DeRouen glides to gold medal status

| 28 Sep 2011 | 02:49

    West Milford's Tyler deRouen glided over the 400-meter intermediate hurdles to a gold medal finish in the NJSIAA Group III track and field championship contested in Egg Harbor Township on Friday and Saturday. He was clocked in 54.88 seconds as he qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Wednesday (June 8) in South Plainfield. Click on njtrackandfield.com for complete results of the NJSIAA sectional, group and Meet of Champions. The top six finishers in each event of the four public and two non-public meets advanced to the MOC. NJSIAA Track & Field Championships Group III Boys Team Scores: 15T. West Milford 10 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Tyler deRouen (West Milford) 54.88; 14. Robert Gamble (West Milford) 58.48 Pole Vault: 7T. Lucas Gunther (West Milford) 12-6 Javelin: 10. Dan Begley (West Milford) 158-11 Group III Girls Team Scores: 35T. West Milford 2 800-Meter Run: 8. Alyssa Douma (Glen Rock) 2:18.44 1600-Meter Run: 15. Christina Valerio (West Milford) 5:22.25 11:53.62 Triple Jump: 5. Alyssa Douma (West Milford) 35-1 3/4