Shot Put
- State Rankings
- 2022 Winner: Madison Stevens 10 Columbia HS 43-01
- Meet Record: Alyssa Wilson 12 Donovan Catholic HS 55-2.25 2017
- State Record: Alyssa Wilson 12 Donovan Catholic HS 57-5.5 2017
- 2023 NJ1: Jessica Oji 10 Livingston HS 47-2.25 Group 4 Champs, Feb. 18
The battle between the top three in the shot put has been exciting all season long.
It was a tight race for a long while on the overall rankings board but then at Group Championships Jessica Oji of Livingston unloaded a 47-02.25 to win the Group 4 state title, improving her season best from 43-4.5, and moved up to US No. 4!
Oji owns five of the top ten marks overall this season for New Jersey.
Then there is NJ No. 2 ranked Ciara Demarest of Williamstown with a season best of 42-11.25 from her January victory at Ocean Breeze Freedom Games. Demarest has four of the top ten marks this season.
Madison Stevens of Columbia HS is NJ No. 3, the defending champion at MOCs, and the second seed coming out of Group Champs.
Her 42-10 during Group 4 Champs for second improved her season best from a 40-9.75 at Sectionals a week prior.
Much like last winter Stevens' marks are improving at a major pace as the end of the season grows near, she won the 2022 indoor Meet of Champs with a major PR of 43-1 and hadn't previously thrown over 40 feet until the weekend before at Group Champs!
(Robert Kellert)
Shot Put Group Champions
- Group 1 Elliot Eddy 11 Hasbrouck Heights HS 37-06.50
- Group 2 Chanel Swain 10 Willingboro HS 38-11.50
- Group 3 Maddie Hussey 11 Middletown South HS 38-05.50
- Group 4 Jessica Oji 10 Livingston HS 47-02.25
- NonPublic A Tyaja Thomas 12 Paramus Catholic HS 38-06.50
- NonPublic B Sharyn Thomas 11 Eastern Christian HS 30-06.25
Group Championships Performance List
1 1006 Oji, Jessica 10 Livingston H 47-02.25 2 1009 Stevens, Madison 11 Columbia HS 42-10.00 3 1011 Demarest, Ciara 12 Williamstown 42-00.00 4 1274 Swain, Chanel 10 Willingboro 38-11.50 5 1003 Ruffa, Michaela 11 Hillsborough 38-09.75 6 1511 Thomas, Tyaja 12 Paramus Cath 38-06.50 7 1271 Hussey, Maddie 11 Middletown S 38-05.50 8 999 Eddy, Elliot 11 Hasbrouck He 37-06.50 9 1002 Bluford, Maylisa 11 Clayton HS 36-08.00 10 1269 Pierre, Guerlande 11 Timber Creek 36-06.75 11 1001 Kreinberg, Meghan 11 Jonathan Day 36-04.00 12 1273 Fries, Kristen 11 Cranford HS 36-01.00 13 1265 Jackson, Ariyana 12 Randolph HS 35-10.00 14 1513 Miller, Kennedy 10 Red Bank Cat 35-08.00 15 1272 Previlon, Sarah Lynn 12 Rahway HS 35-07.25 16 1008 Frangu, Albina 12 Bloomfield H 35-06.50 17 1010 Corbitt, Bryanna 12 Bridgewater- 35-02.25 18 1004 Colon, Alessandra 12 North Brunsw 34-10.25 19 1266 Meribe, Danielle 12 Roxbury HS 34-09.75 20 1512 Sarisky, Carly 12 Pope John XX 34-08.00 21 1270 Billotto, Ava 12 Scotch Plain 34-07.75 22 1005 Lavin, Allison 12 Manalapan HS 34-04.75 23 1275 Meador, Alyana 11 Pemberton To 34-02.50 24 1267 Kitio, Leticia 12 Lawrence HS 34-01.50 25 1000 Woodward, Abriella 11 Waldwick HS 34-01.25 26 1268 Doyle, Tyasia 11 Winslow Town 33-09.50 27 1007 Johnson, Isabel 12 Ridgewood HS 33-09.50 28 1012 Dodd, Savana 12 Eastern Regi 33-09.00 29 1521 Thomas, Sharyn 11 Eastern Chri 30-06.25 30 1522 Lee, Janiyah 10 Hudson Catho 29-05.00 31 1520 Davis, Nicole 12 St Dominic 29-04.75