One of the area's top hurdlers and jumpers, Lewis was the 100 hurdles runner-up at the Class 2A meet. She raced to a returning area-best 14.54 at the sectional meet. She won the 2A long jump (18 feet, 10.75 inches)

A Northwestern recruit, Nicholson was the runner-up in the Class 4 state cross country meet. She finished sixth at last year's Class 5 state track meet in the 1,600 (5:01) and 3,200 (11:02).

The defending Class 5 3,200-meter champion and the Class 4 state cross country champion, West is among the most dominant distance athletes in the state. West, who is headed to Baylor, was the runner-up to Eureka star Hannah Long in

Finished third at the Class 4 state meet in the 100- and 200-meter races. Johnson powered out best times in the preliminary races of 12.08 seconds in the 100 and 24.43 in the 200. She has the second-fastest returning 200

Troy Buchanan High School senior Katie Ladlie is fighting in federal court for the right to race — and score points — in track and field sprint events.