GEORGE OGDEN
- mercertrackhall
- Sep 19, 2025
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Updated: Sep 25, 2025
Trenton Central High School – Javelin
Ogden was a state record holder and a two time state champion in the javelin.
He won Group 4 state titles in 1940 and in 1941.
In the 1940 state meet, his gold medal helped lead Trenton Central to the Group 4 team title.
In the 1941 Group 4 Championships Ogden set a state javelin record with a throw of 179 feet 3 inches.
In both 1940 and 1941 Ogden won the Javelin at the South Jersey Championships. He set the meet record in ’40, and broke his own meet record in ’41. He was a member of 3 straight Big-6 Conference Champion teams and 2 straight South Jersey Champion teams.
MAJOR TITLES WON
2-TIME STATE CHAMPION GROUP 4 – JAVELIN (1940 & 1941)
2-TIME SJ SECTIONAL CHAMPION – JAVELIN (1940 & 1941)
2-TIME BIG-6 CONFERENCE CHAMPION – JAVELIN (1940 & 1941)
