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New Jersey MOC 2014 Recap - DyeStatPublished by
Cavalcade of track stars shine at MOC
State Meet Highlights Top Performances: - Senior Olivia Baker of Columbia ran 53.53 to win her fourth consecutive MOC title in the 400 meters. She placed second to Bria Saunders of Parsippany in the 200, despite running 24.17. Saunders ran 24.05 in the heat that followed Baker's. Then Baker combined with her teammates to win the 4x400 relay with US#7 3:43.36.
- Union Catholic senior Obafemi Animashaun won the 110 hurdles in 14.20 and placed third in the 400 hurdles in 53.62.
- Cidae’a Woods of Winslow Township ran 13.98 for fourth place in the 100 hurdles, jumped 19-4.50 for second in the long jump and also ran a leg on her team’s second-place 4x100 relay. - Kayla Richardson of Columbia jumped 40-3 for second place in the triple jump and 19-1.25 for third in the long jump.
Top Competition: The quality of the competition was outstanding throughout this meet, but one race that stood out was the girls 3200 final. Courtney Thompson, a senior at St. John Vianney, and Grace Dwyer, a sophomore from Hamilton North-Nottingham, duked it out over eight laps and went 1-2 in 10:22.87 to 10:23.07. That was about 10 seconds off all-time state record pace but still good for US#29 and 30 this season. Record-breaker: The MOC served as a coronation for Baker and Peppers and a debut for McLaughlin and Gess, but the only all-time state record to fall at the MOC came in the boys javelin. Curtis Thompson's 224-10 held up as the national leader and he went on to compete for the U.S. at World Juniors.
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