Tag: Girls Outdoor Track and Field
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Mustangs ready for Rocket Relays, outdoor track season
By Jeff Appelblatt On April 1, Marlboro High School will be one of 15 schools represented at the Rocket Relays at Raritan High School — an annual kickoff to the spring track and field season. At last year’s event, Marlboro’s Briana Mullan won the girls’ 400-meter hurdles race, Julien Hill finished No. 3 in the…
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Freehold Township’s Roche leaves mark, enduring legacy
By Tim Morris After seizing the Monmouth County 1,600-meter championship with her withering kick back in May, Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche declared that she wanted to be remembered. She wanted to leave a legacy. “I want to make my mark. I don’t want to be forgotten,” she said after leaving the competition in…
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State champions Roche, Kern lead girls district track and field team
Led by state champions Ciara Roche and Rachel Kern, it was another big year for girls track and field in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). School, district and meet records fell by the wayside throughout the season, highlighted by the continual excellence of Freehold Township High School’s Roche and the emergence of Howell…
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Mulryne has strong track season for Allentown
By Wayne Witkowski There was little surprise that sophomore high jumper Kassidy Mulryne was the last athlete competing, along with distance runner Devon Hoernlein, for Allentown High School in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) at Central Regional High School on June 8. Mulryne had qualified for the indoor MOC Feb. 27 at the John Bennett Indoor…
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The work done, Higginson ready for U.S. Olympic Trials
By Tim Morris Ashley Higginson plans on taking time to appreciate the moment. While the nationally-ranked steeplechaser is under a great deal of pressure as she pursues a berth on the United States Olympic Track and Field Team, she still thinks of herself as lucky — lucky to be good enough to be in a…
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Barrons’ track team motivated after skipping nationals
By Jeff Appelblatt It had become an annual occurrence. Each June, Woodbridge High School’s track and field coach, Jesse Angatia, went down to North Carolina for the final team events of the season. Just last year, for instance, Comfort Akinbo, Elisanett Marine, Makisha Dorval, Najiyah Adams and Temi Odukale made the 500-mile round trip to…
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Vikings’ Campbell claims high jump title at MOC
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s Courteney Campbell cleared 5-6 in the high jump to win the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC). The South Brunswick junior made the height on her first try, giving her a sweep of both the indoor and outdoor titles. Campbell, who only began competing in the high jump last…
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Howell’s Kern standing tall in javelin competition
By Tim Morris At 5 feet 4 inches tall, Howell High School’s Rachel Kern said she knows she doesn’t look intimidating at all to her fellow javelin throwers. That is until the Rebels’ standout unleashes a throw in competition where she stands as tall as anyone. Kern, who began the season with a personal best…
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Gess wins classic stretch-run duel with Roche at MOC
By Tim Morris With the finish line quickly approaching, Ciara Roche believed the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) 1,600-meter race would be hers. “I thought I might have the ability to lean it out — it was so close,” the Freehold Township High School distance runner said of the race June 8 at Central Regional…