Track Mercer 5/7/25 Track Mercer 5/7/25

Extent Of Blair Bartlett's Talent Revealed In Breakout Performance At Penn Relays

Lawrenceville’s Blair Bartlett and her coach Derrhyl Duncan talk with DyeStat about Bartlett’s journey from being a tennis player to becoming one of the best distance runners in the nation.

Track Mercer 4/29/25 Track Mercer 4/29/25

Week That Was: London Shined, Diamond League Kicks Off, Penn Relays Excites, High School Phenoms

In a weekly article that typically focuses on pros and some collegians, Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) gets a paragraph and even a photo after her record-breaking win in the 3000m at the Penn Relays.

Track Mercer 4/26/25 Track Mercer 4/26/25

Lawrenceville girls best school record, win Philadelphia Area 4x400 at 2025 Penn Relays

Lawrenceville’s 4×400m girls — Rhianna Scott, Yasmin Willie, Jael Gaines, and Sofia Swindell — talk about their experience setting a school record twice in one day at the Penn Relays, including to win the Philadelphia Area 4×400m. Coach Derrhyl Duncan also praises his girls and talks about their new mindset this year after coming up a little short two years ago.

Track Mercer 4/25/25 Track Mercer 4/25/25

N.J. prep school star smokes 40-year meet record in epic Penn Relays girls 3,000 upset

Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) talks to the media after winning the 3000m at the Penn Relays. She talks about what she learned from running in this race last year and her interactions with prior recordholder Cathey Schiro-O’Brien after the race. Coach Derrhyl Duncan talks credits Bartlett with working really hard and having a “killer instinct.”

Track Mercer 1/30/25 Track Mercer 1/30/25

Indoor track superlatives: The best athletes during the regular season

Three local athletes made NJ.com’s list of regular season superlatives for girls. Each category featured one winner and five honorable mentions. Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) was an honorable mention in two categories, top track athlete and best breakthrough. Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton) was an honorable mention for best breakthrough, and Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville) received honorable mention for best multi-event athlete.

Track Mercer 1/30/25 Track Mercer 1/30/25

Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 30: New No. 1 emerges ahead of sectionals

Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 30 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#15 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#17 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#23 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#32 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#37 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#42 Allison Lee (WW-P North, Jr., Distance)
#44 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)

Track Mercer 1/27/25 Track Mercer 1/27/25

State-leading championship performances headline this week’s indoor track standouts

NJ.com highlights Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) as one of five girl standout athletes this past week. Bartlett “has been making it a habit of setting new PRs this season,” the latest being her 2:48.81 1000m at the Dr. Sander Scorcher.

Track Mercer 1/23/25 Track Mercer 1/23/25

Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 23: Top athletes holding true at the top

Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 23 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#11 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#12 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#18 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#26 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#28 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#34 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#48 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)

Track Mercer 1/16/25 Track Mercer 1/16/25

Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 23: Top athletes holding true at the top (Copy)

Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 16 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#6 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#12 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#16 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#28 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#31 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#36 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#43 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#46 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)

Track Mercer 1/9/25 Track Mercer 1/9/25

Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 9: Newcomers headline the group

Here are the Mercer County girls in the third edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#7 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#12 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#14 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#23 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#31 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#35 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#42 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
#50 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, So., DIstance)

Track Mercer 1/2/25 Track Mercer 1/2/25

Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 2: Was there an early shakeup at the top?

Here are the Mercer County girls in NJ.com’s second rankings of the season:
#6 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#13 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#26 Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr., Distance)
#28 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#33 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#46 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#47 Jael Gaines (Lawrenceville, Jr., Sprints)
#48 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, So., DIstance)

Track Mercer 12/28/24 Track Mercer 12/28/24

Sianni Wynn Destroys Legendary 21-Year-Old Indoor 200 Record

Sianni Wynn (Pennsauken) ran a 23.79 at the SJTCA #7 meet to break the 200m state record, which was previously held by Lawrenceville’s Sofia Swindell. This article also talks about Trenton legend Wendy Vereen, who ran a national record of 23.87 in 1984 and went on to win multiple global medals. NOTE: According to MileSplit, Vereen’s record time was in the 220y, which still converts to a faster 200m than Wynn’s time.

Track Mercer 12/24/24 Track Mercer 12/24/24

12/15-12/21 – Performers of the Week

Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) is the girl’s distance runner of the week after her 9:32.29 3000m to win the JAMBAR Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational.

Track Mercer 12/19/24 Track Mercer 12/19/24

Girls indoor track Fab 50, Dec. 19: Who stood out in the first rankings?

NJ.com’s first rankings of the indoor season include several girls from Mercer County:
#7 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#8 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#16 Allison Lee (WW-P North, Jr., Distance)
#26 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr., Pole Vault)
#28 Lexie Koch (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints)
#29 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#31 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#35 Elsie Rey De-Castro (Hopewell Valley, So., Distance)
#49 Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr., Distance)

Track Mercer 12/14/24 Track Mercer 12/14/24

Paige Sheppard Smashes 1600m State Record In Season Opener

MileSplit NJ highlights the amazing run by Union Catholic’s Paige Sheppard, who broke the New Jersey 1600m record with a 4:44.77 on the newly resurfaced indoor track at the Lawrenceville School. It also talks about Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) who got 2nd with an incredible 4:51.81, which is US #2 right now.

Track Mercer 12/11/24 Track Mercer 12/11/24

Girls indoor track preview, 2024-25: Runners to watch for the upcoming season

NJ.com’s list of girl runners to watch this winter includes Tessa Hughes (Peddie), Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville), Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville), and Allison Lee (WW-P North).

Track Mercer 12/3/24 Track Mercer 12/3/24

116. Derrhyl Duncan Jr., Director of Track & Field at The Lawrenceville School

In this podcast from Talking in Ovals, Coach Duncan (Lawrenceville) talks about his running career, how he became a coach, Lawrenceville’s new indoor track, and what it’s like to coach at a prep school like Lawrenceville.