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
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.
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.
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.
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.
