CBA after their Distance Medley victory.
This article takes a quick look at the top performances from New Jersey high school athletes during Friday's events at the Penn Relays.
Top Headlines of Penn Relays Day 2
- Union Catholic Smashes National 4x800 Record At Penn Relays
- CBA Wins DMR At The Penn Relays, Westfield Places Second
- NJ's Murphy And Dolan Win Another Wheel for Villanova
- Huisman Finishes As Top American In Shot Put At Penn Relays
- Shue Second Overall, Top American in Discus at Penn Relays
- NJ Boys Advance Three 4x800m Teams To Penn Relays COA
- New Jersey's Day 1 Thursday Highlights at Penn Relays
Boys 4x800m Relay
- Feature Article: NJ Advances Three 4x800m Teams to COA
- Interview: Cherokee 4x800m Squad
- Interview: Toms River North 4x800m Squad
New Jersey advanced three teams to the 12 team final for the Championship of America race set to take place Saturday at 4:10pm.
All three teams ran in the same qualifying heat with Cherokee running 7:51.14, the fourth fastest time of the day, Toms River North went 7:52.51, the sixth fastest time, and West Orange clocked a 7:54.27, the ninth fastest time. Jamaica College ran the top qualifying time with a 7:45.38.
New Jersey 4x800m Teams at Penn Relays - Trials
15 NJ teams out of the 71 who competed.
| Rank | TEams | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cherokee (Marlton, NJ) | 7:51.14 |
| 6 | Toms River North (Toms River, NJ) | 7:52.51 |
| 9 | West Orange (West Orange, NJ) | 7:54.27 |
| 14 | Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ) | 7:58.13 |
| 19 | WWP North (Plainsboro, NJ) | 8:01.12 |
| 26 | Colts Neck (Colts Neck, NJ) | 8:03.29 |
| 27 | Metuchen (Metuchen, NJ) | 8:03.61 |
| 30 | Summit (Summit, NJ) | 8:04.05 |
| 32 | Northern Valley Regional (Demarest, NJ) | 8:04.60 |
| 38 | River Dell Regional (Oradell, NJ) | 8:08.19 |
| 40 | Bernards (Bernardsville, NJ) | 8:08.38 |
| 62 | North Hunterdon (Annandale, NJ) | 8:22.00 |
| 63 | Elizabeth (Elizabeth, NJ) | 8:22.36 |
| 64 | Deptford (Deptford, NJ) | 8:22.79 |
| 65 | Oratory (Summit, NJ) | 8:29.23 |
Boys 4x100m Relay
Three teams advanced to the Northeast Final which will run on Saturday at 4:25pm.
Rancocas Valley led all New Jersey teams in the prelim heats with a NJ No. 1 ranked 42.38, 17th overall amongst the 592 teams who recorded a time at Penn.
Also advancing along with RV was Toms River North, 18th overall at 42.40 NJ No. 2 this season, and Livingston, 26th at 42.57 which is NJ No. 3.
New Jersey Top 20 4x100m Teams at Penn Relays - Trials
| Rank | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly, NJ) | 42.38 |
| 18 | Toms River North (Toms River, NJ) | 42.40 |
| 26 | Livingston (Livingston, NJ) | 42.57 |
| 39 | Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) | 42.96 |
| 40 | Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) | 42.96 |
| 42 | St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) | 42.98 |
| 44 | Union City (Union City, NJ) | 43.05 |
| 46 | Mount Olive (Flanders, NJ) | 43.09 |
| 52 | Elizabeth (Elizabeth, NJ) | 43.21 |
| 53 | Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NJ) | 43.24 |
| 54 | West Orange (West Orange, NJ) | 43.24 |
| 56 | Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ) | 43.25 |
| 61 | Williamstown (Williamstown, NJ) | 43.29 |
| 63 | Willingboro (Willingboro, NJ) | 43.32 |
| 64 | Glassboro (Glassboro, NJ) | 43.37 |
| 71 | Southern Regional (Manahawkin, NJ) | 43.41 |
| 74 | Westfield (Westfield, NJ) | 43.45 |
| 75 | Deptford (Deptford, NJ) | 43.46 |
| 78 | Timber Creek (Sicklerville, NJ) | 43.48 |
| 80 | Winslow (Atco, NJ) | 43.48 |
Girls 4x100m Relay
- Interview: Union Catholic 4x100m Squad
The Union Catholic girls ran to ninth in the 4x100m Championship of America with a time of 46.19. Third amongst American teams.
In the Northeast final the Timber Creek girls brought home the victory with a time of 46.68. Winslow finishing fifth at 47.96 and Westfield ninth at 49.29.
Girls 4x400m Relay
- Interview: Union Catholic 4x400m Squad
- Interview: Winslow Township 4x400m Squad
Union Catholic and Timber Creek represented New Jersey in the Championship of America race which saw Hydel of Jamaica go 3:34.78 and Bullis School 3:35.17!
Union Catholic was third at 3:41.75, which ranks No. 6 in NJ outdoor history, and Timber Creek was sixth, the third American team in the race, at 3:46.96.
In the Philadelphia Area 4x400m the Winslow Township girls got the job done running 3:46.85 for the win.
Boys Distance Medley Relay
- Related Feature: CBA Wins DMR, Westfield Places Second
- Interview: CBA's Winning DMR Squad
An awesome duel between New Jersey distance running powerhouses! Christian Brothers Academy won their fourth DMR Championship of America race on Friday with a time of 10:01.47. New Jersey finished 1-2 with Westfield just over two seconds behind at 10:03.62.
CBA's performance was ninth in New Jersey high school history and Westfield's 15th all-time.
Ridge was 10th with a 10:19.30 and Ridgewood 12th at 10:19.85.
Girls Distance Medley Relay
The Manalapan girls ran to a seventh place finish in the DMR Championship of America on Friday with a time of 12:07.02.
A squad featuring Alivia Schweinbinz, Lola Uhl, Madalyn Bacharde, Sadie Honig.
Pingry School was 11th with a 12:16.83, Pope John XXIII 14th at 12:34.46, and Mainland Regional 15th with 12:36.30.
Boys Mile
The lone NJ entry was Alexander Pelov out of Montville Twp who finished 13th clocked at 4:18.97.
Girls Mile
Emma Zawatski of Freehold Township ran a hot time of 4:44.60 for a PR and fourth place finish in the mile championship. This race saw eight girls run under 4:50 and the leaders up front went to the line for 4:40 and change!
Dylan McElhinney out of New York was the overall champ at 4:40.82.
Boys 3000m
Peyton Shute out of Woodbury finished 18th with a time of 8:42.79 and Alex Kemp of CBA was 21st at 8:51.16.
The race was won by West Virginia's Ty Steorts who clocked a time of 8:24.77 after taking over the race midway through.
Girls 3000m
Liliah Gordon of Northern Burlington led New Jersey athletes in the 3K Championship finishing eighth clocking a quick 9:45.66.
Rosemary Shay of Middletown South 11th with a 9:47.94, Blair Bartlett of Lawrenceville School was 13th at 9:51.74, Cayleigh Kaiser of Union Catholic 16th at 9:53.93, and Allison Lee of West Windsor-Plainsboro North was 21st at 10:09.47.
Girls 4x800m
- Feature: Union Catholic Smashes National 4x800m Record
- Interview: Union Catholic 4x800m Squad
The Union Catholic girls absolutely went off in the 4x800m Championship of America setting a national record time of 8:41.20! This was after UC already had squads finish third in the 4x400m COA and ninth in the 4x100m COA.
Rumson Fair-Haven ran to eighth with a time of 9:07.99.
Boys Discus
- Feature: Shue Second Overall, Top American in Discus
- Interview: Ben Shue of Bergen Catholic
Benjamin Shue of Bergen Catholic threw 201-11 for second overall and the top American finisher in the discuss. The overall winner was Jamaica's Chad Hendrick's who hit a mark of 217-1.
Also representing New Jersey was Shawn Brady of Bishop Eustace Prep throwing 173-8 for sixth overall. Damere Lassiter of Glassboro seventh with 168-2, Brock Schenck of Bordentown eighth with 167-6, and Henry Struble of Pequannock 15th 146-8.
Boys Shot Put
- Feature: Huisman Finishes as Top American in Shot Put
- Interview: Josh Huisman of St. Rose
St. Rose senior Joshua Huisman was the top American earning the Penn Relays watch with a mark of 68-0.25. Shaiquan Dunn out of Jamaica College was the overall winner with a throw of 68-0.25.
Also representing New Jersey was Jonathan Harris of Delsea with a 58-10.25 and Anthony Liakhnovich of Hammonton in ninth at 57-0.25.
Boys High Jump
Six boys competing in the high jump out of New Jersey and leading the way in fifth was Brian Butler of Piscataway who cleared the 6-06 bar.
David Godbolt of Rancocas Valley was sixth with a 6-4 clearance, Lawrence Hicks of Red Bank Regional and Professor Ceo of Manville both seventh also at 6-04 on attempts.
Malakai Pressey of Freehold Boro and Tristan McFarlane of CBA were 15th tied at 6-02.
The overall winner was Khalil Antoine of Hillhouse High (CT) who cleared 7-0.25.
Boy Pole Vault
New Jersey's Ryan Merlino out of Oakcrest HS was the only local athlete to clear height and he finished fourth with a vault of 15-02.25.
The winner set a new Penn Relays record, Victor Olesen of St. Christopher's (VA) with a 17-0.25 bar!
Boys Long Jump
Liam Paneque of NV Demarest hit a mark of 22-4.25 which was good for fifth. The mark came on his second attempt.
Jason Lessieu of Bergen Catholic was 14th at 20-10.75.
Balvin Israel of Jamaica College won the event with a 23-9.
Boys Triple Jump
Daniel Arana of Franklin Township placed sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 46-6. Cartrell Moore of Glassboro 12th at 44-0.75.
The winner was Chavez Penn of Jamaica College with a 50-5.50.
Boys Javelin
The lone Jersey representative was Manchester Township's Vander McFarland who placed 13th with a 168-9.