Bishop Eustace senior Anya Kazemi ran a 33-second Holmdel PR Saturday and placed 2nd in the state Parochial B race at Holmdel County Park.
Kazemi ran 19:55 and placed 2nd to Blythe Dudley of Villa Walsh Academy of Morristown, who ran 19:24 to win the state title.
Kazemi’s previous Holmdel best was 20:28 in September at Shore Coaches.
Eustace placed 4th with 111 points.
Kazemi has had an outstanding year, with top-5 finishes in her last four major races – 3rd in the South Jersey Open, 4th in the Olympic Conference, 4th in the Bob Kiessling Invitational. She’ll race in the Meet of Champions next Saturday back at Holmdel.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 