A small but sturdy contingent of Blue Streaks battled the blustery cold trek down to Westerville Saturday to compete in the Division III All-Ohio Championships at Otterbein University.

A small but sturdy contingent of Blue Streaks battled the blustery cold trek down to Westerville Saturday to compete in the Division III All-Ohio Championships at Otterbein University.

When Ellie Fernandez Hess '06 first came to John Carroll as a freshman in 2001, she had no intentions of running track or cross country. She ran to stay in shape, but she never saw running as something she wanted to do competitively.

When Ellie Fernandez Hess '06 first came to John Carroll as a freshman in 2001, she had no intentions of running track or cross country. She ran to stay in shape, but she never saw running as something she wanted to do competitively.

When Ellie Fernandez Hess '06 first came to John Carroll as a freshman in 2001, she had no intentions of running track or cross country. She ran to stay in shape, but she never saw running as something she wanted to do competitively.

A pair of relays wins lead the John Carroll women's indoor track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Joe Bank Invitational in Ada, Ohio on Saturday.

A pair of relays wins lead the John Carroll women's indoor track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Joe Bank Invitational in Ada, Ohio on Saturday.

A pair of relays wins lead the John Carroll women's indoor track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Joe Bank Invitational in Ada, Ohio on Saturday.

John Carroll coaches were scrambling across the state of Ohio Friday and Saturday, guiding athletes to strong finishes in three different locations.

John Carroll coaches were scrambling across the state of Ohio Friday and Saturday, guiding athletes to strong finishes in three different locations.