The New Jersey International Track and Field Meet will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday at Colts Neck High School.

In its first two decades, the meet has truly been international, with stars from all over the planet competing. Among those was the great Eamonn Coghlan of Ireland, who ran the meet's first sub-4:00 mile. His fellow countrymen, world indoor champion Marcus O'Sullivan, also laced them up for the meet. South Africa's Sydney Maree, now a U.S. citizen, holds the meet record for two miles at 8:38.1.

U.S. Olympic champions Roger Kingdom (110 high hurdles) and Butch Reynolds (4x400 relay) hold meet records. Kingdom posted a 13.38 in the 110s, and Reynolds an the 400 in 44:67.

New Jersey's venerable Olympian Joetta Clark holds the women's 800-meter record at 2:01.05.

Another strong field is expected for this year's meet, with two local stars headlining. Marlboro's Ty Jensen, now running for Brigham Young University, is expected to run the men's mile. Jensen, an NJSIAA Meet of Champions 1,600 winner in 2001, has run 4:04 for the mile in college. Also in the field is former St. Francis (Pa.) runner A.J. Suravicz, who has run 4:04.

The men's mile carries the $1,000 challenge for anyone who can win and break 4:00. The meet record is 3:59.5 by Jim Norris, a former St. Joseph's star. He broke Coghlan's 3:59.9 record

Similarly, a $1,000 bonus will go to the winner of the Chrissy D'Alessandro-Shahenn Mile, if she runs under 4:30.

The other local headliner is shot putter Jon Kalnas, who helped put Monmouth University track and field on the Division I-A national map, and who will be looking to gear up for the upcoming nationals. He was a multiple All-American at Monmouth, where he was a Millrose, Penn Relays and Northeast Conference champion.

Also scheduled to appear are ex-Rutgers standouts Shameka Marshall and Marquis Allen, and former UPenn triple jumper Tuan Wreh.

With the USA Track and Field Championships coming up and the college season over for most, the New Jersey International has always had good timing in bringing national- and international-caliber athletes to the meet.

The meet will begin a 1:30 p.m. with the Don Bragg Pole Vault for men and women. Track events start at 2:30 p.m. with the Open Masters and Corporate 4x200 relay.

The New Jersey International began 20 years ago in honor of Bob Roggy, one of the greatest track and field athletes New Jersey has produced. The Holmdel High School star was an NCAA champion in the javelin at Southern Illinois. He went on to set the American record in the event (314-0) and rank No. 1 in the US. He was killed in a tragic accident at age 30 in August of 1986. The first international was held at Holmdel High School in 1987. The Bob Roggy Memorial Javelin throw has been a feature of the event from the start.

The meet moved to Colts Neck High School in 2004.

The feature Eamonn Coghlan Men's Mile will go off at 7:45 p.m. The Roggy Memorial Men's Javelin throw will start at 5 p.m.

For more information on the New Jersey International, go to www.newjerseyinternational.com.