Group IV Boys State Relays Recap!


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

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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

Old Bridge                                  1:33.28  
     1) Gilbert, Jayson 11              2) Hernandez, Marcus 12           
     3) Leto, Alex 12                   4) Miawad, Hazem 11    


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   - 3:28.06

Old Bridge                                  3:28.06   
     1) Gilbert, Jayson 11              2) Hernandez, Marcus 12           
     3) Leto, Alex 12                   4) Miawad, Hazem 11   


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   - 8:07.17

South Brunswick                          8:07.17  
     1) Zamorski, Matt 11               2) Tamasi, Matthew 12             
     3) Sanders, Tyler 10               4) Neville, Nicholas 11 


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

South Brunswick                         3:36.30   
     1) Rajiv Mukundan 12               2) Suggs, Elijah 11               
     3) Kainer, Alex 12                 4) Murray, Morgan 12  


Photo by Aaron Laserna for MileSplit

   - 10:36.75

Freehold Township                        10:36.75  
     1) Simon, Jake 12                  2) Haines, Nasir 11               
     3) Cardace, Chris 10               4) Lundberg, Joe 11     

      

   - 31.56

South Brunswick                            31.56 
     1) Kainer, Alex 12                 2) Baxter, Juan 12                
     3) Baxter, Joelle 10               4) Kainer, Evan 11   
 

   - 12-08

1 Adams, Barden             12 West Orange          6-06.00
4 Hoffler, Eshawn           12 West Orange          6-02.00
 

   - 28-00

1 Kossak, Alexander         12 Hunterdon Centra    14-00.00       
2 Bernstein, Tyler          12 Hunterdon Centra    14-00.00    
 

   - 99-05.5

2 Castillo Jr., Vlad        11 Montgomery          51-05.00
6 Schembor, Cooper          12 Montgomery          48-00.50 


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TEAM SCORES

                               Male Team Scores                                
            Place School                                          Points
       ===================================================================
                1 South Brunswick                    3416             40  
                2 Old Bridge                         3412             36  
                3 Lenape                             4411             18  
                4 Franklin Twp.                      333              16  
                4 Ridgewood                          1416             16  
                6 West Orange                        2417             13  
                7 Freehold Township                  344              10  
                7 Livingston                         249              10  
                7 Montgomery                         3115             10  
                7 Memorial (Wny)                     1411             10  
                7 W. Windsor P. Boro South           3420             10  
                7 Hunterdon Central                  348              10  
               13 East Orange                        232               9  
               14 Columbia                           244               8  
               14 Trenton                            3418              8  
               14 Watchung Hills                     3320              8  
               14 Howell                             347               8  
               18 Piscataway                         3414              6  
               18 East Brunswick                     342               6  
               20 Vineland HS                        4421              4  
               20 Ridge                              3214              4  
               20 Linden                             248               4  
               20 Toms River East                    4418              4  
               20 Elizabeth                          246               4  
               25 Manalapan                          349               2  
               25 Williamstown                       4320              2  
               27 Cherry Hill East                   445               1  
               27 Perth Amboy                        3413              1  
               27 Hillsborough                       346               1