From left to right - Tia Livingston, Sydney McLaughlin, Amari Onque-Shabazz, Chandi Piiru.
Saturday June 13th | Randalls Island, New York | Results
The Union Catholic girls set a NJ state record in the 4x400m at the Adidas Grand Prix on Saturday running a winning time of 3:38.87!! That ranks them US#1 so far during the soon to be closing 2015 outdoor season.
A run where the girls were looking to break 3:40 they ran well under that goal defeating other talented teams including Jamaica's Vere Tech 3:44.34, Columbia HS at 3:47.84, Lenape at 3:49.86, and McArthur at 3:57.74. Union Catholic had just run 3:44.20 to win the girls Meet of Champions 4x400 meter event the previous week with a different lineup.
A side note to the great day, Tia Livingston had JUST made it to the race on time after testing for the ACTs Saturday morning. Definitely a nerve racking day and a big time event but everyone stepped up to the occasion!
Awesome work girls!
Splits
Tia 56.2
Amari 55.4
Chandi 55.3
Sydney 51.65 (auto split)
Below an interview with the state record breaking team conducted by Johanna Gretschel