GIRLS MEET OF CHAMPIONS-PREVIEWING THE RELAYS400-METER RELAYThis race is up the air between Piscataway (NJ #2 47.39), defending champion Winslow (NJ #3 47.51), and Neptune (NJ #4 47.52). The state leader Columbia (47.22) isn't running because it was di...

GIRLS MEET OF CHAMPIONS-PREVIEWING THE THROWSSHOT PUTState leader and Group 2 champion Jessica Molina of Westwood is the only thrower in the state over 43 this season (43-0 ¼), but there are four others in the competition that have gone over 42 ...

GIRLS MEET OF CHAMPIONS-PREVIEWING THE JUMPS AND VAULTHIGH JUMPOksana Sokolova of Old Bridge, fifth last year, is the only athlete in the meet that's cleared 5-8. She will battle it out over the bar with Selena Thorne of Franklin, third last year, indo...

GIRLS MEET OF CHAMPIONS-PREVIEWING THE HURDLESDespite being up against the defending champions in both the 400 and 100 hurdles, freshman phenom Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic is heavily favored to win both races to become the first girl in meet hi...

GIRLS MEET OT CHAMPIONS-PREVIEWING THE DISTANCES 800-METER RUNThis could be an epic race if Baker chooses to run it because she'd clash with Corinne Myers of Westwood, who dropped a 2:07.17 to win Group 2, No. 7 in state history and No. 7 in the n...

MEET OF CHAMPIONS-PREVIEWING THE SPRINTS100-METER DASHOlivia Baker of Columbia won this race last year, but she was outleaned by freshman Bria Mack of Williamstown at the state Group 4 meet last week, and there's speculation that she won't defend her t...

The 3,200-meter run, much like it was for the indoor Meet of Champions, is a wide-open competition heading into Wednesday's Meet of Champions.With the majority of the potential field undecided or picking between events, there is no clear-cut favorite. ...

At the cross-country Meet of Champions in November, Haddonfield's Briana Gess surprised everyone when she became the third freshman to ever win the title as she beat one of the best distance runners in the state in Tenafly's Josette Norris.On Wednesday...

The 800-meter run will likely feature two of the best half-milers in the state -- and a rematch from the indoor Meet of Champions.Westwood's Corinne Myers, the winner at the indoor Meet of Champions, will most likely duel with Columbia's Olivia Baker. ...

Olivia Baker of Columbia and Keturah Orji of Mount Olive, two of the greatest track and field athletes in state history, will seek to add to their great legacy when they compete on New Jersey soil for the final time in their high school careers, Sydney...