Alaila Everett might be in high school, but she is public enemy number one.
Brookville High School sprinter Kaelen Tucker from Virginia suffered a concussion and a potential skull fracture after she was hit in the back of the head with a baton during a competition last week.
She was the second leg runner for the 4×200 meter relay at Liberty University in Virginia, and although she started off well, her race ended early following a disturbing moment.
It appeared that she was struck intentionally by a fellow competitor, Alaila Everett from I.C. Norcom High School after Tucker passed her on the track’s bend.
An audible gasp from the crowd was heard as the injured Tucker fell to the ground.
Thousands of people criticized Everett and called for her to be banned from the sport.
However, speaking to WAVYTV10, the senior sprinter told her side of the story and insisted it was not intentional.
Everett said there is more to the video clip than meets the eye.
“Everybody has feelings, so you’re physically hurt, but you’re not thinking of my mental,” Everett said.
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“It’s like they are going off of one angle,” Everett continued.
She and Kaelen Tucker nearly collided while rounding a curve on the track.
“After a couple times of hitting her, my baton got stuck behind her back like this, and it rolled up her back. I lost my balance when I pumped my arms again. She got hit,” Everett claimed.
Alaila Everett made it clear that the incident was accidental.
What Happens To Alaila Everett From Here?
Alaila Everett, a track star and senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, struck an opponent in the head with her baton.
Junior Kaelen Tucker was racing the second leg of the 4×200 relay finals with her Brookville teammates.
As Tucker passed the racer on the inside from I.C. Norcom High School, Tucker was smacked in the back of the head.
Judges disqualified the Norcom team for what is known as “contact interference.”
What happens to Everett and her career after this incident remains to be seen.
