Manalapan Track Star Headed to the Olympics

Manalapan, NJ - He's going to Rio!

Former Manalapan High School track star and New Jersey running legend Robby Andrews placed second in the men's 1500 Sunday at the USA Olympic Trials, earning him a coveted spot to compete on the U.S. Olympics track and field team. Here is the entire list of the 25 New Jersey athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Andrews was a star runner when he competed for the Manalapan Braves and went on to graduate from the University of Virginia. He is 25 years old.

"It’s kind of hard to believe it right now, but it must be true. Yes, I am a United States Olympian, and I couldn’t be happier or prouder," Robby told the Asbury Park Press after his qualifying finish Sunday. "All the hard work, all those miles, all those tough days, they've all been worth it."

Robby joins other New Jerseyites competing in the Summer 2016 Olympics: Laurie Hernandez, 16, of Old Bridge, on the U.S. Women's gymnastics team; Connor Jaeger, of Rumson-Fair Haven, a swimmer (his second time competing in the Olympics) and Sydney McLaughlin, a senior at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, who will run for the U.S. Women's track and field team. Congratulations and best of luck to Robby and all our New Jersey Olympians!

Robby Andrews competes in the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships/Image by filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium - 5159 finale 1500m holusa, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/...