Quick recaps from each of the Sectional Championships held at Middletown North over the weekend. Video interviews from this meet are on the way!
- RESULTS: Central Groups 2 & 3
- PHOTOS: CJG23 Album by Tom Smith
- INTERVIEWS: Winner Interviews by Joe Compagni
- MORE: Sectionals Coverage Hub
Central Jersey Group 2 Girls
Team Champion: Rumson-Fair Haven, 100 pts
The Rumson-Fair Haven girls scored in 9 of 11 track events to tally 100 points, outlasting Metuchen (90) and Point Pleasant Boro (83). The win for Coach Tim McLoone's girls comes after a 2nd place finish here last year. Freshman Clemmie Lilley and senior Chloe Dotts were everywhere for the Bulldogs. Lilley led the team to a 1-2-4 finish in the 400 with a 57.19, finished 3rd in the 800 with a 2:19, took 3rd in the 200 in 26.33 and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 that ran 4:04.98. Dotts anchored the 4x100 team that finished 2nd in 49.83, took 2nd in the 100 in 12.64, 2nd in the 200 in 25.69, and 2nd in the 400 in 58.48.
Event Winners
100m | Jianna Molin | 10 | Hamilton North - Nottingham | 12.53 |
200m | Jianna Molin | 10 | Hamilton North - Nottingham | 25.65 |
400m | Clemmie Lilley | 9 | Rumson-Fair Haven HS | 57.19 |
800m | Caroline Schleif | 12 | Metuchen HS | 2:16.69 |
1600m | Molly Malague | 12 | Metuchen HS | 4:53.95 |
3200m | Molly Malague | 12 | Metuchen HS | 10:35.10 |
100H | Shea Burke | 11 | Pt. Pleasant Boro HS | 14.91 |
400H | Carmelle Alexis | 12 | Hillside HS | 1:06.35 |
4x100m | Pt. Pleasant Boro HS | 49.71 | ||
4x400m | Rumson-Fair Haven HS | 4:04.98 | ||
4x800m | Metuchen HS | 9:45.16 | ||
HJ | Justine Prophete | 12 | Holmdel HS | 5-02.00 |
LJ | Abigail Sell | 9 | Voorhees HS | 16-11.50 |
TJ | Lauryn Brown | 11 | Hillside HS | 35-04.50 |
PV | Katelyn Fisher | 11 | Pt. Pleasant Boro HS | 10-00.00 |
D | Kennedy Vaughn | 12 | Roselle - Abraham Clark HS | 123-09.00 |
J | Katie O'Brien | 12 | Holmdel HS | 104-09.00 |
SP | Taylor Moore | 12 | Raritan HS | 38-00.75 |
Central Jersey Group 3 Girls
Team Champion: Colts Neck, 117.5 pts
The Colts Neck girls took the team title for the 4th year in a row, scoring 117.5 points to win by 32.5 points over Somerville.
Junior Kylie Jacoutot lowered her best to a state top 10 of 1:02.62 in winning the 400 hurdles, took 2nd in the 400, and ran a leg on the winning 4x400. Classmate Ava Wilmot won the 3200 (11:08.62), took charge in the second half to win the 1600 (5:08.63), and joined Jacoutot on the 4x400. Senior Katherine Taylor was the another winner for Jim Schlentz's squad, taking the javelin with a 119'6" effort.
Event Winners
100m | Antonia Dunbar | 11 | Neptune HS | 12.65 |
200m | Natalia Bray | 12 | Neptune HS | 25.89 |
400m | Imani Fitzpatrick | 12 | Neptune HS | 56.99 |
800m | Maddie Scheier | 11 | Somerville HS | 2:17.47 |
1600m | Ava Wilmot | 11 | Colts Neck HS | 5:08.63 |
3200m | Ava Wilmot | 11 | Colts Neck HS | 11:08.62 |
100H | Hailey Guerrieri | 12 | Middletown North HS | 15.86 |
400H | Kylie Jacoutot | 11 | Colts Neck HS | 1:02.62 |
4x100m | Neptune HS | 48.45 | ||
4x400m | Colts Neck HS | 4:04.88 | ||
4x800m | Colts Neck HS | 9:55.33 | ||
HJ | Amanda Hoglund | 9 | Allentown HS | 5-00.00 |
LJ | Riley Solovay | 10 | Robbinsville HS | 17-07.00 |
TJ | Sydney Smith | 11 | Ewing HS | 35-05.50 |
PV | leesa Wizemann | 9 | Somerville HS | 8-06.00 |
D | Catherine Vota | 11 | Colts Neck HS | 119-07.00 |
J | Katherine Taylor | 12 | Colts Neck HS | 119-06.00 |
SP | Emily Kolodziej | 10 | Somerville HS | 35-06.25 |
Central Jersey Group 2 Boys
Team Champion: Rumson-Fair Haven, 104 pts
After winning their first-ever Sectional title last year, the Rumson-Fair Haven boys did it again in 2022. Their 104 points easily outdistanced 2nd place Voorhees (68). The Bulldogs finished 2nd in both the 4x100 and 4x400 and 3rd in the 4x800, but picked up the bulk of their points in field events. Leading the way was junior John Connors, who won both the high jump (6'2") and long jump (21'6.25") while also running a leg on the 4x100 relay. Rumson-Fair Haven also had at least one athlete in the top 3 in the pole vault, triple jump, discus, javelin and shot put.
The brightest start in the Central Jersey Group 2 meet was Shamali Whittle. The Georgia-bound senior powered to a state-leading 10.55 win in the 100 and cruised to a 21.26 win in the 200.
Event Winners
100m | Shamali Whittle | 12 | Hamilton North - Nottingham | 10.55 |
200m | Shamali Whittle | 12 | Hamilton North - Nottingham | 21.26 |
400m | Alexander Sadikov | 11 | Ocean Township HS | 48.29 |
800m | Blaik Slavinski | 11 | Pt. Pleasant Boro HS | 1:58.47 |
1600m | Jack Tavaglione | 12 | Voorhees HS | 4:22.64 |
3200m | Jack Tavaglione | 12 | Voorhees HS | 9:17.18 |
110H | Daniel Jakubowski-Lewis | 12 | Roselle - Abraham Clark HS | 14.87 |
400H | Alexander Sadikov | 11 | Ocean Township HS | 54.36 |
4x100m | Ewing HS | 43.34 | ||
4x400m | Matawan Reg. HS | 3:25.40 | ||
4x800m | Metuchen HS | 8:15.91 | ||
HJ | Jeremy Ellis | 12 | Hamilton HS West | 6-08.00 |
LJ | John Connors | 11 | Rumson-Fair Haven HS | 21-06.25 |
TJ | Ja'kir Thomas | 9 | Carteret HS | 41-11.00 |
PV | Joe Avallone | 12 | Voorhees HS | 13-06.00 |
D | Brock Schenck | 10 | Bordentown Regional HS | 138-02.00 |
J | Daniel Berkow | 11 | Governor Livingston HS | 159-02.00 |
SP | Liam Anderson | 12 | Voorhees HS | 50-03.25 |
Central Jersey Group 3 Boys
Team Champion: Middletown North, 128 pts
Middletown North used the home track advantage to the fullest, scoring 128 points to win by a big margin over Matawan (2nd with 89). The Lions won six events over two days and scored in all but three events. Junior Aaron Guensch (1:58.64) and senior Connor Kinch went 1-2 in the 800, and then came back to lead the team to a win in the 4x800 (8:16.75). Kinch picked up another win in the 3200 (9:35.46) and a 5th in the 1600, while Guench helped the 4x400 crew finish 2nd. Jack Chenowith won the 400 Hurdles (57.50), Levi Wilson won the long jump (22'3") and Matthew David Sheehan won the javelin (153'0").
Event Winners
100m | Mekhi Stafford | 11 | Ewing HS | 10.90 |
200m | Jaci Summers | 11 | Hamilton HS West | 22.09 |
400m | Maxim Rychkov | 10 | Robbinsville HS | 49.96 |
800m | Aaron Guensch | 11 | Middletown North HS | 1:58.64 |
1600m | Tanner Jelliff | 11 | Brick Memorial HS | 4:25.58 |
3200m | Connor Kinch | 12 | Middletown North HS | 9:35.46 |
110H | Menzel Thomas | 11 | Lakewood HS | 15.03 |
400H | Jack Chenoweth | 11 | Middletown North HS | 57.50 |
4x100m | Governor Livingston HS | 43.75 | ||
4x400m | Metuchen HS | 3:27.88 | ||
4x800m | Middletown North HS | 8:16.75 | ||
HJ | John Connors | 11 | Rumson-Fair Haven HS | 6-02.00 |
LJ | Levi Wilson | 12 | Middletown North HS | 22-03.00 |
TJ | Branden Satterwhite | 11 | Matawan Reg. HS | 45-00.50 |
PV | Tyler Lisko | 11 | Red Bank Regional HS | 12-06.00 |
D | Nikolaus Winzer | 11 | Matawan Reg. HS | 153-09.00 |
J | Matthew David Sheehan | 11 | Middletown North HS | 153-00.00 |
SP | Nikolaus Winzer | 11 | Matawan Reg. HS | 55-02.00 |