Some of New Jersey's biggest stars will be chasing titles and fast times when they head out West to compete at the Brooks PR Invitational on Sunday at Renton Memorial Stadium in Renton, Washington.
Recently crowned Meet of Champions winners Natalie Dumas of Eastern, Paige Sheppard of Union Catholic, and Taylor Cox of Union Catholic will be joined by Joe Barrett of CBA, Clemmie Lilley of Rumson, Reagan Moore of Oak Knoll, Ryan Jennings of Timber Creek, and Sophia Thompson of Union Catholic.
Dumas, coming off her electrifying triple at the M of C on Wednesday, has a great chance to break the state record in the 400.
The junior currently shares the record of 51.87 with the great Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. When Dumas, who ran that time at the South Jersey, Group 4 meet last month, hunts down a goal she usually gets what she comes for, so there's a good chance that she will the NJ record along with the meet record of 52.01.
Cox, a 3-time national champ in the high hurdles, shattered the NJ record in the 100 hurdles at the Meet of Champions by burning a 13.18, which is US No. 2 this season. Cox will clash with Anisa Bowen-Fontenot of San Diego High School, who leads the nation with a wind-legal 13.16 and has run a wind-aided 12.99.
Sheppard, who just smashed the state record in the 1,600 at the M of C by running 4:37.65 (No. 4 in U.S. history for a sophomore), Lilley, and Moore will be competing in a loaded 800, which features US leader Emmry Ross of Michigan, who has run a US No. 5 all-time 2:00.53 this season.
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