New Jersey had a big weekend at New Balance Nationals, here are all our All-American performances from Championship events. Three of our athletes won events: Athing Mu took down a strong 800m field, Zyra Thomas upset some higher seeds to win her shot put title, and the Ridge girls won back to back 4x800m championships.
Champion Recaps
- Athing Mu Wins NB Nationals 800m in Showdown Between NJ Sophomore Stars
- Zyra Thomas Scores Huge Upset Victory in Shot Put at New Balance Nationals Indoor
- Ridge Girls Repeat as 4x800m Champs at New Balance Nationals Indoor
Girls New Jersey All-Americans
(3 Champions, 10 All-American Performances)
Top six finishers in the Championship events are considered All-Americans. Here are the New Jersey high school athletes and relay teams that achieved this honor.
800 Meter Run - Full Results
- *1st Place* - Athing Mu - Trenton TC - 2:06.59
- 3rd Place - Victoria Vanriele - Governor Livingston - 2:08.31
5K Run - Full Results
- 2nd Place - Monica Hebner - Northern Highlands - 16:53.91
- 4th Place - Isabel Hebner - Northern Highlands - 17:09.31
High Jump - Full Results
- 4th Place - Kassidy Mulryne - Allentown - 5-07
Shot Put - Full Results
- *1st Place* - Zyra Thomas - A P Schalick - 47-05.75
- 6th Place - Shelby Bigsby - Montclair - 45-00.25
4x200 Meter Relay - Full Results
- 4th Place - Winslow Twp - 1:39.55 - Flora Ahiarakwe, Shakira Dancy, Janeya Hammond, Nylah Perry.
4x800 Meter Relay - Full Results
- *1st Place* - Ridge - 9:08.07 - Meghan Convery, Olivia Cicchetti, Morgan Lyons, Kaitlyn Van Baalen
Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Full Results
- 6th Place - Union Catholic - 33.63 - Brianna Ewing, Felicia Quainoo, Angelique Williams, Avery Jordan
Luis Peralta used a monster kick in the early 800 meter heats to out run some of the seeded heat guys and place third overall at 1:51.74. Sean Dolan of also right their with him in fourth at 1:51.77.
Boys New Jersey All-Americans
(19 All-American Performances)
Top six finishers in the Championship events are considered All-Americans. Here are the New Jersey high school athletes and relay teams that achieved this honor.
60 Meter Dash - Full Results
- 5th Place - Mario Heslop - Franklin Twp - 6.77 (6.30)
200 Meter Dash - Full Results
- 5th Place - Mario Heslop - Franklin Twp - 21.37
800 Meter Run - Full Results
- 3rd Place - Luis Peralta - Passaic - 1:51.74
- 4th Place - Sean Dolan - Hopewell Valley - 1:51.77
1 Mile Run - Full Results
- 5th Place - Drew Maher - Shore Regional - 4:11.10
2 Mile Run - Full Results
- 6th Place - Devin Hart - Pt Pleasant Boro - 9:06.58
5K Run - Full Results
Long Jump - Full Results
- 5th Place - Matias Pellegrino - Morris Knolls - 23-02.75
High Jump - Full Results
- 5th Place - Jadon Watson - J F Kennedy Paterson - 6-10.75
Shot Put - Full Results
- 5th Place - Kamron Kobolak - Cinnaminson - 62-07.75
East Orange had a huge day in the relay portion of the meet with three second place finishes between the 4x400, SMR, and shuttle hurdles.
4x400 Meter Relay - Full Results
- 2nd Place - East Orange Campus - 3:16.81 - Immyouri Etienne, Kishaun Richardson, Fayeson Carney, Akeem Lindo
- 5th Place - Union Catholic - 3:20.16 - Darryl Miller, Makay Johnson, Christian Albanese, Elijah Brown
Sprint Medley Relay - Full Results
- 2nd Place - East Orange Campus - 3:28.99 - Immyouri Etienne. Nasir Montgomery, Dominic Dazzell, Kishaun Richardson
- 5th Place - St. Benedict's Prep - 3:30.48 - Kaylan Depas, Isaiah Sanchez, Ian Joseph, Jackson Burnett
4x1 Mile Relay - Full Results
- 2nd Place - Hopewell Valley - 17:30.73 - Michael Pavicic, Teddy Meredith, Tim Dolan, Sean Dolan
- 5th Place - WWP North - Matthew SantaMaria, Luke Johnson, Vedang Lad, Atharv Kulkarni.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Full Results
- 2nd Place - East Orange Campus - 29.44 - Malcolm Barnes, Hasani Shingles, Al-Tariq Dunson, Ibrahim Fobay
- 3rd Place - Central Regional- 30.31 - Jared Harris, Jonathan Banks, Elijah Jiminez, Jonathan Gonzalez.
- 6th Place - Toms River North - 30.80 - Abdolahe Diawara, Emeron Hernandez-Mayers, Kenny Warner, Andrew Daniluk.
Mixed 4x400 Meter Relay
(1 All-American Performance)
That's right! There was a championship event that combined boys and girls in one relay. Union Catholic finished second running 3:33.22.
- 2nd Place - Union Catholic - 3:33.22 - Elijah Brown, Makay Johnson, Khamil Evans, Mia Jones.