As the track and field season gets underway, the statewide leaders are missing numerous athletes who have been on the list in past seasons. That's because some of those individuals live in the northern part of the state and have not had an outdoor meet so far this spring. In fact, some teams, like the Warner Monarchs, have hardly spent much time outside practicing, let alone compete in an organized meet. "We’ve been running on the streets when we can. We’ve only been out there for about two weeks. Everything has been indoors," said Warner coach Jeff Larson. "Last week we were running on the edge of the street by the school. This week we finally broke ground where we could run on the track. Monday was only on one side of the track and then Tuesday it finally opened up where we could run the whole thing." Not being able to compete outdoors has consequences. It has reduced the amount of opportunities to record qualifying marks for the upcoming Howard Wood Dakota Relays early