It was a loaded championship day across Union County as six programs claimed team titles in a meet defined by depth, sprint firepower, and standout individual performances across all three divisions at the Union County Conference Championships, which concluded on Friday at Gov. Livingston High School.
THE CHAMPIONS
Girls Watchung - Union Catholic
Girls Mountain - Union
Girls Valley - Plainfield
Boys Watchung - Union Catholic
Boys Mountain - Cranford
Boys Valley - Plainfield
CARDINALS FLY, SWEEP VALLEY DIVISION
Here are the highlights from Plainfield's big team sweep!!!
Girls 400m Hurdles
Zaria Lewis - 1st - 1:10.67
Boys 400m Hurdles
Power Chiles - 1st - 1:07.32 Jordan Nelson - 2nd - 1:07.80 Terrell Henderson - 3rd - 1:15.82
Girls 100m Dash
Rehenah McFarlane - 1st - 12.54 Oluwatoke Toke Ogunwolere - 5th - 13.34
Boys 100m Dash
Timothy Davis - 3rd - 11.40
Girls 400m Run
Maleah Brooks - 1st - 59.70 Oluwatoke Toke Ogunwolere - 2nd - 1:01.27 Zaria Lewis - 3rd - 1:02.55
Boys 400m Run
Jordan Emile - 2nd - 51.65 Jaden Negron - 4th - 52.04
Girls 800m Run
Jada Lewis - 3rd - 2:39.35 Shelby Holmes - 4th - 2:41.72
Boys 800m Run
Ahmad McEntire - 5th - 2:15.54
Boys 110m Hurdles
Jordan Nelson - 2nd - 17.40 Power Chiles - 3rd - 18.00 Terrell Henderson - 4th - 19.20
Girls 200m Dash
Maleah Brooks - 1st - 26.27 Rehenah McFarlane - 3rd - 26.41
Boys 200m Dash
Jordan Emile - 2nd - 22.98 Timothy Davis - 3rd - 22.99 Jaden Negron - 6th - 23.75
Boys 3200m Run
Jhankely Vargas - 1st - 14:14.34 Edison Acosta - 2nd - 14:17.31 Abdul-Kareem Oladipupo - 3rd - 16:09.35
Girls 4x400 Relay
Plainfield HS - 1st - 4:11.22
Boys 4x400 Relay
Plainfield HS - 1st - 3:30.48
Girls Shot Put
Autumn Philippe-Francis - 3rd - 30-11.25 Moriah Barlett - 4th - 30-5.50 Stacy Argueta - 5th - 29-5
Boys Shot Put
Jaasiel Jimenez - 2nd - 40-2 Omar McFarlane - 3rd - 38-4.75
Girls Discus
Moriah Barlett - 1st - 93-6 Autumn Philippe-Francis - 2nd - 87-1 Stacy Argueta - 10th - 66-3
Boys Discus
Omar McFarlane - 6th - 101-6
Girls Javelin
Moriah Barlett - 4th - 69-9 Autumn Philippe-Francis - 5th - 59-7
Boys Javelin
Omar McFarlane - 8th - 98-7
Girls Long Jump
Maleah Brooks - 1st - 16-0.50 Chidinma Clara Opara - 3rd - 14-7.50
Boys Long Jump
Jordan Emile - 3rd - 20-3.75 Jordan Magazine - 6th - 18-8
Boys Triple Jump
Jordan Magazine - 2nd - 40-2.50
Girls High Jump
Zaria Lewis - 1st - 5-0
Boys High Jump
Aljon Jefferson - 2nd - 5-10 Tymir Huff - 3rd - 5-8
Boys Pole Vault
Jhankely Vargas - 1st - 8-6 Abdul-Kareem Oladipupo - 2nd - 8-0
UNION CATHOLIC SWEEPS WATCHUNG DIVISION
Girls 400m Hurdles
- Priscilla Hylton - 1st, 1:03.40
- Jerleny Torres - 3rd, 1:06.82
- Naomi Richardson - 6th, 1:12.03
Girls 100m Dash
- Ava Britt - 3rd, 12.75
- Natalia Thompson - 4th, 12.86
Girls 400m
- Kairah Jones - 1st, 57.42
- Sadie Thompson - 3rd, 58.77
Girls 800m
- Eden Solorzano - 2nd, 2:14.04
- Naomi Akakpo - 4th, 2:17.91
- Emmy O'Hearn - 6th, 2:18.32
Girls 1600m
- Harper Telesca (Union Catholic) - 2nd, 5:08.66
- Saffa Ellis (Union Catholic) - 3rd, 5:14.28
- Jia Jain (Union Catholic) - 4th, 5:16.06
Girls 100m Hurdles
- Morgan Holley - 1st, 14.63
- Kiara Fleming - 2nd, 15.13
- Priscilla Hylton - 4th, 15.49
Girls 3200m
- Kailyn Brown - 5th, 12:28.61
Girls 200m
- Priscilla Hylton - 1st, 25.25
- Jola Strayhorn - 2nd, 25.37
- Kairah Jones - 3rd, 25.44
Girls Shot Put
- Alyssa Kenol - 1st, 35-11
- Jasmine Bryant - 3rd, 29-11.50
Girls Discus
- Isabella Castaneda - 2nd, 100-2
- Alyssa Kenol - 3rd, 91-5
Girls Javelin
- Alex Landazabal - 8th, 82-10
Girls Long Jump
- Morgan Holley - 1st, 18-7
- Kiara Fleming - 2nd, 18-3
Girls Triple Jump
- Kiara Fleming - 1st, 40-5 - UNION COUNTY RECORD!!!
- Morgan Holley - 2nd, 40-2.25 - NO. 2 IN UNION COUNTY HISTORY
Girls High Jump
- Kiara Fleming - 2nd, 5-0
- Morgan Holley - 2nd, 5-0
- Ava Britt - 6th, 4-8
Girls Pole Vault
- Lorena Fajardo - 1st, 8-6
Girls 4x400 Relay
- Union Catholic A - 1st, 3:58.29
Boys 400m Hurdles
- Garsen Naar - 4th, 59.21
- Jayden Williams - 6th, 59.49
Boys 100m Dash
- Elijah Jones - 5th, 11.38
Boys 400m
- Shahid Stevens - 1st, 48.82
- Tolu Ogunnaike - 3rd, 49.92
- Elijah Jones - 4th, 50.67
Boys 800m
- Nathan Simonich - 2nd, 1:57.31
- Jeremiah Shepherd - 5th, 1:59.95
- Nick Frank - 6th, 2:01.49
Boys 1,600m
- Nathan Simonich (Union Catholic) - 2nd, 4:23.97
- Finn Riely (Union Catholic) - 4th, 4:24.92
Boys 110m Hurdles
- Kevon Patterson - 2nd, 14.86
Boys 200m
- Shahid Stevens - 1st, 21.93
- Jalele Williams - 2nd, 22.31
- Tolu Ogunnaike - 5th, 23.20
Boys 4x400 Relay
- Union Catholic A - 2nd, 3:26.51
Boys Shot Put
- Jayden Celestin - 6th, 39-10.50
Boys Javelin
- Rhys Gardiner - 11th (outside top 6)
Boys Long Jump
- Jalele Williams - 1st, 23-9.50 - NJ No. 1 jump in the state this season
- Quincy Pearson - 3rd, 22-0
Boys Triple Jump
- Quincy Pearson - 2nd, 46-8.50
- Kevon Patterson - 4th, 41-3.50
Boys High Jump
- John Johnson - 1st, 5-10
- Malik Moore - 8th, 5-3
- Endasi Lukoma - 8th, 5-3
Boys Pole Vault
- Stephen Ortiz - 1st, 10-6
CRANFORD WINS THE BOYS MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Boys 400m Hurdles
Alex Kessler - 3rd - 1:00.24 Micah Perkins - 5th - 1:01.11
Boys 100m Dash
Max Piezas - 5th - 11.33
Boys 1600m Run
Caleb Goldblatt - 4th - 4:40.78
Boys 400m Run
Logan Welch - 4th - 51.19 Max Piezas - 5th - 51.69
Boys 800m Run
Mason Rappa - 3rd - 2:01.42 Jack Heyder - 6th - 2:04.62
Boys 110m Hurdles
Micah Perkins - 5th - 16.65
Boys 200m Dash
Max Piezas - 3rd - 23.01
Boys 3200m Run
Ryan Hutton - 3rd - 10:17.13 Caleb Goldblatt - 4th - 10:19.16 Thomas Villarreal - 7th (not top 6) - 10:39.62
Boys 4x400 Relay
Cranford HS - 5th - 3:42.83
Boys Shot Put
Charles Wallin - 1st - 47-9.75 Colin Kimball - 3rd - 41-0.50 Kerim Kaplan - 6th - 39-6.25
Boys Discus Throw
Charles Wallin - 1st - 144-11 Adam Connell - 3rd - 117-1 Caleb Mallo - 5th - 114-7
Boys Javelin Throw
Alex Kessler - 1st - 183-5 Adam Connell - 2nd - 155-0 Caleb Mallo - 3rd - 140-0
Boys Long Jump
Brandyn Grant - 1st - 21-8.50 Lester Scott - 6th - 19-6.50
Boys Triple Jump
Brandyn Grant - 1st - 44-8 Lester Scott - 2nd - 41-2.75
Boys High Jump
Marco Campbell - 9th (not top 6) Ashton Galvez - 6th - 5-3 Brandyn Grant - 6th - 5-3
Boys Pole Vault
Owen Frees-Kroboth - 2nd - 11-0
UNION ROLLS TO GIRLS MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Girls 400m Hurdles
Elane Castillo Paez - 3rd - 1:10.49 Naomi Richardson - 6th - 1:12.03
Girls 100m Dash
Liyanna Muscat - 1st - 12.37 Eshy Christian - 2nd - 12.95
Girls 400m Run
Liyanna Muscat - 1st - 58.07 Imani Bardett - 2nd - 59.15 Sharagaye Able - 4th - 1:01.13
Girls 800m Run
Sharagaye Able - 4th - 2:30.52
Girls 100m Hurdles
Naomi Richardson - 1st - 15.21 Bryanna Iheanacho - 3rd - 15.56
Girls 200m Dash
Liyanna Muscat - 1st - 24.87 Imani Bardett - 2nd - 26.08 Gabrielle Richards - 3rd - 26.48
Girls 4x400 Relay
Union HS - DNS
Girls Shot Put
(no top-6 finishers)
Girls Discus Throw
(no top-6 finishers)
Girls Javelin Throw
(no top-6 finishers)
Girls Long Jump
Rhian Kirby - 1st - 17-1 DeJanna Mathis - 3rd - 16-6
Girls Triple Jump
Giftie Berry - 1st - 35-5.50 Kyli Little - 3rd - 32-9 Mary Arowosegbe - 5th - 29-8
Girls High Jump
Imani Bardett - 4th - 4-8
It was a loaded championship day across Union County as six programs claimed team titles in a meet defined by depth, sprint firepower, and standout individual performances across all three divisions at the Union County Conference Championships, which concluded on Friday at Gov. Livingston High School.