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SJM_SpringAthletes_0424FINAL_Reg2 . qxp_Feature 4 / 26 / 24 12 : 58 PM Page 3 AS : I started the recruiting process at the end of my junior year . I didn’t know where I wanted to go and I didn’t know if I LENA , STELLA & ANNA STOLARICK wanted to run . But Holy Cross had everything I wanted in a school : It has great academics , I love the team , I love the H a d d o n f i e l d g i r l s l a c r o s s e / g i r l s t r a c k campus . It’s definitely sad that I’m not going to be with them next year , but I’m really excited to be independent from them . And I can go visit them all the time . the same looks from the same schools , and ultimately every - These triplets have already left their mark thing just worked out . Delaware was one of our top schools SJM : Do you know what you want to study ? on the Haddonfield athletic program and when we first started the recruiting process . AS : I think I’m going to go into business , something along haveone more season to add to their SS : I wanted to go to school with at least one of my sisters . those lines . I’m not really sure yet . Delaware was the best option for both of us and it just so hap - accomplishmentsbefore moving on to LS : I think I’m going to do elementary education . My dad is a pened that we could go together , and that made it even better . college . Lena , a defender , and Stella , an teacher and he really wants me to . attacker , have helped the girls lacrosse SS : I’m thinking about doing something in the medical field . SJM : Are you going to room together ? I’m going to major in kinesiology , but my mom is a nurse and team win two state championships and SS : No ! I plan on being a nurse or a PT . will head to the University of Delaware LS : Our Delaware coaches assign us [ our roommates ] , but together in the fall . Anna , a distance runner hopefully we’ll live together later on . SJM : What are the best and worst parts about being a on the track team , placed third at sectionals SS : I think it would be a little hard to live with Lena because triplet ? and eighth at states in the 800 meters last she’s a little bossy and a little messy . It will be good because AS : Sharing stuff is definitely the worst part . We get in a lot of we can meet new people and also have each other at the year , and is committed to Holy Cross . fights about that . same time . SS : We share our 2011 Honda Civic , Rhonda . She’s great . LS : I would say the best part is growing up with them . They’re South Jersey Magazine : What’s it like to have your time SJM : The three of you don’t share a room at home , do my best friends , they always have my back and we’re always at Haddonfield winding down ? Has that sunk in yet ? you ? doing things together , so it’s great . Lena Stolarick : It’s so sad that we’re finally leaving after LS : We used to — we were shoved in the attic . AS : We have the same friends and we do everything together , being here our whole lives . Leaving Anna will be really hard . SS : But now we all have our own space . really . Stella Stolarick : Growing up in Haddonfield and going LS : We did have a bathroom and a big attic , but it was three SS : We kind of won the sibling lottery . I can’t imagine not through the school district , you’re always like , “ I can’t wait to beds all together . being a triplet . It’s the best thing ever and I’m really lucky to be a senior . ” But now that I’m a senior , I don’t really want to SS : It was fun , though . I do miss it sometimes . have two best friends to grow up with . Being all girls is even leave . I love my town and it’s such a great community to grow better . up in and play sports in . SJM : Anna , what led to your decision to attend Holy Anna Stolarick : I’m really excited to go to college , but it’s Cross ? definitely sad leaving them , too . SJM : What are your goals for your final season ? AS : After committing , I just want to have fun and enjoy my final season . I have a meet today , so I’m excited . I’m running the 1,600 and the 800 , and I hope I can PR . SJM : Are those the two races you specialize in , along with the relay ? AS : We haven’t [ finalized the relay ] . In the winter , me and Stella won the 4x8 at the Meet of Champs , but I’m not sure if our relay is going to be as strong since we’re missing two of the runners . But I think we’ll still have a good season . SJM : That must have been cool to win the relay together at the Meet of Champions during the indoor season . AS : It was , especially since we didn’t expect it . SS : I never really played a sport with Anna before , so I really wanted to do winter track with her my last year . I was going to do swimming because she normally does swimming in the winter , but when she switched I decided to stick with winter track to have one more year with Anna before she goes to a different college . SJM : In lacrosse , you’ve obviously had so much success . Is another state title high on your wish list for this year ? LS : Every year , we have the goal of getting to the last game . We work so hard as a team every practice , every game . I have a lot of confidence in our team this year and I think we can make it . SS : Playing Summit last year [ in the state final ] and losing definitely sucked , but they’re such a great team and I think we’re ready to come back and get on top . We still have to work hard . We had our first loss against Morristown and obviously you don’t want to lose , but I think we learned a lot from that game and we’re going to continue moving forward and hopefully come out on top at the end . SJM : Let’s talk about your college decisions . Stella and Lena , did you know you wanted to go together ? LS : It wasn’t the priority to go with each other , but we both got SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 21 issue 1 SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 21 issue 1 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 38 | SouthJerseyMagazine.com 50 |

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SJM_SpringAthletes_0424FINAL_Reg2 . qxp_Feature 4 / 26 / 24 12 : 58 PM Page 4 a little bit in the moment , but I don’t want it to get to my very open area , and they love their sports . At first they head . Once that race is over , I move onto the next one . weren’t worried about track as much , but as me and the YASHAHYA team started bringing it together , they started focusing on SJM : Do you allow yourself to dream about the us more . Now they’re showing all the sports attention and Olympics ? not just football . BROWN YB : All the time , I just don’t say it out loud . SJM : Are there any professional hurdlers you like to W a s h i n g t o n T o w n s h i p SJM : What else do you do for fun when you’re not watch ? training ? YB:There are two people I’ve been watching : Grant Hol - b o y s t r a c k YB:Well I work too , and I picked a job that’s fun . I work at loway and Devon Allen . I used to try to copy their form , and I Urban Air , a trampoline place , so I get to have fun with the got it down , but I realized it wasn’t doing it for me . I had to One of the top hurdlers in the country , this kids . find a way to take their form and combine it with mine … senior is coming off a sensational indoor and I kind of made my own thing . track season in which he won sectional , SJM : Have you always lived in Wash - state and Meet of Champions ( MOC ) titles ington Township ? SJM : How do you get ready for a big meet ? YB : I was actually born in New York in the 55 - meter hurdles for the second year YB : I always eat a bagel and some fruit when I and lived there , but then I moved wake up , nothing too big . I have my head - in a row and set a state record of 7.06 sec - to Maple Shade and that’s where I phones on before the race , but no specific onds in the event . This spring he is aiming spent most of my years . I didn’t playlist , just whatever is playing . I’ll spend for a state crown in the 110 hurdles after come to Township until my the first hour just going over my hurdle drills , winning at sectionals last year and placing freshman year of high school . It’s a and by the time I’m ready , it’s time to run . third at states and the MOC . lot different than I expected . It’s a South Jersey Magazine : How did you feel about your accomplishments over the winter ? Yashahya Brown : I was very happy with it . I was happy to come in second at New Balance Nationals , and to be unde - feated all indoor season and take a state title meant a lot to me . SJM : You set a state record in the 55 hurdles as well . Is that something you thought was possible coming into the season ? YB : I definitely did . It was something I had on my objective board . Right after I finished my junior season , the one thing at the top of my list was taking down the state record before I fin - ished high school , and that’s what I did . SJM : What are your goals for the out - door season ? YB : Of course , I want to take the state title . I definitely want to qualify for and win U - 20s , because I know it’s going to be Worlds this time . I want to stay undefeated and set the state record and bring it down even more . SJM : How did you get into the hurdles in the first place ? YB : I actually started running when I was 9 or 10 , and I was just doing it for fun . I was playing around at practice one day , trying to get out of practice , and I jumped over a hurdle and fell down . My coach saw me , came over and said , “ You’re a hurdler now . ” I was off and on with track , but once I got into hurdles I knew it was something I wanted to do . My junior year is when I decided to focus on track , because before that I was a multi - sport athlete . I did football and track growing up and a little bit of soccer , but I saw that track was more my thing . SJM : What are your plans for next year ? YB : Of course I’m going to do track in college . Right now , I’m intending on going to Rutgers , but I still haven’t fully made my decision yet . SJM : What are your goals for the next level ? YB:The three goals I’ve had since I was little are to run professionally , to set a new American record and then to go for the world record . But coming into my freshman year , I definitely want to get my name out there and show that I’m not just a high school runner . SJM : You have times that are among the best in the country . What did that do to your confidence when you started to realize that ? YB : I was always taught to stay humble . I can celebrate SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 21 issue 1 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 39

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