Angela Beckett Johnson (left) poses for a picture with Vayla Smith, 17 and Kelly George, field and track coach. Vayla broke the 400m record of 59.6 set by Johnson in 1986 (and which Chelsey Blackwell tied in 2006) during the MSHSAA Class Four State Sectionals, held in Waynesville on Saturday, May 18; Vayla’s time in the event was 58.98. Steve Chapman/timesreporter71@gmail.com
