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Article By Marc Bloom for the Running Times / Runner's World
Briana Gess, the latest young female superstar to emerge on the American scene, won the New Jersey State Meet of Champions on Saturday by a remarkable 27 seconds against a field of national-class performers. Gess, who turned 15 in August, tore up the hilly Holmdel Park 5K course in 17:45, the fifth-fastest time ever. She will come into this Saturday’s Foot Locker Northeast Regional at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx as one of the favorites.
