POLL: Girls Top Performances Of Group Championships


We've selected the candidates from the 2023 Indoor Group State Championships and now it's up to the viewers to select their choice for the top performance!

There were too many to list in one poll so we broke down the boys and girls meets into categories: sprints & hurdles, distance, and field.

These will close Sunday night at 8pm ET and winning performances will be highlighted early next week. The various writeups and selections by Robert Kellert and Jim Lambert.


Girls Field Events Poll

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Girls Field Performance of Groups

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  • Jessica Oji, a sophomore at Livingston, unloaded a bomb of 47-2.25 to win the shot put at the State Group 4 Championships. That's the No. 2 throw in state history by a sophomore, No. 6 in U.S. history for a sophomore, No. 12 in NJ history, and US No. 3 this season.
  • Alanna Woolfolk of Clayton won the indoor Group 1 high jump title for the second straight year and cleared 5-6 to tie for the highest bar of the weekend.
  • Samantha Strydesky of Howell repeated as the indoor Group 4 state high jump champion clearing 5-6, tied for the highest bar of the weekend.
  • Emma Keating of Pompton Lakes vaulted 11-6 to defend her Group 1 state title, tied for the best height of Groups weekend. Keating also finished second in the 55m hurdles Group 1 final running 8.78.
  • Shreya Sathiyan of Morris Hills vaulted 11-6 to win the Group 3 title, a five in PR and tied for the best height of Groups weekend. Now NJ No. 2 this season.


Girls Sprints & Hurdle Events Poll

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Girls Sprints / Hurdles Performance of Groups

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  • Sophomore Clemmie Lilley of Rumson won the 400 for the second straight year with a PR of 57.54, won the 800 in 2:18.53, and anchored the winning 4x400 (4:02.28) at the State Group 2 Championships
  • Freshman Sianni Wynn of Pennsauken won the 55 dash in 7.09 and the 400 in 57.26 (both the fastest times of all the Group Championships combined) at the State Group 3 Championships.
  • Senior Brooke'Lyn Drakeford of Piscataway won the 400 in 57.28, placed fourth in the 55 dash (7.33), second in the 55m hurdles (8.27), and ran on the runner-up 4x400 relay at the State Group 4 Championships.
  • Taylor Cox of Union Catholic won the NPA 55H with a meet leading 7.98 and was second in the 55m dash with a 7.14, third out of all Groups weekend performances.
  • Gina Certo of Academy of the Holy Angels won the Non-Public A 400m from an unseeded section clocking 57.69, the fourth fastest of Groups weekend. They were also fourth in the 55m dash final 7.44.


Girls Distance Events Poll

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Girls Distance Performance of Groups

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  • Cate DeSousa, a senior at Red Bank Catholic, smashed the meet record in both the 1,600 (4:57.62) and the 3,200 (a NJ No. 1 time of 10:27.63) at the State Non-Public A Championships.
  • Tilly O'Connor of St. Rose captured the 800, 1600, and 3200 at the State Non-Public B meet to raise her career total to 12 state championships in the three seasons combined
  • Junior Emma Zawatski of Freehold Township won the 1600 in 4:50.26 and the 800 in 2:16.92 at the State Group 4 Championships.
  • Christina Allen of River Dell on the 1600, 5:05.01, and the 3200, 11:09.58, and was second in the 800 at the State Group 2 Championships.
  • Sophomore Sofia Day of Mainland Regional clocked a NJ No. 3 800m, 2:15.59, to win Group 3 Champs and lead the weekend merge.