A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a race.

The high school runner at the center of a controversy that has made national headlines has been charged with assault and battery after an incident at a Virginia high school track meet. Brookville High School junior Kaelen Tucker was hit by the baton of fellow competitor Alaila Everett,

Virginia high school athlete Alaila Everett told "Good Morning America" Tuesday that she never meant to strike her fellow competitor with a baton.