ALAH’s Romine N-G on all-area second team girls’ track
By Mike Monahan
CHAMPAIGN – Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond’s Bella Romine was on the 12-member second team Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette 21st All-Area Girls’ Track and Field team.
There was no one from the Record-Herald News area on the 12-member first squad.
Romine, a sophomore, had never done the long or triple jump before this season. She earned seventh place in the long jump and 20th in the triple with jumps of 16-1 and a season-best 35-8 respectively. Her best long jump was 17-3 ¾ in the Shelbyville Sectional.
Nineteen of the 133 earning honorable mention were ALAH’s Ruby Burton, Alex Clark, Sophia Johnson, Summer Melton, Leighton Poulos, Embrey Reardon, Grace Romine and Lily Vanda.
Earning honorable mention for the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos were Cassie Block, Madisen Callaway, Aubrey Ferguson, Lauren Hill, Sarah Hill and Maddie Willard.
The athlete of the year was Mahomet-Seymour’s Madalyn Marx, while Danville’s Carl Long was the coach of the year.