St. Rose Sweeps Non-Public B Team Titles At NJSIAA Relays

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The 2022 NJSIAA State Relays kicked off six straight days of competition Wednesday with the Non-Public B Championships.

St. Rose HS left the meet with full grins as the boys and girls swept the team championships collecting multiple gold medals throughout the evening. Many athletes stepping up to compete in multiple events, Brian Theobald and Tilly O'Connor playing big roles in anchor spots. 

For the boys this is their first NJSIAA Relay championship and the girls their second. They last won in 2013 while tied with Villa Walsh scoring 52 points each.

Boys Highlights

Watch the Boys Shot Put Competition

St. Rose had the championship locked up by the end of the SMR and won five events en route to the team win including the DMR, 11:22.64, Shuttle, 39.08, 4x200m 1:49.96, 4x800m, 9:03.72, SMR, 3:55.90, and 4x400m, 3:59.96.

Their shuttle and SMR were season bests for the team. The wins were complemented by a second place finish in the shot courtesy of Joshua Huisman, 45-10, and William Nate Dempsey, 25-2.5, as well as a sixth place run in the 4x200m.

Gill St. Bernard's School senior Joe Licata had a leading shot put mark of 58-5.75 to help launch his team to relay gold along with teammate Sanjay De Silva, 27-1. Licata already ranks NJ No. 3 US No. 10 off his 58-7.75 back in December.

The GSB throws crew ranks NJ No. 4 among all shot put relays at 101-0.75 when including Zac Saunders throw of 42-5 at their season opener. Saunders did not compete at NJSIAA Relays.

Newark Academy won the high jump relay at 11-0 thanks to Harold Fullilove, 5-08, and Bryce Rhodeman, 5-4. 

Roselle Catholic won the 4x200m running 1:39.52 gapping the field by over a second. 

Girls Highlights

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The St. Rose girls won four events totaling 55 points to Villa Walsh Academy's 44.

They earned gold in the SMR, 4:44.36, 4x800m, 11:07.88, and DMR, 13:53.64, on the track and the high jump crew brought in ten points with a win in the field. Fiona Olsen, 4-4, and Chandni Okeefe, 4-2, totaled 8-06.

The Morris Catholic girls took home gold in two events winning the 4x200m, 1:59.03, and closing the night out with a dominating win in the 4x400m, 4:31.30.

Mount Saint Dominic Academy saw gold in the shot put relay with a total of 57-7.25. Teammates Keira Carbone, 28-11.5, and Anna Caccicarne, 28-7.75, ranking second and third individually on the night. 

Emma Howlett of Roselle Catholic hit a mark of 31-9.5 to lead the meet individually, Roselle Catholic was second as a relay.

Villa Walsh won the shuttle hurdle relay with a season team best time of 39.77. 

St. Rose HS Non-Public B Relays Breakdown

Boys Results

Girls Results