The story follows students at a New England prep school as they organize and train for track-and-field competition, tracing selection trials, team practices, interpersonal rivalries, pranks, and campus social life. Episodes range from initiation into school traditions and a midnight escapade with consequences to debates over eligibility, friendship tensions, and individual struggles in training. Detailed athletic scenes and dormitory moments mix with humor and ethical choices, culminating in a decisive dual meet that tests skill, loyalty, and school spirit, and highlights perseverance and sportsmanship among the young athletes.