SOMERSET — Camden Rose has been forced to re-set his goals.
The Somerset Berkley Regional High School senior is a tad ahead of schedule this indoor track and field season.
Three times he has broken the school record in the 300 meters. And on the third occasion, Jan. 29 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, he also broke the 35-second barrier, and not by a whisker. The academically 12th-ranked senior at SBR, Rose that day ran a 34.90, the fastest high school 300-meter time in the state this season.
Rose has flashed his speed brighter and brighter at three straight Massachusetts State Track Coach Association races this year, starting with a 36.84 on Dec. 10, breaking Mike Johnson’s school record of 37.17 set in 2010.
Rose said that when he crossed the finish line on Jan. 29, he suspected he had run as he had never run before, perhaps as fast as 35.1. Then his 34.90 popped up on the Lewis Center’s giant scoreboard.
“I was definitely very surprised,” he said.
The 5-foot-7, 138-pounder said he had hoped to break 35 seconds but envisoned doing it, if he could, even later in the season.