South Brunswick, led by senior Brendan Vercammen, picked up a gold in the javelin with a total of 433-6.

East Brunswick win 4x200, South Brunswick grabs first day lead South Brunswick javelin wins
By Jim Lambert for the Star-Ledger
April 27, 2010,

The East Brunswick boys felt it had a little something to prove when it took the track during yesterday’s first day of action at the Greater Middlesex Conference Relays in brisk and windy conditions at South Brunswick in Monmouth Junction.

And they did exactly what it wanted to do as junior Julian Quintin (23.7), junior Evan Walton (22.2), sophomore Donald Urschel (22.2) and junior Leonard Robbins (21.1) won the 4x200-meter relay in 1:30.2, tying a school record set in 1986.
``There are people in the state that are underestimating us,’’ said Walton. ``We want to show that East Brunswick is one of the best teams in the state in the sprints.’’
East Brunswick will be trying to take down a couple more school records today in the 4x100 (43.12) and the 4x400 (3:21.6).

The South Brunswick boys, bidding to end Old Bridge’s streak of four straight titles, grabbed the first day lead with 38 points behind a balanced attack. South Brunswick, seeking its first title since 2005, is four points ahead of East Brunswick. Old Bridge is third with 32.

Freshman Jalel Alston scored on three teams for South Brunswick. He went a personal best 20-3 on the third-place long jump team, cleared ?? on the pole vault that tied for second, and ran a leg on the sixth-place 4x200.

South Brunswick, led by senior Brendan Vercammen, picked up a gold in the javelin with a total of 433-6.
Vercammen, fifth at the state wrestling championships at 171 last month, unloaded a 153-6. South Brunswick other throwers were David Krier (138-0) and Cody Stephens (142-0).

Old Bridge’s charge was led by Christian Boateng. Boateng ran the fastest time of the day and a personal best of 56.5 to lead his team to victory in the 400 hurdles, and split 22.4 on the runner-up 4x200.

Old Bridge also won the 4x1,600 in 18:46.5 as Mo Thomas (4:33), Shawn Burke (4:41), Corey O’Neill (4:42) and Anthony Branco (4:48) teamed up for the win.

Jonard Hall and Rontik Sadler had big days for Dunellen.
Hall, a senior, leaped a personal best and meet best 22-03 ¾ to help his team with that event, and split 22.0 on the fifth-place 4x200. Sadler, a junior, split a sizzling 21.5 as the anchor on the 4x200 and was also on the long jump.

All-State football player Nate Smith of Highland Park, who rushed for with 2,445 yards last fall, had the top javelin throw of the meet of 161-8. Smith is headed to Temple to play football.

The two-day meet will resume today at 4 p.m.
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