PLEASANTVILLE GRAD ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING OLYMPIC TRACK TEAM

Another South Jersey athlete moved one step closer to making the U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday. 2006 Pleasantville graduate Nia Ali advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. In March the 27 year-old Ali won the 60 hurdles at the world indoor track and field championships. She still holds the Cape-Atlantic League record for the 100 hurdles at 13.65 seconds.