The White Cloud boys' track and field team traveled North to Kingsley on Saturday, April 13 to take part in the Rodes Relays. This is a unique type of meet where every event, be it a running or field event, is contested in a relay format. Even traditional individual events, such as field events, the 100 meter dash, the 110 meter hurdles, and the 3200 meter run, are scored by combining the best efforts of the three participants from each school. The Indian boys had an extremely successful day finishing third overall out of eight teams, finishing behind only the host Kingsley and Traverse City St. Francis, both division 3 powerhouses in the sport. White Cloud athletes had a total of 13 personal best efforts on the day, led by senior Noah Robinson, who, in the high jump, broke the school record which he had previously tied last year. Noah cleared 6 feet 7 inches to become the overall winner in the event. He barely scraped 6 feet 9 inches which, if he would have cleared, would have set the 36 year old meet record of a combined height of 17 feet 10 inches. Noah's brother Jaden cleared 5 feet 10 inches, while junior Reece Johnson jumped 5 feet 4 inches, a personal record for himself. Senior Carson Foondle also had a banner day. First, he lowered his 3200 meter personal best time by 31 seconds to win the race in 10 minutes, 6 seconds. Teammates Kaleb Canning and Angelo Hinson both had personal best times, but also. Kaleb lowered his time by 25 seconds and Angelo by 7 seconds. Their combined efforts gave the three the victory in the event. Next, Carson anchored the 4 x 800 team of Coleson Cruzan, Canning, Hinson, and himself to a 2nd place finish. Carson ended his day by running the 1600 meter segment of the distance medley relay. He, Cruzan (1200), David Higgs (400), and Canning (800) combined for a 3rd place finish, giving Carson and Kaleb their third medal on the day. David Higgs, Jayden Robinson, and Noah Robinson also brought home three medals apiece. The Indians took home a total of 32 medals, and helped improve the times and distances that will help them defend their Division 4 team state championship title that they earned two years ago. White Cloud will travel to Central Montcalm Tuesday for their second round of CSAA action before heading to Hesperia Friday, April 19 to participate in the 11 team Small School Invitational.
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