Another Pair Of State Records Go Down At Easterns

Kyle Brazeil
   
Boys DMR
State of the Action:  Some may have questioned the placement of the relay legs, but no one could question the time.  With stud-miler Sean Kelly tackling the 1200 leg in 3:04 territory, Chaminade not only garnered a US #2 position for 2014, but they also bested their own school record, in winning the event.
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Finals                                                          
  1 Chaminade  'A'                                     10:14.02
     1) Kelly, Sean 12                  2) Dorritie, Andrew 12  
     3) Slattery, Thomas 12             4) Nolan, Gunnar 11     
  2 Ridgefield  'A'                                    10:15.82
     1) Bordash, Will 12                2) Keating, Johnathan 11
     3) Hewett, Graeme 12               4) Hopper, Trevor 12    
  3 Middletown North  'A'                              10:15.87
     1) Lippert, Justin 12              2) Williams, Keshawn 11
     3) D'Augusta, Crispin 12           4) O'Neill, Tom 12      
  4 Arlington  'A'                                     10:19.13
     1) Wimmers, Tom 12                 2) Beram, Trenten 12    
     3) Morrison, Steve 12              4) Asselmeyer, James 11
   
Girls DMR
State of the Action:   Former National Leaders Freehold Township were upset by fellow Jersian's Mount St. Dominic over the last leg of the relay.  Both teams made it under the former leaders, making them US #1, and US #2
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Finals                                                             
  1 Mount St. Dominic  'A'                             11:56.08    
     1) Piiru, Chandi 11                2) Herran, Alana 11        
     3) Onque-Shabazz, Amari 10         4) Corbosiero, Amanda 12   
  2 Freehold Township  'A'                             11:57.07    
     1) Bracher, Emily 11               2) Panton, Domonique 11    
     3) Vitello, Adrian 12              4) Roche, Ciara 10         
  3 West Windsor-Plainsboro South  'A'                 12:05.15    
     1) Rancan, Christina 10            2) Gulama, Edwina 09       
     3) Gulama, Edlyn 11                4) Casey, Dierdre 11       
  4 Haddonfield  'A'                                   12:09.81    
     1) Bonnet, Kaitlyn 09              2) Baccare, Grace 12       
     3) Bonnett, Carly 11               4) Cain, Shelby 12         
  5 Warwick Valley  'A'                                12:10.01    
     1) Eigo, Agnes 10                  2) Leahey, Erin 11         
     3) Ginley, Darby 12                4) Reilly, Megan 10       


 
   
Boys 4x800m
State of the Action:  It would be South Brunswick's day to shine, as they ran away from the field early, to win in an uncontested US #6 performance.
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Finals                                                               
  1 South Brunswick  'A'                                7:49.89   2  
     1) Tamasi, Matthew 12              2) Zamorski, Matt 11         
     3) Neville, Nicholas 11            4) Murray, Morgan 12         
  2 West Morris Mendham  'A'                            7:56.56   1  
     1) Pressl, Tyler 12                2) St. Jacques, Philip 12    
     3) Ehmann, Paul 11                 4) Kidal-Brandt, Christian 11
  3 St. Peters Jersey City  'A'                         7:57.18   2  
     1) Butko, Chris 12                 2) Wollard, Declan 11        
     3) Apicella, Dan 12                4) Heinrich, Fritz 12        
  4 Morristown  'A'                                     7:58.01   2  
     1) Arabagian, Greg 12              2) Torres, Rudy 12           
     3) Lyons, Sean 12                  4) Vallacchi, John 12        
  5 Warwick Valley  'A'                                 7:59.18   2  
     1) Burton, Jordan 12               2) Halligan, Sean 12         
     3) Senius, Tanner 11               4) Pacelli, Nick 10          
  6 Shenendehowa  'A'                                   7:59.51   2  
     1) Schmidt, Tyler 10               2) Vite, Jack 11             
     3) Howard, Greg 12                 4) Rowe, Collin 11          
   
Girls 4x800m
State of the Action:   Known to be dangerous in any race they enter (see Penn Relays 2013), Columbia NJ set their sights on completing the trifecta of relays, by winning the 4x800m in a National Leading time, to match their other two.  Mission accomplished, albeit a very relaxed looking anchor leg from Olivia Baker, who strided in a quality 2:12 leg to aid her team to a new US #1.  Relay splits were at 2:22, 2:15, 2:15, 2:12.
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Finals                                                             
  1 Columbia  'A'                                       9:05.40   2
     1) Bobbitt, Aigner 12              2) Baker, Olivia 12        
     3) Cowan, Emilie 11                4) Coleman, Imani 12       
  2 Southern Regional  'A'                              9:18.26   2
     1) Angellella, Brianna 12          2) Burnup, Carly 12        
     3) Hammel, Melana 12               4) Chartier, Elizabeth 10  
  3 West Windsor-Plainsboro South  'A'                  9:26.06   2
     1) Gulama, Edlyn 11                2) Rich, Haley 09          
     3) Rancan, Christina 10            4) Casey, Dierdre 11       
  4 Lenape  'A'                                         9:27.22   2
     1) Pettipaw, Carly 11              2) Franklin, Camille 11    
     3) Quimby, Megan 09                4) McGee, Emily 12         
  5 Cornwall  'A'                                       9:29.07   1
     1) Wallace, Ashley 11              2) Decker, Jillian 11      
     3) Cuffe, Dara 11                  4) Boylan, Beatrice 11    
   
Boys 4x200m
State of the Action:  While usually notable in the 4x400m, Newburgh tried their hand at the shorter relay, with much success, in a new State Leading performance, to win,  US #5 as well
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Finals                                                             
  1 Newburgh  'A'                                       1:29.05   2
  2 Old Bridge  'A'                                     1:29.46   2
  3 Monroe Woodbury  'A'                                1:29.55   2
  4 Red Bank Regional  'A'                              1:30.26   2
 
Girls Jumps
State of the Action:  Anytime she enters the runway, the crowd keeps their eyes on Keturah Orji.  Skirting around the triple jump national record all season, Orji nearly matches her SB to win both jumping events.  She says her focus will be on outdoors, but that doesn't mean a record won't fall in the process.
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Event 24  Girls Long Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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Finals                                                                    
  1 Orji, Keturah             12 Mount Olive           20-08.00      6.29m
  2 Woods, Cidae'a            12 Winslow Township      19-04.75      5.91m
  3 Sanderss, Tatyana            Paramus Catholic      18-08.25      5.69m
  4 Morrison, Niamani         12 Archbishop Molloy     18-00.50      5.49m
  5 Herran, Alana             11 Mount St. Dominic     17-09.00      5.41m


Event 26  Girls Triple Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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Finals                                                                    
  1 Orji, Keturah             12 Mount Olive           43-11.50     13.39m
  2 Moran, Leah               10 Stillwater            37-08.25     11.48m
  3 Montague, Elizabeth       12 Cherokee              37-07.00     11.45m
  4 Joseph, Sunja             12 Sachem North          37-05.25     11.41m
  5 Ibe, Nnenna               11 North Brunswick       37-03.25     11.36m
   
Boys 2 Mile
State of the Action:   Proving that anyone can rebound from a bad race, Ryan Udvadia, the third fastest returner from 2013, ran away from the field at the Eastern State Championships.
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Finals                                                         
  1 Udvadia, Ryan             12 Shoreham-Wad           9:26.68
  2 Mascetti, Chris           12 Hackensack             9:30.92
  3 Sery, Alec                12 Kingsway               9:31.58
  4 Mugavero, David           12 North Hunterdon        9:32.58
  5 McDermott, Ben            11 Pearl River            9:34.18
  6 Trowbridge, Thorr         10 Kingston               9:37.39
  7 Patel, Panth              12 Stevens, John P.       9:41.32
  8 Layding, Samuel           11 North Hunterdon        9:42.08
 
   
Girls 2 Mile
State of the Action:  It would seem as if Bella Burda has been hovering around that 9:55 mark in the 3000m run all season, but with competition, she pushed the pace to the line, winning the girls 2 Mile.
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Finals                                                         
  1 Burda, Bella              11 Arlington             10:36.63
  2 Barry, Mackenzie          12 West Morris Mendham   10:50.80
  3 Guerra, Julia             10 Indian Hills          10:55.25
  4 Hayes, Kelly              12 Pearl River           10:57.14
  5 Hayes, Niamh              09 Howell                11:27.60
   
Boys 200m
State of the Action:   Anton Porter has been making a name for himself in the short sprints, edging closer to some impressive state records.  He wins the dash by a decent amount in a new US #8.
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Finals                                                                      
  1 Porter, Anton             11 Mount St. Michael      22.05      21.74   2
  2 Poleon, Megaran           10 Paul Robeson           22.23      22.06   2
  3 Reed, Michael             12 Shabazz, Malcolm X     22.15      22.12   2
  4 Guerre, Justin            12 St. Francis Prep       22.83      22.39   1
  5 Colin, Richard            12 Clark, Abraham         22.75      22.56   1
  6 Bartow, Joel              12 Lenape                 22.37      22.65   2
  7 Reid, Ricardo             12 Cardinal Hayes         22.98      23.16   1
   
   
   
Girls 200m
State of the Action:   After many attempts in various events, Symone Darius of New Rochelle got her state record last night, for the Sophomore Class Record in the 200m dash, wnning the event overall, for US #2.
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Results 
Finals                                                             
  1 Darius, Symone            10 New Rochelle             24.02   2
  2 June, Melissa             12 St. Anthony's            24.43   2
  3 Baker, Olivia             12 Columbia                 24.53   1
  4 McIntosh, Quashira        11 Hope                     24.66   2
  5 Lester, Kiara             10 Deptford                 24.83   2
  6 Soto, Madelene            12 University (Newark)      25.11   1
  7 Snyder, Halie             12 Moriah                   25.81   1
   
Boys 800m
State of the Action:  It would a US #4 for NJ's James Buser, running a race that saw a virtual rewriting of the national leaderboards.
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Results 
Finals                                                             
  1 Buser, James              12 Mahwah                 1:53.27   2
  2 White, Joseph             12 DePaul Catholic        1:53.76   2
  3 Boston, Timothy           12 Suffern                1:54.56   2
  4 Serrao, Kevin             12 Bergen Co VT           1:54.97   2
  5 Dolan, Bill               12 Clearview              1:55.31   2
  6 Cianfarini, Kevin         12 West Deptford          1:55.90   2
   
Girls 800m
State of the Action:  It was a fight to the line between two different race strategies.  Erin Jaskot was boxed in early, while Yazmin Wilson-Jones took over the leadership role early.  The two dipped over the line simultaneously, with Wilson-Jones getting the win.
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Finals                                                         
  1 Wilson-jones, Yazmin      12 Port Richmond          2:13.52
  2 Jaskot, Erin              12 Tappan Zee             2:13.55
  3 Warner, Marin             11 Holmdel                2:14.77
  4 Higgins, Calleigh         12 Pope John Xxiii        2:17.15
  5 Poss, Caitlyn             11 Freehold Township      2:17.68
  6 Buckley, Colleen          11 Immaculate Heart       2:19.49
 
Boys 400m
State of the Action:  This was a race for the record books, as the top three pushed eachother to the National Leaders 1 through 3.  Senior Zyaire Clemens got the win, and Taylor McLaughlin took second by deciding to run in the outside lanes, but Rai Benjamin couldn't be dissappointed with his third place finish, as he still blew away the New York State Junior Class Record in the event by nearly a full second.
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Finals                                                             
  1 Clemes, Zyaire            12 Trenton Central          47.13   5
  2 McLaughlin, Taylor        11 Union Catholic           47.30   5
  3 Benjamin, Rai             11 Mt. Vernon               47.31   5
  4 Bunion, Deshawne          11 Rahway                   49.18   3
  5 Felton, Jaleel            12 Pascack Valley           49.23   3
  6 Germanakos, Luke          11 Lynbrook                 49.24   4
 
Girls 400m
State of the Action:  While Zola Golden, national leader in the 300m, has been running quarters all season long at the Colgate Games, it was here she broke out from the pack, winning in US #2.
Results 
Finals                                                             
  1 Golden, Zola              11 Arlington                54.40   4
  2 Edobi, Jennifer           12 Union                    55.42   4
  3 Anderson, Samantha        09 Matawan                  55.94   4
  4 O'Neill, Katharine        12 St. Anthony's            57.03   4
  5 Watkins, Dominique        12 Clark, Abraham           57.53   3
 
Boys Mile
State of the Action:  With a stride very similar to that of Bernard Lagat, Edwin Rutto took home the title in the boys Mile.  Give this athlete two years to build up his base training, and he could prove as deadly as former Benedictian, Edward Cheserek.
Results 
Finals                                                         
  1 Rutto, Edwin              10 St. Benedicts          4:22.04
  2 Ehmann, Paul              11 West Morris Mendham    4:22.74
  3 Brown, Spencer            11 Wilton                 4:23.68
  4 Gilbert, Austin           11 Ridgefield             4:24.69
  5 Tuohy, Matt               11 Indian Hills           4:25.32
  6 Mehretu, Siem             12 West Orange            4:25.63
  7 Donahue, Conor            12 Princeton              4:25.68
 
Girls Mile
State of the Action:  Essentially running a time trial, Rhode Islander Maddy Berkson lowered her Nationally Ranked mark, to a new US #10
Results 
Finals                                                         
  1 Berkson, Maddy            12 Classical              4:50.11
  2 Mahn, Haley               12 Hopewell Valley        5:08.42
  3 Petty, Paige              09 Bernards               5:08.66
  4 Counts, Simone            12 West Windsor           5:10.01

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