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Mercer County athletes were ready for sectionals! Check out all the girls who qualified for groups, plus a few others who came close with some remarkable results.
Mercer County athletes were ready for sectionals! Check out all the boys who qualified for groups, plus a few others who came close with some remarkable results.
Lots of non-CVC schools were in action last week, too! Check out some highlights, including Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) running a US #10 10:03 in the 3200m.
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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.
Notre Dame coach Joe McLaughlin talks about the excitement of winning the boys CVC Championship in his 38th and final spring season. He credits his versatile athletes for their willingness to do different events and to focus on where they can score points. Jayden Davis (Notre Dame, Jr.) talks about winning the 4×400m with their A team and the motivational confidence they have.
WWP North’s girls talk after winning the girls championship. Zui Chinchalkar (Sr.) talks about chasing sectional and county titles and about how this win sets them up for success at sectionals. Mahima Bansal (Sr.) talks about checking the team scores throughout the day, and Chloe Song (Jr.) talks about the motivation that comes from hearing her teammates cheering.
Gavin Alvarez (Allentown, Sr.) talks about waiting all season for the CVC Championships, his initial disbelief after hearing his 100m time, and convincing his coaches to put him in all four events. Coach Kim Maurer praises his confidence, work ethic, and focus.
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.
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.
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.”
There was plenty of standout performances this week that shouldn’t get overshadowed by sectionals — including a new Mercer County record in the mile by Blair Bartlett!