On Tuesday USA Today announced New Jersey's own Mike McCabe of Union Catholic HS for the Girls All-USA Track and Field Coach of the Year.
This season, with the guidance of McCabe, the UC girls won their fifth Sectional Championship in a row with a meet record 240 points before their dominant Non-Public A Group Championship the following weekend. At Groups UC won seven of the 18 events including all three relays. Speaking of relays, UC led New Jersey this spring season in six different relay events including the: 4x100m, 47.05, 4x200m, 1:38.11, 4x400m, 3:42.97, 4x800m, 8:59.78, 4x1500m, 20:29.68, and the 4x100m shuttle hurdles, 58.60.
Outside of local championship accolades the UC girls ran the fastest American time at Penn Relays in the 4x800m COA and won the New Balance Nationals Outdoor 4x800m with their season best 8:59.78. The rest of the team's season best performances can be found below, all these times and marks are from 2019 outdoor competition.
Union Catholic Girls 2019 Season Leaders
TRACK | TIME (W) | ATHLETE | GRADE | MEET DATE |
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100m | 11.97 | 2020 | ||
200m | 24.65 | 2020 | ||
400m | 56.23 | 2020 | ||
800m | 2:08.91 | 2020 | ||
1600m | 4:57.40 | 2019 | ||
3200m | 10:48.96 | 2019 | ||
100mH | 14.51 | 2020 | ||
400mH | 1:03.46 | 2020 | ||
RELAY | TIME | TEAM | MEET DATE | |
4x100m | 47.05 | Relay Team | ||
4x400m | 3:42.97 | Relay Team | ||
4x800m | 8:59.78 | Relay Team | ||
FIELD | MARK (W) | ATHLETE | GRADE | MEET DATE |
High Jump | 5-7 | 2020 | ||
Long Jump | 18-5 | 2021 | ||
Triple Jump | 38-1 | 2020 | ||
Pole Vault | 11-3 | 2019 | ||
Javelin | 96-9 | 2021 | ||
Shot Put | 34-8 | 2019 | ||
Discus | 99-7 | 2022 | ||
OTHER | TIME/MARK (W) | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE |
1 Mile | 4:57.13 | 2019 | ||
2 Mile | 11:51.61 | 2022 | ||
300mH | 46.92 | 2021 | ||
SHR 4x100m | 58.60 | Relay Team | ||
SMR 800m | 1:50.25 | Relay Team | ||
4x200m | 1:38.11 | Relay Team | ||
SMR | 4:07.72 | Relay Team | ||
4x1600m | 22:07.66 | Relay Team | ||
DMR | 12:07.11 | Relay Team | ||
4x1500m | 20:29.68 | Relay Team |