Girls track athlete of the year
Name: Jaide Stepter
School: Canyon del Oro
Year in school: Junior
Sport: Girls track and field
From the archives: Jaide Stepter won three state titles Saturday, but the Canyon del Oro junior was "disappointed."
She aimed to break the state 300-meter hurdles record of 42.67 seconds at Saturday's state championship meet at Mesa Community College.
Instead, she settled for victories in the 100 and 300 hurdles, and in the 200.
"I'm disappointed but not really," Stepter said after easily winning the Division II 300 hurdles in 43.40. She started the day by winning the 100-meter hurdles in 14.62. She ended it with the 200 win in 24.99
"I'm really excited with how I've done today," she added. "It would be great to be a champion three years in a row, so that's my goal for next year." — Daniel Gaona, 2011
