Last Friday, Cocke County senior Mariah Thornton signed with Maryville College to continue her hurdling career after high school.
After signing, she admitted that there was one goal she still wanted to accomplish before wrapping up her CCHS career: to break the school record in the 100-meter hurdle time, which stood at 18 seconds exactly.
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