There's a special bond between most sisters.

And the Olewine girls are no exception.Jill Olewine always looked up to older sibling. And while watching her sister Jess compete in track and field, she decided she also wanted to do the same thing.Not just the sport, but the same events.While Jess has gone on to college, Jill has made her sister proud by continuing the Olewine jumping legacy.This past season, the Northern Lehigh junior captured gold medals in the long and triple jumps at both the Colonial League and District 11 championship meets. She then medaled at states, gaining an eighth place in the long jump.For her performance, Olewine was named the Times News Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year."I was very pleased with my track season," said Olewine, who became the first Northern Lehigh girl to medal at states since 2001. "I was expecting to go to states, and hopefully medal, and I did. It all went back to my first day of practice. I came in ready to go. I was excited about the track season starting. I was excited to see my coaches, and work hard with them. And throughout the track season, I just kept working hard and made the jumps that I needed to make."I probably wouldn't even be jumping if it wasn't for my sister. She was a runner to begin with, but when she hurt her knee, she tried jumping and surprisingly that didn't hurt her knee. She just stuck with it … and now she's in college jumping. I look up to her a lot. I've always wanted to be a great athlete like she was. Seeing her jump made me think it was a cool thing to do. It was something I thought I could excel in because she did it."OIewine excelled all year, starting with a first-place showing at the Zephyr Duals.She added top finishes at the Jim Thorpe and Allen Invitationals, and was a force throughout her team's regular season. She set a personal best in the long jump at leagues with a 17-10, won the triple jump in 35-2, and also made the 100 finals. At districts, she broke the school record in the long jump with a winning distance of 18-2, and set an area best this season in the triple jump with a mark of 36-3."The results speak for themselves," said Northern Lehigh jumping coach Scott Gerould. "Right from the beginning of the season (she was successful). From there she progressed, training-wise and skill-wise, and it showed in the results. She finished with a lot of hardware. It was a remarkable season."As far as a competitor, she's successful but very humble. She'll wear the medals on the stand and for the photos, but after that she puts them away and focuses on the next thing. She doesn't parade them around. She does all the little things you need to do to be successful, and that includes diet, nutrition, sleep. And when others do well, she'll be the first to congratulate them."Olewine comes in contact with plenty of other athletes, as she plays soccer in the fall and basketball in the winter.While being a three-sport athlete limits her time in track, she believes it's a help in the long run."Soccer and basketball definitely get me in shape and get me ready for the season," said Olewine, who eventually wants to attend Misericordia University and play soccer. "If I was just a track athlete, I'd be able to train all year round and I'd be able to go to the gym and lift weights for (track). But soccer and basketball help me in different ways.""We account for other sports in her training," said Gerould. "I think it's great that she's in three sports. Kids need to play a lot of different things. The body will break down if you jump nonstop all year long … the other sports help build stamina, strength and speed which all pays off in the jumps. We'll always encourage kids to play multiple sports."Olewine has received encouragement from many people, especially family and friends. And they'll surely be rooting her on during her senior season when she tries to repeat as district champ and place even higher at states.But leading that cheering section will undoubtedly be her sister."When she was younger, she played soccer, so I played soccer," said Jill about her sister, who was also a state qualifier in track. "We played basketball together for a year (at Northern Lehigh), and then we did track together for a year. She was always there supporting me. She always had my back whenever I had a bad day. She always pushed me to do better, and always motivated me."She definitely has a big impact on my life. She's always there for me, although we hate being compared to each other. … From little on up, we've always had a very good sister-bond. We always fought, but what sisters don't? I love her to death, and I'd do anything for her."