Track and field: Rancho Verde is tops in girls’ 4x100

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Rancho Verde, ranked fifth in the state, turned in the fastest time, 46.57 seconds, in the girls’ 400-meter relay at the Southern Section-Toyota Division I preliminaries at Trabuco Hills. RV has an incredibly young group -- freshman Ashley Marshall, junior Brittany Bozeman, sophomore Alycia Herring and sophomore Asiah Gooden.

RV has a season-best of 46.66, and was the only team to go below 47 seconds Saturday. Fourth-ranked Long Beach Poly, which has run 46.27 this season, clocked the second-fastest time, 47.17.

The best race in the heats was Rancho Cucamonga coming from behind in the last leg to nip San Gorgonio, 47.70 to 47.71. They qualified fourth and fifth, respectively, for next Saturday’s division finals.

-- Martin Henderson