Spring 
Natalie Sommerville and Elizabeth Heinbach are going to the state meet for the third year in a row and both broke Indian Hill school records on their way. Jackson Kirk will join them at state for his first appearance.The high level of competition at the regional meet was just what Natalie Sommerville needed to help her break Kelly Blanchard's 17 year old 300m hurdles record, while taking 2nd with a time of 46.62. Natalie's record breaking performance came after she took 7th in the 100m hurdles and 11th in the 4x200m relay running with Ali Yeager, Kasey Schumacher and Sarah Rosenblum. Natalie then teamed with Ali Yeager, Kasey Schumacher and Katie Hallahan for 10th in the 4x400m relay.
For the 4th meet in a row, Elizabeth Heinbach has broken or lowered an Indian Hill school record. In a strategic move, Elizabeth opted out of the 1600m run to concentrate on the 3200m. The decision proved to be a good one. Not only did Elizabeth win the 3200m, she did it in 11:09.19 and knocked almost 2 seconds off her previous record time. Elizabeth's winning time was the 2nd fastest recorded this year for Division II girls in Ohio.
Jackson Kirk qualified for the state meet in two events by winning the 1600m run and taking 4th in the 800m run. Jackson also teamed with Thomas Ernst, Mason McClay and Austin Hughes to finish 9th in the 4x800m relay.
Three other Lady Braves competed at the regional meet. Sarah Rosenblum missed qualifying for the 200m dash final by a heartbreaking 0.01 seconds ending up 9th overall. Ali Yeager finished 15th in the 400m dash and Jade Lac came in 14th in the shot put.
Commenting on the team's performance at regional's, Coach Savage said "It was an awesome day!"
The 2012/2013 school year will be
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's 29th season of coaching track and field, including the last 23 at Indian Hill, where she is also a chemistry teacher. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from West Virginia University, where she attended on an athletic scholarship and was a 4-year letter winner in track and field. Coach Savage also earned a Masters in Educational Administration from Xavier University. She and her husband, Dr. Russell E. Savage, have been married for 25 years, and have two children, Megan and Jake. Coach Savage has three assistant coaches:
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has been with her all 23 years;
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for 14 years; and
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for 4 years.
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heads the Middle School program. His assistant is
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