North Jersey Performance List

Compliments of our veteran track and field reporter, Mr. Paul Schwartz

This is the 2024-2025 North Jersey performance list as of Jan. 3, 2025.

Number in parentheses represents current state ranking within the top 25.

Bold Italic numbers in parentheses represent all-time Bergen and Passaic ranking in top 25.

Boys

55: 1. Andrew Boakye, Bergen Catholic, 6.45 (#3); 2. Nicholas Shortridge, Bergen Catholic, 6.47 (#5, #7); 3. Michael Napolitano, Hasbrouck Heights, 6.55 (#10,#21 ); 4. Saundrae Palmer Jr., Dwight Morrow, 6.57 (#13); 5. James Dely, Paramus Catholic, 6.63 (#24). (Boakye is already #4 on all-time Bergen list at 6.44 from 2023).

55 HH: 1. Dely, 7.49 (#2, #6); 2. Sean Tandy, Bergen Catholic, 7.76 (#15); 3. Cicai Jaramillo, Paramus Catholic, 7.85 (#24); 4. Matt Murillo, Hasbrouck Heights, 7.88; 5. Adrian Cami, Demarest, 7.93. (Jaramillo is already #17 at 7.70 from 2023),

200: 1. Matt Peko, Bergen Catholic, 22.26 (#7, #12); 2. Amiir Woodward, Bergen Catholic, 22.58 (#17); 3. Justin Parris, Don Bosco, 22.76 (#25); 4. Adrian Woodward, Bergen Catholic, 22.99; 5. Gregory Celariste, Don Bosco, 23.06.

300: 1. Seven Garcia, Hackensack, 35.18 (#1; #7); 2. Dely, 35.26 (#2, #11); 3. Jayden Candelaria, Paramus Catholic, 37.32; 4. Jaidyn Johnson, Paramus Catholic, 37.77; 5. Cristian Velez, Don Bosco, 38.49.

400: 1. Parris, 49.85 (#6, #12); 2. Peko, 51.67; 3. Zion Suitt, Bergen Catholic, 51.83; 4. Carter Solloway, Hawthorne, 51.90; 5. Thomas McAnulty, Bergen Catholic, 52.04. (Holloway is already #17 Passaic at 50.77 from 2024)

600: 1. Garcia, 1:22.67 (#3, #17); 2. Chris Baxter, River Dell, 1:28.81; 3. Anthony Pichardo, Clifton, 1:29.08; 4. Ben Johnson, Old Tappan, 1:29.14*; 5. Aidan Grivas, River Dell, 1:29.15.

800: 1. Luke Pash, Ridgewood, 1:56.04 (#2, #19); 2. Luke Davis, Demarest, 1:58.00 (#6); 3. Issaih Melendez, Kennedy, 1:58.71 (#7, #14); 4. Jason Enrile, Bergenfield, 2:01.63 (#21); 5. Charlie Denekamp, Midland Park, 2:02.75.

1,000: 1. Jack McKenna, Ridgewood, 2:41.84 (#12); 2. John Walsh, Fort Lee, 2:44.56 (#19); 3. Yahel Raviv, Demarest, 2:46.04; 4. Michael McGinnity, Hackensack, 2:47.73; 5. John Reitz, Pequannock, 2:47.89.

1,600: 1. Marcus Koshy, Pascack Valley, 4:25.43 (#10); 2. Jimmy Hernandez, Bergenfield, 4:35.39; 3. Enrile, 4:36.13; 4. Raviv, 4:37.90*; 5. Jacob Pullen, Don Bosco, 4:40.25*.

3,200:1. Jack Dowd, Don Bosco, 9:35.11* (#6); 2. Aidan Morrow, Hasbrouck Heights, 9:38.13 (#9); 3. Hernandez, 9:38.15 (#10); 4. McGinnity, 9:48.79 (#13); 5. Enrile, 9:50.48 (#14).

Shot put: 1. Tristan Puerta, Passaic Valley, 51-1 3/4 (#16, #23); 2. Everton Bills, Teaneck, 51-1 1/4 (#17); 3. Brody McCormack, Lakeland, 49-2 (#23); 4. Jayiem Gilkes, Becton, 47-9; 5. Seamus Gallagher, Paramus, 47-2 1/2.

High jump: 1. Volodymyr Kozliuk, Clifton, 6-6 (#4, #8); 2. Leighton Kelly, Glen Rock, 6-2 (#12); 3. Covenant Badmus, New Milford, 6-1; 4. Matt Murillo, Hasbrouck Heights and Brandon Alef, Demarest, 6-0.

Long jump: 1. Boakye, 22-10 1/2 (#1, #9); 2. Liam Paneque, Demarest, 22 9 3/4 (#2); 3. Palmer, 22-3 (#5); 4. Nathaniel Phillip, Clifton, 21-8 1/2 (#9, #9); 5. Alef, 21-7 1/2 (#11). (Paneque is already #7 at 23-2 from 2024).

Triple jump: 1. Adam Shaw, Pascack Valley, 45-9 3/4 (#3, #18); 2. Alef, 44-10 1/2 (#6); 3. Murillo, Hasbrouck Heights, 43-10 (#11); 4. Jeremy Andre, Lodi, 42-2 1/2 (#16); 5. Jakub Stypulkowski, Garfield, 42-0 (#21).

Pole vault: 1. Owen Keating, Pompton Lakes, 15-6 (#1) (#1)**; 2. Marcus Hochegger, Ridgewood, 12-6 (#14); 3. Raymond Stellmach, Ridgewood and Daniel Chung, Becton, 12-0 (#20); 5. eight tied at 11-0.

4-x-200 relay: 1. Bergen Catholic, 1:27.43 (#1, #1)***; 2. Paramus Catholic, 1:31.42 (#7, #14); 3. Teaneck, 1:32.42 (#16, #24); 4. Don Bosco, 1:34.06; 5. Glen Rock, 1:34.22.

4-x-400 relay: 1. Bergen Catholic, 3:25.94 (#5, #13); 2. Paramus Catholic, 3:31.71 (#15); 3. Hasbrouck Heights, 3;33.15 (#22);4. Bergenfield, 3:34.17 (#25); 5. Passaic Tech, 3:34.41.

4-x-800 relay: 1. Demarest, 8:14.71 (#6); 2. Bergen Tech, 8:42.29; 3. Old Tappan, 8:43.11; 4. Passaic Tech, 8:53.60; 5. Don Bosco, 8:53.99.

Distance medley relay: 1. Teaneck, 11:31.41; 2. Lakeland, 11:51.94; 3. Saddle Brook, 11:58.38.

Girls

55: 1. Piper Portacio, IHA, 7.12 (#4, #3); 2. Ella Buoncuore, Holy Angels, 7.29 (#13, #22); 3. Gina Certo, Holy Angels, 7.32 (#15); 4. Penelope Pace, Ridgewood, 7.35 (#17); 5. Joli Joyner, Paramus Catholic, 7.40 (#22). (Certo is already #8 at 7.18 from 2024)

55 HH: 1. Jenna Monaco, Dumont, 8.47 (#8, #19); 2. Kaleah Montgomery, Hackensack, 8.73; 3. Iza Samu, Glen Rock and Laila Shamash, Northern Highlands, 8.75; 5. Sandra Vitolo, Ramapo, 8.79.

200: 1. Portacio, 25.57 (#13, #12); 2. Joyner, 25.68 (#16, #17); 3. Buoncuore, 25.75 (#18, #20); 4. Pace, 25.92 (#22); 5. Jordan Myers, Paramus, 26.31.

300: 1. Joyner, 42.55 (#21); 2. Janaya Cobbinah, Paramus Catholic (#21), 42.86; 3. Kendall Krawczyk, Northern Highlands, 44.23; 4. Gabrielle Snell, Paramus Catholic, 45.47; 5. Sadira Sanchez, Paramus Catholic, 45.69.

400: 1. Certo, 55.65 (#2, #2); 2. Buoncuore, 59.96 (#23); 3. Tori Hackett, Passaic Tech, 60.42; 4. Meghan Buchanan, Northern Highlands, 60.90; 5. Amaris Hiatt, Holy Angels, 60.98.

600: 1. Bridget Cannon, Ramapo, 1:40.40 (#4); 2. Poppie Bimson, Rutherford, 1:44.79 (#17); 3. Mia DeVita, Clifton, 1:46.05; 4. Emme Fermin, Old Tappan, 1:47.54*; 5. Samiya Bovell, River Dell, 1:48.76.

800: 1. Sophee Estrems, Demarest, 2:24.34 (#11); 2. Catherine Wiley, Lakeland, 2:26.44 (#17); 3. Fermin, 2:28.73 (#24); 4. Gabrielle Rothstein, Demarest, 2:29.17; 5. Cannon, 2:32.54*.

1,000: 1. Grace Sullivan, Ridgewood, 3:17.84 (#21); 2. Keira Hickey, Pascack Hills, 3:18.44* (#23); 3. Ava Buckley, Demarest, 3:18.50 (#24); 4. Maggie Burchell, Northern Highlands, 3:18.54 (#25); 5. Katelyn Reuter, Dumont, 3:19.14*.

1,600: 1. Natalie Knowles, Ridgewood, 5:26.33 (#22); 2. Ayla Cooke, Ridgewood, 5:28.08; 3. Mackenzie Bua, Hasbrouck Heights, 5:28.46; 4. Kaylee Finnegan, Ramsey, 5:29.08; 5. Katelyn Reuter, Dumont, 5:31.14*.

3,200: 1. Katherine Keating, Ridgewood, 11:14.25 (#4); 2. Knowles, 11:24.98 (#5); 3. Cooke, 11:48.11 (#13); 4. Brianna Potaki, Ramapo, 11:51.87 (#15); 5. Bua, 12:22.15.

Shot put: 1. Afua Anyadike, Bergen Tech, 40-3 1/2 (#7, #19); 2. Grace Gilbert, Ramapo, 35-0 1/2 (#20); 3. Elizabeth Dankwa, Wayne Hills, 34-7 1/2 (#25); 4. Isabella Andriulli, Lakeland, 34-0 1/2; 5. Hackett, 33-8 1/2.

High jump: 1. Grace Dalgetty, Dwight-Englewood, 5-5 (#1, #11); 2. Martina Mejias, Tenafly, 5-3 (#6); 3. Caroline Ognibene, Old Tappan, 5-2 (#7); 4. four tied at 5-0.

Long jump: 1. Myers, 17-6 1/2 (#9); 2. Samu, Glen Rock, 17-1 (#21); 3. Pace, 17-0 (#23); 4. Harley Taylor, Mahwah, 16-2 1/4; 5. Emma Hsu, Dwight-Englewood, and Mackenzie Doyle, Hawthorne, 16-0.

Triple jump: 1. Myers, 35-9 1/4 (#8); 2. Erika Gargano, Demarest, 35-5 1/2 (#9); 3. Molly Quinn, IHA, 35-1 1/2 (#12); 4/ Erika Rodriguez, Lakeland, 34-0 1/2 (#21); 5. Gracie Taylor, Becton, 33-10 1/2 (#24).

Pole vault: 1. Monaco, 11-9 1/2 (#2, #8); 2. Isabella Formoso, Bergen Tech, and Jamie Kim, Old Tappan, 11-0 (#5); 4. Salome Sanchez, Old Tappan, 10-6 (#9); 5. Ognibene and Emerson Wiatrak, Ridgewood, 10-0 (#13).

4-x-200 relay: 1. Holy Angels, 1:45.50 (#6, #11); 2. Paramus Catholic, 1:46.09 (#7; #17); 3. IHA, 1:46.51 (#10; #20); 4. Ramapo, 1:49.17 (#18); 4. Passaic Tech, 1:49.27 (#20).

4-x-400 relay: 1. Passaic Tech, 4:16.88 (#15); 2. Lakeland, 4:18.17 (#20); 3. Rutherford, 4:19.34 (#25); 4. Ramsey, 4:21.94; 5. Bergenfield, 4:22.61.

4-x-800 relay: 1. Demarest, 10:14.47 (#19); 2. Ramapo, 10:21.57; 3. Hasbrouck Heights, 10:21.81; 4. Ramsey, 10:34.32; 5. Ridgewood, 10:45.32.

Distance medley relay: 1. Ramsey, 13:33.47 (#24); 2. IHA, 13:49.31; 3. Hasbrouck Heights, 13:58.74; 4. Lakeland, 14:31.63; 5. Teaneck, 14:39.05.