Rutgers overcame several challenges during the NCAA East First Round, including weather delays, midnight start times because of the delays, and 95-degree temperatures in Jacksonville. However, as track and field director Bobby Farrell said to scarletknights.

Quincy Pearson, North Brunswick in the triple jump during Day 2 NJSIAA Groups 1 and 4 track and field meet in Somerset, NJ on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Ed Murray| For NJ Advance Media We’re only a day away from the meet that concludes the N.J. track and field season — the NJSIAA Meet of Champions.