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- ↑ Members of the SWMHS Hall of Fame, Sayreville War Memorial High School. Accessed April 8, 2021. "2005 Hall of Fame... Michael J. Wasko - Class of 1982"
- ↑ Bourbeau, Garry. "Wasko is becoming man for all seasons", The Record , September 4, 1987. Accessed April 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mike Wasko always wanted to be in the Olympic Games. During a gold-studded track career at both Sayreville High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University, he was driven by that desire. He still wants to be an Olympian, but something has changed. Instead of the Summer Games, the former high hurdles star is aiming at the Winter Olympics."
