Surrounded by family, friends, and coaches, including her mother Miunna Criner and sister, Keiunna Torrence, Hope High School girls’ track stand-out Ajah Criner, center, recently signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Central Arkansas on a track scholarship. Criner qualified this year to compete in the state track meet in the 100 and 200 meter dash. She was a qualifier in the Junior Olympics regionals in 2015, and she is nationally ranked in the 100 and 200 meter events and the 4x100 meter relay. – Ken McLemore/Hope Public Schools