Female High School Track Runner Gets Assaulted By Another Runner With A Baton, Smashing Her Skull

Posted • March 10, 2025: A high school track runner gets attacked with a baton in the middle of a relay at the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships. Kaelen Tucker was on the second leg of the 4x200m relay at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, when she got smacked in the head. Tucker suffered a concussion and a potential skull fracture. "When we got to the curve she kept bumping me in my arm and when we got off the curve I finally passed her and that was when she hit me with the baton," Tucker said. The girl's mother said neither the runner nor the coach apologized for the incident. It's unclear if Trucker will file charges.