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NJSIAA Prep A Highlights
For the Prep A Championship the Lawrenceville School girls won their tenth straight team title.
Lawrenceville's top scoring category was the individual sprints where they saw 53 of their 119 points, add in their 4x400m relay victory and make it 63. They won seven of the 11 events competed at the championships that day.
Rhianna Scott won the 400m with a 60.34, Jourdan Wright the 55m dash at 7.51, Sofia Swindell won the 55m hurdles crossing at 8.48 and then added another gold for the 200m with a 26.03, and finally to close out the track events the 4x400m squad clocked a 4:17.43.
In the field Lawrenceville's attack didn't slow down with victories during the high jump, Gabrieanne Chery 5-0, and the pole vault, Audrey Cheng 11-2.
Girls Prep A Champions
- Team The Lawrenceville School
- 1600m Olivia Murray 11 Pingry School 5:15.05
- 55H Sofia Swindell 10 The Lawrenceville School 8.48
- 55m Jourdan Wright 12 The Lawrenceville School 7.51
- 400m Rhianna Scott 10 The Lawrenceville School 1:00.34
- 800m Megan McCann 12 Oak Knoll School 2:27.08
- 200m Sofia Swindell 10 The Lawrenceville School 26.03
- 3200m Olivia Murray 11 Pingry School 11:42.20
- 4x400m The Lawrenceville School 4:17.43
- Shot Put Benay Nwajei 10 St. Benedict's Prep 39-5.75
- High Jump Gabrieanne Chery 11 The Lawrenceville School 5-0
- Pole Vault Audrey Cheng 10 The Lawrenceville School 11-2
The Seton Hall Prep boys brought back the title after last winning in 2020, this is their third title in the past ten years. It came off a convincing points lead of 109 points to 65 over second ranked Peddie School.
Their Prep A victory was heavily decided in the sprints as well but the scoring did not stop there.
Overall Seton Hall Prep earned five gold medal events and saw two senior athletes become double winners.
Xavier Donaldson brought home two after winning the 55m dash at 6.50 and the 200m with a 22.60. That 22.60 is the quickest 200m at the Bubble track this season. Ryan Matulonis clocked a 50.19 to win the 400m dash and led the 55m hurdles final with a 7.74.
Nicholas DeVita led them to the fifth gold medal winning the 800m while running 1:57.81.
Boys Prep A Champions
- Team Seton Hall Prep
- 1600m Isaac Greene 11 Blair Academy 4:18.13
- 55H Ryan Matulonis 12 Seton Hall Prep 7.74
- 55m Xavier Donaldson 12 Seton Hall Prep 6.50
- 400m Ryan Matulonis 12 Seton Hall Prep 50.19
- 800m Nicholas DeVita 12 Seton Hall Prep 1:57.81
- 200m Xavier Donaldson 12 Seton Hall Prep 22.60
- 3200m Eric Scully 12 Hun School of Princeton 10:08.54
- 4x400m Peddie School 3:37.51
- Shot Put Dante Barone 12 Hun School of Princeton 50-3.50
- High Jump Kaseme Leckie 11 Peddie School 6-0
- Pole Vault Julian Vilfort 11 The Lawrenceville School 12-6
NJISAA Prep B Highlights
For Prep B the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls made it two championships in a row with their 73 to 66 victory over second place Villa Walsh Academy.
MKA had a balanced scoring attach and won four events between the track and field. Junior sprinter Morgan Lee won the 200m dash running 28.01, Kellen Ievers led the Prep B shot put with her mark of 29-5, freshman Mila Huang won the pole vault clearing 10-0. And to close out the track events their 4x400m team led all Prep B teams with a time of 4:32.53.
Girls Prep B Champions
- Team Montclair Kimberley Academy
- 1600m Ines Lemee 10 Villa Walsh Academy 5:31.04
- 55H Chloe Higgins 11 Morristown-Beard School 9.32
- 55m Raidah Karriem 10 Morristown-Beard School 7.66
- 400m Chloe Higgins 11 Morristown-Beard School 1:02.87
- 800m Blythe Dudley 9 Villa Walsh Academy 2:27.53
- 200m Morgan Lee 11 Montclair Kimberley Academy 28.01
- 3200m Blythe Dudley 9 Villa Walsh Academy 11:41.53
- 4x400m Montclair Kimberley Academy 4:32.53
- Shot Put Kellen Ievers 11 Montclair Kimberley Academy 29-5
- High Jump Giselle Jean-Marie 11 Stuart Country Day School 5-2
- Pole Vault Mila Huang 9 Montclair Kimberley Academy 10-0
Newark Academy boys also made it two straight Prep B stat titles with their dominant 132 point victory featuring a massive pull of points from the sprints and distance squads and two wins in the field.
Here's a recap of Newark Academy's five gold medal event night.
On the distance side Luka Opacic Rodrigues brought home the 1600m win running 4:35.31 leading a 1-2-3 finish with teammates Matthew Malloy and Ethan Garcia in second and third. Malloy doubled back adding on the 3200m victory later in the meet at 10:10.48!
Bryce Rhodeman cleared 5-10 to lead the high jump and Matthew Herbert was the only athlete to clear the pole vault with a height of 13-7, NJ No. 6 so far this year.
Tomas Pesquin and Lavarra Hines were second and third in the 55m hurdles, Bryce Rhodeman and Jelani Dean third and fourth in the 55m dash, Jaeden Henry and Kayin Davis second and fourth during the 400m dash. Opacic Rodrigues and Ethan Garcia nj second and fifth in the 800m. Henry, Davis, and Dean went 2-3-4 for major points in the 200m as well. Ishaan Solanki earned second in the shot put.
Then they closed out a successful day on the track with a 4x400m victory clocking 3:45.24. The relay team made up of Kayin Davis, Jaeden Henry, Ethan Garcia, and Luka Opacic Rodrigues.
Boys Prep B Champions
- Team Newark Academy
- 1600m Luka Opacic Rodrigues 11 Newark Academy 4:35.31
- 55H Tristen Miscia 12 Morristown-Beard School 8.49
- 55m Spencer Anderson 11 Morristown-Beard School 6.65
- 400m Thomas O' Connor 10 Wardlaw-Hartridge School 53.68
- 800m Drayton Kolaras 12 The Pennington School 2:05.02
- 200m Spencer Anderson 11 Morristown-Beard School 23.16
- 3200m Matthew Malloy 12 Newark Academy 10:10.48
- 4x400m Newark Academy 3:45.24
- Shot Put Shane Tomlinson 10 The Pennington School 37-9
- High Jump Bryce Rhodeman 12 Newark Academy 5-10
- Pole Vault Matthew Herbert 10 Newark Academy 13-7
Recent Team Championship History
A look at the past decade or so of team title winners from the NJISAA Prep State Championships.
