16-year-old N.J. HS track phenom qualifies for U.S. pro track championship final

NEW YORK — Against a field of Olympians and world champions, Union Catholic junior Paige Sheppard qualified for her first U.S. pro track and field championship final on Friday night at Icahn Stadium

Paige Sheppard will run in the women’s 800-meter final at the USATF Outdoor National Championship after clocking 2:00.99 in the prelims, just a few hundredths of a second off her personal best of 2:00.65. The final is scheduled for Sunday at 4:25 p.m.