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- ↑ Lambert, Jim. "Steve Slattery, a NJ distance running legend, is headed into the Mount Olive Hall of Fame", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2012. Accessed November 6, 2017. "I haven't covered many runners blessed with the kind of talent or who ran with the kind of heart that Steve Slattery showed during his days at Mount Olive High.... After graduating from Mount Olive in 1998, Slattery took that same drive and passion to Colorado with him where he flourished under Jersey native Mark Wetmore, especially in the grueling steeplechase."
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