He also won the triple jump (a meet-record 46-5) and anchored the winning 4x100 (a school-record 42.98). Mubaraq Aderogba, Manchester: The senior won the long jump with a state-best distance of 23-8.5, eclipsing the meet record by a quarter-inch and matching the overall Ocean County record. Day one of Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. Southern Regional Fabian Gonzalez in the Discus at Penn Relays. Thomas scooped up the gold medal with a brisk 10.76 clocking - after removing his socks. On Thursday, in the boys 100-meter dash trials, superstar Southern sophomore Cole Cramer lowered his own Ocean County record to 10.60 but tweaked his hamstring on the final stride and sat out the ensuing final. Opportunity knocked in the boys sprints for Michael Thomas, and the Donovan Catholic sophomore answered emphatically. “It’s a lot of hard work,” he said of the balancing act. Academically, he’s ranked third in his class at Manchester and plans to major in biology with an eye toward becoming a doctor. Hopefully I can hit 24 (feet) and go high-48 (in the triple jump).”Īderogba also anchored the Hawks’ 4x100 to victory in a school-record 42.98, the top time in the Shore Conference this spring.Ī four-year varsity soccer player who has become a late bloomer on the runway, Aderogba will compete in track & field at Brown University next year. “I’m really excited to see what more I can do. “This was a breakthrough moment,” he said. He nailed it on the final attempt Saturday. He’s only been competing in the triple for a few weeks and is still learning how to extend his phases – in other words, maximize the hop and skip that come before the jump. That marked a three-foot improvement on his personal best. On Saturday, Aderogba popped a 46-5 in the triple jump, eclipsing Whitfield's meet standard of 45-10.5 from 2010.
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