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PENNSAUKEN — Even with the NJSIAA Meet of Champions gold medal draped around his neck, Anthony Agnoli still shook his head. The Montville senior had thrown 186 feet, six inches to win the discus. It was a new personal best, and the capstone of his final high school season.
"I don't know where that came from. I've never thrown that far before," Agnoli said. "It's new energy. Different people, it brings something else. For shot put, I see the same people all the time. But in discus, it's different guys. It refreshes my mindset."
Agnoli had just finished second to Evan Yuzon of Glen Rock in the shot put. Yuzon threw 61-9 on his last attempt to surpass the field. Roxbury junior Matthew Donnelly was third, with a 3-foot PR of 60-4, his first time breaking 60 feet.
Donnelly did something new before his final shot put attempt. He asked the crowd for a clap.
He let the rhythm power him through a spin and to a personal best final throw. Agnoli was pleased to hit 60 again after his PR to win the Group shot on May 30.
"I'm very excited about it," said Donnelly, who came into the shot as the 15th seed. "I had nothing to lose. It feels amazing. I don't know how to describe it. I had no idea that was coming, no clue. I've never been close to 60."
Boonton senior Walter Hedblom-Green had a personal-best 190-9 to finish third in the MOC javelin. Mountain Lakes junior Joseph Nigro moved up from the second flight to take fifth with a 12-foot PR.
While Hedblom-Green was lamenting his fouled final throw, Nigro hadn't wasted any time, popping a 184-5 on his first prelim attempt.
"The first one just felt perfect," said Nigro, who has qualified for MOC every year. "I saw it. It just went. And it went past 180. It was great to get one out there."
This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Morris County NJ throwers dominate 2026 Meet of Champions
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"I don't know where that came from. I've never thrown that far before," Agnoli said. "It's new energy. Different people, it brings something else. For shot put, I see the same people all the time. But in discus, it's different guys. It refreshes my mindset."
Agnoli had just finished second to Evan Yuzon of Glen Rock in the shot put. Yuzon threw 61-9 on his last attempt to surpass the field. Roxbury junior Matthew Donnelly was third, with a 3-foot PR of 60-4, his first time breaking 60 feet.
Donnelly did something new before his final shot put attempt. He asked the crowd for a clap.
He let the rhythm power him through a spin and to a personal best final throw. Agnoli was pleased to hit 60 again after his PR to win the Group shot on May 30.
"I'm very excited about it," said Donnelly, who came into the shot as the 15th seed. "I had nothing to lose. It feels amazing. I don't know how to describe it. I had no idea that was coming, no clue. I've never been close to 60."
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Boonton senior Walter Hedblom-Green had a personal-best 190-9 to finish third in the MOC javelin. Mountain Lakes junior Joseph Nigro moved up from the second flight to take fifth with a 12-foot PR.
While Hedblom-Green was lamenting his fouled final throw, Nigro hadn't wasted any time, popping a 184-5 on his first prelim attempt.
"The first one just felt perfect," said Nigro, who has qualified for MOC every year. "I saw it. It just went. And it went past 180. It was great to get one out there."
This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Morris County NJ throwers dominate 2026 Meet of Champions
Continue reading...
