Eva Moran - River Valley

The 2025 June Fahey Bank Girls Athlete of the Month is Eva Moran of River Valley for Track & Field!

Congratulations, Eva!

After looking forward to and preparing for the upcoming season, Eva’s season took a drastic change at an indoor meet on February 1 at Ohio Northern. Landing wrong while attempting to vault 12’ she fractured her right foot. She had surgery 4 days later and had 2 screws and a plate inserted into her ankle. The doctor told Eva she would be lucky to vault by the middle of May in time for the MOAC meet. Finally, after getting cleared for practice and several weeks of preparation, Eva was set to complete in her first meet since her injury at the Swankhouse Invitational at Upper Sandusky on April 26. Eva vaulted 11’ finishing 2nd and now had a starting point her season. Being able to clear 11’ in her first meet was a testament to her extreme hard work and dedication during rehabilitation. 

In the meets to follow:

• Eva won her 3rd consecutive Marion County Championship (one of her Marion County meets was canceled due to weather conditions) 
• She won her 4th consecutive MOAC Championship with a vault of 11’
• District Runner up at 11’
• And the next week placed 4th in the Regionals with a vault of 10-8, qualifying her for the fourth consecutive year for the State Track Meet

It was at State Meet, Eva’s hard work paid off in a big way. Saving her best for last, Eva cleared 12’ placing 2nd and earning All-Ohio honors for her third time while in high school. This was the first time she cleared 12’ since her injury and got her back to within an 1/2” of her personal best last season of 12’ ½”. Eva’s strong work ethic, her perseverance, and the desire to prove her doctors wrong, resulted in a season that saw her clear many more barriers than anybody could have dreamed she would have to clear to become the 2025 Division II State Runner-up in the pole vault at 12’.

Honorable Mentions: Leah Price of Marion Harding, Alexis Burton of Ridgedale, Faith Staley of Pleasant, Kadence Gear of Elgin.

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