Laguna Beach youngsters show their mettle on the field

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Ten-year-old Maya Voss eyes the finish line in the division 7, 400 meter run during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Ryder Bianchi wins his division 8 heat in the the boys 100 meter dash during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Troy Foster wins the his division 8 boys 100 meter dash during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Elijah Sullivan throws during the softball throw in the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Adeline Hlava is all smiles despite finishing alone in one of the girls 400 meter run during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Ace Halpern crosses the finish line first in the division 10, 100 meter dash, during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Eventual winner Maya Voss takes off in the co-ed 400 meter run the during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Piper Halpern smiles as she crosses the finish line first in the girls 100 meter dash during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Jackson Rodriquez cruises for the finish line in the 1600 meter run during the Laguna Beach annual youth track and field meet at Laguna Beach High on Friday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

By Bryce Alderton

April 8, 2017 4:25 PM PT

Young athletes took to Laguna Beach High School on Friday for the city’s annual track and field meet.

Middle- and elementary-school-aged children who reside or attend school within the Laguna Beach Unified School District boundaries were eligible to compete in the event, which featured the long jump, high jump and softball throw as well as 50- and 100-meter races.

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The top four finishers in each event qualified for the Orange County Track and Field Meet on May 7 at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa.

bryce.alderton@latimes.com

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