The 52nd annual Meet of Champions has been postponed one day because of forecast storms on Wednesday afternoon.
The meet was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin High School in Somerset, and the forecast calls for thunderstorms between 2 and 4 p.m. and scattered thunderstorms after that until about 5 p.m.
The forecast for Thursday is sunny with a high of 82 degrees.
The NJSIAA hasn’t bothered announcing the change either on its web site or its Twitter.
The meet will still begin at 2 p.m.
The change could create a conflict with athletes who are competing at Franklin Field Nationals, which begins Thursday. Although Thursday is mainly middle school events, the championship 4-by-miles are scheduled for Thursday evening, so teams who have milers racing the Meet of Champions and also in the 4-by-mile will have to choose.
It could also make for a challenging double for distance runners racing the Meet of Champions on Thursday and the championship 2 mile Friday or one of the non-championship DMRs.
For other athletes, the move will allow them to race at Meet of Champions when they wouldn’t have otherwise. Pennsauken’s graduation is scheduled for Wednesday night, and moving the meet will allow some of their stars to compete in both meets.
Here is the Meet of Champions schedule: Click here.
Here is the Franklin Field Nationals schedule: Click here.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 