Girls 1600 Meter Run
- State Rankings
- 2023 Winner: Emma Zawatski 11 Freehold Township HS 4:49.53 202
- 2022 Winner: Lilly Shapiro 12 Colts Neck HS 4:51.71 2022
- Meet Record: Jillian Smith 12 Southern Regional HS 4:48.23 2009
- State Record 1600m: Jillian Smith 12 Southern Regional HS 4:48.23 2009
- State Record Mile: Michelle Rowen 12 Washingtown Twp HS 4:43.16 / 4:41.52c 1983
- 2024 NJ1: Emma Zawatski 12 Freehold Township HS 4:44.30c Boston University Terrier Classic, Jan 26
Event Preview
This is one of the most eagerly anticipated showdowns of the season as two Meet of Champions winners and a freshman phenom will clash.
Emma Zawatski of Freehold Township, who owns 4 M of C titles (2 XC, one indoors and one outdoors), is the defending champion and the state leader in the mile at 4:44.30.
Julia Scrudato of Montgomery, who defeated Zawatski to win the 1,600 at the M of C last spring, has run 4:53.17 this season, but has an outdoor PR of 4:45.76.
Freshman Paige Sheppard of Union Catholic, who finished just a couple strides behind Zawatski as the XC M of C this past fall, has run 4:50.19, but has an outdoor mile PR of 4:49.79.
I don't see any way with these three battling up front that the meet record of 4:48.23 set in 2009 by Jillian Smith of Southern doesn't get shattered. Last year, Zawatski ran 4:49.53 to win, but with the presence of Sheppard and her big closing kick, the feeling is that it may take close to 4:45 to win this.
Written preview by Jim Lambert
Group Champions
| Group 1 | DELANA EINREINHOFER | Wallkill Valley HS | 2025 | 5:04.95 |
| Group 2 | CHRISTINA ALLEN | River Dell HS | 2024 | 5:04.15 |
| Group 3 | ZUI CHINCHALKAR | West Windsor-Plainsboro North HS | 2025 | 5:06.29 |
| Group 4 | EMMA ZAWATSKI | Freehold Township HS | 2024 | 4:53.58 |
| NPA | PAIGE SHEPPARD | Union Catholic Reg. HS | 2027 | 4:56.23 |
| NPB | MAGGIE HORN | Montclair Kimberley Academy | 2024 | 5:06.26 |
Performance List
Includes Group meet performances & any improved seeds for Champions
Girls 1600 Meter Run
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Zawatski, Emma 12 Freehold Tow 4:44.30
2 Sheppard, Paige 9 Union Catholic 4:50.19
3 Scrudato, Julia 12 Montgomery HS 4:53.87
4 McNally, Shaelan 12 Paul VI HS 4:57.06
5 Abbott, Jessica 10 Toms River 4:57.38
6 ODay, Kerry 12 Cherokee HS 4:59.23
7 Allen, Christina 12 River Dell HS 4:59.93
8 Einreinhofer, Delana 11 Wallkill Valley HS 5:00.60
9 Thompson, Sophia 9 Union Catholic 5:05.72
10 Honig, Sadie 11 Manalapan HS 5:06.16
11 Horn, Maggie 12 Montclair Ki 5:06.26
12 Chinchalkar, Zui 11 West Windsor 5:06.29
13 Smith, Maeve 11 Ocean City HS 5:06.47
14 Lee, Allison 10 West Windsor 5:06.52
15 Dudley, Blythe 10 Villa Walsh 5:07.24
16 Hernandez, Gianna 11 Metuchen HS 5:08.28
17 Himstreet, Caroline 12 Chatham HS 5:09.05
18 Hadfield, Jordan 11 A P Schalick HS 5:09.28
19 Langbaum, Kara 12 Wayne Hills HS 5:09.40
20 Piskula, Ivory 11 Morris Hills HS 5:09.50
21 Schlemo, Michaela 12 Egg Harbor Twp HS 5:10.08
22 Thomas, Ava 12 Haddonfield 5:10.80
23 Dowling, Mae 12 Columbia HS 5:11.27
24 Nolan, Katelyn 11 Pope John Xxiii HS 5:11.47
25 Kirk, Ester 12 Morristown HS 5:12.66
26 Conti, Chloe 12 Allentown HS 5:12.69
27 Shaw, Kate 10 Mendham HS 5:12.88
28 Oglevee, Abby 10 Middletown 5:13.19
29 Courtney, Allison 12 Northern Hig 5:13.54
30 Bradley, Emma 12 Academy of 5:19.51Event by Event Previews
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