GET UR UNION COUNTY T&F ON!!!
The Union County Championships promises to be filled with red hot performances and eye-popping results when the 2-day meet is held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Milt Campbell Track and Field Complex at historic Hub Stine Field in Plainfield.
Action starts both days at 4 p.m.
The Union Catholic girls are huge favorites to win their ninth straight title while the UC boys, who are seeking a four-peat, will clash with a strong group of teams seeking to dethrone them, led by Westfield, Elizabeth, and Rahway.
NJ MileSplit will be trackside to keep you updated on all the action and will provide recaps, photos, videos and much more from one of the best county meets in the state.
To whet your appetite, we have listed the meet records and order of events down below.
It sure is tough to a break a meet record in Union County when some of the biggest stars in state history have competed at this meet, but there a few records that could go down, especially in the girls 100 dash, 100 hurdles, and 1,600. Stay tuned!!!
MEET RECORDS
GIRLS
EVENT NAME SCHOOL Time/Distance/Height YEAR
100M Charmaine Walker Plainfield 11.8 1995 and Taylor Cox, Union Catholic, 11.80, 2023
200M Sydney McLaughlin Union Catholic 23.46 2017
400M Sydney McLaughlin Union Catholic 52.97 2016
800M Victoria Vanriele Gov. Livingston 2:06.68 2019
1600M Peyton Hollis Union Catholic 4:53.15 2022
3200M Katie McCafferty Oak Knoll 10:28.7 2008
100HH Taylor Cox, Union Catholic, 13.56 2023
400H Sydney McLaughlin Union Catholic 56.99 2016
4x400M Scotch Plains 3:47.91 2021
Long Jump Demeika Tweedy Plainfield 20' 6" 1993
Triple Jump Kelly Burke Cranford 39' 8" 2010
High Jump Carly Tarentino A.L. Johnson 5' 6 ½" 2019
Pole Vault Leah Safi Gov. Livingston 12' 3" 2017
Discus Nicole Sims Plainfield 140' 5" 1992
Javelin Lizzelle Cintron Elizabeth 135' 0" 2003
Shot Put Kim Hicks Plainfield 52' 8 ½" 1992
BOYS
EVENT NAME SCHOOL Time/Distance/Height YEAR
100M Gary Satterwhite Rahway 10.4 1985 and Danny Johnson Rahway 10.4 2001
200M Ray Williams Scotch Plains 20.9 2002
400M Ray Williams Scotch Plains 47.4 2002
800M John Marshall Plainfield 1:51.3 1980
1600M Bob Armitrani Cranford 4:11.2 1976
3200M Jimmy Wischusen Union Catholic 9:01.05 2023
110HH Renaldo Nehemiah Scotch Plains 13.3 1977 and Nate Rayan, Scotch Plains, 13.46, 2023
400H Taylor McLaughlin Union Catholic 51.92 2015
4x400M Union Catholic 3:14.63 2013
Kenny Evely, Andrew Ghizzone, Jordan Jimerson, Taylor McLaughlin
Long Jump Marv Peterson Elizabeth 23' 6 ¼" 1982
Triple Jump Dodley Thermitus Elizabeth 49' 5 ½" 2017
High Jump Mark Jones Summit 6' 9 ½" 2010
Pole Vault Justin Amezquita Gov. Livingston 15' 2" 2010
Discus Mike Columbus Scotch Plains 190' 11 ½" 1974
Javelin Van Shaw Cranford 210' 2" 1973
Shot Put Ron Klotzer Union 65' 5" 1974
Order of Events
Tuesday
Field Events 4:00 pm
Girls Triple Jump (Top 8 to the Finals)
Boys Long Jump (Top 8 to the Finals)
Boys High Jump - starting height 5' 4" (subject to change)
Girls Pole Vault - starting height 7' 0" (subject to change)
Girls Javelin (Top 8 to the Finals)
Boys Discus (Top 8 to the Finals)
Girls Shot Put (Top 8 to the Finals)
Tuesday - Running Events 4:00 pm
1. 400IH - Girls/Boys (Final on time)
2. 100M Trials - Girls/Boys (8 Fastest to the Finals)
3. 1600M - Boys (Final on time)
4. 100M Finals - Girls/Boys
5. 1600M - Girls (Final on time)
6. Upcoming competitor 800m - Girls/Boys (Final on time - non-scoring)
7. 400M - Girls/Boys (Final on time)
Wednesday
Field Events 4:00 pm
Boys Triple Jump (Top 8 to the Finals)
Girls Long Jump (Top 8 to the Finals)
Girls High Jump - starting height 4' 4" (subject to change)
Boys Pole Vault - starting height 9' 0" (subject to change)
Boys Javelin (Top 8 to the Finals)
Girls Discus (Top 8 to the Finals)
Boys Shot Put (Top 8 to the Finals
Running Events 4:00 pm
1. 100/110HH Trials - Girls/Boys (8 Fastest to the Finals)
2. 800M - Girls (Final on time)
3. 100/110 HH Finals - Girls/Boys
4. 800M - Boys (Final on time)
5. 200M - Girls/Boys (Final on time)
6. 400m - Girls/Boys (Final on time - non-scoring)
7. 3200M - Girls (Final on time)
8. 3200M - Boys (Final on time)
9. 4x400M - Girls/Boys (Final on time)