Freehold Township's senior Jake Simon was pumped to say the least when they crossed the line in first. . / Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
Full Meet Results / Photos (On way) / State Relays Central
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Well it was a great start to the State Relays saga. The meet ran quick and great battles occurred all throughout the competition. The two teams who really went back and forth were the talented Old Bridge and South Brunswick boys teams. South Brunswick would finish with 40 points and 3 golds, while Old Bridge just fell short in the end with 36 points and 2 golds. A big turning point in the standings race came during the Sprint Medley Relay; Old Bridge had a solid lead before Morgan Murray decided to run his 1:56 low and kick his team (Rajiv Mukundan, Elijah Suggs, and Alex, Kainer) to a winning time of 3:36.30. Just before that race Old Bridge had momentum off of their 4x200m victory with a 1:33.28 posted by Jayson Bilbert, Marcus Hernandez, Alex Leto, and Hazem Miawad.
Another awesome story came from the DMR when everyone realized Dylan Tarpey wasn't racing in the Freehold Twp boy's relay. A team made up of Jake Simon, Nasir Haines, Chris Cardace, and Joe Lundberg showed heart and comradery as they stole the show running a 10:36.75 for the gold. Jake Simon as the senior on the squad made sure that they would bring it home for the team; he made a huge kick to finish ahead of Ridgewood by less than a second.
In the Pole Vault the Hunterdon Central boys Alex Kossak and Tyler Bernstein tied the All-Time State Relays record of 28-00 as both jumped 14-00!!
There were great performances throughout the meet, below the National Standard Elites are listed, as well as all of the event winners. Congratulations to everyone especially the South Brunswick boys who won their second straight title! They posted 34 points for the victory last year.
Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.
| HS Boys | |||
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:33.28 | Old Bridge HS | |
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:33.91 | Lenape Reg. HS | |
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:34.14 | Trenton Central HS | |
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:34.16 | Memorial HS (W. NY) | |
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:34.26 | Manalapan HS | |
| 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.06 | Old Bridge HS | |
| 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.83 | Franklin Twp. HS | |
| 4x55 Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay | 31.56 | South Brunswick HS | |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:07.17 | South Brunswick HS | |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:08.15 | Franklin Twp. HS | |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:09.39 | Memorial HS (W. NY) | |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:16.58 | West Windsor Plainsboro South HS | |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:17.09 | Old Bridge HS | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:36.75 | Freehold Twp HS | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:37.32 | Ridgewood HS | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:40.45 | West Windsor Plainsboro South HS | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:40.79 | South Brunswick HS | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:45.09 | West Orange High School | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:45.30 | Hillsborough HS | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:45.41 | Memorial HS (W. NY) | |
| Distance Medley Relay | 10:47.41 | Southern Reg. HS | |
| High Jump | 6-6 | Barden Adams | West Orange High School |
| High Jump | 6-6 | Ian Kirk | Howell HS |
| Shot Put | 53-2.75 | Josuah Nijman | Columbia HS |
| Sprint Medley Relay | 3:36.30 | South Brunswick HS | |
| Sprint Medley Relay | 3:37.13 | Old Bridge HS | |
Jake Liebling brings home the Old Bridge 4x2! / Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
- 1:33.28
Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
- 3:28.06
Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
- 8:07.17
Morgan Murray of South Brunswick had a monster kick to bring his team to victory from behind. / Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
- 3:36.30
Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
- 10:36.75
- 31.56
- 12-08
- 28-00
- 99-05.5
Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit
TEAM SCORES