Alaila Everett, a high school senior, said she lost her balance and accidentally hit the other girl when she was pumping her arms.

The Virginia high school track and field runner who hit an opponent in the head with a baton has been charged with ...

A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting a ...

Kaelen Tucker said she she suffered a concussion when struck by Alaila Everett with a baton during the Virginia Class 3 indoor track and field championships.

The runner and her family said a video that shows the on-track incident in which she hits another runner with a baton was an ...

The episode at an indoor relay race in the Virginia state championships has raised the question of whether it was intentional or an accident.

Alaila Everett, the Virginia high schooler who was seen hitting her opponent in the head during a track and field race, has ...

The high school track runner who allegedly whacked her competitor in the head with a baton is now facing criminal charges despite her claims the incident was all just an accident.

One misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was taken out in this matter,” Bethany Harrison, Commonwealth’s Attorney for ...

NEW: 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 ...

Footage of the race shows the I.C. Norcom runner appearing to raise her baton and swing at one of her opponents ...