When it became apparent that Karlie Wood would be transferring to Independent to join her brother for her sophomore year, track and field coach Eric Swenson paid close attention to her at the state meet.

He filmed all of her races and watched as Wood collected a medal in the 300-meter hurdles in the Class 5A race for Andover Central.

After the transfer was complete, Swenson and Wood have worked closely to fine-tune her technique in the hurdle races. The first thing that Swenson challenged her on was her aggression when attacking the hurdles.

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