Going into the day, Fabian Gonzalez knew most of the competitors who were slated to throw in the discus and shot put events hadn’t registered marks anywhere near his averages for the season up to that point.

Still, it was the NJSIAA Group IV Championships, and nothing could be taken for granted, especially since the first day of the meet – originally scheduled for June 9, but knocked off the board by smoky conditions related to wildfires in Canada – had been pushed to the next day, and meet…