Joined by Kristi and Chris Campbell, along with track coaches from Heritage High School and Dalton State, Lady Generals' senior Kylie Campbell signed on to compete in track for the Lady Roadrunners in a recent ceremony at the school.
Joined by Kristi and Chris Campbell, along with track coaches from Heritage High School and Dalton State, Lady Generals' senior Kylie Campbell signed on to compete in track for the Lady Roadrunners in a recent ceremony at the school.
The Dalton State Lady Roadrunners track team has signed some versatile and outstanding athletes in the past few years, many of them local, and that recruiting haul continued with the recent signing of Heritage High standout Kylie Campbell.
Campbell, who made the Catoosa-Walker Dream Team for flag football in the Lady Generals' inaugural season last fall, will give Dalton State an athlete capable of scoring points in several different events.
"It feels really great," Campbell said about signing. "I've been attached to track ever since middle school. It's just a great opportunity and I'm really grateful for it.
"(Dalton State) is close to my family and I'm really family-oriented. It's not a long drive and I just think I'll be at home there."
Campbell was a true five-tool player for the Navy-and-Red, who captured the Region 7-AAA girls' team championship last month.
She competed in the triple jump, the 400, the 4x200 and the 4x400 all season long for the Lady Generals. She won the region title in the 400 (1:04.05), was fifth in the triple jump and helped Heritage to a third-place finish in the 4x400 as the team qualified for the state sectionals.
"She's very, very versatile and she brings a great attitude," HHS coach Kenny Nave explained. "Her desire is just undescribable. When she sets her mind to something, she's going to get it done."
And there is no better example of that than what Campbell did over the final month of the season.
On the team's annual Senior Night meet, each senior athlete gets to choose a new event in which to compete, so Campbell gave the high jump a try.
A month later, at the 7-AAA Championships, she cleared 5-feet to win the region title.
"She picked the high jump and became my No. 1 in that event that night," Nave recalled. "That really describes what she's capable of right there.
"I think she'll continue with the 400 (in college), but I think she'll also continue with the high jump. She's got the right make-up for it, she's strong and I think she'll just get better."
Campbell also added that she was "grateful" to be starting out on a new team with some faces she was familiar with, including a couple of her former competitors from Southeast Whitfield and Sonoraville, and that she planned to be a good teammate.
"I'm very competitive, but I'm a very kind person and I love meeting new people and making new friends," she said.
Campbell plans to major in psychology.
Dalton State recently finished fifth at the Southern States Athletic Conference Championships.
Scott Herpst is sports editor for the Walker County Messenger in LaFayette, Ga., and Catoosa County News in Ringgold, Ga.
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