When Fabian Gonzalez needed somebody to mark distances for him during the COVID-19 spring of his freshman year, she was there. As he hurled the discus some 192 feet for his final throw in a Southern Regional uniform on June 16, in his final NJSIAA Meet of Champions finals appearance, she was there.
She’s been there for every moment of his journey, and it’s no wonder he became a two-time state champion.
“My dad, stepdad, grandparents … my Uncle Fowler, who’s been my bag carrier … they’re all loved and appreciated,”…
Subscribe to keep reading
This story is from our archive. Get your SandPaper Annual Pass for access to our digital archive, plus everything else a pass includes. Details below.
Annual Pass — $18 Details
365-day access to:
- The complete SandPaper digital archive (stories date back to 2012).
- Full photo galleries from our photographers.
- The entire catalog of SandPaper games, puzzles and quizzes.
How it works
- Enter your email below and click to pay the one-time $18. Card details are entered on Stripe’s secure page.
- You’re in straight away — no password to create, and nothing to set up or manage.
- You stay signed in. If you’re ever signed out, or you read on a new phone or computer, we’ll email you a code to get you back in.
- Never auto-renews. Your pass is good for one year. We will email you when it expires so you can renew if you’d like.
See our site policies for more information.
Already a subscriber? We’ll email a code to get you back in.
