After being hit by the baton, Tucker could be seen collapsing in the infield of the indoor track. The entire I.C. Norcom High School team was disqualified for 'contact interference,’ while ...

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 ...

A Virgina high school track and field star was left with head injuries after she was hit over the back of the head by her opponent last Tuesday.

Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, told NBC affiliate WAVY that the incident in the viral video was an accident. The sprinter who was struck by the baton ...

Kaelen is then seen immediately dropping her baton and clutching her head in ... Alaila, a student at I.C. Norcom High School, said her school has been supportive throughout the ordeal.

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

In an interview published Sunday by Wavy.com, I.C. Norcom High School senior Alaila Everett ... opponent as they rounded the ...

Kaelen is then seen immediately dropping her baton and clutching her head in ... Alaila, a student at I.C. Norcom High School, said her school has been supportive throughout the ordeal.

There, I.C. Norcom High School senior Alaila Everett struck Brookville High School junior Kaelen Tucker with a baton in the head while running beside her. Video footage shows Everett swinging her ...

The teen is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after the incident, which reportedly left the other runner with a concussion.

The Norcom runner wound her right arm back and smacked the baton she was carrying across ... the VSHL - the governing body for Virginia high school sports - said that they don't comment on ...

A misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was issued against a senior runner for I.C. Norcom High School after she hit one of her competitors with her baton during a 4x200 relay race.