Some high-profile athletes were lost to graduation, but the White River High track program still trots out an impressive lineup of runners, throwers and jumpers.

Coach Jerry Scheidt can lament the loss of distances aces like Marcus Dickson and Lauryn Wate, but there remains a lot of depth in the 90 or so Hornets who turned out this spring.

The Hornet boys were a power a season ago, placing second at the Class 2A state meet. A handful of state-caliber performers return, including Devin Liebel, who finished second in the 110-meter hurdles, third in the 300 hurdles and ran a leg on the second-place 1,600-meter relay team. He will be doing the same events and periodically running sprints and short relays this year.

Other noteworthy returnees are Austin May, a state participant in the 400 meters and 1,600 relay; Nick Wells, who went to state in the 100 meters; and Scott Anderson, who qualified for state in both the shot put and javelin. Anderson is rehabilitating from knee surgery and is expected to start slowly, then peak later in the season.

In the distance and middle-distance runs, there are familiar faces in Chris Fisher, Wes Fueston and Brandon Scheer. Fisher has the fourth-fastest time in the 1,600 meters in school history.

The Hornet girls are headed by a trio of state veterans.

Jade Crawford went to state in the 100 hurdles and is expected to score in the high jump, relays and 300-meter hurdles. Cassidy Kunst was a state participant in the 800 meters and on the Hornet 400-meter relay team and will compete in the jumps and short sprints. Johnna Coughlin, who went in the 800 meters and 400 relay, also will be in the jumps, short sprints and possibly the javelin.