Jefferson High School sophmore Carrie Wasdyke placed seventh in the shot put at the State Track and Field Championships Thursday with a throw of 40-feet 9-1/2 inches. The throw was a two-foot improvement from her best throw at the Group Meet this past weekend.
In a strange turn of events, the meet was postponed due to severe weather in the middle of the seeded heat of the boys 3200 meter run. With less than two laps to go in the race, lightening in the area forced officials to stop the race and eventually postpone the meet.
The meet is scheduled to resume on Monday at 6 p.m. at Old Bridge's Lombardi Field. Events to be completed include the boys and girls 3200, and 4x400 relays, boys shot put, boys long jump, girls triple jump, and girls javelin. All of Jefferson's athletes have finished their events.
