By Sam Bernardi for The Montgomery News | Posted June 9, 2026
Montgomery senior Trey McFadden already has his plans set for next fall: Playing football at Dartmouth College.
McFadden also has been a regular on the Cougars’ indoor and outdoor track teams over the years as a runner and jumper. As his high school career wound down, McFadden decide to pick up javelin. He had never participated in the event and knew little of the fine details. Sure, he had been around it for years, but had not tried it at any level, never mind varsity.
Trey McFadden
“I’ve always had some kind of arm power,” McFadden said. “So, I decided to give it a try. Turns out, I was pretty good at it.”
Trey was more than pretty good at javelin, he won the Somerset County Championship with a throw of 166-ft 1-inch, good for top-20 in the state.
“Just picked up the job this year, and is throwing bombs — further than anybody in Somerset County right now and many people in New Jersey,” Montgomery track and field Head Coach Sean Carty said.
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McFadden is also the Skyland Conference Relays champ in the long jump and he put up a personal-best 21-feet 6.25-inch leap at county, another top-20 mark in the state.
Rounding out his track and field contributions is a first-place 4x200 relay finish at the county championships along with Ricky Fan, Xavier Harrigan, and fellow Athlete of the Month alum Obinna Obuba.
Trey McFadden (Photo by Douglas Herring.)
It was a more natural transition to javelin than you might have expected. Trey’s footwork and smooth hips from football and sprinting helped with the javelin torque, and he already possessed the power necessary from long jump. “He’s so athletic,” Coach Carty said. “On the football field, he’s a jack-of-all-trades. He’s the kicker. He’s the punter. He’s a receiver. He’s a safety. He’s the punt returner. He’s whatever we need him to do.
“It wasn’t so far-fetched that he could go try something new and be pretty special at it,” Carty continued. “You’re only allowed to do four events. He could do 10.”
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McFadden was not always sure he would compete for Carty’s track team this spring. He resisted the urge to restart his baseball career or even try out lacrosse, joining buddies for one last campaign. But, the various disciplines and loyalty to Carty kept him on the track, in the pit, and suddenly, with an over 8-foot spear in his hands: “I think track is the best option to compete all-around. And, Coach Carty, he’s my football coach, so I’d be wrong to leave him in the spring season to do another sport,” Trey said.
