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WWP North’s Allison Lee amazed with a US #4 10:07 in the 3200m, while Wilberforce’s Stella Blanchard dropped a US #10 2:08 in the 800m. Also taking home medals were WWP North’s Agrim Jha in the 1600m, WWP South’s Julius Kinsler in the 400m, Hopewell Valley’s Finnegan Curley in the 3200m, and Hightstown’s Chloe Lewis in the long jump.
Julius Kinsler (WWP South) is silver in 400m, Tessa Hughes (Peddie) takes 4th in a fast 55mH, Hightstown 4×400m breaks 49-year-old school record, Allison Lee (WWP North) and Agrim Jha (WWP North) crush 1600m splits in the DMR, and much more.
Hopewell Valley’s Curley surges to the Group 2 title with a huge PR, and several others put themselves in great position for a wild card entry to the Meet of Champions.
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Rich Fischer from the Community News interviews Izzy Meth (Lawrence) and coach Tim Collins about Meth’s record-breaking junior season, her long battle back from injuries, the mental and physical growth that fueled her comeback, and how she got her passion for running.
Allison Lee (WWP North), Izzy Meth (Lawrence), and Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley) all get paragraphs and photos in NJ.com’s article highlighting 15 girls to watch in Group 3 this season. Corey Annan highlights Lee as “one of the fastest cross country runners to ever come through Mercer County,” calls Meth “one of the top returning runners in the CVC,” and explains how Young “showcased her starpower” during the postseason following an injury-shortened season.
Lawrence’s Samya Jenkins, along her coaches Tim Collins and Kelsey Holt, talk about her growth in the sport and her journey to becoming an all-county sprinter.
Christopher Young (Notre Dame, Sr.) and his coach Jain Ja Williams talk about his journey in the sport — he was primarily a skier before Coach Williams saw some hurdling potential in him. Young says that he’s been able to improve so much by watching people who were ahead of him and copying them.
Samya Jenkins (Lawrence, So.) talks about believing that she could win the 100m/200m double after winning the sprint double at CVCs indoors. He credited her success to inspiring coaches who believe in her, hard work, being motivated by other athletes in Mercer County.
Angel Johnson (Ewing) sets the 100mH state lead, while Arianna Crusoe Gaye (Nottingham), Samya Jenkins (Lawrence), and Leah Daniels (Ewing) rise to NJ #2, #3, and #4 in a fast 100m. On the boys side, Dasan Jones (Ewing) goes NJ #2 in the 100m and joins his teammates for the 4×100m win in an NJ #3 time.