PHOTO COURTESY OF JACOB BROWN
H.S. Female Athlete of the Week: Catherine Pagano of Ridgewood
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
BY ANDY VASQUEZ
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Many high school athletes view running as punishment. What happens when you mess up in practice? You do laps. So when Catherine Pagano tries to explains to her friends how much she loves running, she gets weird looks.
“They don’t understand it because they think you’re just out there running in circles,” Pagano said.
“But I really like running, because it’s kind of an escape.”
Pagano isn’t just escaping from the rigors of her busy schedule at Ridgewood.
She’s running away from the competition. Pagano won the Division A 1,600 and 3,200 meters at the Bergen County Track and Field Championships last week, earning her The Record Female Athlete of the Week honor.