![]() ![]() ``That's always been my strategy, to not get too far behind and then, halfway through the third lap, go for it," she said. "I was always a sprinter and mostly running the 200." Tiernan flashed a strong finishing kick as she passed two runners on the final two laps. ``We started working on the sprint medley after New Year's and they put me at the 800," she said. Tiernan has been running the 800 for less than two months. 14 in the country and broke her own Middlesex County record of 2:15.24, set last year. Third-place finisher Chelsea Lodato of Old Bridge is No. Runner-up Molly McNamara of Red Bank Catholic posted a 2:11.82, No. ``Track really helps me train for lacrosse." Tiernan's time was the third-best in the nation this winter and No. ``My first love is lacrosse," Tiernan, who helped the lacrosse team to the South Jersey, Group 4 title last spring, said. Now, the sophomore will put away her track shoes and pick up a lacrosse stick. Megan Tiernan of Washington Township won the 800 meters in a state-best 2:11.53. ![]()
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