Heading into the spring track and field season, Southern Regional senior Maria Mezzo already was a favorite to win several Ocean County titles. And she may have contended for two during the Shore Conference Championships, but the senior prom was calling and there wasn’t enough time to hang around Neptune High School on Saturday, May 22.
Nonetheless, Mezzo settled for the one crown she could acquire, swiping the 100-meter hurdles in a blazing time of 15.20 seconds.
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