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St. Pius X High School junior Mary Katherine Bickes, far right, approaches the finish line of the girls 100-meter hurdles with a three-hurdle lead over the field. St. Pius hosted the April 1 track meet that also included Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, Atlanta, Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, and The Paideia School, Atlanta. (Photos by Michael Alexander)

St. Pius X sophomore Nikita Kirillov fails on his pole vault attempt at 15 feet, but his 14 1/2 foot vault was good enough to take first place. Our Lady of Mercy’s Jonathan Shupenus and St. Pius’ Nick Miller tied for second at 11 1/2 feet.

St. Pius X High School sophomore Shelby Ashe finished first in the girls shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 2.75 inches. Her teammate senior Megan Fannon finished second with a throw of 30 feet, 4 inches. They also finished first and second, respectively, in the girls discus throw.

Our Lady of Mercy High School senior Jewelian Griffith, right, hands the baton to sophomore Tynese St. Cyr for the final 100 meters of the girls 4x100-meter relay. The Mercy team finished first with a time of 51.62 seconds.