At first glance, Khloe Kastner appeared to be sporting a new tattoo on each of her legs last school year.

Upon further inspection, it was revealed the markings weren’t of the permanent nature, but their meaning still had an eternal importance.

As the Cashion High School sophomore continued her already stellar track and field career with four gold medals at the Class 2A state meet, Kastner had a message for all who laid eyes on her.

“As Christians, we are called to share the gospel,” said Kastner, “I wanted to be bolder in my faith.”

Part of that boldness was having “Psalm 46:5” written on her right leg.

“I have people coming up to me all the time asking what that verse is,” Kastner said.

She’s happy to inform them: “God is within her; she will not fail.”

“That is something I tell myself before every race,” she said.

Kastner also had a cross drawn on her left leg.

Before the state meet, she added “TYFTB” and “4HG.”

The latter stands for “for his glory.”

“I want to please God in everything I do and glorify Him along the way,” Kastner said.

The other initials stand for “Thank you for the biscuit.”

“Basically, I’m thanking the Lord for the win in advance, whether that’s a gold medal or a lesson I learned.”

While she may be learning some lessons, Kastner continued her impressive “run” of gold medals last weekend in the final competition ahead of her junior year at Cashion.

Kastner competed in six events at the 2026 Coaches Coalition National Championships in Austin, Texas.

She came home with four golds and two silvers and notched a total of 56 points, which was far more than any other athlete in the 17-18 year-old division.

She won the 200 meter dash, 60 meter dash, long jump and the triple jump.

Kastner was the runner- up in both the high jump and the 100 meter dash.

Two of those events are “old hat” for Kastner.

She is now the two-time defending state champ in the long jump, having won the event as both a freshman and sophomore.

In fact, Kastner has seven gold medals and one silver on her state championship resume.

She’s been a part of back-to-back 400 and 800 meter relay title teams.

Her lone silver at state came as a freshman in the 200.

She avenged that loss in last spring’s state meet to earn the state championship in the event.

The 60 meter dash isn’t an OSSAA event, but Kastner has run it at other meets.

Her finals time was 7.73 seconds, but she set a PR with a 7.61 in the prelims.

And Kastner hasn’t competed in the high jump since her freshman year.

Her jump of 5 feet set a new PR and Kastner also set a personal mark in the 100 when she crossed the finish in 12.16 in the prelims.

But the triple jump was something new to Kastner.

“At the last minute, me and my coach, Shane McCabe, decided that we wanted to do the triple jump and high jump,” Kastner said.

McCabe, also of Cashion, is the father of Madelyn McCabe, who played a huge role in Cashion’s 2018 team state championship before going on to compete for multiple schools at the Division I level.

Kastner said she only got to practice the events a couple of times before nationals.

While she had some expectations for the high jump, there were none for the triple jump.

“I just wanted to give it all I had and not look silly,” she said.

Kastner soared a total of 33 feet to win the event.

For her accomplishments in garnering the most individual points, Kastner was presented a $2,000 scholarship.

It was a solid finish to Kastner’s summer, which saw her practice with Mc-Cabe three to four times a week while also squeezing in softball and cheerleading and work.

For now, Kastner said she’ll put more of her focus on softball and cheer.

Cashion’s cheerleading squad has won the last three state championships as well.

“I am officially done with my 2026 track season,” she said. “I am taking off until November, then I get back to practicing for indoor track.

“I will do a little bit of training to keep my stamina up, but nothing too crazy.”

The indoor track season will run right into the beginning of Kastner’s junior year of track and field for the Wildcats where she’ll attempt to add to her already established legacy.

Beyond high school, Kastner would like to see a career continue.

“I would LOVE to pursue track in college and at the next level,” she said, before adding, “if that’s God’s plan, of course.”

In the meantime, she said she’ll try to give college coaches as much data as possible.

“As of right now, I’m not 100 percent sure of what colleges think my events will be,” she said. “So right now, I’m trying all the events I can so I have lots of options for the next level.”