Netters:
Robert Papazian of Gill-St. Bernard's School had a sort of last
laugh on the Newark Star Ledger yesterday when he won the intermediate
division of the USATF Junior Olympic championships in 16:23, third fastest
time of the day on the 5K course.
As expected, Papazian was almost totally ignored in the disgraceful
Star-Ledger all-state and all-county selections earlier in the week, being
limited to a first-team selection in the prep school division. His
credenbtials qualified him as Somerset County runner of the year as he won
that title over a third-team all-state selection, Mike Klueber of Hillsboro.
He was also, logically, a second-team all-state runner off his full season
record whgich included a 26th-place finish in the Northeast Footlocker
trials, a couple of second behind two first-team selections, Greg Hughes of
Mainland and Peter Hess of Toms River North, and ahead oof another, Jon
Anderson of Cinnaminson.
This scenario will be repeated the next two years, by which time,
Bobby could well be the state's No. 1 harrier.
` Ed Grant
