Week 4 of the NJ track and field season produced an electrifying quadruple by James Bivins of Donovan Catholic, some amazing distance triples, several more NJ No. 1 performances, some sensational relay splits, and lots of personal bests.
Pouring over the results and social media over the week showed that there were eye-popping performances worthy of being of being considered for Athlete of the Week honors.
But of all the great performances, which was the very best of the best? We're having a tough time deciding, so we'll let you decide.
We've gathered a list of who we feel were the top performers over the last week, and put together a boys and girls poll down below. So, now the baton is in your hands. Let us know who NJ's best was this past week by casting your votes below. Get ur vote on!
Week 3 Winners - Poll Results
Boys - Greg McQueen of Elizabeth rocked the sprints last week including an impressive 47.8 split on a relay. He brought in 35% of the votes! Pumped to see what he and his team have to bring as we keep moving toward states.
Girls - Sophie Steidle of Collingswood currently holds NJ No. 6 on the season thanks to her 10:55.34 3200m run at the Henderson Invitational in PA. It was a close voting race with Faith Bethea but Steidle won the poll with 27% of the vote to Bethea's 23%. Great job by both these athletes.
This Week's Polls
Boys Poll
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Girls Poll
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Past Winners
Week 3 Winners - Poll Results
Boys - Greg McQueen of Elizabeth rocked the sprints last week including an impressive 47.8 split on a relay. He brought in 35% of the votes! Pumped to see what he and his team have to bring as we keep moving toward states.
Girls - Sophie Steidle of Collingswood currently holds NJ No. 6 on the season thanks to her 10:55.34 3200m run at the Henderson Invitational in PA. It was a close voting race with Faith Bethea but Steidle won the poll with 27% of the vote to Bethea's 23%. Great job by both these athletes.
Week 2 Winners - Poll Results
Boys - Brett Shea of Cherokee earned 20.9% of the vote for his 1:56.3 anchor on Cherokee's sprint medley relay.
Girls - Anabella Chin of Rancocas Valley hurdled her way to a 64.96 in the 400H and the performance brought in 27% of the votes. RV really came out, her teammate Abigail Boggs voted second overall at 20% of the votes thanks to her 11-0 vault. 57% were for RV!
Week 1 Winners - Poll Results - 1,885 Votes!
Boys - Tyler Konopka brought in almost 25% of the boys votes to win thanks to his 178-8 discus and 57-4.75 marks from week 1. His discus mark still leads the state as a NJ No. 1.
Girls - Julia Jackson on with 22% of the girls vote. In week 1 she recorded a 12.3 100m, 25.41 200m, and 54.98 400m. Jackson's 54.98 from Metuchen Relays still ranks NJ No. 1.