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CV girls roll at Mooberry Relays; NC boys foursome honored

Appropriately, a team that bases its success on depth, won going away Saturday at the 52nd annual Mooberry Relays at Rogers High School.

The Central Valley girls, behind wins in the distance medley, the 4x800 relay and the 1,600 relay, piled up 120 points, winning by 31 points over runner-up Mead.

Gabrielle Ford, Kearan Nelson, Anna Fomin and Briegan Bester combined to win the distance medley relay in a time of 12 minutes, 21.33 seconds – a half second off the meet record and the 13th best time all-time in the state.

Nelson and Ford teamed with Erica Pecha and Brielle Crump in the 4x800 (9:54.19).

In the last event of the meet, Bester and Fomin combined with Hannah Reiman and Katie Hawkins to take the 1,600 relay (4:04.43).

After a successful freshman season in track last year, the 5-foot-9 Ford gave up volleyball for cross country last fall. Now she’s sold out to running.

“I had a lot of friends in cross country and it seemed like a lot of fun,” Ford said.

CV coach Geoff Arte is thankful Ford made the transition. And count him grateful that he has a team seemingly built for a meet like Mooberry.

“I’m pleased with how we competed,” Arte said. “It really shows off our depth. Our kids really like this meet because it breaks up the monotony of duals and it comes just at the right time of the season.”

Hawkins won the 100 (12.89), Madison Hovren prevailed in the 300 hurdles (47.39) and Reiman won the triple jump (35-4 1/2).

Siniva Areta of Ferris was named the meet’s outstanding female athlete. Areta won the hammer (133-1), discus (125-2) and shot put (35-2 1/4).

The male outstanding athlete honor went to not one but four athletes – the foursome that made up North Central’s distance medley relay.

Justin Janke, Andrew Vandine, Isaac Wicks and Tanner Anderson combined for a time of 10:05.83, breaking a 26-year old meet record (10:13.90). The Indians’ time ranks second in the nation.

Wicks covered the 400, Vandine the 800 and Janke 1,200 meters. Janke’s 3:05 is the second best for 1,200 at NC.

In a tight 100, Wicks (10.98) held off Khalil Winfrey of Rogers (11.01).

Olympia won the boys title with 68 points, nine ahead of University.