Jackson High School merger helped two track & field stars take off
Skylar Carpenter and Jason Lin are ranked first in New Jersey in their respective events. They'll showcase their talent at the Penn Relays.
The merger of sports when Jackson Memorial and Jackson Liberty combined to form Jackson Township High School was no simple task for many programs. In track & field, however, the fruits of the unification are evident at the top of the state rankings. That’s where you’ll find Jason Lin and Skylar Carpenter.
Lin, a senior, ranks first in the boys pole vault with a top clearance of 15 feet. Carpenter, a junior, ranks first in the girls 200-meter dash (time of 24. 54 seconds) and third in the 400 (55.
42). Their talents will be showcased this week at the prestigious Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Lin is seeded 14th in Friday’s vault.
Carpenter will run on the Jaguars’ 4x100 and 4x400, which take place Thursday. Both have benefited from having more people to train with and more brains to pick this year. “There’s a lot more people,” Carpenter said.