HOPEWELL VALLEY:Rutledge getting ready

University of North Carolina junior Meredith Rutledge is getting ready to compete in the Penn Relays on Thursday. Meredith is a javelin thrower for the Seahawks.
If you recall, Rutledge, a 2006 graduate of Hopewell Valley Central, was a standout in both basketball and soccer. But she blew her right knee out on the basketball court as a HoVal junior and could no longer step back onto the hardwood.
HoVal girls track&field coach Aaron Olfield introduced Rutledge to the javelin and she's been throwing ever since.
Rutledge went on to compete in the Relays first as a Hopewell Valley junior. She's coming back to Franklin Field on Thursday and will compete in the javelin some time between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
In previous NCAA competition, Rutledge finished fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships in 2008 while posting a fifth-place finish at the 2007 CAA Championships. Her personal best in the javelin is 131 feet, 5 inches.
* Event: Javelin
* PR: 131-5
* Finished fourth at CAA Championships in 2008.
* Posted fifth-place finish at 2007 CAA Championships.