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Confidence a big part of athletes' makeup

  • Delta College 800-meter sprinter Cicelya Beard, front, and Delta pole vaulter Michael Fancey are No. 1 seeds in their event entering the CCCAA NorCal Regional Track and Field Finals today at Chabot College. CLIFFORD OTO/THE RECORD

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    STOCKTON — Cicelya Beard and Michael Fancey are confident athletes.
    Both have inner strength from different sources. Beard has been spurred on by her faith and the memory of her late grandfather, Jesse Beard. Fancey is out to prove he can compete with the best in the state after an illness his senior year of high school temporarily de-railed him.