Ford's 4 wins helps Bruins win CMAC girls championship

Columbia Rock Bridge girls repeated as champion of the Central Missouri Activities Conference track and field meet on Saturday, April 22 in Jefferson City.

The Bruins finished with 172 1/2 points, while the host Helias Catholic was second with 133 1/2 points in the seven-team meet.

Rock Bridge won two of the four relays and Carolyn Ford brought home four first-place medals.

She senior was part of the 4x800-meter relay with Claire Richardson, Morgan Sexten and Mae Walker that won in 10:03.77.

Ford, Sunday Crane, Grace Parsons and Lauren Miller won the 4x400-meter relay in 4:07.82 - capping a win in the last race with the first race.

Ford won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs in 2:24.95 and 5:19.34, respectively.

Richardson won the 3,200-meter run (11:4.390) and Crane added a win in the triple jump (10.48 meters). Junior Tamyra Nevills added a win in the shot put for the Bruins. 

Mikah Edwards played a part in all three wins for the Crusaders of Helias.

The Pittsburg State signee won the 200- and 400-meter dashes (25.85 and 58.27) and was part of the winning 4x200-meter relay in 1:45.75. Schyler Phillips, Isabelle Struemph and Kenadi Harrison joined her

Columbia Hickman had four first-place finishes - three by sophomore Athena Peterson. She won the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and took first in the long jump with a distance of 5.37 meters. Addison Throckmorton won the javelin with a throw of 43.24 meters.


Tyrica Sterrett won the 100-meter dash (12.87) and was on the 4x100-meter relay team with Kloey Strayhorn, Darlene Cris-Kargbo and Layla Hess - winning in 50.49 seconds.

Michelyn Appiah won the discus for the Cavaliers with a throw of 37.54 meters.

Columbia Battle accounted for the final two first-place finishes. Anna Ferguson won the pole vault and Jordyn Butler took first in the high jump.