Correlieu's field was percolating with young athletes last Thursday as energetic youth ran, whether on the track or for the pure joy of it.
Some 420 students came from 13 schools, riding a herd of buses and taking over the field with their portable shelters and boundless energy.
"It was a great day for the elementary track meet," Correlieu track and field team coach, Pat Marsh said.
Marsh’s team, with help from the Q.J.S. track and field team, officiated the event, keeping track of times and keeping athletes on the starting line.
The senior Red Bluff team proved to be the strongest on aggregate, taking first overall with 134.5 points.
Lakeview took second in the aggregate, just falling behind Red Bluff by three and a half points. Dragon Lake finished in third with 115.5 points.
A first in the sr. girls and sr. boys aggregate pushed the Red Bluff team to that first overall.
Dragon Lake took second in the jr. girls aggregate, followed by Bouchie Lake in third.
For the sr. boys, Lakeview took second and Carson elementary came in third.
For the jr. boys it was a different story, with Carson Elementary taking over first. Baker Elementary took second in the category and Lakeview finished in third.
In the jr. girls aggregate, Lakeview took first, followed by Dragon Lake in second and Red Bluff in third.
Red Buff also dominated the relays, with their girls and boys teams both taking first.
The Lakeview boys team finished in second and Carson Elementary’s boys finished in third.
Dragon Lake took the second position in the girls category, followed by Lakeview’s girls in third.