High school junior Kaelen Tucker was running in the Class 3 State Finals for Brookville High School when she was hit by a baton and fell off the track.

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Video shows Brookville High School student Kaelen Tucker running just ahead of I.C. Norcom student Alaila Everett in the Class 3 Track and Field State Finals, when Everett hits Tucker with the baton.

A Virginia high school sprinter, Kaelen Tucker, suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture when hit by a relay baton during a race. The incident led to her team's disqualification. Tucker was diagnosed after falling to the ground,