Fun Upcoming Running Races 2011 Selected by Kenneth Ver

Fun Upcoming Running Races 2011 Selected by Kenneth Vercammen

If you are attending any of these races, please call or email Ken V. Often we car pool or meet at these events. I cannot run due to knee injury, but plan on being a volunteer, or walk the course.

1/1/2011 New Years Day Hangover Run 5k 12-noon CJRR Westfield 1/1/2011 732-236-7651

Jan 2, 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am FARC

Jan. 8, 2011 Freezing Cold Hash run, Edison, NJ -Start Ken Vercammen Law Office, 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison 732-572-0500 Adventure trail run, not a formal race. Featured on TV News12 NJ and Cablevision. Open bar 7:30-11:30

Jan 9, 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan 16 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan 23 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan 23 NJAHPERD Winter run 2 Miles, 3pm Long Branch

Jan 30 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan 30-2/21/2011 Ocean Running Club 4 mile 11:00am Lakewood

2/5 RVRR Annual dinner

2/___ Four mile run Sandy hookers

March 6, 11 E. Murray Todd ½ marathon 13.1 miles 9AM Lincroft then join JSRC for Belmar St Patrick’s Day Parade and inexpensive beer

March 12/ 11 Halfway to Brielle Day 5k Brielle

March 13, 2011 Keith McHeffey 3 Mile Fun Run 11am Sea Bright

3/ BORDENTOWN St. PADDY’S DAY 5K, 10AM Clara Barton School

Bordentown City 609-834-9311x1680

3/20/2011 St. Paddy’s 10 miler & 5k 9:30 Freehold Keg of beer and some food great FARC event

3/27/2011 Rat Race 5-mile 11:00 Boston's Bar & Rest. at the corner of Hooper Ave and Fisher Blvd. in Toms River plenty of free beer Fine Bill Scholl party

4/2/2011 Manasquan Fool’s Run 5k 11am Manasquan

April 3, 2011 Indian Trails 15k, 5k 9am Middletown

Polar Bear races, plunge goes on in Asbury Park despite snow

Bob Tona, Lauren Rhatigan and Ken V at Polar Bear race & plunge in a snow storm 12/26/2010 Asbury Park Convention Hall

Polar Bear races, plunge goes on in Asbury Park despite snow

Polar Bear races, plunge goes
on in Asbury Park despite
snow

KIM PREDHAM LUEDDEKE • December 26, 2010

ASBURY PARK — In 47 years, the Shore Athletic
Club of New Jersey has never canceled its Polar Bear
Races.

So for a little thing like snow … even a predicted 16
or more inches … organizers weren't about to call
off Sunday's post-Christmas race along the Asbury
Park boardwalk.

"This was not the worst year,'' Harry Nolan, who has
competed in every Polar Bear race since it began,
told a hardy crowd of runners and fans who stuck
around for a post-race awards ceremony in the
Grand Arcade.

Believed to be the oldest 5-mile run in the nation,
the Shore Athletic Club's annual Polar Bear Race is a
tradition for many area runners. The race was
preceded Sunday by a 10-mile walk won by 24-
year-old Andres Chocho of Ecuador, who completed
the walk in 1 hour, 35 minutes and 1 second.

Nolan, 63, of Middletown, has run in the Polar Bear
Race when the temperature was five below zero, and
when the race course was "pure ice.'' Even so, even
he considered skipping this year's race when he saw
the snow start to fall.

"Any other race, I'd probably go back to bed,'' he
said.

But Nolan did show up, one of 117 runners who
finished the Polar Bear Race, which was cut to three
miles this year because of the weather. Many of the
competitors were bundled up in sweatpants and
jackets to ward off the sleeting snow and chilly
temperatures.

"It was intense,'' said Howell native Joe Rooney, the
first to cross the finish line at 18 minutes 33
seconds.

Rooney, a triathlete, guessed he has run in the
Polar Bear Race four times. This year, he said, "It was
kind of rough. But there was a lot of energy out
there.''

The first female to complete the race was Allison
Linnell of Colts Neck, who runs for University of
Washington's cross-country team.

Linnell, 20, clocked in at 18 minutes 54 seconds.

Ice formed on her eyelashes as she ran and she
could barely see, Linnell said after the race. But, she
said, "It was fun ... Definitely makes you tougher.''

Runners probably got a boost from the sight and
sounds of Dave DeMonico, a fixture at the Polar Bear
Races for years now.

The Ocean Township resident was out there on the
boards once again this year, wearing his trademark
Santa suit and playing tunes on his trumpet for the
competitors.

"It's fun. People seem to like it,'' DeMonico, 43, said
Sunday.

DeMonico was also the one to start another
enduring tradition, the annual plunge into the
Atlantic Ocean after the race.

Immediately following the race Sunday, runners
stripped down to shorts, sports bras and even
bikinis for a quick dip in the rough surf.

Greg Capriotti of Middletown celebrated his 25
birthday by taking the plunge for the first time ever.

"It was actually so cold that you stop feeling,'' said
Capriotti.

Kim Predham Lueddeke: 732-308-7752;

GMC Red Division Wrestling Caps

SOUTH BRUNSWICK

Coach: Joe Dougherty, 23rd season

Last year: 18-6 overall, 6-2 GMC Red

Key losses: Frank Capraro (17-14 at 125), Justin DeAndrea (21-12 at 160), Brendan Vercammen (37-4 at 171), Fabian Jackson (14-4 at 171), Jeff Goldhagen (26-8 at 189); Keith Lewis (12-13 at HWT).

Probable lineup: Parth Patel (So., 103); Jordan Pagano (Fr., 112 or 119); Justin Lopez (Jr., 112 or 119, 22-5 at 112); Chad Capraro (Jr., 119, 17-19 at 103); Tommy Dorsay (Fr., 125 or 130); Fran White (Jr., 125 or 130, 13-18 at 119); David Dominguez (Sr., 135); Matt Baratta (Jr., 135); Ryan Dorsay (Jr., 140); James Pagano (Jr., 145, 18-12 at 130); Luke Rimmer (Jr., 145, 17-13 at 145); Constantine Rissiotis (So., 145); Tyler Jaramillo (Jr., 152, 17-18 at 140); Jake Pietrefessa (Jr., 160, 15-12 at 152); Andre Bankhole-Jones (Sr., 160); Ali Yildiz (So., 171); Lucas DelPiano (Sr., 189, 8-5 at 215); Dallas Siegel (Jr., 215); Kevin Moses (So., HWT). Outlook: The Vikings lost 127 wins to graduation or transfer. Lewis (Franklin) and Jackson (Brick Memorial) are at new schools. Vercammen was South Brunswick's third state medal winner in as many years, placing fifth at 171. He ranks third all-time in victories at the school with 97. DelPiano, who wrestled up at 215 last year, gets to compete at his natural weight. South Brunswick has incredible depth in the lower weights. Tommy Dorsay could be one of the GMC's top newcomers. Yildiz used to lose wrestle-offs by one point to the graduated DeAndrea, so he promises to be solid. Siegel placed second in the 2010 GMC jayvee tourney. The nine returning letterwinners have combined for 214 career wins. Chad Capraro, Lopez and Pagano are incumbent region qualifiers. They all medaled in the 2010 GMCT, along with Jaramillo (5th at 140), Rimmer (6th at 145) and Pietrefesa (7th at 152). http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201012170350

Road runners wanted for unusual run Freezing Cold Hash

Road runners wanted for
unusual run

December 10, 2010

EDISON — The Freezing Cold Hash Run, a 3- to 5-
mile group run, will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 8. The run will start from Kenneth Vercammen
Law Office, 2053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison.

If you like trail running without the competition of a
formal race, this is the race for you. It is a complex
and different course through woods, grass, swamp
and marsh.

The cost to run is $12.69. A free t-shirt and open
bar will be available from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. for
those who register in advance. Registration is $17
the day of the race.

Volunteers will receive a t-shirt and have access to
the open bar. Participants are asked to bring a
nonperishable food donation for the St. James Food
Band.

A post-run social will take place at the Green Derby
Bar. The cost to attend is $5.

To register, visit http://www.active.
com/running/edison-nj/freezing-cold-hash-run-
2011. Additional information is available at www.
njlaws.com/FREEZING_COLD_HASH_RUN.htm.

FREEZING COLD HASH RUN

FREEZING COLD HASH RUN

Sat. Jan. 8, 2011 10am

3 & 5 MILE GROUP RUN

START: Kenneth Vercammen Law Office

2053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08817.

For benefit of St. James Food Bank.

Tired of the same old neighborhood roads, traffic, and bad drivers? Join the off-road runners for a great and unusual training run. See the swamps and wooded areas saved from development. The Rumson Hash House Harriers again return to the woods and marsh of Edison. Hashing is not a race but a non-competitive group run which follows an off-road course laid out with baking flour. This trail running through woods, grass, swamp and marsh. Wear old running shoes.

$12.69 TO RUN. FREE T-SHIRT AND OPEN BAR FROM 7:30AM – 11:30AM for Pre-registered. $17.00 DAY OF EVENT. PLEASE BRING A CAN FOOD DONATION FOR THE ST. JAMES FOOD BANK. VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A SHIRT AND OPEN BAR! $5.00 FOR THE POST RUN SOCIAL HELD AT THE GREEN DERBY BAR, SITE OF THE "ON-ON" BREWS. FREE BEER FOR WOMEN 21-69. A fun time is guaranteed! You must be over 21 years old to participate. No times are recorded. A sense a humor is a must. Prizes and giveaways at the post race social.

See info at www.njlaws.com/FREEZING_COLD_HASH_RUN.htm

For details call run “hare” Ken Vercammen (The runner in the red, white & blue flag shorts) at 732-572-0500 or email: VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com

Fun Upcoming Running Races 2010 Selected by Kenneth Vercammen

Fun Upcoming Running Races 2010 Selected by Kenneth Vercammen

If you are attending any of these races, please call or email Ken V. Often we car pool or met at these events. If you can run, you can volunteer, or walk the course.

9/5/2010 Jimmy D 5k New Brunswick 9am free beer

9/5 Woodbridge 5k 9am

9/6/2010 So Plainfield 3m

9/6/10 Monday Pier House 5k 8:30

9/11 Cranbury Day 5k 9am

9/11 Brielle 10k 9am & beer garden

9/11 911 Memorial run Belmar

9/12/2010 Great Atlantic Seaside Triathlon 7am [paid]

9/12 Monmouth County Sprint Triathlon 1/4mi Sw, 13mi Bi, 4mi Run, 8am Seven Presidents Park Long Branch NJ

9/18/2010 Vice Versa Sprint Tri Run 3.5 miles, Bike 12 miles, Swim ¼ mile Allenhurst

9/18 Fallen Heroes Memorial Run Now at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como 5k 9:30 no more ultimate beer truck

9/18 Ocean Grove 5k 9am

9/19/2010 "War at the Shore" Triathlon Short course .4k swim, 8.5 mile bike, 3 mile run 6:45am long course .8k swim, 17 mile bike, 5 mile run 6:30am Long Branch NJ Sandy Hookers Tri Club

9/19 JSRC Picnic at Monmouth Park Racetrack

9/25 Metuchen YMCA 5k 8:30 Garbolino 5k run at Roosevelt Park

9/25 KeyportFest 5K and One Mile Fitness Walk 5k, 8:30am Keyport NJ

9/25 Boardwalk Relay- Asbury Park JSRC

9/26 Lavallette Sprint triathlon Swim ¼ mile, Bike 12 miles, Run 3.1 miles Boy Scout Troop #22 Jesse W. Anderson Sprint 7:30 $30.00 +

9/26/2010 Newport Liberty Half Marathon, 8:30am Newport Towne Square, Jersey City 908-902-8587

9/26 Treasure Island Sprint Triathlon 600 meter swim, 10.5-mile bike, 3 mile run, Pt Pleasant NJ 8:45 $45.00

9/26 Manasquan Reservoir 5 mile 9:00am Howell

9/26 Long Branch Bosco 5k, 5 mile, 10 mile

9/_ Bayshore Classic 5K Road Race 5k Run 9am Holmdel NJ

9/_ Bridgewater Perkins 5k 9:30

9/_ USATF-NJ Open and Masters Men's & Women's 5k XC Championships, Holmdel Park, Holmdel, usatfnj@usatfnj.org, 973-334-8900

9/_ McGuire Air Force Mud fest 10k 9am

9/_ Carnegie 5k 9:30 Princeton for team when you register, write RVRR

9/_ High Speed Chase 5k Piscataway 9am

9/_ Carpenter Classic 8am Seaside

10/2 Monroe 5k 9am

10/3 Jersey Shore Half Marathon & 5k 13.1 and 5k Sandy Hook 9am

10/3/2010 Clamman Triathlon Berkeley Twp Triathlon Jersey Shore Multisport 7am

10/3 Race for Cure Jackson

10/9 The Rat Race-Fall 4 mile fun run Boston's in Toms River Hashing & free beer

10/10 Deal 5 miler 5k Deal hot dogs & free beer

10/10 END OF SEASON TRIATHLON/DUATHLON Island Beach State Park, NJ http://www.dqtridu.com/eos.htm

10/16 Heights Pride 5k Spring Lake Hts

10/16 Harbor Seal 5k Seaside 10am

10/17 Seaside Half Marathon & 5K 13.1 mile run, 10am, 13.1 walk, 9am, 5k 10:10 Seaside Park NJ

10/17 Sunday East Brunswick 1pm 5k & 10k RVRR well run event Road closed to traffic www.ebrr.org

10/24 Trick or Trot 4 mile run 4-mile Long Branch party at Celtic Cottage after run discount beer

10/_ Hit The Bricks Sayreville, NJ 5 M 9:30 AM

10/_ Hometown Harvest Hightstown, NJ 5 K 8:30 AM

10/_ Frost on the Pumpkin South River, NJ 10 K 9:30 AM Cool winner mugs, secret free beer? big hill

11/7 Sunday RUN with the VIKINGS 5K 10:00 AM South Brunswick High School, South Brunswick, NJ Bob Tona's good event

11/7 NYC Marathon NYC

11/13 Hashathon 6.6 Mile Cheesequake challenging, dangerous trails, free beer, best post race party with band, 732-542-6090 [Ken cannot attend]

11/13/2010 Colonial Park 5K Turkey Trot Colonial Park, Somerset 9:30

11/20 Manasquan Turkey Trot 5-mile Manasquan 11am party at taverns after race discount beer

11/26 Born to Run 5 mile Freehold Friday Free beer at Court Jester tavern 11am

11/27 Rumson hash annual Crazy Eddie memorial trail run, not race

11/28 Navesink Challenge 15k and 5k, Middletown, NJ 732-542-6090 Quality JSRC event with Race director Dave Z. Free food and discount beer at Outback

11/ Cocoa Beach Florida 2 mile

11/_ Giralda Farms 10k Masters

11/__ Swamp Devil 5k Basking Ridge 1pm

12/_ Big Chill 5k Rutgers

12/5 Arthritis 5k Metuchen

12/1 Toys for Tots 5k Freehold 10am

12/11 Arthritis 5k Bar A

12/12/2010 USATF-NJ 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP, 11am Mercer County Park, West Windsor, 973-334-890 discount beer

12/ Rumson hash trail run, not race

12/ ____________________ ? still looking for a race

12/26 Polar Bear Races 5k Asbury Park 5mi Run, 1pm, 732-222-9080 Free Polar Plunge swim in Atlantic Ocean after race, then discount beer at Wonder Bar

12/31 Lake Como Bar A group run, not a race free beer

1/1/2011 New Years Day 12 noon CJRR Westfield

Jan 2, 2010 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan. 9, 2011 Freezing Cold Hash run, Edison, NJ -Start Ken Vercammen Law Office, 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison 732-572-0500 Adventure trail run, not a formal race. Featured on TV News12 NJ and Cablevision. Free beer, open bar 7:30-11:30

Jan 9, 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan 16 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Jan 23 2011 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am

Home News Tribune All-Area (updated) track

Home News Tribune All-Area (updated)

JUNE 19, 2010 • 10:52 AM

By Jerry Carino

BOYS FIRST-TEAM CHART

100 Leonard Robbins-Lockhart East Brunswick Junior

200 Rontik Sadler Dunellen Junior

400 Clayton Gravesande Franklin Senior

800 Derrick Hargwood Metuchen Senior

1600 Tim Ball Bishop Ahr Sophomore

3200 Jeremy Antivo Rahway Junior

110 Hurdles Alan Broussard J.P. Stevens Senior

400 Hurdles Christian Boeteng Old Bridge Junior

Long Jump Jonard Hall Dunellen Senior

Triple Jump Derek Forthun South Brunswick Junior

High Jump Jason Donahue John F. Kennedy Senior

Pole Vault Luiz Maurina John F. Kennedy Junior

Shot Put Dan D’Amato Old Bridge Senior

Discus Sam Mattis East Brunswick Sophomore

Javelin Andre Davis Old Bridge Junior

4×400 Kevin Mulcahey East Brunswick Senior

4×400 Evan Walton East Brunswick Junior

4×400 Donald Urschel East Brunswick Sophomore

4×400 Leonard Robbins-Lockhart East Brunswick Junior

BOYS SECOND-TEAM CHART

100 Brian Oni South Brunswick Senior

200 Joel Shumate J.P. Stevens Senior

400 Evan Walton East Brunswick Junior

800 Shawn Burke Old Bridge Junior

1600 Cullen Davis Old Bridge Junior

3200 Khari Bowen Monroe Junior

110 Hurdles Charles Napolitano Monroe Junior

400 Hurdles Jarrett Phelps North Brunswick Senior

Long Jump Dante LaVecchia John F. Kennedy Senior

Triple Jump Emeke Eze Sayreville Sophomore

High Jump Mo Isaac Cardinal McCarrick Senior

Pole Vault Tyler Flood East Brunswick Junior

Shot Put Shareem Jenkins Linden Senior

Discus Dominic Padovano South Brunswick Junior

Javelin Mark Bauer St. Joseph Senior

4×400 Freeman McGaw Franklin Senior

4×400 Angelo Gardner Franklin Freshman

4×400 Kwesi Rutledge Franklin Junior

4×400 Clayton Gravesande Franklin Senior

BOYS THIRD-TEAM CHART

100 Taylor Clark Cardinal McCarrick Senior

200 Shoni Downes Old Bridge Junior

400 Shaquille Jackson Carteret Senior

800 Curtis Johnson Rahway Senior

1600 Moheb Thomas Old Bridge Senior

3200 Kyle Davis North Brunswick Junior

110 Hurdles Justin Kirkland Piscataway Senior

400 Hurdles Tom Perry Old Bridge Senior

Long Jump Earle James Piscataway Senior

Triple Jump Julian Quintin East Brunswick Junior

High Jump Daniel Cole Piscataway Junior

Pole Vault Quinn Meng Metuchen Senior

Shot Put Chris Staton Franklin Sophomore

Discus Carey Jones Rahway Junior

Javelin Tim Lorah Middlesex Senior

4×400 Shoni Downes Old Bridge Junior

4×400 Tom Perry Old Bridge Senior

4×400 Evan Petrovich Old Bridge Senior

4×400 Christian Boateng Old Bridge Junior

BOYS HONORABLE MENTION

Cardinal McCarrick: John Appiah;

Carteret: Kenney Salters;

Colonia: Mike Allen, Rich Ciuba;

Dunellen: Luke Francisco, Kerry Hansen, Andy Taylor;

East Brunswick: Justin Molarz, Tim O’Sullivan;

Edison: Andrew Edwards, Steve Flynn, Frank Pulgiano;

Franklin: Franklin Anya, Brian Danner, Darrel Gooding, Lionel Macauley Kye Morgan, Jarred Nelson, Eddie Lee, Josh Ugwuneri;

John F. Kennedy: Isiah Claiborne, Andre Sylvester, Daren Tang;

Linden: Luke Jarmolowski;

Metuchen: Stefan Antosiewicz, Henry Clements, Eric Ford, Will Lawson, Prince Richardson;

Middlesex: Dan Palmer;

North Brunswick: Nicholas DeNuzzo, Al Kamara, Bryan Martinez;

Old Bridge: Ramy Kased, Corey O’Neill, Chris Thornton;

Piscataway: Marcus Bailey, Quincy Foster, Jared Lane;

Rahway: William Harris, James Haynes, Leo Marcelin;

St. Joseph: Zachary Sikanowicz, Chris Troche;

Sayreville: Joe Janela, Daniel Saxon, Alex Yanuzzelli;

South Brunswick: Tyler Blackburn, Fabian Jackson, Jamaal James, Jon Pitt, Kapil Sathyakumar, Jevon Tyree, Brendan Vercammen;

South Plainfield: Freddie Reichert, Andrew Ritchie;

South River: Paul Flint, Michael Henry, Jose Lopez;

Spotswood: Tyler Pritchard;

Woodbridge: Oluwaseun Ibironke;

source http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/track/2010/06/19/home-news-tribune-all-area/

HNT BOYS FINAL TOP 10

1. East Brunswick

2. Old Bridge

3. Franklin

4. South Brunswick

5. Rahway

6. John F. Kennedy

7. Dunellen

8. Metuchen

9. J.P. Stevens

10. North Brunswick

TOP HONORS

HNT Boys Athlete of the Year: Sam Mattis, East Brunswick

HNT Girls Athlete of the Year: Mariah Browne South Brunswick

HNT Boys Coach of the Year: Don Mandy, East Brunswick

HNT Girls Coach of the Year: Stefan Moorhead, South Brunswick

CO-ED YEAR IN REVIEW

Any way you measure, this was a track and field season to remember in the Home News Tribune area.

Six county records were broken or equaled, two state sophomore records fell, four sectional team champions were crowned, three athletes struck gold at the Meet of Champions and four others placed third or better.

We had a wide-open scramble on the boys scene, with a county title decided by half a point and a sectional a title decided on the final race. There was a co-state champion boys team (East Brunswick) and a series of utterly dominant displays by a girls team for the ages (South Brunswick).

Here are some additional postseason honors:

Most improved teams

The East Brunswick boys redecorated the trophy case with their breakthrough campaign. More quietly, John F. Kennedy put together an outstanding campaign that included a third-place finish in North 2 Group III and a fourth-place showing at the GMC Championships.

On the girls’ side, North Brunswick proved to be well-rounded in the sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws while placing second at the GMC Championships and Edison’s distance team achieved a breakthrough campaign.

Most improved athletes

In May of 2009 Corinne Kominkiewicz was throwing 32 feet in the shot put and 106 feet in the discus. One year later the East Brunswick senior was winning Group IV in both events, with personal bests of 41-7 in the shot and 139-2, the latter a Middlesex County record.

In May of 2009 Tim Ball was a promising freshman but a virtual unknown outside of the GMC. One year later the Bishop Ahr sophomore is the proud owner of a 4:10 1600, which broke the 31-year-old Middlesex County record and the state sophomore record.

Most versatile athletes

Not many throwers excel at all three disciplines. Andre Davis does, and he’s an outstanding hurdler to boot. The Old Bridge junior placed in all three throws and the 110 hurdles at the Central Group IV meet and would have done the same in the GMC meet had he not tripped over one of the final barriers.

Spotswood senior Brooke Astor probably was the only girl in the state who excelled in the high jump (5-2), 400 hurdles (1:03) and javelin—she placed in all three at the GMC meet—and as a cross country standout ran the occasional distance race on the track.

Honorable mention to Dunellen junior Rontik Sadler and North Brunswick senior Laura Williams. Sadler broke 11 seconds in the 100, 22 in the 200, split 48 in the 4×400, high jumped 6-6 and triple jumped 44 feet. Williams threatened the Middlesex County records in the open 400, 400 hurdles and 200 (she tied the old mark) and also triple jumped 34 feet.

Rookies of the year

It was a sterling debut for Edison freshman Kayla Lubonski, who won the 800 at the GMC meet in 2:21 and also ran a leg on the Eagles’ 4:02 4×400.

Cardinal McCarrick senior Taylor Clark wasn’t your typical rookie, but as a newcomer to the oval he made a name for himself by winning the 100 (11.18) and 200 (22.93) in the Non-Public B meet.

Clutch efforts of the year

With everything riding on them, the East Brunswick boys 4×400 showed nerves of steel and delivered the program’s first sectional title since 1974 by breaking the tape in Central Group IV.

South Brunswick senior Sophia Ginez capped a remarkable career by sweeping the 1600 and 3200 at the GMC meet for the fourth straight year, then placed in all three distance races against a loaded sectional field.

Events of the year

With four runners under 1:03.5 at the GMC meet, the 400 hurdles was as good as it gets on the girls’ side.

For the boys, five runners broke 22.50 in the 200 at the GMC meet and two of them, plus Franklin’s Clayton Gravesande, eventually went 21.70 or faster.

Upsets of the year

East Brunswick had the star power, Old Bridge had the tradition, yet South Brunswick walked away from the GMC Relays with the boys team trophy. It was a true testament to balance and depth.

Individually from that same meet, Dunellen out-dueling Old Bridge and East Brunswick on the final lap of the boys 4×400 was a classic win for the little guy. Edison’s girls raised a few eyebrows by outrunning South Brunswick and everyone else in the 4×800.

Relay of the year

With Curtis Johnson and Jeremy Antivo leading the way, the Rahway boys distance medley posted the third-fastest time in area history with a 10:15.14, good for second at the East Coast Relays and the No. 2 time in New Jersey this spring.

Tough guy & gal awards

Few people know that East Brunswick speedster Leonard Robbins-Lockhart injured his groin while winning four events in Central Group IV, yet he pushed on and placed in four events at the Group IV meet to lead the Bears to a share of their first state title.

After an outstanding winter track campaign, Old Bridge senior Chelsea Lodato missed much of the spring due to mono, yet battled back to place eighth in the Central Group IV girls 800 in 2:22.02—one of the area’s top times.

GMC Championships from the Home News Tribune

GMC Championships from the Home News Tribune
MAY 08, 2010 • 5:46 PM
By Jerry Carino


Boys shot put and discus: Between East Brunswick’s Sam Mattis, Old Bridge’s Dan D’Amato and South Brunswick’s Dominic Padovano, the throws were the place to be.

BOYS RESULTS

TEAM SCORES: 1. Old Bridge 89; 2. East Brunswick 88.5; 3. South Brunswick 61; 4. John F. Kennedy 42; 5. J.P Stevens 31; 6. North Brunswick 28; 7. Dunellen 24; 8. Metuchen 23.5; 9. Bishop Ahr 20; 10. Piscataway 13.5; 11. Monroe 12; 12. St. Joseph 11; 13. Sayreville 10; 14. Carteret 8; 15. Edison 7; 16. Spotswood 7; 17. (tie) Middlesex, South Plainfeld 6; 19. (tie) Cardinal McCarrick, Woodbridge 4; 21. Colonia 1.

100: 1. Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (East Brunswick) 10.72 (county record; old record 10.73 by John F. Kennedy’s Courtney Burton, 1990); 2. Brian Oni (South Brunswick) 10.91; 3. Joel Shumate (J.P. Stevens) 11.01; 4. Taylor Clark (Cardinal McCarrick) 11.11; 5. Julian Quinton (East Brunswick) 11.19; 6. Chris Troche (St. Joseph) 11.21.

200: 1. Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (East Brunswick) 21.64; 2. Rontik Sadler (Dunellen) 21.81; 3. Brian Oni (South Brunswick) 22.29; 4. Joel Shumate (J.P. Stevens) 22.40; 5. Shoni Downes (Old Bridge) 22.57; 6. Emeke Eze (Sayreville) 22.96.

400: 1. Evan Walton (East Brunswick) 50.70; 2. Shaquille Jackson (Carteret) 50.82; 3. Kerry Hansen (Dunellen) 50.97; 4. Oluwaseun Ibironke (Woodbridge) 51.19; 5. Kevin Mulcahey (East Brunswick) 51.29; 6. Andrew Edwards (Edison) 51.69.

800: 1. Derrick Hargwood (Metuchen) 2:01.15; 2. Shawn Burke (Old Bridge) 2:01.28; 3. Anthony Branco (Old Bridge) 2:01.35; 4. Frank Pulgiano (Edison) 2:01.60; 5. Kapil Sathyakumar (South Brunswick) 2:01.69; 6. Stefan Antosiewicz (Metuchen) 2:02.37.

1600: 1. Tim Ball (Bishop Ahr) 4:25.19; 2. Moheb Thomas (Old Bridge) 4:25.65; 3. Cullen Davis (North Brunswick) 4:33.32; 4. Kyle Davis (North Brunswick) 4:35.21; 5. Corey O’Neill (Old Bridge) 4:35.49; 6. Steve Flynn (Edison) 4:35.93.

3200: 1. Tim Ball (Bishop Ahr) 9:36.04; 2. Corey O’Neill (Old Bridge) 9:43.84; 3. Khari Bowen (Monroe) 9:44.28; 5. Kyle Davis (North Brunswick) 10:00.74; 6. Tyler Blackburn (South Brunswick) 10:01.51; 6. Nicholas DeNuzzo (South Brunswick) 10:03.66.

110 HURDLES: 1. Alan Broussard (J.P. Stevens) 14.23; 2. Christian Boeteng (Old Bridge) 14.74; 3. Charles Napolitano (Monroe) 15.13; 4. Justin Kirkland (Piscataway) 15.54; 5. Jarrett Phelps (North Brunswick) 15.66; 6. Zachary Sikanowicz (St. Joseph) 15.75.

400 HURDLES: 1. Alan Broussard (J.P. Stevens) 54.72; 2. Jarrett Phelps (North Brunswick) 55.93; 3. Christian Boeteng (Old Bridge) 55.96; 4. Daren Tang (John F. Kennedy) 57.87; 5. Chris Thornton (Old Bridge) 58.13; 5. Zachary Sikanowicz (St. Joseph) 58.44.

LONG JUMP: 1. Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (East Brunswick) 21-10.5; 2. Dante LaVecchia (John F. Kennedy) 21-3.5; 3. Jason Donahue (John F. Kennedy) 20-7.25; 4. James Earle (Piscataway) 20-4.25; 5. Jarrett Phelps (North Brunswick) 20-3.5; 6. Joel Shumate (J.P. Stevens) 20-0.5.

TRIPLE JUMP: 1. Derek Forthun (South Brunswick) 44-3.5; 2. Julian Quintin (East Brunswick) 43-0.5; 3. Jon Pitt (South Brunswick) 42-5.5; 4. Emeke Eze (Sayreville) 42-3.25; 5. Jason Donahue (John F. Kennedy) 42-0; 6. Daniel Saxon (Sayreville) 40-4.

HIGH JUMP: 1. Rontik Sadler (Dunellen) 6-4; 2. Jason Donahue (John F. Kennedy) 6-2; 3. Derek Forthun (South Brunswick) 6-0; 4. Joe Janela (Sayreville) 6-0; 5. Dan Cole (Piscataway) 5-10; 6. (tie) Tim O’Sullivan (East Brunswick), Will Lawson (Metuchen) 5-8.

POLE VAULT: 1. Luiz Maurina (John F. Kennedy) 12-6; 2. Tyler Flood (East Brunswick) 12-0; 3. Quinn Meng (Metuchen) 11-6; 4. Derek Forthun (South Brunswick) 11-6; 5. Dante LaVecchia (John F. Kennedy) 11-0; 6. Tyler Pritchard (Spotswood) 11-0.

SHOT PUT: 1. Dan D’Amato (Old Bridge) 54-5; 2. Sam Mattis (East Brunswick) 53-7.75; 3. Dominick Padovano (South Brunswick) 49-7; 4. Ramy Kased (Old Bridge) 47-11; 5. Quincy Foster (Piscataway) 47-5.25; 6. Andre Davis (Old Bridge) 47-1.

DISCUS: 1. Sam Mattis (East Brunswick) 184-9; 2. Dominick Padovano (South Brunswick) 167-11; 3. Andre Davis (Old Bridge) 145-10; 4. Fabian Jackson (South Brunswick) 133-5; 5. Andrew Ritchie (South Plainfield) 129-9; 6. Marcus Bailey (Piscataway) 126-1.

JAVELIN: 1. Andre Davis (Old Bridge) 178-6; 2. Mark Bauer (St. Joseph) 170-5; 3. Tim Lorah (Middlesex) 169-7; 4. Brendan Vercammen (South Brunswick) 168-11; 5. Bryan Martinez (North Brunswick) 160-7; 6. Mike Allen (Colonia) 156-10.

4×400: 1. East Brunswick (Kevin Mulcahey, Evan Walton, Don Urschel, Leonard Robbins) 3:24.27; 2. Old Bridge 3:26.34; 3. Metuchen 3:30.03; 4. South Brunswick 3:35.60; 5. John F. Kennedy 3:37.57; 6. Edison 3:38.12.


GMC Boys Track & Field
Championships - Balanced
Old Bridge edges East
Brunswick's stars

By JERRY CARINO • STAFF WRITER • May 8,
2010

SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Leonard Robbins-Lockhart
did everything in his power to lift the East Brunswick
High School boys to the title at Saturday's Greater
Middlesex Conference Track & Field Championships.

Despite his Herculean effort — which included a
county record in the 100-meter dash and three
other victories — perennial power Old Bridge
prevailed by one-half point at Frank Jost Field.

"I wanted to do well for myself and my team so we
could score some points," the junior said. "I think I
made a big statement, basically putting East
Brunswick's name out there."

Robbins-Lockhart's legs did most of the talking. It
started with a superlative performance in the 100
dash. His time of 10.72 routed the field — South
Brunswick speedster Brian Oni took second in 10.91
— and eclipsed the Middlesex County record of
10.73 set by John F. Kennedy great Courtney Burton
in 1990, two years before Robbins-Lockhart was
born.

"My start was good and I ran hard all the way," he
said. "I was surprised with the time. Once my
teammate told me my time I was like, "Oh my gosh.' "

He kept rolling through wins the 200 (21.64) and
long jump (21-10.5) and capped off the brilliant day
with a 49.6 anchor on the 4x400, teaming with
Kevin Mulcahey (52.1), Evan Walton (50.4) and Don
Urschel (51.6) for a 3:24.27 triumph.

Then the wait began. Problems with the statistician,
Tumey Timing & Data of Delaware, caused a 75-
minute delay before the final team scores were
announced. When the smoke cleared, East
Brunswick's star power, which included a win in the
400 by Walton (50.70) and the discus by
sophomore Sam Mattis (184-9) was not enough to
take down balanced Old Bridge.

The Knights struck gold in just two events — senior
Dan D'Amato took the shot put (54-5) and junior
Andre Davis the javelin (178-6) — but stockpiled 89
points to East Brunswick's 88.5.

Davis was the glue guy. He placed third in the
discus (145-10) and sixth in the shot put (47-1),
and he was third in the 110 hurdles final until he
clipped the ninth hurdle and fell.


"It was tiring now that it actually hit me, but when
I'm moving I don't stop until I'm finished," Davis
said of his busy day.

Old Bridge last won this meet in 2008.

"There are certain things we could have done a little
bit better, but overall for the most part it was what I
expected," Knights coach Jack Campbell said. "
Obviously Andre falling took a few points away but
other than that I think we got the most out of what
we had."

Individually, two athletes won two events Saturday.
The first was J.P. Stevens senior Alan Broussard,
who routed the fields in both hurdle races. In the
morning rain, Broussard broke the tape in the 400
hurdles gold with a brisk time of 54.72. Then he
came back for a 14.23 triumph in the 110 hurdles —
half a second ahead of runner-up Christian Boeteng
of Old Bridge.

"It's a great feeling, it feels like I'm on top of the
world, but I know I still have to keep working and

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still improve," Broussard said. "I want to set a great
example for future runners at J.P. Stevens."

The second double-winner was Bishop Ahr
sophomore Tim Ball. After a runner-up showing in
the GMC cross country meet, Ball earned his first
conference title with a 9:36.04 effort in the 3200.
Then he doubled back for a wild win in the 1600,
trading the lead with Old Bridge's Moheb Thomas
three times in the final 500 meters before finishing
ahead, 4:25.19 to 4:25.65.

"The goal today was to double up and win the mile
and two mile," Ball said. "I never ran the two-mile c
ompetitively, but I think I did pretty good in it. It
was long, but my coaches and teammates pulled me
through by cheering me on. In the 1600, I thought I
was going to lose after (Thomas) passed me but I
had something left. It was a great race."

One prime athlete was noticeably absent in Dunellen
senior Jonard Hall, who was the premeet favorite in
the 400 and long jump but had bronchitis. The
Destroyers still came away with some hardware as
fellow senior standout Rontik Sadler won the high
jump (6-4) and took second in the 200 (21.81), but
they were not able to load up a 4x400 in defense of
their surprising GMC Relays win.


GMC Championships

TEAM SCORES: 1. Old Bridge 89; 2. East Brunswick
88.5; 3. South Brunswick 61; 4. John F. Kennedy 42;
5. J.P Stevens 31; 6. North Brunswick 28; 7.
Dunellen 24; 8. Metuchen 23.5; 9. Bishop Ahr 20;
10. Piscataway 13.5; 11. Monroe 12; 12. St. Joseph
11; 13. Sayreville 10; 14. Carteret 8; 15. Edison 7;
16. Spotswood 7; 17. (tie) Middlesex, South
Plainfeld 6; 19. (tie) Cardinal McCarrick, Woodbridge
4; 21. Colonia 1.

100: 1. Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (East Brunswick)
10.72 (county record; old record 10.73 by John F.
Kennedy's Courtney Burton, 1990); 2. Brian Oni
(South Brunswick) 10.91; 3. Joel Shumate (J.P.
Stevens) 11.01; 4. Taylor Clark (Cardinal McCarrick)
11.11; 5. Julian Quinton (East Brunswick) 11.19; 6.
Chris Troche (St. Joseph) 11.21.

200: 1. Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (East Brunswick)
21.64; 2. Rontik Sadler (Dunellen) 21.81; 3. Brian
Oni (South Brunswick) 22.29; 4. Joel Shumate (J.P.
Stevens) 22.40; 5. Shoni Downes (Old Bridge) 22.57;
6. Emeke Eze (Sayreville) 22.96.

400: 1. Evan Walton (East Brunswick) 50.70; 2.
Shaquille Jackson (Carteret) 50.82; 3. Kerry Hansen
(Dunellen) 50.97; 4. Oluwaseun Ibironke
(Woodbridge) 51.19; 5. Kevin Mulcahey (East
Brunswick) 51.29; 6. Andrew Edwards (Edison)
51.69.

800: 1. Derrick Hargwood (Metuchen) 2:01.15; 2.
Shawn Burke (Old Bridge) 2:01.28; 3. Anthony
Branco (Old Bridge) 2:01.35; 4. Frank Pulgiano
(Edison) 2:01.60; 5. Kapil Sathyakumar (South
Brunswick) 2:01.69; 6. Stefan Antosiewicz
(Metuchen) 2:02.37.

1600: 1. Tim Ball (Bishop Ahr) 4:25.19; 2. Moheb
Thomas (Old Bridge) 4:25.65; 3. Cullen Davis (North
Brunswick) 4:33.32; 4. Kyle Davis (North Brunswick)
4:35.21; 5. Corey O'Neill (Old Bridge) 4:35.49; 6.
Steve Flynn (Edison) 4:35.93.

3200: 1. Tim Ball (Bishop Ahr) 9:36.04; 2. Corey
O'Neill (Old Bridge) 9:43.84; 3. Khari Bowen
(Monroe) 9:44.28; 5. Kyle Davis (North Brunswick)
10:00.74; 6. Tyler Blackburn (South Brunswick) 10:
01.51; 6. Nicholas DeNuzzo (South Brunswick) 10:
03.66.

110 HURDLES: 1. Alan Broussard (J.P. Stevens)
14.23; 2. Christian Boeteng (Old Bridge) 14.74; 3.
Charles Napolitano (Monroe) 15.13; 4. Justin K
irkland (Piscataway) 15.54; 5. Jarrett Phelps (North
Brunswick) 15.66; 6. Zachary Sikanowicz (St. Joseph)
15.75.

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400 HURDLES: 1. Alan Broussard (J.P. Stevens)
54.72; 2. Jarrett Phelps (North Brunswick) 55.93; 3.
Christian Boeteng (Old Bridge) 55.96; 4. Daren Tang
(John F. Kennedy) 57.87; 5. Chris Thornton (Old
Bridge) 58.13; 5. Zachary Sikanowicz (St. Joseph)
58.44.

LONG JUMP: 1. Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (East
Brunswick) 21-10.5; 2. Dante LaVecchia (John F.
Kennedy) 21-3.5; 3. Jason Donahue (John F.
Kennedy) 20-7.25; 4. James Earle (Piscataway) 20-
4.25; 5. Jarrett Phelps (North Brunswick) 20-3.5; 6.
Joel Shumate (J.P. Stevens) 20-0.5.

TRIPLE JUMP: 1. Derek Forthun (South Brunswick)
44-3.5; 2. Julian Quintin (East Brunswick) 43-0.5; 3.
Jon Pitt (South Brunswick) 42-5.5; 4. Emeke Eze
(Sayreville) 42-3.25; 5. Jason Donahue (John F.
Kennedy) 42-0; 6. Daniel Saxon (Sayreville) 40-4.

HIGH JUMP: 1. Rontik Sadler (Dunellen) 6-4; 2. Jason
Donahue (John F. Kennedy) 6-2; 3. Derek Forthun (
South Brunswick) 6-0; 4. Joe Janela (Sayreville) 6-0;
5. Dan Cole (Piscataway) 5-10; 6. (tie) Tim O'Sullivan
(East Brunswick), Will Lawson (Metuchen) 5-8.

POLE VAULT: 1. Luiz Maurina (John F. Kennedy) 12-
6; 2. Tyler Flood (East Brunswick) 12-0; 3. Quinn
Meng (Metuchen) 11-6; 4. Derek Forthun (South
Brunswick) 11-6; 5. Dante LaVecchia (John F.
Kennedy) 11-0; 6. Tyler Pritchard (Spotswood) 11-
0.

SHOT PUT: 1. Dan D'Amato (Old Bridge) 54-5; 2. Sam
Mattis (East Brunswick) 53-7.75; 3. Dominick
Padovano (South Brunswick) 49-7; 4. Ramy Kased
(Old Bridge) 47-11; 5. Quincy Foster (Piscataway)
47-5.25; 6. Andre Davis (Old Bridge) 47-1.

DISCUS: 1. Sam Mattis (East Brunswick) 184-9; 2.
Dominick Padovano (South Brunswick) 167-11; 3.
Andre Davis (Old Bridge) 145-10; 4. Fabian Jackson
(South Brunswick) 133-5; 5. Andrew Ritchie (South
Plainfield) 129-9; 6. Marcus Bailey (Piscataway) 126-
1.

JAVELIN: 1. Andre Davis (Old Bridge) 178-6; 2. Mark
Bauer (St. Joseph) 170-5; 3. Tim Lorah (Middlesex) 1
69-7; 4. Brendan Vercammen (South Brunswick)
168-11; 5. Bryan Martinez (North Brunswick) 160-7;
6. Mike Allen (Colonia) 156-10.

4x400: 1. East Brunswick (Kevin Mulcahey, Evan
Walton, Don Urschel, Leonard Robbins) 3:24.27; 2.
Old Bridge 3:26.34; 3. Metuchen 3:30.03; 4. South
Brunswick 3:35.60; 5. John F. Kennedy 3:37.57; 6.
Edison 3:38.12.

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The way this meet was run, and in particular the work of the automatic timer, was a disgrace. Results were being announced two hours after the event ended. The 4×400 ended shortly after 3 p.m., and it was 4:20 when the scores were tallied and Old Bridge was finally awarded its team title.

Jim Lambert and I nearly had to fight the timer from Tumey Timing & Data as he packed up to leave for Delaware without divulging the results from nine field events or the team scores. Note to everybody: Do yourself and your athletes a favor and avoid hiring this timer in the future.

Worst of all, meet director Bob Zifchak was standing right there when our argument began and he just took off in the middle of it, never to return. Way to abdicate responsibility.

I cover meets in Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Union County, state meets, invitational meets, and they all run like Swiss clocks compared to the perennial debacles in Middlesex County.

Despite the failings of the people in charge, this meet featured very good performances from the athletes. Two things I’ve never seen before happened – a championship meet decided by half a point (East Brunswick tied for sixth in the high jump) and a team score 149 points in a competition with this many schools (South Brunswick’s girls, take a bow).

STORY LINKS

Home News Tribune boys story: Robbins-Lockhart stars, but Old Bridge prevails

Home News Tribune girls story: Laura Williams stars, but South Brunswick wins big

Courier News story: No Hall for Dunellen, but Sadler and Hansen excel

STARS OF THE MEET

Leonard Robbins-Lockhart, East Brunswick: The junior broke Courtney Burton’s 20-year-old county record in the 100 with a 10.72 and also won the 200 (21.64) long jump (21-10) and anchored the winning 4×400 (49.7 split).

Laura Williams, North Brunswick: The senior broke a six-year-old meet record in the 400 hurdles (1:01.51), won the 400 (56.68), took third in the triple jump (34-8) and anchored the 4×400 to second place with a 55.3 split.

Honorable mention: South Brunswick’s Sophia Ginez and Mariah Browne, Bishop Ahr’s Tim Ball, J.P. Stevens’ Alan Broussard, Bishop Ahr’s Jordan Simmons and East Brunswick’s Corinne Kominkiewicz were all double-winners.

SURPRISES OF THE MEET

Evan Walton, East Brunswick: Won a very strange boys 400 in which three of the county’s four sub-49 runners passed the race up and the fourth, Dunellen’s Jonard Hall, was out with bronchitis.

Kayla Lubonski, Edison: The feshman won the girls 800 in 2:21. The county’s top girls half-miler, Old Bridge’s Chelsea Lodato, missed the meet due to illness.

MOST UNDERRATED ATHLETES

Brooke Astor, Spotswood: Astor won the high jump (5-2), took fourth in the 400 hurdles (1:03.33) and fifth in the javelin (96-8). How’s that for versatility?

Derek Forthun, South Brunswick: Forthun won the triple jump (44-3.5), took third in the high jump (6-0) and fourth in the pole vault (11-6).

EVENTS OF THE MEET

Girls 100 hurdles: Great showdown between New Brunswick’s Briana Barlow (14.40) and South Brunwick’s Jamie Thompson (14.47). They’ll probably meet again in the MOC final.

Girls 400 hurdles: Four athletes under 1:03.5 — that’s quality.
GIRLS RESULTS

TEAM SCORES: 1. South Brunswick 149; 2. North Brunswick 68; 3. East Brunswick 55; 4. Bishop Ahr 43.5; 5. Old Bridge 34; 6. Piscataway 29; 7. New Brunswick 25.5; 8. Edison 25; 9. Sayreville 19; 10. Spotswood 18; 11. Woodbridge 15; 12. (tie) John F. Kennedy, Middlesex, Monroe 4; 15. Metuchen 2; 16. J.P. Stevens 1.

100: 1. Jordan Simmons (Bishop Ahr) 11.93 ; 2. Briana Barlow (New Brunswick) 12.25; 3. Rachel Johnson (South Brunswick) 12.38; 4. Kaitlyn Davis (North Brunswick) 12.53; 5. Shantel Beckford (Piscataway) 12.79; 6. Amari Hartsfield (Sayreville) 12.82.

200: 1. Jordan Simmons (Bishop Ahr) 24.95; 2. Jillian Grant (Old Bridge) 25.43; 3. Victoria Tudor (Woodbridge) 25.70; 4. Kaitlyn Davis (North Brunswick) 26.14; 5. Aderinsola Ajala (Piscataway) 26.21; 6. Bria Bell (East Brunswick) 26.51.

400: 1. Laura Williams (North Brunswick) 56.68; 2. Jillian Grant (Old Bridge) 57.91; 3. Bria Bell (East Brunswick) 58.60; 4. Aderinsola Ajala (Piscataway) 58.66; 5. Alicia Osley (South Brunswick) 58.68; 6. Janae Baker (South Brunswick) 59.96.

800: 1. Kayla Lubonski (Edison) 2:21.21; 2. Bianca Nfonoyim (East Brunswick) 2:24.67; 3. Imani Rosario (Sayreville) 2:25.02; 4. Anginelle Alabanza (East Brunswick) 2:27.05; 5. Nina Firgau (Metuchen) 2:28.90; 6. Joy Spriggs (South Brunswick) 2:29.27.

1600: 1. Sophia Ginez (South Brunswick) 5:22.07; 2. Cayla Del Piano (South Brunswick) 5:24.21; 3. Bianca Nfonoyim (East Brunswick) 5:30.75; 4. Anginelle Alabanza (East Brunswick) 5:36.15; 5. Kelly Fitzgibbons (Sayreville) 5:36.60; 6. Allison McQuillen (North Brunswick) 5:39.88.

3200: 1. Sophia Ginez (South Brunswick) 11:40.69; 2. Ginna Arora (Edison) 11:48.69; 3. Breanne Hollenbach (Piscataway) 11:49.60; 4. Lyndsey Sample (South Brunswick) 11:52.79; 5. Megha Patel (Piscataway) 11:54.49; 6. Casey Bauman (J.P. Stevens) 12:06.53.

100 HURDLES: 1. Briana Barlow (New Brunswick) 14.40; 2. Jamie Thompson (South Brunswick) 14.47; 3. Ashley Allen (Piscataway) 15.95; 4. Vanessa Ragucci (Monroe) 16.36; 5. Chelsea Glincman (North Brunswick) 16.49; 6. Brandis Fennel (Sayreville) 16.80.

400 HURDLES: 1. Laura Williams (North Brunswick) 1:01.51 (meet record; old record 1:02.35 by Tramaine Shaw, Piscataway, 2004); 2. Jillian Grant (Old Bridge) 1:02.50; 3. Jamie Thompson (South Brunswick) 1:03.23; 4. Brooke Astor (Spotswood) 1:03.33; 5. Jamielyn Samper (South Brunswick) 1:05.80; 6. Melirah Searcy (Edison) 1:06.05.

LONG JUMP: 1. Mariah Browne (South Brunswick) 17-11; 2. Jamie Thompson (South Brunswick) 17-1.25; 3. Briana Barlow (New Brunswick) 16-3.25; 4. Melissa Prisco (Old Bridge) 15-10.5; 5. Nicole Zangoglia (Old Bridge) 15-10.5; 6. Amanda Pina (Spotswood) 15-8.5.

TRIPLE JUMP: 1. Mariah Browne (South Brunswick) 37-5.5; 2. Lauryn Strebeck (South Brunswick) 35-9; 3. Laura Williams (North Brunswick) 34-8.5; 4. Jennifer O’Laughlin (South Brunswick) 34-3; 5. Chelsea Glincman (North Brunswick) 34-2; 6. Victoria Steele (Woodbridge) 33-8.5.

HIGH JUMP: 1. Brooke Astor (Spotswood) 5-2; 2. Brandis Fennel (Sayreville) 4-10; 3. Breanna Nicholson (North Brunswick) 4-10 4. Jenna Colacci (Middlesex) 4-10; 5. Danielle Peterson (Woodbridge) 4-10; 6. Jasmine Phelps (North Brunswick) 4-10.

POLE VAULT: 1. Sarah McGowan (Bishop Ahr) 9-6; 2. Amanda Smilgis (South Brunswick) 9-0; 3. Danielle Peterson (Woodbridge) 8-6; 4. Emily Guimes (JF Kennedy) 8-6; 5 (tie) Meghan Ruland (Bishop Ahr), Chelsea Glincman (North Brunswick) 7-6.

SHOT PUT: 1. Corinne Kominkiewicz (East Brunswick) 41-4.5; 2. Yamika Carpenter (North Brunswick) 37-3; 3. Quaneeka Davila (North Brunswick) 36-8.75; 4. Rachel Barnes (East Brunswick) 36-4; 5. Amber White (Piscataway) 35-1.75; 6. Ginelle Walker (South Brunswick) 33-11.25.

DISCUS: 1. Corinne Kominkiewicz (East Brunswick) 127-5; 2. Amber Brown (South Brunswick) 121-0; 3. Chloe Hall (South Brunswick) 111-3; 4. Danielle Padovano (South Brunswick) 100-10; 5 (tie) Chloe Tormey (Bishop Ahr), Dina Kendle (Woodbridge) 98-11.

JAVELIN: 1. Chloe Tormey (Bishop Ahr) 104-10; 2. Kiya Strickland (South Brunswick) 104-5; 3. Patricia Langone (South Brunswick) 101-4; 4. Precious Chavies (Woodbridge) 96-11; 5. Brooke Astor (96-8); 6. Lajasmin Youngblood (Piscataway) 91-5.

4X400: 1. South Brunswick (Jamielyn Samper, Joy Spriggs, Cayla Del Piano, Alicia Osley) 4:02.80; 2. North Brunswick 4:03.28; 3. Edison 4:05.31; 4. Piscataway 4:08.13; 5. East Brunswick 4:12.71; 6. Sayreville 4:16.17.
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