Katherine Vorpe, 10, and Ali Garcia, 10, warm up before their events. Coach Hank Ray stresses with his athletes to keep many layers on before their races, no matter how warm they may feel.

Rachel Haupt, 10, laces up her spikes before her first race, the 100 meter hurdles, in which she placed seventh.

Miles Menyhert, 9, and Ray Berling, 10, warm up around the track. Menyhert and Berling both competed in the 3200 meter relay and the 1600 meter run. Menyhert placed second in the mile while Berling placed third.

Martin Gonzalez, 10, jogs to warm up alongside Adam Lucken, 11. Both competed in the first event, the 3200 meter relay, in which they placed second. The two also ran in the 800 meter race, while Lucken competed in the 400 meter dash as well.

Jon Hedrick, 10, jogs along the track in preparation for his event, the 1600 meter relay- the last race of the meet. SHS placed fourth in the relay.

Angela Ruffin, 9, rocks back on her feet in preparation for her first attempt in the high jump competition.

Angela Ruffin, 9, finished fourth with a jump of four feet, eight inches.

Angela Ruffin, 9, arches her back to clear the bar in the high jump- a technique essential to the event.

Lisa Ruffin, 11, rounds the corner in her first attempt at the high jump bar. High jumpers have to be effective with their steps since they are allotted only a small area to work with.

Lisa Ruffin, 11, finished sixth with a jump of four feet, six inches. Ruffin and her sister, Angela, 9, are considered a duo when it comes to high jump.

Nathan Byrd, 12, propels himself upward in the long jump. Most would think that long jump only involves length, but coaches teach athletes to focus on jumping up. Jumpers’ speeds coming down the runway will take them further when they are higher in the air.

Nathan Byrd, 11, reaches forward in the long jump. He finished tenth with his longest jump of 19 feet, two inches.

John Vuotto, 12, sprints toward the long jump pit. He was named the Runner of the Year at the end of the meet, after placing second in the 400 meter relay, first in the 110 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles, and third in the long jump.

John Vuotto, 12, launches himself into the air in the long jump. He finished third with a jump of 21 feet, six and one quarter inches.

Molly Gearin, 11, sprints down the runway toward the bar set at seven feet in the pole vault.

Bending the pole with effort, Molly Gearin, 11, attempts to clear the bar in pole vault. She has been a varsity starter in pole vault since her sophomore year.

With the bar at seven feet, Molly Gearin, 11, clears and moves onto the next height of seven feet, six inches.

Molly Gearin, 11, throws back her pole as she clears the bar in pole vault. Gearin tied for seventh with a highest jump of seven feet, six inches.

Todd Lewis, 12, winds up for the discus throw. He is the leading thrower for SHS.

Tinashe Bere, 12, focuses as he winds up in the discus throw. He has been a Varsity thrower for three years.

Tinashe Bere, 12, finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 141 feet, five inches.

Todd Lewis, 12, finished second in the discus throw with a throw of 160 feet, one inch.

Tinashe Bere, 12, competes in the shot put. He finished fourth with a throw of 45 feet.

Victoria Swart, 11, sprints down the runway in pole vault. She has been a Varsity pole vaulter since her freshman year.

Victoria Swart, 11, swings her feet and hips upward in an attempt to clear the bar in pole vault.

Victoria Swart, 11, bends her pole as she attempts to clear the bar in pole vault. Swart finished second with a final height of ten feet, six inches.

Angela Ruffin, 9, competes in the long jump. She finished eighth with a jump of 14 feet, four and one quarter inches.

Alexis Tillman, 9, propels herself forward in the long jump. She finished thirteenth with a jump of 13 feet, seven inches.

Adam Ioas, 11, stretches before competing in the high jump.

Adam Ioas, 11, launches himself upward in the high jump. Ioas tied for eighth with a jump of five feet, eight inches.

Grace Mather, 10, warms up in the girls shot put. She placed twelfth with a throw of 27 feet, ten inches.

Exploding out of the blocks, Ronnie Williams, 12, goes head to head against some of the top runners in the conference in the 100 meter dash.

Ronnie Williams, 12, fights for the lead with a runner from Colerain in the 100 meter dash. Williams placed second in the race.

Jeremiah Hunter, 10, waits for the gunshot to start the 100 meter dash. Hunter also competed in the 400 meter relay team and the 200 meter dash.

Jeremiah Hunter, 10, sprints toward the finish line in the 100 meter dash, in which he placed fifth. The boys team placed second overall, while the girls team finished third.