Editing Avenel, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Avenel include:
* [[Antonio Alfano]], [[American football]] defensive tackle for the [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado Buffaloes]].<ref>Hunt, Todderick. [https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2018/02/njs_top_defender_antonio_alfano_to_transfer_from_r.html "Breaking: N.J.'s top defender Antonio Alfano transferring from Rahway to Colonia for senior year"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2018. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Top defensive end Antonio Alfano will transfer once again after moving to Rahway from Bergen Catholic last fall. This time, he'll go to Colonia (N.J.) following a change of residence from Rahway to Avenel &ndash; a move that gains him no athletic advantage."</ref>
* [[Eric LeGrand]] (born 1990), football player, writer, speaker.<ref>Attrino, Anthony G. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/eric_legrand_to_appear_for_qa.html "Eric LeGrand to appear for Q&A at King memorial breakfast in Edison"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 11, 2012. Accessed December 26, 2012."LeGrand, who is from Avenel, is the former Rutgers football player whose inspiring battle to walk again after being paralyzed during an October 2010 game has captured the nation."</ref>
* [[Jazlyn Moya]] (born 1997), [[women's association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[United Women's Soccer]] club [[New Jersey Copa FC]] and the [[Dominican Republic women's national football team|Dominican Republic women's national team]].<ref>[https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jazlyn-moya/8724 Jazlyn Moya], [[Monmouth Hawks]]. Accessed July 8, 2021. "High School: Colonia; Hometown: Avenel, NJ"</ref>
* [[Dagmara Wozniak]] (born 1988), Polish-American U.S. Olympic sabre fencer.<ref>Orr, Conor [http://www.nj.com/olympics/index.ssf/2012/07/olympics_2012_fencer_dagmara_w.html "Olympics 2012: Fencer Dagmara Wozniak, an Avenel native, flourished with work ethic learned from immigrant parents"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 25, 2012. Accessed June 19, 2013."Her inclusion on the Olympic team — in 2008 as an alternate and in London as a full-fledged member — is a testament to the way she can parse through the chaos during a bout and forge a precision attack."</ref>