Aubrey Cleves (12) celebrates senior night next to her parents. “My favorite part about track is the frienships I have made and being part of a team that makes a sport so fun,” Cleves (12) said.

Track team celebrates seniors at first meet on new track

Alecia Cogsville, Andrea Suarez Espinosa, and Natalie Hinegardner • 61 Views

April 24, 2026

The girls and boys varsity track teams participated in the Campbell County Track & Field Championships on Wednesday, April 22. This meet was also Highlands senior night, where the seniors for the girls and boys’ teams were both recognized.

These seniors included Aubrey Cleves, Amilia Frommeyer, Ben Gallagher, Jacob Gubser, Mason Haffey, Livvy Holder, Sydney Houlihan, Mia Perron, Graham Strange, Spencer Villarreal, Wiley Willis, Liza Zengel, and Wyatt Zepf.

On top of the Highlands seniors who were recognized, the Bellevue track seniors were also recognized.

The track team competes again on Saturday, April 25, at Notre Dame for the Notre Dame Distance Night.

Event Results:

Boys 100 Meter Dash: 1st place: Graham Strange (12)

Boys 200 Meter Dash: 1st place: Graham Strange, 2nd place: Quentin Tomlin (10)

Boys 800 Meter Run: 3rd place: Elias Spaw (11)

Boys 1600 Meter Run: 3rd place: Ben Gallagher (12)

Boys 3200 Meter Run: 3rd place: Sullivan Schoettker (9)

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: 2nd place: Orion Scully (11)

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay: 1st place: Highlands

Boys 4×200 Meter Relay: 3rd place: Highlands

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay: 2nd place: Highlands

Boys 4×800 Meter Relay: 1st place: Highlands

Boys Discus: 2nd place: Andrew Swope (11)

Boys Shot Put: 1st place: Andrew Swope (11)

Girls 1600 Meter Run: 1st place: Isla Meyn (10), 3rd place: Sydney Houlihan (12)

Girls 3200 Meter Run: 3rd place: Georgia Zengel (10)

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay: 2nd place: Highlands

Girls 4×200 Meter Relay: 1st place: Highlands

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay: 3rd place: Highlands

Girls 4×800 Meter Relay: 1st place: Highlands

About the Contributors

Alecia Cogsville, Photo Assistant

Alecia Cogsville is a sophomore at Highlands. This is her second year doing a journalism class and her first year in publications and mass media. Alecia is a photo assistant and is so excited for this year. Outside of school, she participates in theater and is elated to start this theater season. Alecia is so excited to publish in the Hilltopper this year.

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Photo Assistant

Andrea Suarez Espinosa is a sophomore at Highlands High School. She is on the Track and Field team and enjoys spending most of her time with family and friends. Andrea spends a lot of time investing in her relationship with God through her Christian community and is involved in Highlands Navigators. She has been in publications for 2 years and keeps going for her interest in photography. She would aspire to keep taking photography more seriously in the coming years at Highlands.

Natalie Hinegardner, Staff

Hinegardner is a senior at Highlands High School and has been enrolled in Fort Thomas Independent Schools since kindergarten at Ruth Moyer Elementary. She has been in the publication department for 4 years. She enjoys writing stories even though she struggles with finding the right words sometimes. She is very opinionated about something she is passionate about when she is comfortable with the people around her. Natalie is a hard worker when it comes to school and sports. She is very proud of her sports and always wants to succeed in them. Her goal is to reach the next level and play soccer in college. She loves her family and friends so much. Although school and sports take up a lot of time, she always tries to find time to hang out with the people she loves most.

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