Now, the 20-year-old is making history for one brand entering the NIL space. Famous globally - and since 1948 - for their soccer cleats and running shoes, Italian sportswear brand Diadora is jumping into the NIL world with Langon as their first athlete partner. As part of the new partnership, Langon will receive the brand's premium running product and have access to their Centro Ricerche Diadora (CRD) laboratory for performance testing, altitude training opportunities and mentorship. “Ever since I decided to fully embrace this sport, there has always been a sense of family,” Langon said. “Whether it was my high school coach telling me to trust the process, my college and high school teammates pushing me to the next level, or my mom telling me I can turn my dream into reality, I have always felt that sense of family in the sport. This is what I see in Diadora." After All-American recognition in the 3000m and 5000m for the 2025 indoor track season, Langon kicked off his outdoor season in March by running the second-fastest time 1500m in NCAA history at 3:33.38. Marco Langon for Diadora / Diadora "Their sense of purpose doesn't just rely on your performance on the track, but also on how you conduct yourself and the positive impact it has on others," he continued. "Diadora is committed to the athlete, and with their help, I know I will be able to reach the ultimate level of competition in athletics.” Internationally, Langon won a bronze medal at the World Championships and was the second American across the finish line in the U20 race. “We couldn’t have imagined a better person to launch Diadora’s NIL program than Marco Langon," added Bryan Poener, CEO of Diadora USA. "He’s a runner’s runner - incredibly driven, talented and competitive, and we’re excited to support his development by giving him full access to Diadora’s deep capabilities in athlete performance." Langon and Villanova next compete at the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Relays on April 24. 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enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Link IconCopy linkFacebook LogoShare on FacebookXShare on XEmailShare via EmailLink copied to clipboardA track coach’s friendship helped Villanova’s Marco Langon become a championAs a troubled teen Langon met rival coach Rob DeFillipis and a mentorship bloomed "He helped me look at a lot of bright sides,” the star runner says and not every meet is going to be successful “I really don’t have the luxury to be allowed to fail,” the record-setting distance man said “I need to push myself past what’s expected of me.” The junior has adopted that mentality during his time as a Wildcat But it stems from more than just wanting to win “I think going out and running for a maximum of 15 minutes is nowhere near as hard as all the things that I had to do growing up,” Langon said “So I don’t think that there’s really anything that I can’t do when it comes to the sport.” While Langon has his sights set on breaking records on the track his struggles away from the sport have persisted for years “I didn’t grow up with a lot of luxuries a lot of people had,” he said and that was something that drove me to want to prove that I’m better than what people may have thought I was.” DeFilippis is a high school track and field coach at Red Bank Catholic who also owns Runner’s High a sneaker store based nearby in central New Jersey it wasn’t until Langon’s sophomore year of high school at Bridgewater-Raritan that the two even met And DeFilippis only agreed to meet Langon as a favor DeFilippis said he received a call from his orthopedic surgeon who had treated him for a stress fracture he had suffered while running but was the last place Langon wanted to be » READ MORE: Villanova record-breakers Liam Murphy and Marco Langon have formed a ‘terrific rivalry and a tremendous friendship’ on the track I just wanted to drop out of high school,” Langon said I just wanted to work in the kitchen and move to France and become a Michelin star chef.” Langon and his mother showed up at Runner’s High DeFilippis and Langon headed to the back of the shop “’ … He needs somebody to talk to and bounce stuff off and just guide him “I opened up to him about how I grew up and about my life,” Langon said that there were a lot of things going on and that I just needed a friend And he knew that there was a time where he was going to have to step in and be that role model for me to look up to.” DeFilippis is now more of a father to Langon than a friend the coach offered pointers on running and life “He’s always in contact with my mom and my sister “It’s just something I’ve kind of always wanted to have Rob gave me that and helped me look at a lot of bright sides.” Langon won the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in cross-country and became a first-team All-American at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals 58.18 seconds) of Villanova’s 4xMile relay which recorded the second-fastest time ever (15:51.91) and set collegiate As a six-time All-Big East performer in cross-country Langon won a Team USA bronze medal at the world championships and ranks second in Villanova history in the 3,000 meters (7:37.87) I definitely would have some people … college runners Division II runners or kids that are in high school [ask] me for advice or a picture or an autograph,” Langon said » READ MORE: Over 1,500 miles from home, Malaika Cunningham is making her mark for Villanova track Murphy set an NCAA record in 3:33.02 and Langon was a close second in 3:33.38 Langon’s autograph isn’t what he wants his legacy to be “I’m not saying I want to be famous or anything,” said Langon I want to be able to make an impact on kids.” And that impact is something he wants to make away from the track “My short-term goal is to win a national title in March and my future goal is to win an Olympic gold medal,” Langon said “But my long-term goal is to have an impact on people who kind of grew up [underserved] and didn’t come from the best background I want to be able to be someone that people could look up to and say By Alexandra Pecharich 17 with a Doctor of Athletic Training degree and that accomplishment will only elevate her growing profile as the first-ever director of health and innovation for the National Football League The position has her advancing research and policy around traumatic brain and musculoskeletal injuries A lifelong sports buff who also loves science the 30-year-old at one time contemplated going to medical school before recognizing that athletic training bridges her interests “I was a sports fanatic. I loved sports who as an undergraduate joined the Division I women’s rowing team at her small Catholic college in Connecticut She followed up elsewhere with a master’s degree and later a doctorate in kinesiology that honed her expertise in concussions just as research on the head injuries was evolving That background quickly landed her a full-time role with Virginia Tech athletics “I was your non-traditional athletic trainer,” she says. “Instead of being assigned a sports team I was the one that oversaw all of the concussion research management and care for the athletes.” A later position with the University of Georgia – during which time the Bulldogs won the 2022 NCAA football championship – had her working in the university’s concussion lab a partner of the NFL-NCAA Research Consortium dedicated to aggregating data as part of efforts to make America’s game safer at all levels she oversees the entire consortium and serves as liaison for the athletic trainers dietitians and equipment managers for the 32 professional teams The NFL’s data-driven approach to reducing injuries relies on technology speed and trajectories of players at time of impact offers a starting point for taking actions in the interest of their wellbeing Among the latest tech supporting such efforts: Sensors in mouthguards and helmets that collect information on the direction These can also report the position of a player’s head at time of impact and tags attached to shoulder pads likewise capture a player's body orientation at the moment before going down. The use of “computer vision” (CV) allows researchers to analyze athletes’ specific maneuvers as captured on film during games as well as practices to better understand the types of improper movements that lead to injuries The resulting data – coming from across the league over the course of the preseason and 17 regular-season games as well as championship matches – finds it way to Langon’s office at the NFL’s Manhattan headquarters She consults with biomechanical engineers and epidemiologists to identify key areas for intervention and formulate recommendations to share with the NFL commissioner Among the changes that have come out of work Langon has been involved with some of it even prior to her current job: modification of kickoff rules to reduce high-velocity collisions and minimize the risk of head injuries That has led to a verifiable decrease in kickoff-related injuries as players no longer run at full speed toward one another from opposite ends of the field.  Another development in which Langon had a part: a “ramp-up” policy that the league rolled out in 2022 to “essentially increase the intensity of practice and the length of practice at a slow rate,” she explains “So rather than having your first day of preseason being the heaviest it is a much more gradual increase up to that level of intensity.” Allowing players’ bodies to “adapt” to the demands of the game after time off has paid off in a reduction of strains Langon also keeps close watch on the next iteration of helmets are soft-shelled pads worn over football helmets – they are optional – and designed with the goal of reducing the risk of concussions and other head injuries position-specific helmets coming on the market These don’t require the addition of the protective cover but have performed well on both the field and in the lab Langon doesn’t travel to competitions on a regular basis as she has no game-day duties During the annual four-day NFL Scouting Combine in February in Indianapolis she was on site to oversee the physical tests and evaluations of the more than 300 athletes who participated she flew to London in October for three international matches between U.S teams – part of the NFL’s bid to make American football accessible to the wider world – to lead conferences there that presented football safety studies with ramifications for other sports And she holds similar educational symposia around the United States “To be able to disseminate those findings and to help other leagues and other organizations of different levels also achieve the same goals of creating safer outcomes for players is really special and unique,” she says “There’s a much broader impact that we are having and I'm grateful to be at the NFL because we really are up on this pedestal where we have the opportunity to make progress.” Just as the NFL pushes for continuous improvement so too has Langon focused on scaling up her own skills Understanding the collaborative nature of the work she was already doing with the NCAA – where myriad health profesionals as well as companies and other orgs have a role to play in supporting player health – she had her sights on the Doctor of Athletic Training from FIU well before joining the NFL in September of 2023 The program is one of just a handful in the country and “It completely changes the way that you think and view the world whether it's within business or within sports medicine or combining those two I knew that it was going to help me grow and diversify my background.” which typically takes two years to complete He served as Langon’s advisor and describes her as emblematic of the high caliber of student it attracts all of whom enter with multiple degrees as well as experience in the field “The program is for the person who has that passion to go to the next level of leadership specifically as it pertains to sports medicine settings,” Konin says “All of them are expert clinicians. They’re already professional athletic trainers We teach them how to think at a higher level We try to create an entrepreneurial mindset they shift their energies to ‘how do we solve this.’” the program draws enrollees from around the world.  “People come here because of what we teach them but everyone feeds off of each other and becomes better because of that,” Konin says. “When you have people who work in professional sports or high-level college sports you get a lot of different perspectives during live discussions.” A required annual three-day group visit to campus builds connections among the students athletic league in addition to many overseas leagues lead their own consulting firms or serve in any of a variety of other positions within the world of sports on the cusp of walking across the FIU commencement stage “What I've learned in this program will carry on with me throughout the course of my professional journey.”  The three trailblazing athletic trainers work year-round for the the NFL teams Receive daily FIU stories and updates directly to your inbox Thanks for visiting Link IconCopy linkFacebook LogoShare on FacebookXShare on XEmailShare via EmailLink copied to clipboardVillanova record-breakers Liam Murphy and Marco Langon have formed a ‘terrific rivalry and a tremendous friendship’ on the trackMurphy and Langon both bested the NCAA record in the outdoor 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays on March 27 At the Raleigh Relays on March 27 in North Carolina Murphy shattered the NCAA record in the 1,500 meters in 3 minutes also came in under the previous record time of 3:33.74 It was the first time in O’Sullivan’s coaching career that one of his runners broke an NCAA record — let alone two athletes » READ MORE: Liam Murphy is one of the best runners in Villanova history. The Penn Relays and U.S. Olympic trials are next on his docket. “The excitement that Liam displayed when crossing the line was like somebody scoring a soccer goal,” O’Sullivan said “You shouldn’t have that much energy at the end of the race It was incredible to be a part of from a coaching standpoint.” have been bolting across finish lines together all year “There’s a tremendous rivalry and a tremendous friendship,” O’Sullivan said of his two star pupils “They’ve brought the best out of each other.” Murphy owns seven school records and has broken three of them since November In his final year on the track for Villanova he is the team’s oldest distance runner and is pursuing a master’s in business administration “I sometimes feel like I’ve experienced everything and nothing else in a race will be new for me from this point,” Murphy said “But there’s always something new to learn Murphy’s determination in the record-breaking race came after he made the finals of last summer’s U.S Murphy ran a then-personal-best 3:36.37 — 3 seconds away from the Olympic standard of 3:33.50 that he needed to qualify for Paris Murphy bested that standard by 0.48 seconds O’Sullivan attributes Murphy’s progress to the maturity and perseverance that he has honed across the years He also set a powerful example for his younger teammates Langon even calls Murphy his “big brother.” “The team is stronger than it’s ever been,” O’Sullivan said a lot of what I call ‘true leadership.’ It’s interesting to see how [Murphy and Langon] have stepped up in their own ways and inspired the team.” Langon had never beaten Murphy in a race until Jan it looked as if Murphy would seal yet another first-place finish But as the finishers rounded the final corner in Penn’s new Ott Center Langon tore through the pack and threw himself across the finish line — surpassing Murphy by one-hundredth of a second It was a spirited moment that O’Sullivan deemed “quintessential” of Langon “I thought it was pretty funny,” Langon said ‘Why would I compete against Liam when I could just focus on seeing how far I could take myself?’ I realized you’re going to get further in running if you’re focused on pushing yourself rather than others.” O’Sullivan has been particularly impressed with how Langon has finished races this season where he accelerated and cut through the last 400 meters in a mere 54.37 seconds » READ MORE: Villanova legend Kris Jenkins sues the NCAA and some of its member conferences “To come home that fast is impressive,” O’Sullivan said and the faith and trust [Langon] has in himself to finish that fast but the more impressive part was how they [both] got there.” The starting line can be a lonely and stressful place in Murphy and Langon’s sport But their rare companionship has helped the pair thrive amid the pressure of high expectations being in [the 1,500 meters] with Liam,” Langon said He makes it feel like just another day of training and it kind of takes the edge off of everything.” Murphy and Langon recorded the second-fastest time ever alongside Wildcats teammates Seán Donoghue (now a senior) and Charlie O’Donovan (graduated) The one that O’Sullivan set with the Irish national team in 1985 following his own graduation from Villanova “That’s why we enjoy the Penn Relays so much: You can see all the alumni that come back and all the fans that follow track and field,” Murphy said contributing to something bigger than yourself.” O’Sullivan said Murphy and Langon will team up again for the 4 x mile “A lot of times I might have to manage [the rivalry] and keep them separated,” O’Sullivan said it’s been a joy to watch because they’re not afraid of each other 1-2 finish for Marco Langon and Liam Murphy in the mile at the Penn 10 Elite! @NovaTrackXC x #GoNova pic.twitter.com/HEmDgElyQx Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting It didn't take long for some of New Jersey studs on the college level to drop some bombs on the track!  Peter's Prep in Jersey City, made a huge breakthrough when he joined the sub 4 club with a monster personal-best time of 3:59.84 to finish third overall and first among collegiate runners in the mile at the Penn Opener on Saturday at the brand new Jane and David Ott Center for Track and Field in Penn's campus Klanke finished third behind Atlanta Track Club teammates Shane Steich (3:59.13) and Sean Dolan (3:59.69) Klanke's splits were 59.26, 2:00.11, 3:01.03 and then he closed in 58.81 to stop the clock at 3:59.84.   The 3:59.84 by Klanke shaved more than three seconds of his previous PR of 4:03.29 that he ran at Boston University at the David Hemery Valentine Invit Klanke is the seventh runner in Penn's long and storied history to crack the 4-minute barrier indoors/outdoors combined and is the fourth New Jersey high school grad to run under 4 while attending Penn Penn's sub 4 milers are Denis Fikes (3:55.0 in 1974) Awad (3:58.34 in 2014) and Michael Keehan (3:59.73 in 2023) MURPH AND MARCO REWRITE RECORD BOOK   Villanova's Liam Murphy (Allentown High) and Marco Langon (Bridgewater-Rartan High) both destroyed the the longest-standing distance record in Villanova history and moved into the top 20 in NCAA indoor history with their historic races at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University.  ran 13:10.42 to become the new absolute record holder in Wildcats history after having previously set the school indoor mark at this same meet last year The pair each cut more than 10 seconds off their previous personal bests and eclipsed the former overall school record of 13:20.63 was set by Sydney Maree at the outdoor NCAA Championships on June 2 The record held by Maree was the oldest distance record still standing in the Wildcats record book and the fourth-oldest record in any men's track event Maree held the indoor and outdoor Villanova records for more than 30 years before his indoor record was broken first by Patrick Tiernan in 2014 (13:37.73) and more recently shattered by Murphy last season (13:21.20) 7 on the all-time NCAA indoor performance list in the 5000 meters They each ran in the fast heat of the 5K at the Track & Tennis Center with Murphy finishing second and Langon fourth in the race who won the NCAA cross-country title last month and just signed with New Balance, won the race in 12:59.89 The times by Murphy and Langon are also the two fastest collegiate times ever run by NJ high school grads and they are No Benedict's Prep) ran 13:08.05 as a pro indoors in 2019 in Boston Murphy and Langon are coming off sensational XC season when both earne NCAA All-American status and became the first pair of Villanova men's teammates to finish in the top 15 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships since 1970 who graduated from NJ's Riverside High last June made a smashing college debut by dropping a 7.72 to break the NCAA Division 3 record when he finished first in the 60-meter hurdles at the FastTrack Season Opener at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island. Brown broke the NCAA Division 3 record of 7.75 that Luke Campbell of Salisbury  University in Maryland ran to win the national title at the 2014 NCAA Division 3 Championships who graduated from Washington Township last spring, nearly broke the school record in his first college meet when he left a lot of smoke on the track by winning the 60m dash in 6.55 at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University on Saturday history on the U20 (under 20 years old) list and just missed breaking the Penn State record of 6.54 set last year by NCAA champion who graduated from Snyder High in Jersey City in 2019 and ran for Ramapo College before finishing up his college career in Happy Valley won the 200 at the NCAA Championships last June and represented the Ivory Coast when he ran the 200 at the Olympics in Paris this past summer When Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went down in Week 3 with his third concussion in two years against the Buffalo Bills Dolphins fans weren’t the only ones concerned a 2016 graduate from Sacred Heart University has a professional commitment to the young quarterback and all of the players on the NFL’s 32 teams She is the first director of health and innovation for the NFL where she oversees the NFL-NCAA Research Consortium and other health and safety initiatives I don’t have direct interaction with the players,” Langon told the Fairfield County Business Journal lower extremity soft tissues and sports science.” which she started in 2023 when the football league expanded its involvement with the NCAA’s research consortium Langon has focused on the introduction of Guardian caps and the new kickoff rule “Both have been driven by data and innovation and the work of our engineers and our epidemiologists,” she said “They put in so much work to help us make those decisions on using the NFL-mandated Guardian caps for helmets and the new kick off rules.” The Guardian caps are soft-shell helmet covers designed to lessen the impact of hits to the players’ heads during plays The cap can absorb at least 10% of the force of a hit They are required by players during training camp but are exempt from wearing them if they select one of the six new helmet models that provide equal or better protection according to the league and the NFL Players Association we are focusing on the injuries on that play: head contact rates high speed collisions and injuries on that play,” Langon said “Are they (injuries) up or are they down?” 67.1% of kickoffs have resulted in touchbacks where the ball is placed at the 30-yard line if lands in the end zone and is not returned “You will see more strategy for that play,” Langon said last week (Week 3) we saw it returned for a TD As the first athletic trainer every hired by the league office which is based on Park Avenue in Manhattan Langon has had to acclimate to a corporate setting compared to courts And spends her time on research rather than on-the-field athletic training “That’s something I have had to get used to,” she said “I have always worked in athletic settings While the NFL is a big sports organization It’s interesting because it doesn’t align with the athletic training part of studies.” Her job calls for her to educate the athlete about the repercussions of their risks on the field and following the proper protocol following an injury Her interest in concussions started long before she was hired by the NFL as she spent all of her post-graduate studies after Sacred Heart University working on their causes and treatments That included her time at the University of Florida where she earned a masters in physiology and kinesiology her job at Virginia Tech Athletics as part of the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium and a position at University of Georgia as a researcher as part of NFL-NCAA Research Consortium “I originally got involved with studying concussions at Sacred Heart,” she said “And from there I found concussions were different and they challenged me It made the person to implement best practices What we found then what we doing was not the best care for treating concussions.” Langon has worked with various league officials on initiatives geared toward player longevity and safety That included the league’s first health safety conference in March which included sports performance support staff from every NFL team resident get the bug to become an athletic trainer and study concussions I have always been an avid sports fan,” she said I originally wanted to pursue a degree in physical therapy But as I got more acclimated with athletic training and what an athletic trainer does I decided I wanted to stick with it because of the opportunities it could offer.” Coupled with her passion to provide a safe playing environment for all athletes in both the collegiate and professional levels and her curiosity with concussions Langon decided to take the jump to the NFL from the University of Georgia last year “I always tell people there are few things in life that offer people a sense of community and sports being one of those,” she said “If I can help make the sport safer and contribute to it as a whole This page is available to subscribers. 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That obliterated the NCAA record of 16:03.24 set by Oregon in 2009 and smashed the meet record of 16:04.54 set by Michigan in 2005 And it's just off the world record of 15:49.08 set by Ireland in Belfield That world record team featured three Villanova graduates including current Villanova head coach Marcus O'Sullivan The Irish team consisted of Eamonn Coghlan who ran 4:00.20 on the lead off Frank O'Mara (3:56.60) and Ray Flynn split 3:56.98 on the anchor is the only non Nova grad in that lineup.   This race was so fast that the top three teams all broke 16 minutes and 13 runners went sub 4 and Georgetown set a new American Record [pending approval of runners' nationality] with their third-place time of 15:52.56 breaking Oregon's record of 16:03.24 set in 2009.All four runners for the Hoya's broke 4 minutes!  was trailing Gary Martin of Virginia as they made the turn for home but just like he did on his anchor carry on Friday Murphy found another gear and blasted by Martin to secure Nova's second Championship of America title of the meet extending Nova's record to a staggering total of 97 Championship of America wheels at Penn.  Murphy's two huge anchor legs earned him the Most Outstanding Men's College Athlete of the Meet for relay events and iit secured his status as a Villanova legend.    The record-setting lineup for the Wildcats also included a pair of Irishmen and sixth year collegian Charlie O'Donovan (Cork Ireland). Donoghue ran 3:59.32 and O'Donovan split 4:00.09 O'Donovan and Murphy ran the same legs they did on last year's 4xMile championship team while Langon is a Championship of America winner for the first time in his career who now has three Penn wheels, is the 14th athlete in Villanova history to anchor three or more Championship of America men's relay champions and is the first since John Marshall of Plainfield anchored three winning relays from 1982-84 The last Wildcat athlete to anchor two winning relays in the same year was Casey Comber who anchored the DMR and 4xMile wins in 2018 it's all about winning wheels and running fast and the guys all came together and we did what set out to do,'' said Murphy. "I feel like running sub 16 is that what every 4xmile relay team wants to accomplish It's cool for that to finally happen here at the Penn Relays and if I got the baton and kept that pace going "I've been waiting to get one of these wheels,'' said Langon "There is no better feeling to add my name to Nova's history. We're a brotherhood here at Nova, and for everyone who has worn this singlet and come before us It's all about keeping the tradition going and adding to the legacy.''  Langon and Murphy built two of the impressive resumes in NJ history during their high school days and ran 15:21 at Holmdel Park and 8:54.22 for 3,200 meters.    Langon shredded Holmdel Park at the 2021 XC Meet of Champions with a winning time of 15:06 and he was also a Foot Locker XC National finalist Langon was fifth at the 2002 New Balance National Championships in the mile in 4:04.60 mile, No and he went 8:48.28 in the 3,200 to finish first at the 2022 Indoor Meet of Champions at the Bennett Center Murphy has reached legendary status by winning seven Big East titles and he owns the Nova indoor records in the mile (3:53.85) and 5K (13:21.30). Langon seems to be on his way to becoming a Nova legend himself He has already run two sub 4 miles (three if you count his split on Saturday) Langon said sharing the baton with his buddy Murphy on the biggest of all stages made winning taste so much sweeter "We have a tight bond being that we are Jersey guys "Murph is like a brother to me! I've been looking up to him since he was killing it in high school, so to do this together is just awesome Has Langon's stardom on the collegiate level come earlier than he expected "I always knew I had the talent to run these times A big reason is that I get to race and train with guys like Liam and Sean Dolan (another NJ and Nova legend) Those guys make me run faster and keep me hungry.'' O'Donovan said Langon's rapid rise is no surprise We had no doubt that Marco would come up big for us today He has a ton of talent and the drive to be the best.''      is one the top middle distance runners in Villanova history and a big reason why Murphy wound up at Nova Dolan will finish his career with two wheels for a Nova He led off Nova's DMR win on Friday with a 3:00.27 1,200 carry and ran a leg on the winning 4xMile last year Dolan also won a wheel with his Hopewell Valley DMR squad when he anchored his team to the Championship of America title as a junior in 2018 and he won a national title in the mile in high school was the runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2024 indoor NCAA Championships ran in the 800 at the Olympic Trials in 2021 holds the school indoor record in the 800 of 1:46.90 has run sub 4 in the mile several times with a PR of 3:56.39 Dolan said that of all of his remarkable accomplishments nothing beats winning relays at Franklin Field.   Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Marco Langon, the distance running star from Bridgewater-Raritan will not be racing at any of the state meets The Villanova-bound Langon, who ran a NJ No. 6 all-time 4:05.91 to place second in the mile at the John Hay Distance Festival in West Chester was flirting with the idea of running the 1,600m at today's North Jersey which starts at 1 p.m., but he's decided not to. That means Langon can't race at the State Group Championships or the Meet of Champions because you must run at the sectionals to advance.  Instead, Langon will focus his attention on making a run at becoming the second sub 4 high school miler from NJ at the New Balance National Championships on June 19 at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Marty Liquori of Essex Catholic is the only high school runner in NJ history who has broken the 4-minute barrier in the mile Liquori ran the state record of 3:59.8 in 1967.     Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Marco Langon of Bridgewater-Raritan wins the boys 3200 meter run at the boys and girls Meet of Champions at Bennett Athletic Complex in Toms River on Saturday .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Mak Ojutiku | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comOn December 22nd a day when most of the state’s indoor track athletes were gearing up for their first meets of the season Marco Langon was laying in a hospital bed with a fractured skull and a blown ear drum Langon was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a car accident the night before It’s easy to see why some thought that the Bridgewater-Raritan standout wouldn’t be able to have any season let alone one comparable to the impressive cross country and outdoor track seasons he was coming off of Most people would’ve compromised on their goals for that year some would even call off competing for the season The senior Villanova commit’s drive is truly something to behold even by the standards elite athletes live by That drive allowed Langon to finish the season in spectacular fashion; winning the indoor Meet of Champion’s 3200-meter race and coming out on top in one of the best distance rivalries in recent state history For ending the indoor season as the top distance runner in the state Langon is NJ.com’s 2021-2022 boys Indoor Track Athlete of the Year Some call Langon’s level of self-belief cockiness “The day I came home from the hospital I wrote on my wall ‘Meet of Champions winner’,” Langon recalled “It didn’t matter what event it was; whatever my coach put me in Although his season expectations never wavered Langon admits that the first few weeks after the accident were pretty rough By the time Langon was released from the hospital Langon said he felt completely underweight and his legs just didn’t feel right Langon started off his recovery the same week he was discharged That first week had Langon doing core exercises in his room the Bridgewater-Raritan senior was competing in his first race of the season His first meet back was the Skyland Conference Championships “So I was pretty much feeling back to my normal self I felt a complete confidence in myself racing I probably believed I was (healthier) than I actually was there was probably like a headache or something like that After running a 4:07.18 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix’s one-mile on Feb Langon says he knew for sure he was back to 100 percent Up until the Wednesday before the Meet of Champions Langon and his coaches weren’t sure which distance event Langon would compete By choosing to compete in the 3,200 at Toms River Langon ended up giving the New Jersey track community another entry in arguably the best rivalry in the state right now The 3,200 M of C race pitted Langon against Ridge’s Jackson Barna the winner of the 2021 outdoor Meet of Champions’ 3,200 had matched up against Langon four previous times this season with Barna winning two 1,600 titles and Langon winning two 3,200 races Barna also took second to Langon in the cross country M of C this fall It seemed almost a given that the 3,200 would produce something special Barna held about a 25-meter lead on Langon with 1,200 meters to go when Langon jumped out ahead to take the lead With about two laps left Barna powered his way back to the front of the pack but Langon responded almost immediately to surge his way in front and hold that position till the finish line Langon finished with a a personal best time of 8:48.28 the best in the state this season and the second-best time in the nation Marco Langon (197) of Bridgewater Raritan and Jackson Barna (299) of Ridge compete in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park in Holmdel on Nov which motivated me to run even faster,” Langon recalled “I just felt so confident in my ability to close that only a couple steps later (after Barna passed me) I got back right in front of him and gave it everything I had.” “Especially in the beginning of the season Marco’s not gonna be back for Meet of Champions; Marco’s not gonna have a good season because of his car crash’ That just motivated me to prove everyone wrong I’m not gonna just settle for second place.” that determination is what makes him such a special athlete The coach often tells Langon that when he really wants to win a race but I’ve never seen anyone more determined than him,” Evans said and that’s what I think sets him apart from anyone else I’ve ever worked with.” While matching up with Barna wasn’t exactly a factor in choosing what race to compete in at Toms River Langon admits that being able to compete and win against the Ridge standout adds a little something Langon also made sure to say that even with how competitive the two are but at the end of the day we race and give everything we have at the end of that line,” Langon explained And then he put in an even greater effort next week at New Balance Nationals when (Ridge’s) relay team absolutely killed it There’s definitely a significance in racing and beating him and probably in the top five of the ones I’ve ever run.” Langon has no issue publicly stating he has his eyes on a few records mainly the outdoor mile record of 3:59.8 set by legendary Essex Catholic runner Mary Liquori Langon isn’t exactly certain yet which meets he’ll be closing his high school career out with the spring Meet of Champions and part of the Nike Outdoor National meet will take place on the same day in June Langon predicts that quite a few of NJ’s best athletes will be skipping out on the M of C and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he’ll be one of them Langon says he’ll find a way to have fun with it Langon looked up to the state’s most accomplished seniors who he’ll be teammates with next year at Villanova Langon has already made himself a peer of even the very best he aspired to be like Langon attributes his current and future success to his love of the sport “I put running over pretty much everything in my life but that’s because I have fun with it,” Langon said “I’ve met so many great people through it and my most amazing memories are because of running and the people surrounding it and the people I train with I would be very lost and not in the best place if it wasn’t for running and because of that I want to give my everything to the sport.” “I want to try to win in different ways,” Langon added speaking on his mentality heading towards the spring “I don’t want to just sit in the back of the race and just kick it in the end As amazing as it is that I can do that and win I need to learn to grow up and challenge myself a bit It’s me kind of challenging myself to better myself I want to win in the hardest ways possible too but I want to prove that I’m better than everyone Some may say that’s a cocky or arrogant mentality Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Marco Langon vs. Jackson Barna It's the race everyone wanted to see at Saturday's 53rd NJSIAA NJSIAA Meet of Champions and after Barna scratched from the 1,600-meter run the stage was set for the two distance running titans to clash in a 3,200m matchup that was hyped up as having the potential to be an epic showdown The race more than lived up to the billing as Bridgewater-Raritan's Langon and Ridge's Barna produced the greatest 3,200 battle in state indoor history at the Bennett Center in Toms River.    After the Georgetown-bound Barna opened a big lead early in the race Langon came charging back and used a big burst with about 250 meters left to open a gap on the final lap before hammering across the line first freezing the numbers on the clock at 8:48.28!! Barna was second in this instant classic 8:51.94 And they did it on a flat/slow track. Imagine the times if this meet was held on a much faster/banked track like it was in 2020 when it was held at Ocean Breeze! Both guys ran well under the meet record of 8:54.22 set in 2019 by Liam Murphy of Allentown This is the third straight indoor M of C 3,200 that produced a pair of sub nine times!       The only runner in state history to run faster indoors than Langon and Barna is the legendary Edward Cheserek of St who went 8:39.15 for two-miles when he ran vs When Langon crossed the line he was his usual animated and entertaining self as he celebrated with his friends "I knew it was going to take a time like this to win and I knew I was ready to do this,'' said the Villanova-bound Langon "Barna is a great runner and he took it out fast (Barna split 2:12.5 and 4:27.1) and opened about 20 meters on me I wrote on my wall with a Sharpie "3200 MOC Champion,'' and nothing was going to stop me from making that happen and to be way up there on the all-time list is pretty cool But this was all about getting the W.''   After Barna's aggressive front-running to start the race Langon was able to slowly reel him in and jumped to the front with 875 meters left But Barna exploded back in front with 275 left Langon immediately matched that move by surging back ahead with about 250 left put an exclamation point on his memorable triumph by cranking out a 29.9 last 200. "I had to get back ahead of him as quickly as possible and then it was time to let it rip on that last lap,'' said Langon. Langon and Barna have been pushing and hammering each other ever since the state cross-country meets this past fall.  Langon finished first at the XC Meet of Champions and Barna was second and Langon now holds a 3-2 edge on Barna this season who won the 3,200 at the Meet of Champions last spring and Langon has captured the three races at 3,200m "To have Barna and myself come around at the same time in New Jersey is pretty incredible and we've brought out the best in each other,'' said Langon and we gave them a great show.''     Fitzroy Ledgister of St Peter's Prep got the revenge he was seeking and nearly broke the meet record when he used a rocket start on his way to victory in a NJ No just off the meet record of 6.34 set in by Louis Akpadago of Hamilton North at the 2020 meet at Ocean Breeze Ledgister's 6.35 is the fastest time ever run on the slower Bennett Center track.  Last week, Ledgister finished second to Fabian France of Bergen Catholic in the 55 dash at the Non-Public A Championships France was second in Saturday's rematch in 6.37.  and he got me,'' said the Rutgers-bound Ledgister and I got much better today and that was the difference.'' Conspicuous by his absence in this race was Shamali Whittle of Hamilton North the state leader in the 55 dash at 6.33 and the winner of the 100 and 200 at the Meet of Champions last spring The University of Georgia-bound Whittle said he was a little "nicked up'' so he scratched from the meet.    Ledgister said that even know the race would have obviously been much tougher to win if Whittle competed he was disappointed to not have the chance to race him and you always want to race against the best there is,'' said Ledgister "I am sure he will be back running strong next week at New Balance Nationals Elizabeth senior Greg McQueen who has been chasing a M of C title for the last couple years didn't let a recent calf strain prevent him from winning his first title when he churned out a 21.82 to win the one-lapper.   and is the second fastest time ever in the Bennett Center "I've been thinking about this moment for a long time so it feels good to finally get one of these,'' said McQueen but I've been wearing compression sleeves that have helped and I just put it out of mind and went after it today.'' All season long, Michael Mazero has used his strength over the final 200 meters to power his way to victory in the two-lap race.      "Bryce is a great runner and I knew it would be tough race,'' said Mazero and I was finally able to get around him with about 100 to go Then I just gave it all I had to stay in front.''  "I like to go out fast and keep pushing the pace,'' said the Virginia Tech-bound Stock "It's the way I race and it's worked out well for me who came back later to split 49.7 as the anchor on the runner-up 4x400 said his biggest target it to try to go sub 1:50 on the much faster banked track at the New Balance Nationals at the NY Armory next week.  and I know there will be great competition next week so I'll be trying to drop my time as much a possible and see what happens.''       After Langon and Barna bypased this race to run the 3,200, Shane Brosnan was a huge favorite to grab his first M of C title Brosnan became the only double winner in the boys competition when he came back later to split 1:54.9 on the anchor leg to bring Union Catholic across the line first in the 4x800 in 7:57.36 Christopher Serrao of East Brunswick got the redemption he was seeking when he blasted his way over the barriers en route to his second M of C title Serrao won a great battle with Bryce Tucker of Pennsauken Tucker was also second in the 400 earlier in the meet.         who won the 110 hurdles at the M of C last June was upset last week in the Group 4 race when he placed third Serrao had issues with his steps to the first hurdle last week Serrao ran 6.49 to place third in the 55 dash!! Bryce Tucker who came up short in his attempts to win the 400 and the hurdles earlier in meet when he placed second in both blasted a 48.0 anchor leg and came from behind to catch Westfield to give Pennsauken the victory in 3:23.84 the second fastest time in the state this winter This is the second M of C gold medal for Tucker who won the Meet of Champions title in the 400 hurdles as a sophomore last spring,  which came in to this race as the fastest 4x400 team in the state had some misfortune when its third runner crashed to the track and they weren't able to finish the race.     Sophomore Alex Saldana (2:04.9), senior Myles Plummer (1:56.9), junior Caudell Cajuste (1:59.9) and Shane Brosnan (1:54.9) teamed up to give Union Catholic the victory in 7:57.36 and Westfield to third in 8:12.18 to give Union County a rare 1-2-3 sweep.  Damarion Potts gave up basketball this season to focus on becoming a better high jumper The 6-9 by Potts betters his previous personal best of 6-8.25 Timber Creek never had a Meet of Champions winner before this year but that all changed when seniors Jaden Johnson and Chace Pearson each put on sensational shows to sweep the horizontal jumps for Timber Creek.     Johnson got the Timber Creek jumping party started when he soared to a PR of 46-9.50 to smash the meet record!! Johnson's 46-9.50 broke the record of 46-3.25 set in 2020 by Floyd Whitaker of Highland also placed second in the high jump with a 6-2.     it was Pearson's turn to star on the runway who came into the competition with a PR of 22-6.25 from last spring exploded to a new PR of 23-3 to take home the long jump championship Tyson Lowe of Fort Lee finished second with a 22-10.50   Joe and CJ are just the second brother combination in meet history to win titles The DiGiorgio brothers are the first to accomplish the feat as the bombers from Bayonne boast three brothers who combined to win shot put titles - Kevin in 1997 and '98 9 in the US this season with the 63-8 he threw at the Non-Public B Championships 12 thrower in meet history with his 62-6.75 Hillsborough has had its share of great track and field athletes over the years but a M of C title is something that has eluded the boys program But that's not case anymore after junior Brian O'Sullivan continued his torrid season in the pole vault by clearing 15-0 to become Hillsborough's first boys champ ever. Connor Munson of Westwood was second at 14-6 the state leader with the meet record 16-0.25 that he made at the Central Jersey has now cleared 15-0 or higher in eight different meets this season NJ competition this winter.     There have been several epic races and unforgettable performances throughout New Jersey's remarkably rich cross-country history dropped an absolute bomb by torching the course with a jaw-dropping 16:01 average 67-84 over three-time defending champion Christian Brothers Academy And UC did this just four days after averaging 16:13 and defeating CBA in the Non-Public A race on Tuesday All season long the Villanova-bound stud said he was going to win the Meet of Champions and challenge the course record Boy did Langon ever back up his words by winning the fastest duel in meet and course history when he froze the numbers on the clock at 15:06 which makes him the third fastest runner in course history Langon had to run fast in order to defeat Jackson Barna of Ridge 4 in Holmdel Park history with his runner-up finish in 15:13!! Barna's time would have won all but one of the previous 48 M of C races This race marks the first time in course history (Holmdel's current layout has been used since 1979) that two runners ran under 15:15 in the same race The only two runners who have runner faster at Holmdel than Langon and Barna are two icons of the sport in the state course record holder Edward Cheserek of St Benedict's Prep and Joe Rosa of West Windsor-Plainsboro North Rosa ran 14:56 at the Meet of Champions as a junior in 2009 and Cheserek broke the record when he ran 14:53 at the 2011 Shore Coaches Invitational This race was so fast that it produced four of the top 20 times ever run at Holmdel and five more guys went sub16!!! The 16 runners that ran under 16 minutes is the second most in meet history The record is 18 from the 2013 M of C race.  Just check how deep this front of this race was.  After Langon and Barna, Shane Brosnan of Union Catholic was third in 15:22 a Union County record which is tied for No and would have won all but four of the previous M of C races Jacob Heredia of Clifton was fourth in a school record 15:30 Jimmy Wischusen of Union Catholic ran 15:35 to place fifth and break Joe Rosa's sophomore course record of 15:38 set in 2008 Seth Clevenger of Haddonfield was sixth in a school record 15:36 tied for the second fastest time ever run at Holmdel by a Group 2 runner Jack Tavaglione became the fastest runner ever from Voorhees by placing seventh in 15:39 in its 32-43 victory over CBA in Tuesday's Non-Public A race there was a lot of talk about whether the quick turnaround would take something out of the legs of UC and CBA the Non-Public A races and the boys Group 2 race were moved from last Saturday to Tuesday because of bad weather So all the other teams in the state had a week between the Group meet and the M of C while UC CBA and Haddonfield only had three days between races.          so much for tired legs!      Union Catholic's entire top five ran even faster than they did on Tuesday and they all closed fast to put the finishing touches on the second greatest race in meet and course history UC's 16:01 average is second only to the 15:52 average that CBA ran at the 2013 M of C.        The Harvard-bound Brosnan led the charge for the Vikings by placing third in 15:22 23 seconds faster than his winning time at the Non-Public A championships on Tuesday who had one of the most improbable and remarkable one year improvements you'll ever see this season was fifth with his sophomore course record 15:35 Wischusen was second in the Union County J.V That's just amazing! The times by Brosnan and Wischusen make them the second fastest 1-2 punch for any team at Holmdel behind twins Joe (14:56) and Jim Rosa (15:15) of West Windsor-Plainsboro who ran those times when they finished 1-2 at the Meet of Champions 2009.  After Brosnan and Wischusen crossed for UC senior Myles Plummer placed 19th for in 16:10 junior Caudell Cajuste finished 43rd in 16:27 and then junior Ryan Cichocki put on a exclamation point on the biggest win in school history by placing 53rd in 16:34 Freshman Evan Weber and sophomore Josh Hunsinger were UC's No A deeper look into Cichocki's race shows just how remarkable his performance was Cichocki got a bit bottled up in the first half of the race and found himself back in about 75th place near the bottom of the bowl But he dug down deep and made a huge move from the top of the bowl to the tennis courts and then found another gear as he flew through the back woods picking off several runners with his huge wheels.  With CBA's fifth runner crossing the line just ahead of UC's No and he delivered in a big way to slam the door UC coach Mike McCabe was blown away by how fast and smart his team ran "This is the greatest team accomplishment we've ever had,'' said McCabe "What Sydney (McLaughlin) did by making the Olympics in high school was obviously unreal but this is equally as hard -  to get five guys to all run their fastest on the same day and make it to the line and do what they did And the fact we ran the second fastest time ever here is just unbelievable to me This is something I never thought we could do.''           McCabe praised the way his guys handled the pressure and delivered their best races when the stakes were highest "These guys all race with confidence,'' said McCabe but how many fifth guys on a team drop 20 seconds like Ryan did after we told him that's what we needed from him We knew if Ryan dropped like we knew he could Union Catholic's breathtaking victory highlights a magical campaign for the undefeated Vikings who have wrecked course records all season. In addition to winning its first M of C title Union Catholic also won the Non-Public A title for the first time ever repeated as Union County Champions with a Warinanco Park course record average 16:03 and ran a course record average of 15:49 at Oak Ridge Park And Brosnan took down the Warinanco course record by winning the county title in 15:28.  Next up for the Vikings is the RunningLane Championships on Dec where UC will clash with the best teams in the country The meet serves as the unofficial national team championship since the Nike Nationals were cancelled.      there really wasn't much the Colts could have done to derail the UC express which won nine of the previous 10 titles and owns the state record with 24 M of C titles, ran its best race of the season nine seconds faster than it did on Tuesday Leading the way for the Colts was the only senior in the top seven 16 seconds faster than he ran on Tuesday and the sixth fastest time in CBA history who made some amazing drops over the las month of the season sophomore Alex Kemp placed 37th in a Holmdel PR of 16:23 and freshman Joe Barrett ran a CBA freshman course record 16:24 to finish 40th who lost a shoe and didn't finish the Non-Public A race broke CBA's freshman record of 16:37 that was set in 2012 by the great Blaise Ferro.   CBA will be back in action at the Nike Northeast Regional this Saturday at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls came a long way from the team that we saw in early October the Colts should make a strong run at its 25th M of C title next year.     LANGON-BARNA RIVALRY PRODUCES SIZZLING SHOW Langon and Barna have been bringing out the best in each other going back to their middle school days so it was only fitting that the two longtime rivals pushed one another to two of the fastest times ever run at Holmdel Park in their final XC race on NJ soil.  It was obvious right away that this showdown was going to be much different than last week when Langon was first in 15:38 and Barna second in 15:50 in the Group 4 race The pace was last week when they went out in 5:29 for the opening mile Barna pushed hard from the gun and forced the race to go out fast as Barna and Langon hit the mile mark in 5:07 They stayed side-by-side as they hit two miles in 10:02 switched gears to jump ahead by five seconds after rounding the tennis courts and then poured it on through the back woods like he always does "Everyone doubted me before the season started I knew I was going to prove everyone wrong,'' said Langon whose previous best at Holmdel was the 15:30 he ran at the Shore Coaches meet last month.   "This is all I've ever wanted since my freshman year Langon was hoping to get under 15 and make a run at Cheserek's record Langon said he was glad Barna pushed the pace "It was lot different than our last two races but I was ready for anything and was happy to see him take it out like that,'' said Langon Barna and I have been racing since middle school and I wouldn't be where I now if it wasn't for him and he's pushed me to be where I am today.'' Langon's season is one of the best in state history On his way to being the state's best this season Langon smashed course records at Phillipsburg and Oak Ridge Park and ran 12:13.0 over the 2.5.mile course.    whose said  previous PR at Holmdel was 15:50 knew he had to try something different after losing to Langon at the NJ 2 and State Group 4 races the last two weeks "I couldn't run the same way that I did the last two weeks if I wanted to win so had to take a chance and push it as hard as I could from the start,'' said Barna who won the 3,200m at the Meet of Champions last June. "I really wanted to win He made the big move like he did last week and kind of got away But to run the time I did and be that high up on the all-time list here is something I'm very proud of.'' Langon and Barna will race again next Saturday at the East Bay Northeast Regional (formerly Foot Locker) at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx it would be shocking if they didn't qualify for the National Championship race in San Diego.    What do you get when you mix all that together?  You get Marco Langon and talented runners that New Jersey has seen in recent years is the epitome of a blood and guts runners and he's blended his never say die mentality with a strong work ethic to take his game to a whole different level this fall which has resulted in him burning up every course he's run on during his undefeated campaign Here's a look at all five of Langon's races this season.  No.  2 all-time at Horseshoe Lake Park historySept 21- 15:36 at the Skyland Conference Championships Langon's most recent triumph came on Thursday when he took down the course record at the Skyland Conference Championships on the rugged 3.1-mile layout at Phillipsburg That shattered the CR of 15:45 that was set by All-Stater Joe Dragon of High Point at the 2015 Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Championships.   NJ MileSplit caught up with Langon after his historic victory at the Skyland Conference Championship for an in depth Q an A.  who has track PR's of 4:09.47 for 1600m and 9:03.50 for 3,200m, is a straight shooter and he talked candidly about is huge goals for the rest of this season including his dream to break the Holmdel Park CR his upcoming showdowns with Jackson Barna of Ridge and a whole lot more.       remember all that stuff I wrote about how charismatic so kick back and enjoy our latest installment of Feature Friday as we shine the spotlight on the one and only Marco Langon Langon's mile performance has since been DQ'd for impeding In Virginia Beach this weekend New Jersey's Marco Langon has shown quick pace even though one of those fast performances ended up a DQ On Saturday Langon ran to third in the 2 mile run with a time of 9:21.47 for US No Edward Blaha and Azaan Dawson running 1-2 at 9:12.59 and 9:15.36.  Langon followed that up with what was a 4:15.41 mile run before it was announced he was DQ'd for impeding Dawson during their battle to the line with an extended arm Azaan Dawson of Connecticut was declared the official winner of the the race with a time of 4:15.43 Despite the DQ Langon showed signs of great times to come this winter and spring.  Langon is a junior at Bridgewater-Raritan he won the 2019 New Balance Nationals Freshman Mile both indoor and outdoors in 2019 and was sixth in the Group 4 State Championship in 2020 His indoor mile PR coming into this race was a 4:26.72 and 1600m was 4:22.49 A full New Jersey recap from the 757 Showdown is on the way Marco Langon of Bridgewater-Raritan one of the top distance running recruits in the country announced his college plans on Monday afternoon Langon is the second star runner from the Skyland Conference in the last two days to commit to Villanova as he joins Jack Tavaglione of Voorhees in the current recruiting class for the Wildcats.     Langon, undefeated this season, is having a historic campaign on the trails this fall.  He ran 15:23 at the Roxbury Invitational No.  2 all-time at Horseshoe Lake Park ran a course record 15:09 at the Bernie Magee Memorial at Oak Ridge Park went 15:30 at the Shore Coaches Invitational dropped a 12:13 at the Manhattan Invitational and he blasted a course record 15:36 at the Skyland Conference Championships at Phillipsburg ran a PR of 4:09.47 in the 1600m when he was fourth at the Meet of Champions last spring and he ran his 3,200m PR of 9:03.50 when he placed third at the State Group 4 meet.  "I trust the next chapter because I know the author,'' Langon wrote in an Instagram post "Thank you to the people who are always in my corner and an even bigger thank you to the ones who doubted me.''