Eight individual girls and two relay teams won sectional titles, with WWP North taking the team championship in Central Group 3.
Forty-one individual boys and ten relays teams earned medals, including several sectional champions.
Notre Dame’s sprinters rack up the wins, the sophomore boys distance ranks are loaded, and many other younger athletes show off their talents.
The Community News writes about Cadwalader Park hosting CVC batch meets for the second straight year. Last year, runners used the “dual meet” course layout, but this year they will use the “championship course” layout, as shown in the accompanying map.
The September 3 meet will feature Trenton hosting Hamilton West, Nottingham, and WWP North. On September 9, Ewing will host Trenton, Princeton, and Steinert.
The Trentonian selects Allison Lee (WWP North, Jr.) and Gavin Alvarez (Allentown, Sr.) as runners of the year. The two stars share their reactions to their performances and experiences at the Meet of Champions. Honorable mentions go to Christopher Young (Notre Dame, Sr.), Sean Wilton (Princeton, Sr.), and Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr.).
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.
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)
Allison Lee (WWP North) shatters the CVC 1600m record with a 4:40 — #4 all-time in New Jersey — while Agrim Jha (WWP North) earns the boys win in a quick 4:15.