When the gun sounds, Joanna Almeida pushes off the starting blocks like a bolt of lightning. 

Her start sets the tone for Soroco’s 4×100 meter relay race, and this weekend it was fast enough to set a new school record. 

Almeida completes the 100-meter curve on the track, handing off to Ellie Carolus, who attacks the straight at full speed. Next up is Avery Camilletti, who takes the baton from Carolus and completes the track’s second curve. 

Alayna Edwards receives the baton for the final straight and it’s go time. Edwards enters an all-out sprint for the race’s final 100 meters, catching runners ahead and leaving those behind in the dust. 

At the Colorado High School Activities Association Track and Field State Championship over the weekend, the Soroco girls managed a time of 51.55 seconds in prelims to advance to finals. 

In finals, the team ran so fast its shoes began to smoke on the track, taking down the previous Soroco High School record by less than a second with a time of 50.98 seconds. The time was quick enough to solidify the girls as the fourth fastest 4×100 meter relay team in Class 2A, cementing their place in Rams history.