Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield each had multiple athletes compete at the 2016 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield each had multiple athletes compete at the 2016 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield each had multiple athletes compete at the 2016 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield each had multiple athletes compete at the 2016 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield each had multiple athletes compete at the 2016 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Hillsboro, McClain and Fairfield each had multiple athletes compete at the 2016 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

A surprised Austin Goolsby of Hillsboro High School couldn’t believe the heights he soared, or better yet, vaulted to on Friday morning in the Division II State Pole Vault event inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

A surprised Austin Goolsby of Hillsboro High School couldn’t believe the heights he soared, or better yet, vaulted to on Friday morning in the Division II State Pole Vault event inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

A surprised Austin Goolsby of Hillsboro High School couldn’t believe the heights he soared, or better yet, vaulted to on Friday morning in the Division II State Pole Vault event inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

A surprised Austin Goolsby of Hillsboro High School couldn’t believe the heights he soared, or better yet, vaulted to on Friday morning in the Division II State Pole Vault event inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

A surprised Austin Goolsby of Hillsboro High School couldn’t believe the heights he soared, or better yet, vaulted to on Friday morning in the Division II State Pole Vault event inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

A surprised Austin Goolsby of Hillsboro High School couldn’t believe the heights he soared, or better yet, vaulted to on Friday morning in the Division II State Pole Vault event inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

There is a new face of the Hillsboro Indians football program, and for newly named head coach Jack O’Rourke, he’s looking to rebuild the football program from the ground up, as he’s excited and ready to bring his enthusiasm to the football team.

It has taken a lot of hard work over the years for Hillsboro senior Mackenzie Conlon, whether it be racing in his outdoor competitions, the indoor races in the winter or even working on his own at the Hillsboro track by jumping hurdles when snow has landed on the ground. For the HHS senior, all of that hard work has paid off in a big way this upcoming weekend.

Attention to detail is important in many sports, but in the sport of pole vaulting, it differs for the fact the athlete not only has to have a perfect sprint to get their steps in order, but they are in fact vaulting themselves in the air with just a single pole and their skill set to get them over a single bar.