BELLEVUE — For most of her athletic career, Lincoln Journal Star Girls Athlete of the Year Chloe Akin-Otiko viewed her sprinter speed as a tool for getting breakaway layups in transition, and her jumping ability as a way to snare

A look at the best from the Capital City.

A look at the best from the Capital City.

The state's top times and marks for boys high school track season following the last weekend's state meet.

The state's top times and marks for the girls high school track season following last weekend's state meet.

Photo finishes were hardly rare at this year's Nebraska state high school track and field championships. Here are some the highlights from Saturday's finals at Burke Stadium in Omaha.

Both York's Erin Lee and Bellevue West's Chloe Akin-Otiko closed their high school track careers with multiple titles at the state meet over the weekend.

Chloe Akin-Otiko and Erin Lee finished their high school track careers Saturday in the same place they started them — on top at the state meet.

OMAHA — After Simon Wiedel won the Class C long jump at the state track meet Saturday morning, his mother told him that he needed to smile a little bit. Enjoy it.

OMAHA — Any time a track coach gets to come out on the field at Burke Stadium to present an athlete with an all-class gold medal, it s a great feeling, because you never know when, or if, your next one