No track. Four and a half hurdles. Varying practice locations. It's not always easy for track-less Purdue Poly. Why athletes still love it.

Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles in a track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon — and seconds away from the finish line, she tripped.

Niwot’s Reese Kasper won three state championship gold medals in her spring season, including a sweep of the Class 4A hurdles races. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer) ...

Roland-Story's Jayden Strum was not interested in hurdles when he first started track and field. Now he is one of the best hurdlers in Class 2A.

The FVA dominates in the hurdles, plus other takeaways from the WIAA state track and field championships.

Arianna DiPietro runs to victory in the 55-meter hurdles at the MVC Championship this winter. DiPietro made a major splash in her first season running hurdles.

Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles in a track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon — and seconds away from the finish line, she tripped.

Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles in a track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon — and seconds away from the finish line, she tripped.

Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles in a track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon — and seconds away from the finish line, she tripped.

Brooklyn Anderson was running hurdles in a track and field championship in Eugene, Oregon — and seconds away from the finish line, she tripped.