Bang.
The sound of the starting gun goes off followed by the pounding of powerful strides propelling athletes toward the finish line intertwined with the raucous crowd cheering them on from the stands.
Track and field season is in full swing.
Multiple records were broken at the Yeoman Fieldhouse last weekend in categories like the weight throw, 200m dash and 400m dash.
On the field side, senior thrower Taylor Scaife continued her outstanding final Cougar campaign, breaking her own school record for the third time in as many weeks Friday.
Scaife, the reigning AAC Female Field Athlete of the Week, marked 74-3.