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Charter girls race to second in county championships

Charter School's Rosie Poling gets help in cooling down after her win in the 1600 meter race at the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships. Her sister Maggie, 3, puts a wet cloth on her back and neck, while sister Ellie, 7, ices her feet, while their mom, Patty, looks on. Rosie's feet probably were sizzling after winning the 3200 and then the 1600 meter races. She also was second in the 800, all in about a two-hour span.

Photo by ROGER LALONDE

Charter School's Rosie Poling gets help in cooling down after her win in the 1600 meter race at the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships. Her sister Maggie, 3, puts a wet cloth on her back and neck, while sister Ellie, 7, ices her feet, while their mom, Patty, looks on. Rosie's feet probably were sizzling after winning the 3200 and then the 1600 meter races. She also was second in the 800, all in about a two-hour span.

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  • These three runners finished as they started the 3200 meter run on Saturday in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships. Rosie Poling, center, won the race followed by Gulfview's Lindsay Tomaini and Charter teammate Jen Carter.
  • Charter School's Rosie Poling gets help in cooling down after her win in the 1600 meter race at the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships. Her sister Maggie, 3, puts a wet cloth on her back and neck, while sister Ellie, 7, ices her feet, while their mom, Patty, looks on. Rosie's feet probably were sizzling after winning the 3200 and then the 1600 meter races. She also was second in the 800, all in about a two-hour span.
  • Charter School's Taylor Fetzer takes off after receiving baton from Ashley Schneller in the 4X400 relay race in which the Charter girls came in second.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Tanner Fulcher, Charter School's only boy qualifier, took the early lead before finishing fourth in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships on Saturday.
  • Charter School's Christy Thorstenson has the successful final kick that earns her the victory in the 400 meter run, with teammate Lauren Hanscom, second from right, racing to third in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships on Saturday.
  • Charter School's Jen Carter composes herself for the 3200 meter run in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships on Saturday. Carter raced to third, with teammate Rosie Poling winning the event.
  • Charter's Ashley Schneller takes hand off from Lauren Hanscom in the 4x400 relay at the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships. The team was barely beaten, finishing second in the race.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Charter School's Rosie Poling is about to cross the finish line with her closest opponent but a blur in winning the 3200 meter run at the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships. Charter School came in second overall as a team.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Both runners strain near the finish line as baton hand offs in the 4x400 team relay caused lost seconds which in the end didn't give Charter's Christy Thorstenson enough time to catch the Gulfview runner for first place in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships on Saturday at Golden Gate High School.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Hey wait a minute, competing in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships is supposed to be serious business. Well, not at this moment, as Jen Carter, left and Rosie Poling make loosening up for the 3200 meter run a bit light hearted. They were all business in the race, with Poling winning and Carter third against a very strong field. Although outnumbered, the Charter School team still raced to a second place finish overall.

Heart.
That is the best way to describe the effort of Marco Island Charter Middle School’s eight girls who did battle on Saturday in the Collier County Athletic Conference Middle School Championships.

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