Track and field: Phillip, Metuchen distance duo headline Day 1 of GMC Championships
All season in Middlesex County it has been about East Brunswick’s boys speed and the distance dominance of Metuchen’s girls – and that was certainly the case at Day 1 of the GMC Championships.
Bears senior Jayden Phillip clocked a county record in the 100 and the Bulldogs’ senior combo of Caroline Schleif and Molly Malague racked up 36 points between the two of them in the 800 and 3,200 on Tuesday on the track at Lombardi Field in Old Bridge.
“It’s a great feeling knowing that I can go to practice every day and work hard and things like that can happen when you work hard,” Phillip said. “I’ve been working on everything from distance things and explosive things in practice. Sometimes I have doubts in myself, but sometimes I pump myself up and have the courage.”
It’s a complete 180 from the indoor campaign for Phillip, who didn’t put together a time good enough in any of his events to qualify for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions.
“He had a rough winter season, so to see the way he has been training this year just shows he’s a special athlete,” DiGioacchino said. “The county record makes that very apparent. This kid breathes track catholicmatch overzicht, so I’m not very surprised.”
DiGioacchino went on to say that senior Chris Serrao, the county record holder in the 110 hurdles and the second-place finisher to Phillip, is probably the happiest on the team for him. He just might be telling the truth.
“We’re neck and neck in practice every day and we push each other so hard,” Serrao said. “To see him run the times he’s running, it puts a smile on my face.”
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