Primetime 585 Shining Star: AJ Morgan
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For Friday's Primetime 585 Shining Star Spotlight — where we introduce you to some student athletes who are brightening up our community — we're highlighting AJ Morgan!
AJ is a sophomore track star at Webster Schroeder High School. In her second season of outdoor varsity track, she decided to take on the pentathlon.
She made first team all-county in Pentathlon and second team all-county in hurdles and high jump.
AJ was the Section Five Class-A and Monroe County Public School Athletic Conference pentathlon champion.
She was also the pentathlon champion in the His and Hers Invite where she was named MVP.
She went on to break Webster's Girls Pentathlon record at the State Qualifier meet. Now she's headed to states next weekend.
On top of all that, she won the Devin Snyder Outstanding Female Athlete Award.
A big congratulations to AJ, from all of us here at News 8 — and thank you for brightening up our community!
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