Joe Mankovecky of the Watterson High School boys track and field team was so anxious about the competition in the Division II state meet that he had trouble falling asleep the night before competing in the high jump.
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Arionna Darling of the Whetstone High School girls track and field team experienced a range of emotions on June 8.
MORESophomore Cheyanne Carter wasn't exactly sure how long it had been since the Eastmoor Academy girls track and field team last won a state championship, but she knew it had been awhile.
MOREWatterson High School senior Joe Mankovecky couldn't attend his graduation ceremony June 1 because he was busy competing for the boys track and field team in the Division II regional meet at Welcome Stadium in Dayton.
MOREArionna Darling became the first state qualifier for the Whetstone High School girls track and field team since Kyra Berry in 2001 by placing fourth in the shot put in the Division I regional meet with a throw of 40 feet, 2 inches.
MOREBefore the postseason began, the Eastmoor Academy girls track and field team mapped out a strategy it believed might put it in position to battle for the Division II state title.
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