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NJSIAA Championships

Groups: May 30-31, 2008
Groups 1,2,4 at Egg Harbor - Group 3, Non-Public A&B at South Plainfield

Meet of Champions: Wed., June 4, 2008 - South Plainfield NJ


Worth The Wait

Rain-delayed Meet of Champions delivers, from start to finish - Highlights - FULL RESULTS

Boys Story - by George Kochman, Jr | Girls Story - by Matt Soja
with John Nepolitan Winners Galleries

MORE PHOTOS: Boys Gallery (77 photos) | Girls Gallery (72 photos) BUY PHOTOS HERE


Jillian Smith and Jason Walton ran blazing 800s. Photos John Nepolitan

MOC Highlights
  • B-800 – Jason Walton (Hillsborough) sets a new metric meet record with his 1:50.14 win.
  • G-800 – Jillian Smith and Chelsea Cox go 1-2 for Southern Regional with Smith coming home 1st in 2:05.26. Then in the 4 x 400, Smith and Cox both run 55.xx splits for a 3:49.57 4x400, with a total of 17 teams breaking 4:00.
  • G-3200 - Cross Country Meet of Champs winner Melanie Thompson (Voorhees) just nips Kathleen McCafferty (Oak Knoll) as both runners run under the metric meet record crossing the line in 10:17.18-10:17.28.
  • B-1600 – Brett Johnson (Ocean City) leads wire to wire to take the title in 4:09.03 to set a new meet record ahead of Robby Andrews' 4:11.65.
  • B-Shot – Nick Vena(Morristown) takes another showdown with Mike Alleman (Scotch Plains) 65’ 3-1/2” (on his 3rd throw) to 64’ 4” (also his 3rd throw) - Full Series - Vena: 62-9 3/4 - f - 65-3 1/2 - 63-0 - 65-1 1/4 - f ; Alleman: 57-4 - 62-3 1/4 - 64-4 - 63-0 - 63-3 1/2 - 62-10 1/4
  • B-3200 – Doug Smith (Gill St Bernard) hits the half way in 4:31 then builds up a big lead only to be caught at the line by soph Tyler Udland(Millburn) 9:04.80 – 9:05.73
  • G-800 – English Gardner (Eastern) takes sprint double: 11.88 100 over Audry Wilson(Deptford) 11.95, and 24.34 200
  • G-400 IH – Julie Alexander (Hopewell Valley) and Melisa Bellin(Rumson – Fair Haven) go nose to nose the entire way with Alexander winning, 1:00.60 to 1:00.72.
  • G-400 – Michelle Brown(Seneca) 54.14 and Nijgia Snapp(Oakcrest) 54.35 are 1st and 2nd and the only runners to break 55.
  • B-110 HH – Devon Hill (Trenton Central) is an easy winner in 13.89 (-1.1w)
  • G-SP/DT – Maureen Laffan (Toms River North) takes SP with 46’ 6-1/4” over DeAnne Hahn (Brick) 45’ 10-1/2”. Hahn takes DT with 139’ 6”.
  • G- Triple Jump – Shanaie Herber (JFK-Paterson) sets MR 40’7” with Ada Unachukwa (Marlboro) 40’0” to also break the old standard.
  • G-Pole Vault – Nicole Pomei(Hanover Park) sets a new meet record in taking 1st with a jump of 12’ 6”
  • B-400 Hurdles – In the 1st final of the day Demetrius Rooks (Absegami) wins in the 4th section to claim 1st overall in 53.31.
  • B-Javelin – Only 2 boys throw over 200’ with Brian Florek (Old Bridge) 201’1” over Cody Unger(Jefferson) 200’ 3”
  • B-Triple Jump – State Record Holder Chris Phipps (Lodi) was not able to get over the 50’ barrier again, but did jump 49’4-1/4” for a new meet record.
  • G-1600 – Allison Linnell (Colts Neck) leads 5 under 5:00 taking 1st in 4:54.87 over Penn Relays DMR hero Ashley Cromartie(Roxbury) 4:56.38.
  • B-400 – Isaiah Gill (Plainfield) and Clayton Parros (Seton Hall Prep) are the only two under 48 with Gill coming home 1st in 47.16 to Parros’s 47.36
  • B-4 x 400 – Abesgami outduals Winslow Township 3:15.77 – 3:16.13 as the top 6 all break 3:20
  • B-High Jump – Qaarir Tudor(West Orange) beats Montez Blair (Timber Creek) on misses as both clear 6’10”
  • B-Pole Vault – Chris Wyckoff (Toms River East) is the only vaulter to clear 15’0” in taking the title.
Boys and Girls Previews by Matt Soja and George Kochman Jr

Complete Group Results from mctrack.org (S. Plainfield) and lfrauloracingsystems.com (Egg Harbor, including Sunday's make-up events)

Group 1 - Group 2 - Group 3 - Group 4 - Non Public 'A' - Non Public 'B' - Highlights

Ed Grant's 5/29 NJ Report (includes Group Champs Preview)





Mike Alleman, during and after his 66-00.25 performance Friday at the NJ Group 3 meet. Photos by Kristen Holzherr.


Team Champs
  • Group 4 - Southern Region girls 46 over Jackson Memorial 39; Absegami boys 48 over Old Bridge 44
  • Group 3 - Camden girls 46 over Seneca 42; Timber Creek boys 57 over Camden 37
  • Group 2 - Rumson-Fair Haven and Ewing girls tied with 40 over Haddonfield 38; Abraham Clark boys 49 over Bridgeton 43
  • Group 1 - Robbinsville girls 43 over Verona 42: Metuchen boys 65 over Penns Grove 43
  • Non Public 'A' - Immaculate Heart girls 106 over Pope John XXIII 95; Msgr Donovan boys 79 over Seton Hall 71
  • Non Public 'B' - Holy Cross girls 84 over Our Lady of Mercy 68; Holy Cross boys 103 over Pingry 66

Group 4 Highlights -
  • Southern Regional jr Jillian Smith 2:08.23 800 / 4:59.48 1600 / 10:56.06 3200 triple, plus leg on 2nd place 3:50.8h 4x400
  • Eastern soph English Gardner 11.49 100 / 24.19 200 double (both nwi)
  • Trenton Central sr Devon Hill 13.80 110H (nwi, over Joshua Evans 13.91; 6 under 14:10), also 2nd 400H 54.64
  • Hillsborough jr Jason Walton 1:51.72 800 (Monroe Kearns 1:53.68)
  • Oakcrest jr Nijgia Snapp 55.08 400 / 24.95 200 (2nd, nwi)
  • Brick Twp sr DeAnne Hahn 44-07.50 SP / 136-05 DT
  • Winslow Twp boys 3:16.0h 4x400 (Absegami 3:16.8h)
  • Old Bridge sr Brian Florek 200-00 JT / 163-02 DT double
  • Hillsborough jr Ebony Young 40-00 TJ (nwi)
  • Absegami sr Geof Navarro 10.57 100 (nwi), 3rd 200, 3rd 400
  • Plainfield's Isaiah Gill 48.45 400, 2nd 200
  • Union jr Ugonna Ndu 14.19 100H (nwi) (teammate Ashley Battle 2nd 14.26)
  • Winslow Twp sr Barry Cephas 21.43 200 (nwi), 4th 400, leg on winning 4x400
  • Manalapan jr Robert Andrews 4:19.94 1600
  • Absegami sr Demetrius Rooks 54.04 400H
  • Washington Twp sr Jackie Dim 1:02.01 400H
  • Washington Twp jr Kwabena Keene 58-08.50 SP
  • Millville girls 3:50.1h 4x400

Group 3 Highlights -
  • Scotch Plains-Fanwood sr Mike Alleman 66-00.25 SP in Grp 3 (Nick Vena 63-08.25); also 3rd DT 173-08
  • Seneca soph Michelle Brown Grp record 53.91 400
  • Voorhees jr Melanie Thompson 4:53.60 1600 / 10:44.60 3200 double (Ashley Cromartie 4:54.61; Clare Buck 10:44.72, Chelsea Lea 10:48.12)
  • Ocean City jr Brett Johnson 4:14.55 1600 / 1:53.49 800 double
  • Hopewell Valley jr Julie Alexander 1:00.69 400H
  • Woodrow Wilson sr Samantha Sharper 14.17 100H (-0.1w)
  • Kingsway sr Robert Page 10.64 100 (-.0.9w) / 48.67 400 double
  • Deptford jr Audrey Wilson 11.95 100 (-0.3w) / 24.67 (+0.0) double, 2nd 400 54.62
  • Barnegat sr Jen Holly 12-00 PV (Chrissy Finkel also 12-00)
  • W. Morris Mendham sr Sarah Bella 43-05.25 SP, 2nd DT
  • Roxbury jr Ariann Neutts 2:12.45 800
  • Millburn sr Tyler Udland 9:11.86 3200
  • Fast young talent in 3200 - 2nd Shanwee soph Dave Forward 9:14.04 (also 3rd 1600 4:18.46), 4th/5th WW-P North freshmen James and Joseph Rosa, 9:15.24/9:17.76
  • West Deptford sr Steve Mitchell 14.26 110H (+0.5w)
  • Teaneck sr Damian Miles 21.57 200 (+0.0w)

Group 2 Highlights -
  • Abe Clark sr Akeem Gauntlet 10.67 100 / 21.65 200 (both nwi) / 49.58 400 triple, plus leg on winning 4x4
  • Lodi sr Chris Phipps 48-05.25 TJ / 22-02.25 LJ (both nwi)
  • Hawthorne sr Adja Dotday 12.20 100 / 25.51 200 double (both nwi)
  • Ewing sr Kamryn Austin 14.15 110H (nwi) /
  • Indian Hills sr Max Bruno 1:54.41 800 /
  • Rumson-Fair Haven jr Melissa Bellin 1:02.55 400H, leg on winning 4x4
  • Haddonfield jr Greta Feldman 2:14.86 800
  • Hanover Park jr Nicole Pompei 12-01 PV
  • Glassboro's Shamire Rothmiller 42-04.50 SP
  • Summit sr Susan Scavone 14.62 100H (nwi)

Group 1 Highlights -
  • Palmyra sr Rajeanna Marigna 12.15 100 / 25.69 200 (both nwi) / 58.97 400 triple , plus 3rd 100H
  • Midland Park sr Matthew Bieszard 49.99 400 / 22.11 200 (nwi) double, plus 3rd 100
  • Verona soph David Oster 4:28.51 1600 / 9:38.16 3200 double
  • Cresskill sr Kyle Elliott 199-02 JT
  • Paulsboro fr Lavon Childress 38-05 TJ (nwi)

Non Public 'A' Highlights -
  • Pope John XXIII jr Emily Carrollo 56.56 400 / 2:13.74 800 double, 2nd 100, plus leg on winning 4x400
  • Seton Hall jr Clayton Parros 10.96 (-1.4w) / 21.82 200 (+0.0w) / 47.62 400 triple
  • Immaculate Heart jr Sarah Pagano 5:01.42 1600 / 11:01.56 3200 double, leg on 2nd-place 4x400
  • Bergen Catholic sr Kevin Bostick 6-08 HJ / 45-09.50 TJ (nwi) double, plus 4th LJ
  • Immaculate Heart jr Shannon Sullivan 143-08 JT, 3rd SP, 4th DT
  • Camden Catholic soph Serifat Juniad 17-11 LJ (nwi) / 5-02 HJ / 25.71 200 (nwi) triple
  • Pope John XXIII sr Jon Juleus 4:16.71 1600 /
  • Great freshman - Red Bank Catholic fr Kevin Byrne 1:57.04 800 (2nd by .02) / 4:21.62 1600 (6th)

Non Public 'B' Highlights -
  • Oak Knoll sr Kathleen McCafferty 4:56.46 1600 / 10:43.14 3200 double
  • Gill St. Bernard jr Doug Smith 4;14.23 1600 / 9:12.04 3200 double
  • Pingry jr Carlton Bowers 55.12 400H / 14.93 110H (+0.4w) / 22.68 200 (+0.0w) triple, plus 2nd 100
  • Holy Cross sr Rose Johnson 5-02 HJ / 1:04.35 400H double, plus leg on winning 4x400, 2nd 100H
  • Our Lady of Mercy jr Genevieve Rybicki 39-11.75 SP / 114-05 DT double,
  • Holy Cross sr Ayana Davis 15.31 100H (-0.9w) / 34-08 TJ (nwi) /
  • Immaculate Conception soph Dominque Booker 12.08 100 (-0.4w) / 25.08 200 (-0.6w)
  • Holy Cross sr Frank Allen 158-01 DT / 50-05.75 SP double



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