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Carsten tops five-foot mark

Ce’rra Carsten clears the high jump bar at five feet, one inch at the 2013 state 2A track meet in Lakewood. It was the first time in her four-year career in track to break the five-foot mark. The jump earned her a sixth-place finish. Starting this fall, Carsten will compete for Colorado Mesa University, but not in track. Carsten, who comes from a ranching family, has joined the school’s rodeo team and will compete in barrel racing and goat tying. “They’ve had a team since about 1964,” said Carsten, an all-state volleyball player who got into competitive rodeo last summer. “But no one’s really known about it.”

The fourth annual Paonia Summer Duals wrestling camp will be held June 8-9 at Paonia High School.

Wrestlers from seventh grade up will compete in 18 weight classes, including four extra weights for younger wrestlers.

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Photo by Tamie Meck Morgan Rieder of Paonia competes at the 2013 state wrestling tournament.Morgan Rieder grew up in a wrestling family. The youngest of four boys, his three older brothers, Fredrick, Alex and Grayson all wrestled for Paonia.

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