The race starts off with a literal bang.Sophomore Henry Hernandez, prepares for his handoff in the varsity boys 4x400m relay. (Keira Douglass)Sophomore Lexie Gordon, explodes with a strong start out of the blocks. “I get my feet up, like, my heels up really high so whenever we go into set, I’m always leaning forward so I can do a quick block start,” Gordon says. (Keira Douglass)Senior Lizzy Hansen (left) receives the baton from sophomore Lucille McDaniel (right) to run the third leg of the varsity girls 4×400 meter relay. (Keira Douglass)Sophomore Valencia Da Conceicao competes in the JV girls 300 meter hurdles, her second event of the day. (Lexie Gordon )Freshman Payton Osenbaugh sets her blocks to run the 200m dash. Osenbaugh holds the season best time for the 200m dash over all JV and varsity girls. (Keira Douglass)Coach Jackson holds the teams lucky relay baton “Louis Baton.” (Keira Douglass)