Morris Hills boys, West Morris girls make history at NJAC East meet
West Morris earned its first title, and Morris Hills went back to back at the NJAC East Championships.
ROCKAWAY — Rohan Tucker has a simple goal for every meet: "to win everything, basically. That's it. " The Madison senior left the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference East Championships with a trio of gold medals.
Tucker swept all three sprints, though he had a little trouble with the clock in the 200 meters on May 6. It had started early for his heat, giving him and the rest of the runners disappointing times. After being advanced to the an extra finals heat, Tucker crossed the line in 21.
99 seconds. Morristown senior Kayla Ewing also left Morris Hills with three golds, in the 200 meters and both hurdles races. Ewing, who plans to compete at Columbia University, is part of a new Colonials' hurdles trend.
After finishing second in the intermediates on May 5, Morristown junior Matthew Kot took home gold in the 110-meter hurdles the following day. "I knew the field was deep, but I had to put in my best effort," Kot said. "We're really developing the whole hurdle team.
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