LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Solano Elite Track Club's (CA) Ruby Ford showcased her speed and endurance in the 200m, 400m and 800m at the AAU West Coast Junior Olympic Games over the weekend.
The 13-year-old from Suisun City, California, won the 400m and 800m events with a time of 58.33 and 2:24.48, respectively and then followed at the end of the meet with a silver medal in the 200m, just 0.01 seconds separated her from the gold medalist Maya Woolforde.
All in all, the young talent put together two good days of performances.
And Ruby agreed, too:
13yo 200m Girls Results:
Place Name Team Age Finals ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Woolforde, Maya Optimum Speed 13 25.74 2 Ford, Ruby Solano Elite Track C 13 25.75 3 Willliams, Tiffany Unattached 13 27.16 4 Williams, Kaitlyn Unattached 13 27.57 5 Foster, Kaiyah Hilltop Speed 13 27.73 6 Finch, Kandis Peopleschoice 13 27.89 7 Phillips, Kaymin Milwaukee Mustangs T 13 28.14 8 Denny, Jolie Black Lightning 13 28.21
13yo 400m Girls Results:
Place Name Team Age Finals ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ford, Ruby Solano Elite Track C 13 58.33 2 Woolforde, Maya Optimum Speed 13 59.16 3 Muhammad, Mecca Pacific Coast Shockw 13 1:00.47 4 Jules, Mahlia Pacific Coast Shockw 13 1:05.09 5 Yoakum, Vaniya Pacific Coast Shockw 13 1:06.72 6 Rodriguez, Elisa Pacific Coast Shockw 13 1:07.15 7 Nuetzel, Faith CHEETAHS/UTAH TRACK 13 1:07.22 8 Phillips, Kaymin Milwaukee Mustangs T 13 1:08.95
13yo 800m Girls Results:
1 Ford, Ruby Solano Elite Track C 13 2:24.48 2 Zanetto, Sabrina Los Gatos Track Club 13 2:28.97 3 Muhammad, Mecca Pacific Coast Shockw 13 2:29.03
