Emilio ran in lane one in his heat and wiped out on the first hurdle because of "nerves," he said. He popped back up but had no momentum and had to hop over the 2nd hurdle. Somehow, after that, he climbed his way back through the field to finish second and, according to his coach, he almost caught the guy who was in first.
His next event was the 400.
Unfortunately, he drew the outside lane.
He finished with a strong kick and passed several competitors to win second place in his heat by a nose.
Next up: the long jump.
Afterwards, Emilio reported that this was his favorite event. He felt least nervous about it.
He thought they might have measured him short on his first jump, but he also criticized himself for landing with one foot behind the other.
The last event of the day was the 4x400 relay. 
Emilio ran the first leg and, unfortunately, drew the outside lane again.
Emilio finished with a strong kick again and passed two competitors on the straightaway before handing the baton to Carl.
By the end of Carl's leg, we were in second, and Case held our position there before handing the baton to Xander.
Xander ran a blistering anchor leg.
Coming into the last straightaway, Xander and the Snyder anchor were running stride for stride.
Victory!
This team earned their medal. It was a great way to end the day.
