Tellico Plains Senior, State Champion Passes In Car Accident

TSSAA State Championship
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Darrah Wiseman after winning the Class A 1600m last spring. She would go on to win the 800m for the 3rd time in a row shortly after this interview which can be viewed below.

Darrah Wiseman

It is with great sadness we must share the passing of Tellico Plains Senior Darrah Wiseman who died tragically in a car accident last night. Another student from Tellico Plains was in the vehicle and remains in the ICU. Darrah was the daughter of Chris and Melissa Wiseman and sister of Malerie Wiseman. As of right now, no funeral arrangements will be scheduled for the foreseeable future. For now please keep both families and the Tellico Plains community in your thoughts and prayers. We will update this article with how to support as soon as they are available.

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Six Time State Champion

On October 29th, Darrah Wiseman placed 11th in the Division I Class AA/A Region 3 Meet claiming her spot on the line in Hendersonville for the 4th time in her cross country career but the course is not where Darrah gained her notoriety. Wiseman excelled at the shorter distance running events winning two state championships each spring. The hyperlinks below will navigate to videos of each of these races that have been set to be viewed without a premium account:

Darrah had recently committed to continue her running career at Tennessee Tech University. 

Knoxville Youth Athletics, who she would run for in the winter and summer, has arranged for wristbands to be distributed at the TSSAA State Cross Country Meet in her memory that can be picked up at the MileSplit tent. 

Again, we will update this article as more information is provided. 

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