THIS ARTICLE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS CATCHING UP ON YESTERDAY'S AMAZINGNESS AND TODAYS RESULTS! But still if you don't see a New Jersey Top Perfomances email or comment so I'm sure to put it in! All of these club names make it easy to look over something.
SUNDAY - MARCH 10TH
4x200m provides even MORE GOLD for Union Catholic!!!!!
I have to say this is one impressive team. They churn out great performances like it's no big deal. This time they take the 4x200m in 1:28.15
1 Union Catholic Tc-Nj 'A' 1:28.15
1) Jordan Jimerson 14 2) Taylor McLaughlin 15
3) Obafemi Animashaun 14 4) Zach Ghizzone 13
TRIPLE JUMPING TO A STATE RECORD
Keturah Orji takes the Triple Jump gold as well as a state record with a jump of 41-00.25!!! Congratulations!
1 Keturah Orji 14 Mount Olive Tc-Nj 12.50m 41-00.25
12.10m 12.50m 12.36m 12.25m 12.26m 12.10m
4x400m Meet Record! US#5 All-Time
Columbia girls taking it to town, they roll off a 3:42.03 to win the 4x4. A meet record and US#5 all time. The last leg was a 54.2 thanks to Baker.
1 Columbia Tc-Nj 'A' 3:42.03M 6
1) Olivia Baker 14 2) Shanika Dessein 13
3) Kenya Gaston 13 4) Cheyenne Trigg 16
55.69 (55.69) 1:52.39 (56.70) 2:48.19 (55.80)
3:42.03 (53.84)
On the boys side of things Union Catholic continues the magic and take YET ANOTHER relay winning with a US#1 3:16.27!!!
1 Union Catholic Tc-Nj 3:16.31 3
1) Jordan Jimerson 14 2) Mike DeAngelis 13
3) Obafemi Animashaun 14 4) Taylor McLaughlin 15
50.99 (50.99) 1:38.89 (47.90) 2:28.29 (49.40)
3:16.31 (48.02)
2 Mile Repeats!
Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict's Prep ran an 8:59.00 for first place to repeat as national champion! In 5th was Tom O'Neill of Middletown North who ran 9:06.40 and Jimmy Daniels finished 15th with a time of 9:18.18.
Finals
1 Edward Cheserek 13 St. Benedict 8:59.00 3 8:26.152 (8:26.152) 2 Sean McGorty 13 Xbc Tc-Va 9:02.02 3 8:30.407 (8:30.407) 3 Aaron Templeton 14 Hardin Valley Tc-Tn 9:02.36 3 8:29.826 (8:29.826) 4 Bakri Abushouk 13 Gazelles-NC 9:03.53 3 8:30.944 (8:30.944) 5 Thomas O'Neill 14 Lions Tc-Nj 9:06.40 3 8:29.669 (8:29.669)
400m STATE RECORD / GOLD SO CLOSE!
MY GOODNESS In the girls 400m Olivia Baker of Columbia takes 2nd with a STATE RECORD 53.99!
On the boys side Zyaire Clemes of Trenton took 2nd with a 47.22! Chinedu Amonu of Ewing finishes 8th with a time of 49.84!
800m of Perplexing Results
The 800m was won out of a slower heat, that's crazy. On the NJ front our top runner was Jacob Clark of Pleasantville in 4th with a time of 1:51.51, then Ben Malone of Pascack Valley with a time of 1:51.52 in 5th, James Buser of Mahwah in 6th with a 1:52.21, Isaac Clark 7th with a 1:52.38.
The Mile eludes NJ
The boys mile was won with a 4:08.15. The top NJ runner was Rob Napolitano of Red Bank Catholic with a 4:12.29. Marco of Toms River South finished 18th with a time of 4:19.65.
In the girls race Kylene Cochrane of West Morris takes 17th with a time of 5:01.37.
SATURDAY - MARCH 9TH
SHUTTLE HURDLE MANIA!
(Pictures by Pat Montferrat for MileSplit)
THE UNION CATHOLIC BOYS said to me early in the season that they had expectations of themselves going into the championship season. They wanted to be the best in the shuttle hurdles. They proved it all season and finished the job at Nationals. They are the best of all time now thanks to the National Record they set winning the meet with a 29.20! Congrats to Obafemi Animashaun, Christoffe Scott, Tyrell Gibbs, and Zach Ghizzone!
Trenton Central boys take 3rd with a 29.92, finishing ahead of the Armory House record, CBA takes 4th with a 30.26. NJ is all over these results, check below.
Shuttle hurdles relay ================================================================= Nat'l — 29.45 3/13/2004 Westside (Anderson, S.C.) Armory — 30.13 3/10/2012 Jackson Memorial (Jackson, N.J.) NBN — 29.45 3/13/2004 Westside (Anderson, S.C.) ================================================================= Finals 1 Union Catholic Tc-Nj 29.20N 7 1) Obafemi Animashaun 14 2) Christoffe Scott 13 3) Tyrell Gibbs 13 4) Zach Ghizzone 13 2 Western Branch Tc-Va 'B' 29.54A 7 1) Rashaun Hamilton 14 2) Jason Morgan 13 3) Greg Chiles 14 4) Jahaid Scott 14 3 Trenton Tc-Nj 29.92A 7 1) Kavon Cribb 13 2) Zyaire Clemes 14 3) Karem Mathiang 14 4) Hakiem Horton 13 4 Brothers Tc-Nj 30.26 6 1) Chris Alexander 15 2) Matt O'Connor 13 3) Mike Pozo 13 4) Zach McDermott 13 5 Fordham Prep Tc-Ny 30.93 3 1) Thomas Matera 14 2) Josiah Arias 15 3) Pablo Morel 14 4) Christian Doherty 13 6 Franklin Tc-Nj 31.24 4 1) Marquis Harris 13 2) Devon Jefferson 13 3) Yakabu lbraham 13 4) Joshua Lockhart 14 7 Winslow Township Tc-Nj 31.44 3 1) Clarence Hardy 15 2) Edwin Alston 15 3) Amir Lewis 13 4) Phil Mayhue 13 8 Sheepshead Tc-Ny 31.60 4 1) Powell Delandes 15 2) Axel Joseph 14 3) Syron Mckenzie 14 4) Danny Fabre 14 9 Toms River North Tc-Nj 31.75 2 1) Jalen Hunter 13 2) Thomas Reilly 13 3) Brian Stolz 13 4) Dante Urso 13
Girls wise Winslow would take a US#1 down with a time of 32.45!!
1 Winslow Township Tc-Nj 32.45 7
1) Cidae'a Woods 14 2) Gabrielle Bennent 15
3) She'quell Higgs 13 4) Torie Robinson 14
Columbia finishes 4th with a 33.40, and Haddonfield took 9th with a 34.31!
Shot Put is Property of Braheme Days Jr!
Braheme Days Jr of Bridgeton wins the Boys Shot Put with a monster toss of 66-06! He talks about his mental strategy in this video below. Also in the top ten from NJ was Chris Cook of Lawrenceville with a 58-04.75 in 8th, and James Plummer of Egg Harbor Twn in 10th with a 57-09.25!
And here is his winning throw!
Sprint Medley it's easy as 1-2-3!
NEW JERSEY GOES TOP THREE in the boys SMR led by St. Benedict's Prep with a 3:26.19! Second was Pope John XXIII with a 3:29.19 and third was Christian Brothers Academy with a 3:29.01!
1 St. Benedict's Tc-Nj 'A' 3:26.19 4
1) Aziz Smith 14 2) Tyler Cooper 14
3) Naija Omari 14 4) Edward Cheserek 13
45.87 (45.87) 1:33.97 (48.10) 3:26.19 (1:52.22)
2 Pope John Xxiii Tc-Nj 'A' 3:29.01 4
1) Raul Green 13 2) Jon Reilly 13
3) Lucas Steele 13 4) Chris Hatler 13
45.37 (45.37) 1:35.87 (50.50) 3:29.01 (1:53.14)
3 Brothers Tc-Nj 'A' 3:29.03 4
1) Zach McDermott 13 2) Mike Pozo 13
3) Mike Zupko 16 4) Clark Mangini 13
45.37 (45.37) 1:35.87 (50.50) 3:29.03 (1:53.16)
On the girls side in the Top 10 was Sparta with a 4:08.17 for 7th place!
7 Sparta Tc-Nj 'A' 4:08.17 3
1) Rebecca Davis 14 2) Lindsey Cappetta 13
3) Claire Incantalupo 14 4) Claudia DiSomma 13
54.54 (54.54) 1:53.34 (58.80) 4:08.17 (2:14.83)
Boys 4xMile Redemption for CBA!
JUUUSSTTT Off the National and Meet Record of 17.20.20 set last year. CBA takes gold with a 17:22.67! This is a fantastic come back race after not bringing home the DMR. Splits listed right below.
4 x mile relay
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Records
Nat'l — 17:20.20 3/10/2012 Chariho (Wood River Junction, R.I.)
Armory — 17:20.20 3/10/2012 Chariho (Wood River Junction, R.I.)
NBN — 17:20.20 3/10/2012 Chariho (Wood River Junction, R.I.)
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Final
1 Brothers Tc-Nj 'A' 17:22.67 3
1) Jack Boyle 13 2) Billy Bragg 13
3) Aaron Liberatore 13 4) Tommy Rooney 14
4:24.75 (4:24.75) 8:46.35 (4:21.60) 13:04.75 (4:18.40)
17:22.67 (4:17.92)
4x800m Relay girls show up
LENAPE girls finish 4th with a 9:04.66! In 7th is Freehold Twp with a 9:12.70!
Pole Vault Hunter!
Craig Hunter of Robbinsville hits 16-01.25 for 4th place in the pole vault.
Long Jump Top Leaper
Keturah Orji of Mount Olive, who has had a FANTASTIC season, finishes 5th in the long jump with a 19-03.25 mark.
FRIDAY - MARCH 8TH
THE DMR! CBA TAKES 2nd!
After a DQ by the 2nd place team from Canada for pulling on Boyle's singlet on the last lap, the Christian Brothers move up to 2nd with a fantastic time of 10:10.78! CBA would lead most of the race before being caught at the very end. St. Benedicts finished with a 10:12.61, Cheserek would pull out a 4:10 to bring home his team from back in the pack. Also finishing with a respectable 10:16.66 was the Toms River South boys, running under the name of Egg TC in honor of their 70s brethren.
1 Staples Tc-Ct-Boys 'A' 10:07.01 3
1) Peter Elkind 14 2) Jack Scott 14
3) Walker Marsh 13 4) Henry Wynne 13
3:08.06 (3:08.06) 3:59.16 (51.10) 5:55.56 (1:56.40)
10:07.01 (4:11.45)
2 Caul-Qbc 'A' 10:09.59 3
1) Nicolas Morin 13 2) F�lix Veillette 13
3) Alex Tourigny-Plante 14 4) Alex Bussiere 13
3:07.06 (3:07.06) 3:56.66 (49.60) 5:54.96 (1:58.30)
10:09.59 (4:14.63)
3 Brothers Tc-Nj 'A' 10:10.78 3
1) Billy Bragg 13 2) Zach McDermott 13
3) Clark Mangini 13 4) Jack Boyle 13
3:05.96 (3:05.96) 3:55.06 (49.10) 5:47.36 (1:52.30)
10:10.78 (4:23.42)
4 St. Benedict's Tc-Nj 'A' 10:12.61 3
1) Benjamin Guerin 15 2) Naija Omari 14
3) Jaquan Roberts 15 4) Edward Cheserek 13
3:12.06 (3:12.06) 4:00.96 (48.90) 6:01.96 (2:01.00)
10:12.61 (4:10.65)
5 Cardinal O'Hara T+F Club- 'A' 10:13.13 3
1) Kevin James 15 2) Jim Belfatto 14
3) Ray Harris 13 4) Dan Savage 13
3:04.26 (3:04.26) 3:55.26 (51.00) 5:51.16 (1:55.90)
10:13.13 (4:21.97)
6 Egg Tc-Nj 'A' 10:16.66 3
1) Kyle Kroon 14 2) Dallas Medeiros 13
3) Brett Michelini 14 4) Chris Marco 13
3:05.66 (3:05.66) 3:56.26 (50.60) 5:58.26 (2:02.00)
10:16.66 (4:18.40)
On the girls side Bernards takes 7th!! With a 12:06.45!
7 Bernards Tc-Nj 12:06.45 2
1) Zoe Wojtech 13 2) Brooke Savoye 14
3) Sydney Rudin 15 4) Laura Quintana 13
3:35.28 (3:35.28) 4:36.68 (1:01.40) 6:59.38 (2:22.70)
12:06.45 (5:07.07)
Boys EE 60m Hurdles GOOOOLLLLDDDDD!
Zach Ghizzone of the talented 2013 Union Catholic boys squad wins the Emerging Elite (EE) 60m Hurdles with a time of 7.99 NJ#1! Also in that race was Franklin's Yakabu Ibraham who ran an 8.13 in the finals and an 8.11 in the prelims. NJ#2!
(Pictures by Pat Montferrat for MileSplit)
In the girls EE 60m Hurdles Danielle Delgado of Franklin hit an 8.69 for 2nd!
Emergin Elite 2 mile Bests Meet RECORD RECORD record!
Meghan Curham of Villa Walsh Academy takes down the Meet Record in the EE Girls 2 mile with a 10:45.62! Lennon Cooper of Holmdel runs a great time of 11:09.62 to close our her Indoor High School career for 10th at Nats. And Brennan Sharkey runs an 11:13.72 for 15th.
On the side of the race NJ had Kevin Scott of Ocean City take 8th with a 9:33.60, nice Personal Best for him right there.
EE 4x800 for the Greats / Hunterdon Central!
In the girls 4x800m Relay Hunterdon Central takes 2nd with a 9:27.42!
2 Hunterdon Central Tc-Nj 'A' 9:27.42 3
1) Kaitlyn Bedard 13 2) Kaitlyn Clarke 13
3) Kathleen Jaeger 15 4) Tina LaRitz 15
2:16.45 (2:16.45) 4:33.55 (2:17.10) 6:57.45 (2:23.90)
9:27.42 (2:29.97)
Then on the Boys side the Hunterdon Central boys take 6th with a 7:59.83!
6 Hunterdon Central Tc-Nj 7:59.83 3
1) Alexis Muhumure 13 2) Samuel Little 14
3) Brendan Jaeger 13 4) Michael Turck 13
1:54.39 (1:54.39) 3:56.09 (2:01.70) 5:57.39 (2:01.30)
7:59.83 (2:02.44)
EE Sprint Medley is ours.
Westwood girls take first with a 4:09.04!
1 Westwood Tc-Nj 'A' 4:09.04 3
1) Alexandra Cimino 13 2) Alesia Passaro 14
3) Emma Pranschke 15 4) Corinne Myers 14
23.052 (23.052) 52.152 (29.100) 1:18.552 (26.400)
1:49.252 (30.700) 2:21.752 (32.500) 2:54.152 (32.400)
3:29.352 (35.200) 4:09.039 (39.687)
On the boys side we've got Marlboro taking second with a 3:36.20! Less than a second out of first and the Meet Record!
2 Marlboro Tc-Nj 'A' 3:36.20 5
1) Zachery Vignola 14 2) Ruben Cruz 14
3) Chaz Byrnes 14 4) Brandon Mazzarella 13
High Jump Smy Jump
Melanie Macchiaverna of Bernards takes 7th with a jump of 5-05.25!
EE Long Jump Represent
Elisabeth Edokwe of Lawrenceville, NJ takes 10th in the Long Jump with a 17-04.25.
Zach Ghizzone is a man of many track and field talents, he places 9th at Nationals for the Long Jump with a 21-04.00 leap. He was also part of the National Record Shuttle Hurdle team and won gold in the 60m Boys Emerging Elite race!
EE Pole Vault Top 6
Katlyn Rymarzow of Pope John gets over the 11-01 bar in the girls pole vault for 6th place!
EE 400m - Boys Meet Record!
On the Boys side Alex Leto of Old Bridge clocked a 49.43 for first place and a Meet Record!! Also in that race was Kevin Barry of Cherry Hill in 8th with a 50.53
Alexandra Cimino of Westwood HS took 7th in the girls running a personal best of 58.42!
EE Girls Mile
Marin Warner of Holmdel runs a fantastic sub 5 minute time of 4:57.24 which was faster than the Meet Record! Marisa Ruskan of Bridgewater takes 5th with a 5:00.30!
Freshman Mile
Freshman Girls Mile NJ had Grace Dwyer of Nottingham HS finish 3rd with a time of 5:04.96
The boys race had Austin Stoner of Haddonfield take 8th with a 4:32.39.
Girls 5K to Barry of Mendham!
Mackenzie Barry of Mendgam takes 6th in the girls 5k with a time of 16:57.99.