Nora Stroud and Ahkee Lyons achieved the ultimate in high school track this past weekend.
Stroud, a senior from Nash Central High School, and Lyons, a senior from North Edgecombe High School, won state championships during the NCHSAA Track and Field Championships at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro.
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