LIVE UDATES from the Group 2 and 3 State Championships!
We just had NJ#1 through NJ#5 in the Girls 1600m re-written! Seven go sub-5 between Group 2 and 3 and 2 meet records were broken!!
— NJRunners (@NJRunners) February 20, 2014
ORDER OF EVENTS
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400m Dash
Group 2 Girls / Sam Anderson - Matawan - 57.51 / Kiara Lester - Deptford - 57.84
Group 3 Girls / Thaila Cooper - Kingsway - 58.29 / Deija Davis-Hines - Timber Creek - 59.26
Group 2 Boys / Deshawne Bunion - Rahway - 50.32 / Anthony Forrest - Buena - 50.56
Group 3 Boys / Jamaad Muse - Timber Creek - 49.46 / Christian Kildal-Brandt - West Morris Mendham - 49.48
1600m Run
Julia Guerra of Indian Hills makes a bell lap come from behind kick to win the Group 2 1600m in a meet record 4:54.63
Group 2 Girls / Julia Guerra - Indian Hills - 4:54.63 NJ#2 MEET RECORD! / Marin Warner - Holmdel - 4:55.48
Note - The previous meet record for Group 2 was held by Marin Warner set last year at 4:59.69.
Group 3 Girls / Kylene Cochrane - West Morris Central - 4:54.07 NJ#1 MEET RECORD! / Danielle Leavitt - Lacey - 4:56.07 NJ#4
Note - Previous record was held by Ajee Wilson (now a pro!) at 4:58.78 from 2009.
Group 2 Boys / Dale Johnson - West Deptford - 4:22.46 / Steve Maine - Highland Regional - 4:23.55
Group 3 Boys / Bill Dolan - Clearview - 4:19.53 NJ#6 / Noah Culbreath - Kingsway - 4:20.87
55m Hurdles
Group 2 Girls / Danielle Beniulis - Jefferson - 8.43 / Christina Barbaro - Delsea - 8.51
Group 3 Girls / Cidae'a Woods - Winslow Two - 8.11 / Patrycja Dziekonska - WWP-North - 8.17
Group 2 Boys / Chais Hill - Highland Regional - 7.56 NJ#2 / Kurt Williams - Rahway - 7.77
Group 3 Boys / Mkevin Hagamin - Timber Creek - 7.63 / Kiyair Lambert - Phillipsburg - 7.73
800m Run
Group 2 Girls / Deanna DiLanro - Ramapo - 2:15.16 NJ#6 MEET RECORD! / Celine Mazzi - Delsea - 2:17.57
Note - Previous record was held by Ajee Wilson a 2:16.17 from 2011
Group 3 Girls / Danielle Leavitt - Lacey - 2:15.06 NJ#4 / Christina Welzer - Demarest - 2:15.74 NJ#8
Group 2 Boys / James Buser - Mahwah - 1:55.53 NJ#4 MEET RECORD! / Kevin Cianfarini - West Deptford - 1:56.25
Note - Previous record was a 1:56.06 by Steve Butenewicz of Delsea, 2011
Group 3 Boys / Mark Rienas - Old Tappan - 1:58.14 / Noah Culbreath - Kingsway - 1:58.43
55m Dash
Group 2 Girls / Cleopatra Morrison - Long Branch - 7.14 NJ#3 / Kiara Lester - Deptford - 7.19 NJ#6
Group 3 Girls / Torie Robinson - Winslow Twp - 7.05 / Denesha Ransome - Irvington - 7.24
Group 2 Boys / Jamique - Mitchell - Central (Newark) - 6.54 Ties-NJ#4 / Kyle Stinson - Highland Regional - 6.55 NJ#9
Group 3 Boys / Kareem Ali - Timber Creek - 6.63 / Greg Black - Timber Creek - 6.65
3200m Run
Group 2 Girls / Julia Guerra - Indian Hills - 11:03.29 / Clarissa Modde - Voorhees - 11:05.00
Group 3 Girls / Mackenzie Barry - Mendham - 10:47.94 NJ#1 / Grace Dwyer - Hamilton North - 10:55.47 NJ#3
Group 2 Boys / Steve Maine - Highland Regional - 9:31.40 / Dan Barlev - Holmdel - 9:33.37
Group 3 Boys / Tom O'Neill - Middletown North - 9:22.22 NJ#6 / Kyle Kroon - Toms River South - 9:31.40
4x400m Relay
Group 2 Girls / Rumson-Fair Haven - 4:10.20 / Ramapo - 4:10.27
Group 3 Girls / Winslow Twp - 4:00.22 NJ#8 / Kingsway - 4:02.37
Group 2 Boys / Rahway - 3:26.28 NJ#6 / Camden - 3:27.73
Group 3 Boys / Timber Creek - 3:25.17 NJ#5 / Randolph - 3:31.24
Shot Put
Group 2 Girls / Sarena Dixon - Red Bank Regional - 42-07.00 NJ#1 / Andin Fosam - Robbinsville - 39-03.50
Group 3 Girls / Nickolia Kanaris - Demarest - 41-08.75 / Michelle Mazza - Ocean Twp - 40-11
Group 2 Boys / Nick Pulli - West Deptford - 60-00 / Jason Bryan - Rumson-Fair Haven - 58-09
Group 3 Boys / Jesse Brown - Central Regional - 53-04 / Denzel Polk - Kingsway - 51-06
High Jump
Group 2 Girls / Danielle Monahan - Hanover Park - 5-01 / Jenna Phillips - Ramapo - 5-00
Group 3 Girls / Cidae'a Woods - Winslow Twp - 5-04 / Gabrielle Bennett - Winslow Twp - J5-04
Group 2 Boys / Kenny Clarke - Ramapo - 6-04 / Tristan Wilson - Delsea - 6-02
Group 3 Boys / Larry Russell - Timber Creek - 6-08 Ties NJ#1 / Ryan Givens - Ocean City - 6-04
Note - Larry Russell's previous personal best was 6-04! Nice jumping Larry.
Pole Vault
Group 2 Girls / Nicole Macco - Matawan - 11-10 / Jordan Even-Chen - Ramapo - 10-06
Group 3 Girls / Haley Steele - West Milford - 11-00 / Marlena Paz - West Morris Central - J11-00
Group 2 Boys /
Luke Annichiarico clearing his state meet record NJ#1 height of 15-06! / Photo by Robert Keller for MileSplit
Group 3 Boys / Luke Annichiarico - Old Tappan - 15-06 NJ#1 MEET RECORD! / Dylan Altland - Kingsway - 15-00
Note - Previous meet record was by Nick Eckett of Jackson Liberty set at 15-00 in 2013.
Team Titles
Group 2 Girls / Ramapo - 45 pts / Delsea - 31 pts / Matawan - 28 pts
Group 3 Girls / Winslow Twp - 60 pts / Lacey - 18 pts / Kingsway - 18 pts / Northern Valley Demarest - 18 pts
Group 2 Boys / Highland Regional - 51 pts / West Deptford - 34 pts / Rahway - 34 pts
Group 3 Boys / Timber Creek - 65 pts / Kingsway - 47 pts / Northern Valley - 20 pts