Alton's Jalisa Casey poses with family and AHS head girls' track and field coach Terry Mitchell, far right, during a ceremony at AHS on Tuesday to celebrate her signing to run track at Greenville College next season.
On Tuesday at Alton High School senior Jalisa Casey signed her letter of intent to be a member of the women's track and field squad at Division III Greenville College.
A small ceremony was performed at AHS with friends, family, teammates and coaches to celebrate Casey's signing.
The senior has been a key contributor on the relay teams for the Redbirds this spring. She regularly runs on the 4x1 and 4x2 for Alton, which finished fifth as a team at the Southwestern Conference Meet in Granite City on Wednesday.
Casey and the Redbirds now prepare for the Class 3A Sectional on May 15 in O'Fallon. The state meet is on the docket for May 21-23 at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.
