Standing several feet away from the finish line late Saturday afternoon, Zawadi Brown attempted to find a spot to catch her breath.
It was a fitting moment for the star track/lacrosse athlete who had a breathtaking performance at the IHSA Class 3A state track and meet at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.
"In the last 50 meters, I didn't how close everybody was to me. I just tried to speed up and try. I felt I slowed down in the last two or three meters because I put my arms up and celebrated." Belle, a freshman, showed why she was put in the relay. Her strong split in the second leg sparked the Wildcats.
Huntley's first-place team trophy included a wide variety of points. The 400 relay -- Dominique Johnson, Victoria Evtimov, K'Leigh Saenz and Alexandria Johnson -- posted a second-place time of 47.97. Alexandria Johnson, an Arizona State recruit, set the bar high for her younger sister by capturing her third straight long jump state title . Overall, the elder Johnson capped her historic career with nine state medals.
Glenbard North senior Grace Schager earned two medals in her final state meet, capturing first-place in a memorable 3,200 run in a time of 10:15.81. She added a sixth-place medal in the 1,600 . Glenbard West freshman Mackenzie Gilbert snared an eighth-place medal in the 800 in a time of 2:17.65. In 2A, Benet junior Louisa Diamond earned her highest career placing with a third-place medal in the 3,200 and notched a sixth-place finish in the 1,600 .
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