In total 842 New Jersey performances were recorded on Tuesday at the New York Armory. We highlight some of the best performances below.
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The Christian Brothers Academy boys ran their way to a US#1 performance with a time of 10:26.79 to win the Marine Corps Classic distance medley relay. Sean Martinek (3:12.5), Brendan Bodisch (51.7), Mike Zupko (2:01.4), and Drake Anzano (4:21.2) the four relay legs. We now have three New Jersey teams in the top 10 nationally for the event, Trenton Central also at this meet running 10:54.58 for US#8.
New Jersey's nationally ranked boys performances didn't stop with the DMR. Union Catholic won their Sprint Medley Relay with a time of 3:38.81 for US#1, Willingboro right behind them in 2nd at 3:40.23 for US#3. Weequahic put down a NJ#1 US#5 in the boys 4x55 meter shuttle hurdles running 30.34 for the win. Weequahic also had an individual go US#2 as James Jean won the 200 meter dash with 22.11. The East Orange Campus boys took third in the 4x200 meter relay now NJ#1 US#3.
Some more individual highlights.. Trae Robinson of Union Catholic went NJ#2 US#11 in the 800 meter running 1:58.01 for 5th. Semaj Willis of Trenton Central tied the NJ#1 US#8 height of 6-6 taking first in the High Jump.
Lastly Jordan West from Rahway threw 57-11.5 to win the shot put, he already ranks US#5 with a 58-6.75 from opening week.
On the girls side we saw four state leaders from the meet. Kiara Lester of Deptford was ninth in the preliminaries clocking in at 25.54 for NJ#1. Hannah Bonaguidi from Delaware Valley, who had a great cross country season, opened up her indoor competition with a NJ#1 US#5 4:57.79 mile for second place. Union Catholic took over two spots on the state leaderboard via this meet. The UC girls ran the 4x55 meter shuttle hurdles for NJ#1 US#3 at 34.34, and in the 4x800 meter they posted a 9:57.50 NJ#1 time for the win.
In other words New Jersey had a really good day.
A moment from the Marine Corps Holiday Classic opening ceremony. / Photo by Steven Pisano