"Elle's relay race" shows Naperville North senior Elle Metz running her leg of the 3,200-meter relay in the IHSA Class AA girls track and field prelims on Friday in Charleston.

Metz, Erica Schertz, Michelle Stratton and Jamie Schertz finished fourth in their heat and qualified for the finals at 9:27 flat.

UPDATE: The Huskies finished ninth on Saturday in 9:27.15 just ahead of 10th-place Neuqua Valley. Dana Wehan, Megan Taylor, Megan Hynes and Sara Hartley crossed in 9:31.44.