Track: Qualifiers for the State Meet of Champions

Paul Schwartz

NorthJersey.com

The top two individuals and relay teams in the 18 events for each gender at last weekend’s group 1 and 3 meet at Pennsauken, group 2 and 4 meet at Franklin and Non-Public A and B meet at Middletown North advanced to Saturday’s Meet of Champions at Franklin along with the next six top performers in each event at each site.

Field events start at noon and running events start at 1 p.m. Boys running events are immediately followed by the equivalent girls event.

Here’s a list of the North Jersey qualifiers event by event, in the order the track events will be run. The boys shot, javelin, triple jump and pole vault will begin at noon, along with the discus, high jump, long jump and pole vault.

The other field events will follow the track events.

Capital letters denote Group winners. Wild cards are marked with an *.

Projected seeds in parentheses. Please note that with the conflict with multiple national level meets, many of the higher seeds statewide may not appear at the meet. The only North Jersey athlete  expected to miss the meet is Connor Munson of Westwood, who will compete in the decathlon at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at Heyward Field in Eugene, Oregon on June 16-17.

BOYS

4-x-800 (3): Bergen Catholic*; HASBROUCK HEIGHTS; Kinnelon; Ramapo.

110 HH (5): James Dely, Paramus Catholic*; Oliver Fontaine, Dwight-Englewood*; Kwaku Asante Nkrumah, Teaneck*; Jack Attali, Demarest*; O’Dell Holland-Fincher, Fort Lee*. (Finals follow the 1,600).

100 (6):  Jack Ahart, Kinnelon*; Logan Casey, Bergen Catholic*; Souleymane Fall, Bergenfield*; Fabian France, Bergen Catholic (3); Xavier Hayletts, Bergenfield* (t8); Alex Kislenko, Fair Lawn*. (finals follow the 400 hurdles).

400 IH (6): Fontaine*; Matt Garito, Park Ridge*; Thomas Gibbard, Emerson; David Kriz, Bergen Tech*; Goran Saric, Old Tappan*; Colin Unis, Saddle Brook*.

1,600 (2):Jayson Harmer, Hawthorne; Jacob Heredia, Clifton (5).

400 (4): Dyllon Fokouh-Mensah, Bergenfield*; Jaden Marchan, Leonia*; Alex Shaia, Bergen Catholic*; Robbie Tormo, New Milford*.

4-x-100 (2):  BERGEN CATHOLIC (2), Paramus Catholic*.

800 (2): Dylan Decambre, Bergen Tech*; Evan Morrow, Hasbrouck Heights.

200 (3): FALL (3); France; Kislenko*.

3,200 (2): Heredia*; Paul Maguire, Don Bosco*.

4-x-400 (2): Bergen Catholic*; Saddle Brook.

Shot put (5): Frankie Gonzalez, Passaic*; ZACH HARTUNG, Saddle Brook; Daye Karibi-Whyte, Teaneck*; Michael Ramos,Saddle Brook*; BENJI SHUE, BERGEN CATHOLIC (2).

Discus (7): Jason Ballen, Midland Park; Carlos Bermudez, Ridgewood (5); Hartung*; KARIBI-WHYTE (4); Lamont Lester,Waldwick*; DANNY MIKAY, DEMAREST (3); SHUE (1).

High jump (3): Asante Nkrumah*; Gibbard*; Kyle Irving, Don Bosco*.

Long jump (3): Connor Munson, Westwood; Liam Paneque, Demarest*; Nathan Storz, Emerson.

Triple jump (3): Attali; Marvelous Bassey, Dwight Morrow; STORZ (4).

Pole vault (7): Matt Aono, Ridgewood* (t7); RYAN BALSAM, EMERSON; Luke Gnospelius, Ridgewood* (t7); Ian Kearney, Northern Highlands; Munson (4); Caleb Park, Old Tappan; NATHAN PARK, Old Tappan; MAX ZUCKERMAN, Pascack Hills (t-2).

GIRLS

4-x-800 (4):HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, Holy Angels*; IHA*; Northern Highlands; RAMAPO.

100 HH (5): Belle Bennett, Northern Highlands*; ABBY DENNIS, OLD TAPPAN (4); Lauren Dunnigan, IHA*; Maegan Feeney, IHA* (8); Julianna Hopek, Eastern Christian*. (finals after 1600 meters).

100 (6): TAMI ADEDEJI, DEPAUL; Briana Andreoli, Hawthorne*; Sanai Bryant, Dumont; Gina Certo, Holy Angels*; Sabrina DiFilippo, Hawthorne*; Gina Rubio, Paramus Catholic* (finals after 400 hurdles).

400 IH (4): Molly Bennett, Northern Highlands; Anna Bryan-Jones, Northern Highlands; Hopek; Olivia Salkowsky, IHA*.

1,600 (5): Christina Allen, River Dell* (3); Cara Hliboki, Old Tappan; Leanna Johnston, IHA*; ANGELINA PEREZ, LAKELAND (1); Lucia Rabolli, Ridgewood*.

400 (2): Izzie Anzaldo, Ramapo*; Kylie Castillo, Ridgefield*.

4-x-100 (7): HAWTHORNE; Holy Angels*; IMMACULATE CONCEPTION; IHA* (5); Northern Highlands*; Paramus Catholic*; Teaneck*.

800 (5): ALLEN (4); Kate Meeks, Old Tappan*; Rabolli* (5); Danielle Tilp, Cresskill; Julia Wowkun, Ramapo*.

200 (4): Anzaldo;  Certo*; Dennis*; Sydney Dungey, Paramus Catholic*.

3,200 (2): Johnston* (6); PEREZ (1).

4-x-400 (2): Northern Highlands*; Ramapo* (1).

Shot put (10): ADEDEJI; Ciara Brown, Hackensack*; Alyssa Craigwell, Secaucus; Taniya Giles, Clifton*; Layla Giordano, Old Tappan; Maya Giordano, Old Tappan*; ODALIANA GOMEZ, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS; CASEY SULLIVAN, DEMAREST (1);  Ayanie Thomas, Paramus Catholic*; Tyaja Thomas, Paramus Catholic*.

Discus (5): LAYLA GIORDANO (2); Sarah Slowikowski, Demarest (5); SULLIVAN (3); Tyaja Thomas; Mackenzie Ward, Old Tappan*.

Javelin (13): ANDREOLI (6); Caterina Cardamone, Holy Angels*; Kaitlyn Chirkis, Midland Park*, Kathryn Gorden, Wayne Hills*; Harmony Marquez, Rutherford*; Jenna O’Malley, Hasbrouck Heights*; Olivia Raia, IHA*; Hailey Romero, Fair Lawn (3); Rachel Schmitt, Fair Lawn* (5); Tyaja Thomas, Paramus Catholic*; Melissa Viellette, Fair Lawn*; Ward*; NIKI WOODS, DEMAREST (2).

High jump (7): Reagan Bossard, Immaculate Conception; SELAH DUNGEY (Hackensack); NEWARK ACADEMY; Gretchen Haray, Demarest (t4); Shannon Harnett, Lakeland*; NORINA KHANZADA, Tenafly (t4); Anneke Kuperus, Eastern Christian*; Alexandra Manetovic, Fort Lee*.

Long jump (11): Samiya Brown, Passaic Tech*; Selah Dungey*; Feeney (5); Olivia Grace, Ridgewood* (4); Khanzada; Niki Matthews, IHA*; Grace McQueeney, River Dell; Abby Romero, IHA* (7); LEXI SAMPERI, Hasbrouck Heights; Essence-Jade Springer, Paramus Catholic*; Julia Tozduman, Lyndhurst*.

Triple jump (8): BOSSARD; Dunnigan*; HARNETT (3); Kiley Mironenko, Waldwick; Manetovic; Matthews*; Romero*; Springer.

Pole vault (11): ALEXA CAWOOD, HOLY ANGELS; Talia Hutchinson, Ridgewood* (t6); Emma Keating, Pompton Lakes (t3); Jamie Kim, Old Tappan*; Katie Klein, Old Tappan*; Michelle Lee, Demarest* (t3); Emma Miller, Tenafly*; Megan Napolitano,Hasbrouck Heights; Chloe Pasek, West Milford*; Casey Roberts, IHA*; Evelyn Roman, IHA*.

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