Results
CBA's historic distance crew struck again when the Colts burned up the track with the greatest 1,600-meter race by a team in NJ history to highlight a fast night of racing at The Winner's Circle Invitational at the Horse Farm at the Dr. George Sheehan Track & Field Complex on Wednesday in Lincroft.
In a lightning-fast race that saw 13 runners break 4:15, CBA became the first team in NJ history to have four guys dip under 4:14 in the same race!!!
Junior Luke Hnatt won the race in 4:09.29, senior Ryan Schmitt was second in 4:09.59, senior Alex Mastroly was eighth in 4:13.04, and sophomore Gavin Schmitt was 10th in 4:13.33. That comes to an average of 4:11.25 and an add up of 16:45.25!!! CBA now has eight runners who have cracked 4:19 this season.
For some perspective on just how impressive CBA's times are, the state record in the 4xmile is 17:12.34 (shared by Essex Catholic in 1967 and Union Catholic in 2022), and the winning time at the Meet of Champions last week was 4:12.10 by Hunter Celkupa of Colts Neck.
This race was so fast that 5 of the 7 fastest times in the 1,600 in the state this season and 11 of the top 18 times were run.
A few runners produced some of the fastest times ever run in the history of their county!!
Randolph junior Kennan Byers was third in 4:09.87, which places him fourth in Morris County history. Junior Matthew Littlehales of Delsea finished sixth in 4:11.54, No. 4 in Gloucester County history, and senior Eric Schleif of Metuchen was seventh in 4:12.33, which puts him No. 2 in Middlesex County history.
MORE BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
Marcus Blasucci of CBA, the Meet of Champions winner in the shot, won the shot put with a throw of 62-0.50.
Bergen Catholic's Andrew Jeremiah Boakye (21.93) and Amiir Woodward (21.96) went 1-2 in the 200.
Ethan Fianko of CBA ran 48.99 to win the 400.
Ryan Daly of Westfield won the 800 in 1:53.31.
Henry Cifaloglio of Delsea cleared 14-6 to win the pole vault.
Noah Cooper and Jalele Williams of Union Catholic tied for first in the ling jump at 22-6.75.
James Gibbons of Don Bosco Prep won the javelin with a throw of 176-2
Kendrick Mullen of Notre Dame cleared 6-2 to win the high jump.
Montclair finished first in the 4x400 in 3:23.99
GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
Hannah Nuhfer of Delsea, the Meet of Champions discus winner, threw 40-11.75 to win the discus.