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2024 Outdoor Season Highlights:

Boys Track & Field captured a Co-League title, after an undefeated dual season (7-0) and runner up finish at the NJIC National Division Meet. This was the boy's first league title in 29 years. The Girls team finished the season (5-2) and finished 3rd at the Division Meet.
Mika Tampadong won the 800m, 1600m & 3200m @ the NJIC National Division Championship, won the 3200m @ the Bergen Meet of Champions, won the 3200m @ the North II Group II State Championship and finished 8th at the NJ State Meet of Champions
Analise Feliz was the Bergen C Champ in the High Jump and had outstanding runner up finishes at both the Bergen County Meet of Champions and the N2 G2 State Sectional Championship.
Max Thorn grabbed wins in the 1600 & 3200, while also securing second place in the 800 at the NJIC National Division Championship
Dan Chung & Amelia Carrasco became the first male and female duo to win the Pole Vault at the NJIC National Division Championship
Mika Tampadong, Analise Feliz, Gracie Taylor, Marisa Sclafani and Max Thorn each claimed new school records.
Relay Records Broken:
Boys 4x100 (Gustavo Costa, Steel Grabowski, Sean Palsi, Jaydon Gilkes), Boys 4x800 (Max Thorn, Fernando Ramos Garcia, Kyron Soumpholphakdy, Steven Longo), Boys 4x200 (Gustavo Costa, Yannick Fall, Sean Palsi, Steel Grabowski)
All County Selections
Mika Tampadong was named 1st Team All-County (3200m)
Analise Feliz was named 2nd Team All-County (High Jump)
Gracie Taylor was named 3rd Team All-County (Triple Jump)
1st Team All League Selections
Daniel Chung (Pole Vault), Max Thorn (1600m & 3200m), Amelia Carrasco (Pole Vault), Analise Feliz (High Jump), Mika Tampadong (1600m & 3200m), Jaydon Gilkes (HJ)
2nd Team All League Selections
Chris Zawadzki (Disc/Shot), Jonathan Palsi (Jav)
Honorable Mention All League Selections
Jasdeep Nagra (110HH),
BMOC Qualifiers Dan Chung (PV), Jon Palsi (Jav), Jaydon Gilkes (HJ), Steven Longo (400), Gustavo Costa (100), Max Thorn (3200), Mika Tampadong (3200), Gracie Taylor (Triple Jump), Analise Feliz (HJ, Jav)
State Group Qualifiers Jaydon Gilkes (HJ), Cole Thomas (HJ), Max Thorn (3200), 4x800 (Thorn, Soumpholphakdy, Ramos Garcia, Longo), 4x4 (Costa, Gilkes, Fall, Longo), 4x100 (Grabowski, Palsi, Gilkes, Costa), Analise Feliz (HJ / Jav), Mika Tampadong (3200), Gracie Taylor (Triple Jump), Chrissy Akiki (Javelin)
SMOC Qualifiers Mika Tampadong (3200) & Analise Feliz (High jump)
Coach Geraghty was named NJIC National Division Coach of the Year

2023-2024 Indoor Season Highlights:

Boys Track & Field captured the North II Group I State Sectional Title, the first track sectional title in school history.
Mika Tampadong won the 1600 @ The Bergen County Championships, the 3200m @ the North II Group I State Sectional Championship, was the runner-up in the 3200m @ the Group I State Championship & qualified for the State Meet of Champions.
Mika Tampadong was named 2nd Team All-County in the 1600m.
Jaydon Gilkes grabbed wins at the Racine Invitational and the Bob Chiswell Classic. Jaydon was top 15 in Bergen with a jump of 5'10.
Jayiem Gilkes was the runner up in Shot Put at the N2 G1 State Sectional Championship.
Coach Geraghty was named BCCA Indoor Boys Coach of the Year.

2023 Outdoor Season Highlights:

The 2023 Outdoor season saw a rapid jump from; rebuilding to competing. The Wildcats did not grab a title this spring, but the girls team finished dangerously close. The girls and boys each went (6-1) on the season, while the girls finished 2nd at the NJIC Colonial Championship Meet, with the boys finishing 3rd.
Gustavo Costa won the 100m, 200m and 400m @ The NJIC National Division
Steven Longo won the 800m @ The NJIC National Division
1st Team All League
Gustavo Costa (100, 200, 400), Steven Longo (800), Samprit Bajracharya (400IH), Anna Pamula (PV), Mika Tampadong (3200m)
2nd Team All League
Antonio Almeida (Disc)

2022-2023 Indoor Season Highlights:

The 2022-2023 Indoor season was the first season since 2005. The team was in rebuild/restart mode, and were not very competitive as a team. However, there were some individual success that proved to be very important team building blocks for the future of the indoor program.
Sophomore Steven Longo placed at the NJIC Conference Meet in the 400m and 800m.
Aiden Hansen cracked 11 minutes in the 3200m.
Mika Tampadong ran a 12:03 in the 3200m, leading to a State Group 1 championship qualification.
The boys 4x400 (Jaydon Gilkes, Steven Longo, Nathan Bello and Samprit Bajracharya) qualified for the State Group 1 Championship.
Jaydon Gilkes qualified for the State Group 1 Championship, in the High Jump.

2022 Outdoor Season Highlights:

The 2022 season was the first season under new head coaches, Coach Dorsey and Coach Geraghty. The Boys finished the season (5-2), while the girls finished the season (6-2). Both teams finished 3rd at the NJIC Meadowlands Division Championship.
Tommie Lee Minaya won the Division title in the 100m, 200m, Long Jump & High jump.
1st Team All League
Tommie Lee Minaya (100m, 200m, LJ, HJ)
2nd Team All League
Anna Pamula (LJ)
Honorable Mention All League
Ewan Lee (HH)
All County
Tommie Lee Minaya HJ, 3rd Team
BMOC Qualifiers
State Group Qualifiers