady Knights’ collaboration of Katie-Lyn Gross, Kensley Phillips, Zoie Shuler and Delaney Brooms (from left) broke the 4x400, indoor-track school record Jan. 11 at Swain County, clocking in with a time of 4:34.98. The previous mark was 4:45.20, set by Ashlyn Waldroup, current coach Kaitlyn Carringer, Meghan Myler and Shawnda Martin during the 2015-16 season. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com
I’ve often called the 4x400 relay the “most exciting five minutes in sports.”
Maybe it is because after three-plus hours, the competition draws a track meet to a close.
Maybe it is because it comes after the single-longest track event of the day: the 2-mile run.
