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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!
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.
Besides the Mercer Coaches Classic, there were tons of other fantastic performances at other meets this week, Including a 4:46 1600m by Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville).
Recent Links
Lawrenceville’s Blair Bartlett and her coach Derrhyl Duncan talk with DyeStat about Bartlett’s journey from being a tennis player to becoming one of the best distance runners in the nation.
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.”
From Robert Marchetti at the Mercer County Track & Field Hall of Fame, learn about the self-described baseball player from Lawrenceville who had a short but legendary running career from 1906 to 1910.