Elijah Douglas of Crete-Monee is a step ahead of Daylen Hubbard of Bloom Twp in the second heat of the 110-meter hurdles at Wednesday's Southland Athletic Conference track meet. Hubbard won t…

Bloom Township's Anthony Paden, right, makes his move past the pack in the second of two heats in the 200 meters during the Southland Athletic Conference meet Wednesday.

South Central hurdler Carter Brown runs the hallways of his school with teammates Wednesday during an indoor practice.

South Central's Carter Brown ranks fourth locally in the 110-meter high hurdles (15.65).

The tale of Carter Brown's hurdling success is one of rags to riches.

(Last week's rankings in parentheses)