One of the longest-running small school track meets emerged from a chilly, drizzly Saturday, May 3 at Mooseheart.

For the host Red Ramblers, the meet provided a showcase in their 33rd annual Mooseheart Relays, a meet that brought 13 girls teams and 12 boys squads to the Child City campus.

"Everybody, the boys and the girls, look forward to this meet,"

Mooseheart boys track coach Curt Schlinkmann said. "It's one of the biggest meets of the year. They get to run in front of the home crowd and they're quite excited to do it."

Mooseheart's boys team had a pair of first-place finishes. Senior Mike Tovar cleared the long jump with a 19-8 (one-half) jump and reached 39-9 in the triple jump.

Floyd Mays came narrowly second twice. He was just second to Aurora Central's Steven Bohr in the 100 meters and came second again to Bohr in the 200 meters.

"They came out and ran their best and ran with style," Schlinkmann said.

Mooseheart's girls team had a series of strong results as well. The Rambler girls continue to benefit from a turnout of more than 30 girls this spring, a number that represents more than half the girls in the high school.

"This is my third season coaching, and we have twice the number of girls out as we had the past two years," Mooseheart girls track coach Doug Groters said. "It does a couple of things. It creates a little more competitiveness. It also gives us enough depth that, when we have injuries, we have people we can put in and cover for them."

Mooseheart's Ruthfee Kollie set a personal best 12.46 in the 100 meters and finished second to Rockford Christian's Molly Ellis. Groters said the school's 400-meter relay also performed well. The Ramblers ran 53.80 and were third behind Rosary.

As with the boys team, the Mooseheart girls were excited about their chance to run before their home fans. "I don't have any trouble getting people to volunteer to run events in this meet," Groters said.

33rd Annual Mooseheart Small School Relays At Mooseheart Team scores not kept

Boys Results:

Shot put: Fisher, Mendota, 45-3; Leahy, Christian Liberty, 39-1, Kollie, Mooseheart, 38-10. Discus: Fisher, Mendota, 135-3.5; Smith, Plano , 126-2.5; Linquist, Rockford Christian, 123-0.5. Long jump: Tovar, Mooseheart, 19-8.5; Larson, Indian Creek, 18-8.5; Puscus, Aurora Central, 18-6.5. High jump: Kelley, Aurora Central, 5-10; Bohr, Aurora Central, 5-8; Bradford, Mendota, 5-2. Triple jump: Tovar, Mooseheart, 39-9; Larson, Indian Creek, 39-2.5; Bradford, Mendota, 38-10. 110 hurdles: Woods, Mendota, 15.83; Kelley, Aurora Central, 16.02; Perry, St. Francis,1 17.02; 100: Bohr, Aurora Central, 11.17; Mays, Mooseheart, 11.20; Kendor, 11.33. 3200: St. Francis, 8:54.09; Aurora Christian, 8:59.47: Aurora Central, 8:59.96. 400 relay: Coal City , 45.05; Rockford Christian, 45.30; Mendota, 45.52. 800 relay: Rockford Christian, 1:34.31; Coal City , 1:35.09; Mooseheart, 1:36.21. 800: Atwood, IMSA, 2:10.59; Massic, Aurora Christian, 55.78; Barr, Mendota, 2:14.78. 400: Wujek, Mendota, 52.84; Melody, Aurora Christian, 55.78; Ocon, Plano , 55.88. 1600: Justin Rehfeldt, Rockford Christian, 4:37.22; Diamond, St. Francis, 4:45.15; Jeff Rehfeldt, Rockford Christian, 4:46.28. 200: Bohr, Aurora Central, 23.11; Mays, Mooseheart, 23.54; Kendor, Mooseheart, 23.68. 1600 relay: St. Francis, 3:33.22; Rockford Christian, 3:37.02; Mendoita, 3:42.06.

Girls Results:

Shot put: English, Rosary, 37-1; Patterson, Aurora Central, 33-6; Cano, Rosary, 29-4. Discus: Patterson, Aurora Central, 119-2.5; English, Rosary, 108-6; McCauley, Rosary, 77-11. Long jump: Richards, Plano , 15-0.5; Steder, Aurora Central, 14-6; Benson, Coal City , 14-3.5. High jump: Eagle, IMSA, 5-2; Kus, Rosary, 5-0; Garcia, St. Francis, 5-0. Triple jump: Torres, St. Francis, 32-5; Richards, Plano , 31-7.5; Carew, St. Francis, 31-7. 110 hurdles: McKibben, Rockford Christian, 16.05; Bowe, Rosary, 16.58; McLaughlin, St. Francis, 16.92. 100: Ellis, Rockford Christian, 12.88; Kollie, Mooseheart, 12.46; Elliott, Aurora Central, 12.96; 3200 relay: Aurora Central Catholic, 10:28.88; St. Francis, 10:36.88; Aurora Christian, 10:52.44. 400 relay: Rosary, 52.45; Plano , 53.55; Mooseheart, 53.80. 800: Morgan, Aurora Christian, 2:29.34; Petty, Coal City , 2:36.21; Diamond, St. Francis, 2:41.47; 800 relay: Rosary: 1:53.59; Plano, 1:56.22; St. Francis, 1:56.52. 800 medley relay: Rockford Christian, 1:57.06; Aurora Central, 1:58.47; Aurora Christian, 2:00.40. 400: Eagle, IMSA, 1:05.44; Garibay, Plano, 1:05.81; Becker, Rosary, 1:07.84; 1600: Schuette, Aurora Christian, 5:34.56; Cintron, Aurora Central, 5:39.00; Lucas, St. Edward, 5:51.06. 200: Halliday, Coal City , 29.78; Peterson, St. Francis, 29.83; Deufel, Rosary, 30.24. 1600 relay: Rockford Christian, 4:18.62; St. Francis, 4:30.03; Aurora Christian, 4:33.83.