Coming one place away from a state championship twice in one day stuck with Maize South’s Teagan Hayes.

She was given a glimpse of what the ultimate prize looked like – finishing second in Class 5A in the 100- and 200-meter dash last spring – and Hayes became determined to find out what that feeling was like.

So the senior did not wait until the weeks leading up to the team’s debut Thursday at the Northwest Invitational to begin her quest. This one has been months in the making.

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