Top Finishers | North 1 Group 2 & 3 Sectional Championships


 / Photo by Robert Kellert

Below we will note winners and highlights as well as the team score race for each section. Check the links for a deeper look into the stats and to find more coverage!

Team Score Watch - 10 Total Events 

  • Girls Group 2 - 10 Events - River Dell 69, Ramapo 36, Ramsey 34
  • Girls Group 3 - 10 Events - Old Tappan 45, Northern Highlands 42, Morris Hills 35
  • Boys Group 2 - 10 Events - River Dell 98, Demarest 35, Mahwah 29
  • Boys Group 3 - 10 Events - Indian Hills 64, Old Tappan 52, Morris Hills 40

Girls Highlights and Winners

  • Group 3 4x400m - Roxbury wins with 4:05.83!
  • Group 3 3200m - Julia Guerra of Indian Hills second gold medal of the day running 10:58.61 NJ#4 once again well ahead of the field. Breaks Josette Norris' record from 2013 set at 11:05.66. 
  • Group 2 4x400m - Ramapo wins with a time of 4:07.65
  • Group 3 PV - Jessica Ippolito of Fair Lawn wins with a 10-06 vault. 
  • Group 2 3200m - Shannon Goria and Ginger Pojednic of River Dell go 1-2 again! Running 10:55.86 and 11:33.50. 
  • Grup 2 55M - Ayodele O'uhuru of Pascack Hills runs 7.38 to win. 
  • Group 3 55M - Tymia Joseph of Morris Knolls wins her second gold medal of the day with a 7.45. 
  • Group 2 HJ - Liz Granger of River Dell wins on jumps at 5-00 over Hannah Figueroa of Pascack Hills and Lauren Chamberlin of Ramsey. 
  • Group 3 Shot - Chioma Eluemunor of Morris Hills wins with 39-08.25, teammate Emily Greuter second at 35-00. 
  • Group 3 800m - Caroline O'Sullivan does it again! Second gold of the day winning with a time of 2:18.36. 
  • Group 2 PV - Michelle Rubinetti of NV Demarest clears 11-06! 
  • Group 2 800m - Lexi DelGizzo of Tenafly wins running 2:22.71
  • Group 2 55H - Cayleigh Glew a junior from Sparta wins with a time of 8.66 
  • Group 3 55H - Tymia Joseph of Morris Knolls takes the win with an 8.55 run. 
  • Group 3 HJ - Leah Wis of Montville continues her three meet win streak clearing 5-02 for the W.  
  • Group 3 1600m - Julia Guerra of Indian Hills leaves the rest of the field behind running 4:59.84 NJ#4 all alone. About 23 seconds ahead!
  • Group 2 1600m - Shannon Goria and Ginger Pojednic of River Dell go 1-2 with times of 5:11.47 and 5:25.72. 
  • Group 2 Shot - Jessica Molina wins by almost 7 feet with a mark of 48-05! She is currently tanked NJ#3 with a season bet of 49-06. 
  • Group 3 400m - Caroline O'Sullivan of Old Tappan wins a close one of Roxbury's Alexis Smith running 59.92, Smith's time 59.96. 
  • Group 2 400m - Lexi DelGrizzo of Tenafly opens up the meet with a 58.65 NJ#8! Second Ashley Stewart of Jefferson at 59.27. 

Boys Highlights and Winners 

  • Group 3 4x400m - Old Tappan wins to secure second place in team standings! 3:29.25. 
  • Group 3 3200m - Indian Hills Sweeps the top 3! Matt Cohane 9:52.95, Derek Barney 9:53.41, Steven Fiumefreddo 9:55.97 
  • Group 2 4x400m - River Dell wins with a 3:36.85, ending the meet with 98 total points! 
  • Group 2 3200m - Will Daly gets his second gold medal of the day running 9:57.16 in a strategic race. 
  • Group 2 55M - Tyler Yuen of River Dell runs 6.83 for the victory. 
  • Group 3 55M - Steven Rizio of Montville takes it with a 6.77. 
  • Group 3 800m - Ian McNally of Morris Hills drops a 1:55.72 NJ#3 time to win! Destroys the Group 3 North 1 record of 1:59.38 set in 2013 by Eddie Garcia of Mount Olive. 
  • Group 2 800m - River Dell goes 1-2 again this time Justin Fernandenz 2:03.20 and Colin Daly 2:03.26. 
  • Group 3 HJ - Derek Anderson of Indian Hills wins on jumps at 6-02 over Tim Delorenzo of Northern Highlands. 
  • Group 2 PV - Jack Muller of Mahwah wins the pole vault with a clearance of 13-06, ties NJ#4!
  • Group 2 Shot - Jae Choi of River Dell wins with a mark of 48-11.5. 
  • Group 3 1600m - Morris Hills goes 1-2 wiht Jason Schweizer and Alexander Pai finishing at 4:30.69 and 4:30.93! Matt Cohane of Indian Hills right behind with 4:31.19. 
  • Group 2 55H - Andrew Petersen of Demarest takes the win with a time of 8.19. 
  • Group 3 55H - Dan DeBlieck of Morris Knolls wins running 7.89 out leaning Daniel Giuliano in second 7.92. 
  • Group 2 1600m - The Daly twins go 1-2 in their photo finish fashion where Will recorded 4:25.38 and Colin 4:25.43
  • Group 3 PV - Greg Fuerte a junior from Paramus wins with a vault of 13-06 ties NJ#4
  • Group 3 Shot - Marshall Watters of Indians Hills launches a throw of 48-00 to win.  
  • Group 2 HJ - Andrew Pondiscio of Sparta wins with a clearance of 6-02. 
  • Group 3 400m - Tyler Hayek of Wayne Hills won a battle with Thomas Rienas of Old Tappan 51.22 to 51.34. 
  • Group 2 400m - Mahwah junior Evan Bonfield made a move on the backstretch and came across the line with the lead at 53.42. 

Photo Highlights by Robert Kellert

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