West Side's Tyeshia Hunter leaves the pack behind as she anchors the 400-meter relay at the Chesterton Regional Tuesday.

Bishop Noll's Shana Cooper and West Side's Antonies Christian battle at the finish line of the 100-meter dash at Tuesday's Chesterton Regional. Christian won with a time of 12.11 to Cooper's 12.12.

Kankakee Valley's Jenna Jungles, center, leads Lake Central's Pariss Bettis, left and Bowman's Annette January in the 100-meter hurdles Tuesday at the Chesterton Regional.

LaPorte's Elena Lancioni edges out Hobart's Celena Guerrero in the 1,600-meter run Tuesday at the Chesterton Regional.

Jake Wasz stands on the long jump board at Wheeler High School, where the sophomore already has broken the school record and won a sectional title in his first month competing in the event.

Wheeler sophomore Jake Wasz practices the long jump Tuesday at the high school. Wasz is already the school record-holder and a sectional champion in the event despite having started doing it l…