Top Finishers and Team Scores | Group 1 & 4 Championships!

Feb 19, 2016

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

Team Score Watch - 10 Total Events

Girls Group 1 -10 Events - Haddonfield, 62, Whippany Park 62, Newton 19
Girls Group 4 - 10 Events - Ridgewood 33, Lenape 20, Southern Reg 19.75
Boys Group 1 - 10 Events - Haddonfield 55, Weequahic 46, New Providence 33
Boys Group 4 - 10 Events - Old Bridge 46, Hunterdon Central 24, Trenton 20.

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Girls Highlights and Winners

Group 4 4x400m - Columbia HS wins with a time of 4:01.75 NJ#2! Lenape 2nd at 4:01.99 NJ#3! Piscataway 3rd at 4:03.01.
Group 1 4x400m - Hasbrouck Heights wins with a time of 4:12.32, Whippany Park 4:12.91, Weequahic 4:13.58, and Haddonfield 4:14.09. Whippany Park trailed Haddonfield by 4 points going in and this final event created a TIE meet!
Group 4 PV - Ridgewood goes 1-2! Nicole Lester wins at 10-06, teammate Maxine Earl 2nd at 10-06. Shannon Storms of Lenape third clearing 10-00.
Group 4 3200m - Samantha Halvorsen of Ridgewood wins with a time of 10:53.03, Julianna Catania of Egg Harbor 2nd at 11:00.81 Abigaul McLaughlin third at 11:02.76.
Group 1 3200m - Briana Gess strikes again! State Champion in four events! She won with a time of 10:53.58 holding off Rachel Suss of Metuchen in second with 10:55.58, Jillian Turner third at 11:00.93.
Group 1 HJ - Kristen Hall of Whippany Park clears 5-02 for the win, Alexa Castellana of Mountain Lakes 2nd at 5-02, Caroline Buczynski and Gina Dello Russo tied for third at 5-02 as well.
Group 4 Shot - Amarys Berry of Hackesack marks 44-03.5, Najeaya Singleton of Vineland 41-10, Stephanie Bock Howell 41-09.25.
Group 4 55m - Bria Mack of Williamstown goes NJ#2 with a time of 7.19, Ebone Jackson of Kennedy JF Patterson 7.27, Najiyah Palmer of Kingsway 7.35.
Group 1 55m - Kaitlin Salisbury wins with a 7.14 taking down her own NJ#1 time of 7.17 last weekend! Amahri Boyce of North Star Academy 2nd at 7.43, Ana Buzzerd of Haddonfield 7.44.
Group 1 800m - Briana Gess has three gold medals now with a 2:20.07, Olivia Weiss of Newton 2nd at 2:21.27, Kaitlyn Bonnet of Haddonfield 3rd at 2:22.10.
Group 4 800m - Liz Chartier of Southern Regional wins with a 2:16.90 NJ#4! Brooke Schaeffer of Westfield 2nd at 2:17.13 NJ#5, Nora May McSorley of Randolph 2:18.62.
Group 4 55H - Ebonee Jackson of Kennedy Patterson wins with an 8.19 NJ#3!, Rachel Armstead Millville 8.39 NJ#10, Lynnea Forlenza of Toms River North 8.53.
Group 1 55H - Viviane Orleans of Dayton wins with an 8.42, Hannah Vanderwall Glen Rock 9.03, Shannon Meledathu McNair Academic 9.20.
Group 1 HJ - Selena Thorne of Franklin clears 5-06 to win. Jessica Creedon of Ridge and Hannah Taylor tied for 2nd at 5-04.
Group 1 Shot - Nickolette Dunbar of Whippany Park hits 53-00!!! She improves on her NJ#2 US#2 spot!Kate Matrisciano 2nd at 38-08 and Racheal Johnson 3rd at 38-07.75.
Group 4 1600m - Ciara Roche of Freehold Twp wins with a 4:57.63, Julianna Catania of Egg Harbor 2nd 5:01.21, Megan Quimby of Lenape 5:02.71.
Group 1 1600m - Briana Gess of Haddonfield the undisputed Group 1 Champion so far with her second win of the day running 4:59.03. Jillian Turner of New Providence 2nd at 5:03.61, Kaitlyn Bonnet of Haddonfield 5:11.81.
Group 4 400m - Khamil Evans of Piscataway runs T-NJ#6 with a 58.21. Desirae Osley of South Brunswick 2nd at 59.11, Brooke Fazio Ridge 59.16.
Group 1 400m - Briana Gess takes the victory opening the meet up with a time of 58.57 NJ#9. Whippany Park's Gina Dello Russo 2nd at 58.57, Aminah Muhammed of Weequahic 59.57.

Boys Highlights and Winners

Group 4 4x400m - Old Bridge wins 3:25.77, Hunterdon Central 3:26.34, Egg Harbor 3:26.52
Group 1 4x400m - Weequahic 3:29.80, Haddonfield 3:32.67, Abraham Clark 3:32.68.
Group 1 PV - Joshua Ornovitz of New Providence clears 13-00, Brian Moran of Hasbrouck Hts 2nd at 13-00, Steven VanderMeer clears 11-06.
Group 4 3200m - Freehold Twp's Jake Konig wins with a time of 9:15.49 NJ#4, Aaron Groff of Cherry Hill East 9:16.09 NJ#5, John Flavin Toms River North third at 9:23.04 NJ#8.
Group 1 3200m - Owen Long of Haddon Twp wins with a time of 9:24.21 NJ#9, Greg Pelose of Haddonfied 2nd at 9:32.06, Mark Pasquariello of New Providence third at 9:33.80.
Group 4 HJ - Semaj Willis of Trenton Central clears 6-08! Tying his NJ#1 height. Chase Matthews 2nd at 6-04, Ronniel Johnson of Kennedy Patterson 6-02.
Group 1 Shot - Giovanni Guiterrez of Saddle Brook throws 51-06.75, LaQuay Bishop of Pleasantville second with 51-01.75, teammate Jean Brevil third 50-10.
Group 4 PV - Brandon Kong of Bridgewater-Rarian vaults 13-06 to win. John Fastenau of Hunterdon Central 12-06, David Bausmith of Hunterdon Central 12-06.
Group 4 55m - Jason Cission of Plainfield and Benjamin Aidoo of Sayreville go right to the line! Cission takes it at 6.47 for the win, Aidoo listed 6.47 NJ#2 in second, Mario Heslop of Franklin third with 6.51.
Group 4 800m - Rey Rivera of Old Bridge runs 1:54.56 just off his NJ#1 time of 1:54.45 earlier this season. Second is Isaiah Curbelo of Rancocas Valley 1:55.72, Michael Thurston Ridgewood 1:55.85.
Group 1 800m - Greg Pelose of Haddonfield wins second gold with a 1:56.49 NJ#4, Drew Maher of Shore Reg 1:59.09, Haig Rickerby McNair Academic 1:59.94.
Group 1 55H - Jason Staefanski of Penns Grove wins with a 7.60 NJ#6, Ihmir Marsette of Weequahic 2nd at 7.66, Kyle McNeely 3rd at 7.96.
Group 4 55H - Benjamin Aidoo of Sayreville wins with a time of 7.51 matching his own NJ#2 time from Sectionals. Callan Davies of East Brunswick 7.81, Kwaku Amponsah Marlboro 3rd at 7.82.
Group 1 HJ - Divine Mercer of Weequahic clears 6-02 for the W, teammate Bashir Sanders 2nd at 6-00, Trevor Firgau of Metuchen 3rd at 6-00.
Group 4 1600m - Brandon Tubby of Hillsborough wins with a time of 4:15.17 which is your new state leading time!! NJ#1!
Group 1 1600m - Greg Pelose takes off on the field winning with a 4:16.74 NJ#2 on the converted mile list!! Mark Pasquariello 2nd at 4:22.14, Sean Sullivan of Rutherford 3rd at 4:22.34.
Group 4 400m - Brandon Phillip of East Brunswick wins with a 50.76, Chase Campbell Lenape 50.80, Raheem Roberts Eastside Paterson 50.90.
Group 1 400m - Luke Colehower of Haddonfield wins with a time of 49.91 NJ#5. Colehower is now the fastest boys freshmen in the NJ 400m this season. Haig Rickerby of McNair Academic 50.18 2nd, James Jean Weequahic 50.45 3rd.