Suzanne Ford (left) starts the Spartans' run in the 4x800m relay with runners Elyse Christofanelli, from Petersburg PORTA, and Elgin's Ashley Lucas during Friday's preliminary competition at the 36th installment of the IHSA State Track and Field Meet in Charleston on May 16, 2008. SJO finished at 10:20.38, just missing the qualifying cutoff by four seconds for a spot in Saturday's finals. Now, a little more than 12 years later, Ford is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Pope Animal Hospital in Alton, Illinois. (Photo: PhotoNews/Clark Brooks)
