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2/26/2008 Eastern States 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Close Season With 3 Records!
At the Eastern States Championships on Tuesday night the Vikings ended their indoor season with 3 events improving their own records!
For the girls, Sophia Ginez finished 8th in the 800 with a time of 2:18.86, a time that improved her own school record and also set a new indoor Middlesex County record! Her performance was .11 under the 6-year old standard.
Mariah Browne also finished 8th, jumping 17-3 in the long jump, a mark that improved her freshman school record!
For the boys, the 4X400 team of Josh Checo (53.0), Mike Ricketts (50.3 PR), John Liptak (52.3 PR), and Zack Ryan (52.2) improved their own school record once again, running 3:27.88 to take 11th place!
Boys
55 Dash
16. Jaron Baker 6.66 (made semis)
4X400 3:27.88 School Record, 11th
Josh Checo 53.0, Mike Ricketts 50.3, John Liptak 52.3, Zack Ryan 52.2
Girls
55 Dash
36. Melissa Dardani 7.64
37. Mariah Browne 7.65
800
8. Sophia Ginez 2:18.86, Indoor County Record
Long Jump
8. Browne 17-3
Triple Jump
31. Lauryn Strebeck 33-3.75
4X200 1:48.57, 15th
Jamie Thompson 27.9, Dardani 26.4, Rachel Johnson 27.0, Simone Hill 27.2
Distance Medley 12:46.91, 15th
Jenni Smilgis 4:00, Thompson 64.4, Stephanie Rodriguez 2:32, Sophia Ginez 5:10
2/23/2008 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 Medal-winning day at MOC!
On Saturday in Toms River, Sophia Ginez became the first Viking girl to medal at an indoor Meet of Champions since 1999! Her time of 5:06.64 in the 1600 placed her fourth, and took over 3 seconds off her own indoor school record! She also improved her pre-meet seeding by 10 places!
The boys 4X400 team of Zack Ryan (52.7), Josh Checo (53.0), John Liptak (52.5), and Mike Ricketts (51.8) was slightly off their best, but still managed a respectable 14th place with their solid time of 3:30.09.
2/16/2008 Group IV State Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 5 Move on to MOC!
At the Group IV meet on Saturday 5 Vikings qualified for the Meet of Champions next week by virtue of their top-6 finishes, while 2 other athletes had notable PR performances!
For the boys, the 4X400 team of Josh Checo (52.8 PR), Mike Ricketts (51.7 PR), John Liptak (52.7), and Zack Ryan (52.1) combined to run 3:29.44, which was good for 6th place! The time also took another second off the indoor school record that has now been broken or tied 4 times this year!
For the girls, Sophia Ginez finished 4th in the 1600 with a time of 5:09.83 to qualify for the MOC!
Other strong performances from the girls were turned in by Jamie Thompson, who improved her PR by over a second with her time of 60.32 in the 400, and Lyndsey Sample, who ran a PR of 12:02.18 in the 3200!
Boys
55 Hurdles
15T. Josh Checo 8.19
4X400 3:29.44, 6th place, Indoor School Record
Checo 52.8, Mike Ricketts 51.7, John Liptak 52.7, Zack Ryan 52.1
Girls
55 Dash
17. Melissa Dardani 7.70
400
13. Jamie Thompson 60.32
800
13. Sophia Ginez 2:21.92
1600
4. Ginez 5:09.83
24. Jenni Smilgis 5:32.14
3200
16. Lyndsey Sample 12:02.18
High Jump
12T. Emily Skalko 4-6
12T. Brooke Sassman 4-6
Shot Put
24. Stephanie Greco 29-1.75
2/10/2008 Central Jersey Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 12 Advance to States!
The Vikings had a good day at the first-ever indoor Central Jersey Sectionals, sending a total of 12 athletes to the Group IV State Meet next weekend!
For the girls, 8 athletes advanced and combined for 29 points, which placed the team 5th. Leading the way with two 2nd place finishes was Sophia Ginez, who ran 2:19.53 in the 800 and 5:09.85 in the 1600! The 800 time also lowered her own indoor school record! Tying for second in the high jump was Brooke Sassman, who cleared a height of 4-10 to tie her PR!
The girls also had 6 6th place finishes: Melissa Dardani in the 55 (7.68); Jamie Thompson in the 400 (61.47 PR); Jenni Smilgis in the 1600 (5:20.85, 11 second PR); Lyndsey Sample in the 3200 (12:03.65 PR); Stephanie Greco in the shot put (32-2.25 PR); and Emily Skalko in the high jump (4-8).
For the boys, the highlight was a 2nd place finish by the 4X400 team in 3:30.46, a time which also broke the indoor school record set this year! The team ran in the order of Josh Checo (54.1), Mike Ricketts (51.8 PR), John Liptak (52.4 PR), and Zack Ryan (51.9).
The other top-6 finish for the boys was turned in by Checo, who placed 5th in the 55 Hurdles with a PR of 8.15.
Danny Boyle also turned in a nice race, running a PR of 4:42.94 to place 10th in the 1600.
Girls
55 Dash
6. Melissa Dardani 7.68
15. Mariah Browne 8.05 (slip)
400
6. Jamie Thompson 61.47
14. Lauryn Strebeck 65.06
800
2. Sophia Ginez 2:19.53
18. Amanda Smilgis 2:37.06
1600
2. Ginez 5:09.85
6. Jenni Smilgis 5:20.85
3200
6. Lyndsey Sample 12:03.65
55 Hurdles
10. Falen Watson 9.52
11. Strebeck 9.74
4X400 4:17.49, 9th place
Thompson 63.0, Jamie Samper 65.0, Shadae Riggins 64.4, Watson 64.9
High Jump
2T. Brooke Sassman 4-10
6. Emily Skalko 4-8
Shot Put
6. Stephanie Greco 32-2.25
11. Ginelle Walker 29-1
Boys
55 Dash
7. Jaron Baker 6.91 (6.82 trials)
16. Justin McLendon 7.02
400
8. Zack Ryan 52.56
800
9. John Liptak 2:02.63
14. Steven Lewis 2:08.58
1600
10. Danny Boyle 4:42.94
14. Jon Bellizio 4:45.66
3200
18. Matt Boley 10:40.78
20. Sean Monaghan 10:42.54
55 Hurdles
5. Josh Checo 8.15
13. TJ Taikina 8.86
4X400 3:30.46 2nd place
Checo 54.1, Mike Ricketts 51.8, Liptak 52.4, Ryan 51.9
Shot Put
9. Dominick Padovano 42-5.75
10. Dan Zwiren 40-5
2/5/2008 Rebel Shot Put Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Frosh Sweep at Howell!
The Vikings had a nice night at the Rebel Shot Put meet in Howell on Tuesday, winning both freshman divisions! For the boys, Dominick Padovano threw a near-PR of 43-1 for the win, a mark that broke the previous meet record by over 4 feet! For the girls, Amber Brown won the freshman division with a PR of 29-11! Also medaling for the girls was Ginelle Walker, who finished 4th in the sophomore division with a PR toss of 32-1!
Boys
Freshmen
1. Dominick Padovano 43-1, Meet Record
Junior
17. Asela Boteju 34-0
Senior
7. Dan Zwiren 41-10.5
12. Wes Thomas 39-11
Girls
Freshmen
1. Amber Brown 29-11
Sophomore
4. Ginelle Walker 32-1
9. Emilie Transue 22-11
12. Veronica Eisenmann 21-1.5
2/4/2008 Varsity Classic 0 South Brunswick 0 Records Fall at Varsity Classic!
South Brunswick had a great showing at the Varsity Classic on Monday, breaking several records and setting many new personal bests!
For the girls, the distance medley team broke the school record plus the indoor Middlesex county record! The team of Jenni Smilgis (3:53.3 1200 PR), Jamie Samper (63.3 400), Stephanie Rodriguez (2:32.6 800), and Sophia Ginez (5:10.6 1600) ran 12:39.7 to finish 6th and shatter the 6-year old county indoor record by 4 seconds!
Also for the girls, Mariah Browne finished 3rd in the long jump with a leap of 17-2.25, a mark that broke the 25-year old freshman class record!
For the boys, Mike Ricketts broke a 3-year old indoor school record with his 200 time of 23.0!
In addition, the 4X400 team of Ricketts (54.3), John Liptak (52.9 PR), Josh Checo (52.6 PR), and Zack Ryan (51.7 PR) tied the indoor record set earlier this year with their time of 3:31.5.
Other strong races were turned in by the following athletes: Lyndsey Sample, who ran a 10 second 1600 PR of 5:37.2; Rachel Johnson, who ran a big PR of 27.2 in the 200; Shadae Riggins, who ran a PR of 63.5 in the 400; Danny Boyle, who ran a PR 4:48 in the 1600; and the boys 4X800 team of Jimmy Maloney (2:06.8), Brian Haydon (2:06.4), Steven Lewis (2:03.8), and John Liptak (2:02.1) that ran a season-best 8:19.1, with all 4 runners setting indoor PRs!
Girls
200
Melissa Dardani 27.1
Simone Hill 27.1
Rachel Johnson 27.2
400
Shadae Riggins 63.5
Janae Baker 66.1
1600
Lyndsey Sample 5:37.2
55 Hurdles
Lauryn Strebeck 9.0
Falen Watson
4X400 4:13.5
Jamie Thompson 62.1, Falen Watson 64.6, Jamie Samper 63.6, Stephanie Rodriguez 63.3
4X800 10:45.6
Amanda Smilgis 2:38.0, Sara MacMurray 2:40.4, Megan Behrend 2:45.1, Ashley Edwards 2:41.9
Distance Medley 12:39.7, 6th, County Record
Jenni Smilgis 3:53.3, Samper 63.3, Rodriguez 2:32.6, Sophia Ginez 5:10.6
Triple Jump
Lauryn Strebeck 33-10.25
Long Jump
3. Mariah Browne 17-2.25
7. Thompson 16-5
Boys
55 Dash
Jaron Baker 6.4 (made semis)
Justin McLendon
55 Hurdles
Zack Ryan 8.0
Josh Checo 8.0
200
Mike Ricketts 23.0, indoor school record
Kyle Morse 24.3
McLendon 24.5
400
Baker 55.1
800
Shri Kamat 2:15
1600
Danny Boyle 4:48
Andrew Basile 5:02
4X400 3:31.5, ties indoor school record
Ricketts 54.3, John Liptak 52.9, Checo 52.6, Ryan 51.7
4X800 8:19.1
Jimmy Maloney 2:06.8, Brian Haydon 2:06.4, Steven Lewis 2:03.8, Liptak 2:02.1
Distance Medley 11:17.8
Sean Monaghan 3:28.9, Vaughn Matthew 55.5, William Pan 2:08.3, Jon Bellizio 4:45
2/1/2008 South Brunswick 64 GMC Championships 36 Girls Win 2nd Straight County Title!
The Viking girls won the team title for the second straight year at the GMC Championships in Jersey City on Friday night, scoring 64 points and rolling to a 28 point victory! East Brunswick and JP Stevens were the closest rivals, scoring 36 and 34 points respectively. The team placed in all 9 events, including at least 2 athletes in 6 of those events, and had 15 people who contributed to the scoring!
Leading the way was double event winner Sophia Ginez, who captured the 800 (2:20.69) and the 1600 (5:31.08) by large margins! Her 800 time also broke a 24-year old indoor school record!
Finishing in 3rd was Lyndsey Sample, who ran 12:11.65 in the 3200, and Jen O'Laughlin and Brooke Sassman, who tied for 3rd in the high jump with personal bests of 4-10! The 4X400 team of Jamie Samper (64.9), Stephanie Rodriguez (65.4), Falen Watson (65.4), and Jamie Thompson (64.1) also took 3rd.
Picking up 4th place finishes were Jenni Smilgis in the 1600 (5:39.96) and 3200 (12:13.03 PR) and Mariah Browne in the 55 (7.54 PR).
5th place finishes went to Melissa Dardani in the 55 (7.55 PR), Watson in the 55 Hurdles (9.47 PR), Ginelle Walker in the shot put (31-9.75, PR of 3 feet), and Emily Skalko, who tied for 5th at 4-6 in the high jump.
Rounding out the scoring were 6th place finishes from Thompson in the 400 (62.45), Lauryn Strebeck in the 55 Hurdles (9.47 PR), and Stephanie Greco in the shot put (31-7.5 PR).
Other athletes who just missed placing or who turned in notable PRs were Amanda Smilgis (5:45.46, 1600 PR of 12 seconds, 7th place); Rodriguez (9.47 55 Hurdles PR, 7th place); Amber Brown (29-10, 2 foot shot put PR, 9th place); Simone Hill (7.90 55 PR, 9th place); Janae Baker (65.02 400 PR).
The Viking boys scored 21 points to finish in 6th place overall.
The top finish for the boys was Jaron Baker's 2nd in the 55 Dash (6.65 PR).
In the 400, Zack Ryan ran a PR 52.22 to take 3rd, while John Liptak finished 5th in the 800 at 2:05.14, and Mike Ricketts took 6th in the 400 at 53.65.
The 3 athletes just mentioned were also part of the 4X400 team that took 4th, running in the order of Ricketts (54.4), Liptak (53.1), Josh Checo (53.8), and Ryan (53.0) for a total time of 3:34.53.
Failing to place but turning in notable marks were the shot putters: Dominick Padovano (42-6, 9th place), Wes Thomas (41-9 PR, 10th place), and Dan Zwiren (41-5 PR, 12th place). Finishing in 7th and 8th place in the 55 Hurdles were Checo (8.22) and Ryan (8.33, but 8.19 in the trials).
Girls
Shot Put
5. Ginelle Walker 31-9.75
6. Stephanie Greco 31-7.5
9. Amber Brown 29-10
High Jump
3T. Jen O'Laughlin 4-10
3T. Brooke Sassman 4-10
5T. Emily Skalko 4-6
55 Dash
4. Mariah Browne 7.54
5. Melissa Dardani 7.55
9. Simone Hill 7.90
400
6. Jamie Thompson 62.45
13. Janae Baker 65.02
18. Sharon Liu 67.79
800
1. Sophia Ginez 2:20.69
11. Ashley Edwards 2:37.03
19. Sara MacMurray 2:39.59
1600
1. Ginez 5:31.08
4. Jenni Smilgis 5:39.96
7. Amanda Smilgis 5:45.46
3200
3. Lyndsey Sample 12:11.65
4. J. Smilgis 12:13.03
10. Megan Behrend 13:05.43
55 Hurdles
(went to the thousandth of a second to break ties)
5. Falen Watson 9.47
6. Lauryn Strebeck 9.47
7. Stephanie Rodriguez 9.47
4X400 4:20.03, 3rd
Jamie Samper (64.9), Rodriguez (65.4), Watson (65.4), Thompson (64.1)
Boys
Shot Put
9. Dominick Padovano 42-6
10. Wes Thomas 41-9
12. Dan Zwiren 41-5
55 Dash
2. Jaron Baker 6.65
15. Justin McLendon 6.97
26. Vaughn Matthew 7.17
1/26/2008 Peddie School 0 South Brunswick 0 Solid Marks at Peddie!
The Vikings competed well in a scrimmage on Saturday at Peddie that included the George School, Hillsborough, and East Brunswick. There were many personal bests as some of the younger Vikings closed their seasons in style!
Girls
45 Hurdles
Falen Watson 7.9
Sharon Liu 8.1
Laura Calderone 8.7
Darlene Braithwaite 8.8
45 Dash
Janae Baker 6.5
Allie Ridley 6.6
Yasmine Burd 6.8
Shadae Riggins 6.9
200
Braithwaite 30.7
Valerie Kaplan 31.3
Chelsea Laniado 32.2
Catherine Reckelhoff 32.2
Sharae Bennett 32.5
Kristin Borodin 32.9
Aignee Griffith 33.7
Sam Berk 33.9
Cristina Raghavan 36.0
Hannah Grossman 36.9
400
Liu 66.4
Watson 67.2
Ridley 70.3
Jenna Wandishin 73.1
Lauri Duffy 73.8
Ashley Foy 88.4
800
Rebecca Giampolo 2:51.1
Sarah Elghriany 2:51.2
Brianna Fischer 3:04.2
3200
Lyndsey Sample 12:06
Jenni Smilgis 12:27
4X400 4:39.9
Baker 67.2, Burd 71.5, Calderone 74.0, Riggins 67.2
High Jump
Jackie King 4-2
Shot Put
Emilie Transue 22-2
Veronica Eisenmann 20-1
Boys
45 Hurdles
AJ Dramis 7.8
Jon Gillespie 8.8
45 Dash
Anthony Parel 6.0
Rohan Katipally 6.0
Samarth Patel 6.3
200
Kyle Morse 26.1
Parel 26.3
Katipally 26.9
Gillespie 28.5
Sathis Weerasinghe 28.7
400
Shri Kamat 56.1
Morse 56.9
Alex Tang 59.5
Saajan Chopra 65.3
Patel 67.5
800
Joohyeng Lee 2:21
1600
Andrew Sudran 5:10
Rajeev Shah 5:26
Nick Denuzzo 5:29
Dan Murphy 5:30
Parth Sheth 5:32
Sean Hudgins 5:33
Nadeem Kazi 5:43
Utsarga Sikder 5:53
Anthony Bavaro 6:10
3200
Matt Boley 10:38
Sean Monaghan 11:04
Andrew Basile 11:07
Jimmy Brennan 11:22
Yashwanth Manjunath 11:29
Kevin O'Laughlin 11:33
Dan Medell 11:34
Chris Campagnola 11:35
4X400 3:55.8
Heaton Kath 59.0, Kamat 57.5, Tang 59.9, Dramis 59.6
Shot Put
Will Gosa 35-2.5
Matt Fox 29-9
Ratheesh Asokan 29-3.5
Divij Singh 23-0.25
1/23/2008 South Brunswick 0 St. Joe's (boys only) 0 Vikings Run Well in Final Home Meet!
SB Results:
55 Hurdles
AJ Dramis 9.5
Dan Gil 10.1
55
Justin McLendon 6.8
Shri Kamat 6.8
Anthony Parel 7.2
Heaton Kath 7.3
Samarth Patel 7.3
Erek Wilkerson 7.4
Alex Tang 7.4
Sathis Weerasinghe 8.0
Saajan Chopra 8.1
200
Shri Kamat 24.4
Kyle Morse 24.7
AJ Dramis 24.9
Matt Kilbride 25.4
Heaton Kath 25.6
Rohan Katipally 25.8
Anthony Parel 25.9
Alex Tang 25.9
Erek Wilkerson 27.0
Samarth Patel 27.7
Sathis Weerasinghe 29.0
800
Andrew Sudran 2:16
Joohyeng Lee 2:22
Kevin Clark 2:32
Mike Senna 2:35
Kevin Carbone 2:35
Matt Yelo 2:39
Khal Issa 2:45
1600
William Pan 5:00
Sean Monaghan 5:07
Kevin O' Laughlin 5:18
Rajeev Shah 5:21
Jithin Jacob 5:23
Dan Medell 5:25
Ryan Polny 5:28
Parth Sheth 5:33
Sean Hudgins 5:34
Nick Denuzzo 5:35
Daniel Murphy 5:44
Andrew Green 5:54
Nadeem Kazi 5:57
Nicholas DiGirolamo 6:09
Anthony Bavaro 6:10
Utsarga Sikder 6:12
Michael Boccio 6:13
Matt Koppel 6:31
3200
Matt Boley 10:43
Andrew Basile 11:04
Jimmy Brennan 11:15
Brian Park 11:24
Kevin O'Laughlin 11:42
Chris Campagnola 11:46
Shot Put
Dominick Padovano 42-0
Wes Thomas 39-6
Will Gosa 35-4
Amish Vora 34-6.5
Chris Argese 33-5
Matt Fox 29-10.25
Ratheesh Asokan 29-6
Barry Potts 28-8.75
Divij Singh 21-4.5
1/22/2008 FDU Jumps Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Great Jumps at FDU!
The Vikings had a productive night at the FDU Field Festival, earning 3 first place finishes plus 4 other medals for top-3 finishes!
The highlights were two massive personal bests in the long jump for Jamie Thompson and Mariah Browne. Thompson won the varsity division with a leap of 17-1 on her last attempt, while Browne captured the frosh/novice division with a jump of 17-0.75! Both jumps were personal bests by 1 foot!
Also winning the frosh/novice division was Brooke Sassman, who jumped 4-8 in the high jump! Finishing just behind her was Jen O'Laughlin, who also jumped 4-8 but took 2nd on misses!
Finishing in 3rd for the girls was Lauryn Strebeck, who jumped 34-0.5 in the varsity triple jump, and Emily Skalko, who cleared 4-8 in the varsity high jump.
Placing for the boys was Dominick Padovano, who cleared 5-4 to take 2nd in the frosh/novice high jump.
Boys
Pole Vault
Jon Bellizio 9-4
Frosh/Novice High Jump
2. Dominick Padovano 5-4
Girls
Pole Vault
Melissa Dardani 7-6
Varsity Triple Jump
3. Lauryn Strebeck 34-0.5
Varsity High Jump
3. Emily Skalko 4-8
Frosh/Novice High Jump
1. Brooke Sassman 4-8
2. Jen O'Laughlin 4-8
Jackie King 4-0
Varsity Long Jump
1. Jamie Thompson 17-1
Frosh/Novice Long Jump
1. Mariah Browne 17-0.75
1/19/2008 Lavino Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 3 School Records & Many Other Great Performances!
The Vikings had a great day at Lawrenceville Prep's Lavino Relays on Saturday, coming home with 3 school records and 7 sets of medals for top-3 performances!
For the boys, 3 relay teams set or tied new indoor school records! The shuttle hurdle team of Josh Checo (7.6), Zack Ryan (7.5), TJ Taikina (8.2), and Matt Kirbos (7.9) finished in 1st place with a time of 31.2, a time that broke the school record set last year!
Finishing in 2nd and breaking another school record was the 4X400 team of Mike Ricketts (52.9), Ryan (52.1), Checo (53.2), and Kris Raghavan (53.4) that ran 3:31.5 to finish 2 seconds under the 2-year old record!
Also finishing in 2nd and tying a 13-year old school record was the 4X200 team of Ricketts (23.1), Jaron Baker (23.9), Raghavan (23.9), and Kirbos (23.4) that ran 1:34.1!
The boys also had 6th place finishes from the 4X800 team of Brian Haydon (2:08), Jimmy Maloney (2:06), Steven Lewis (2:07), and John Liptak (2:05) that ran 8:28, and the sprint medley team of Baker (23.5 200), Shri Kamat (24.3 200), Lewis (55.0 400), and Liptak (2:04 800) that ran 3:47.5.
The girls also had a strong day, earning 4 sets of medals and performing well in many events.
The top places were 2nd place finishes by the sprint medley team of Melissa Dardani (26.6 200), Simone Hill (27.1 200), Jamie Thompson (64.2 400), and Sophia Ginez (2:21.7) that ran 4:19.7, and the long jump tandem of Thompson and Mariah Browne, both of whom jumped identical marks of 16-0.5.
Finishing in 3rd with season best times were the 4X200 team of Thompson (27.1), Dardani (26.7), Browne (27.5), and Hill (26.8) that ran 1:48.1, and the 4X400 team of Thompson (63.2), Stephanie Rodriguez (63.5), Ginez (61.2), and Jamie Samper (63.7) that ran 4:11.5.
The girls also had a 5th place finish from the shuttle hurdle team of Falen Watson (9.1), Sharon Liu (9.0), Lauryn Strebeck (9.0), and Rodriguez (9.2) that ran 36.3, and had notable PRs or near PRs from Emily Skalko (4-10 high jump), Stephanie Greco (31-1.5 shot put), and Jenni Smilgis (2:29 800 leg).
Girls
Shuttle Hurdles 36.3 5th
Falen Watson 9.1, Sharon Liu 9.0, Lauryn Strebeck 9.0, Stephanie Rodriguez 9.2
4X200 1:48.1 2nd
Jamie Thompson 27.1, Melissa Dardani 26.7, Mariah Browne 27.5, Simone Hill 26.8
4X800 10:27.5 8th
Jenni Smilgis 2:29.6, Amanda Smilgis 2:38.5, Sara MacMurray 2:42.2, Ashley Edwards 2:37.0
4X400
A (4:11.5 3rd): Thompson 63.2, Rodriguez 63.5, Sophia Ginez 61.2, Jamie Samper 63.7
B (4:28.6): Strebeck 65.5, MacMurray 68.2, A. Smilgis 69.8, Watson 64.7
Distance Medley 13:48
J. Smilgis 4:04.0, Rodriguez 65.4, Megan Behrend 2:43.8, Lyndsey Sample 5:55.2
Sprint Medley 4:19.7 2nd
Dardani 26.6, Hill 27.1, Thompson 64.2, Ginez 2:21.7
Long Jump 32-1 2nd
Thompson 16-0.5, Browne 16-0.5
High Jump 9-4
Emily Skalko 4-10, Brooke Sassman 4-6
Shot Put 59-2.75 7th
Stephanie Greco 31-1.5, Ginelle Walker 28-1.25
Boys
Shuttle Hurdles 31.2 1st, School Record
Josh Checo 7.6, Zack Ryan 7.5, TJ Taikina 8.2, Matt Kirbos 7.9
4X200 1:34.1 2nd, =School Record
Mike Ricketts 23.1, Jaron Baker 23.9, Kris Raghavan 23.9, Kirbos 23.4
4X800
A (8:28, 6th): Brian Haydon 2:08.8, Jimmy Maloney 2:06.9, Steven Lewis 2:07.7, John Liptak 2:05.2
B (8:53.3): Jon Bellizio 2:08.7, Brian Park 2:14.0, William Pan 2:11.6, Andrew Basile 2:19.0
4X400 3:31.5 2nd, School Record
Ricketts 52.9, Ryan 52.1, Checo 53.2, Raghavan 53.4
Distance Medley 11:28.3
Sean Monaghan 3:29, Maloney 55.5, Bellizio 2:06.7, Danny Boyle 4:57
1/18/2008 Development Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Medals Galore!
The Vikings came home Friday with many medals and other solid performances after competing in the Jersey City Development Meet.
For the girls, the top performance was the freshman 4X200 team's 1:57.7 1st place finish! The lineup consisted of Rachel Johnson (28.2), Yasmine Burd (29.8), Laura Calderone (30.9), and Shadae Riggins (28.7).
Finishing in 2nd for the girls was Johnson in the frosh 60 meter dash with a time of 8.2.
Also placing for the girls was Amber Brown, who took 4th in the frosh 55 hurdles (10.7) and 6th in the novice shot put (27-4), and the frosh 4X200 'B' team of Jen O'Laughlin (31.2), Jenna Wandishin (31.9), Jean Choi (31.5), and Jackie King (32.1) that ran 2:06.8 to finish 5th.
For the boys, Anthony Parel was 2nd in the frosh 60 (7.6), and was part of the 6th place novice 4X200 team of Vaughn Matthew (24.9), AJ Dramis (26.2), Heaton Kath (25.8), Parel (25.7) that ran 1:42.4.
Also placing for the boys was the novice 4X800 team of Andrew Sudran (2:15), Mathu Kumarasamy (2:15), Matt Kilbride (2:18), and Dan Medell (2:17) that took 3rd in 9:07; Wes Thomas, who took 3rd in the novice shot put (37-9); Jashan Singh, who took 4th in the novice shot put (37-2); Matthew, who was 5th in the novice 60 (7.5), and Pranav Somisetty, who was 6th in the frosh 55 hurdles (12.7).
Girls
Frosh 55 Hurdles
4. Amber Brown 10.7
Laura Calderone 10.6 (did not make finals based on trials place)
Frosh 60
2. Rachel Johnson 8.2
Shadae Riggins 8.5 (made semis)
Novice 55 Hurdles
Darlene Braithwaite 10.7
Frosh 4X200
A (1:57.7 1st): Johnson 28.2, Yasmine Burd 29.8, Calderone 30.9, Riggins 28.7
B (2:06.8 5th): Jen O'Laughlin 31.2, Jenna Wandishin 31.9, Jean Choi 31.5, Jackie King 32.1
Novice 4X200
A (2:03.6): Valerie Kaplan 31.1, Braithwaite 31.6, Brianna Fischer 30.8, Sarah Elghriany 30.2
B (2:08.7): Aignee Griffith 33.2, Rebecca Giampolo 32.4, Kristin Borodin 32.1, Lauri Duffy 30.9
C (2:17.1): Catherine Reckelhoff 32.5, Sam Berk 34.2, Sharae Bennett 32.3, Ashley Foy 38.2
Frosh 200
Cristina Raghavan 36.3
Novice Shot Put
6. Brown 27-4
Emilie Transue 22-7
Veronica Eisenmann 21-9
Boys
Frosh 60
2. Anthony Parel 7.6
Novice 60
5. Vaughn Matthew 7.5
Rohan Katipally
Novice 55 Hurdles
AJ Dramis 9.7
Frosh 55 Hurdles
6. Pranav Somisetty 12.4
Novice 4X800
A (9:07.2 3rd): Andrew Sudran 2:15.6, Mathu Kumarasamy 2:15.5, Matt Kilbride 2:18.6, Dan Medell 2:17.5
B (9:48): Ryan Polny 2:22, Rajeev Shah 2:33, Jithin Jacob 2:28, Brian Dixon 2:25
C (9:59): Parth Sheth 2:31, Sean Hudgins 2:32, Chris Campagnola 2:32, Joohyeng Lee 2:24
D (10:07): Raghav Ahuja 2:29, Nick DeNuzzo 2:32, Stephen Ragany 2:36, Domenick D'Aniello 2:30
E (10:32): Gobie Kumarasamy 2:37, John Hesson 2:52, Mike Senna 2:31, Andrew Green 2:34
F (10:43): Kevin Carbone 2:37, Kevin Clark 2:39, Karan Vazirani 2:44, Utsarga Sikder 2:43
Novice 4X200
A (1:42.4 6th): Matthew 24.9, Dramis 26.2, Heaton Kath 25.8, Parel 25.7
B (1:45.6): Katipally 25.5, Dan Gil 27.9, Erek Wilkerson 26.8, Nikhil Yerramilli 25.5
C (1:52.2): Sathis Weerasinghe 28.5, Siva Shanmugam 27.9, Saajan Chopra 28.3, Samarth Patel 27.7
Frosh 200
Somisetty 28.6
Novice Shot Put
3. Wes Thomas 37-9
4. Jashan Singh 37-2
Asela Boteju 35-2
Matt Fox 30-10
Divij Singh 19-6
Open 1600
Sean Monaghan 4:58
Brian Park 4:59
Andrew Basile 5:07
Dan Medell 5:09
Andrew Sudran 5:10
Jimmy Brennan 5:12
Kevin O'Laughlin 5:16
Ryan Polny 5:23
1/15/2008 JP Stevens 0 South Brunswick 0 Snow and late busses can't stop the Vikings!
The Vikings survived a late bus and snow showers to post many impressive performances against JP Stevens and Piscataway!
Boys
200
Justin McLendon 24.7
Erek Wilkerson 26.0
Dan Gil 26.0
Alex Tang 26.2
Rohan Katipally 26.3
TJ Taikina 26.9
Jonathan Gillespie 27.6
Sathis Weerasinghe 28.9
Pranav Somisetty 29.8
Saajan Chopra 30.5
Brian Schwartz 31.1
800
William Pan 2:12
Andrew Sudran 2:15
Mathu Kumarasamy 2:17
Dan Medell 2:18
Brian Dixon 2:19
Rajeev Shah 2:23
Jithin Jacob 2:23
Ryan Polny 2:24
Parth Sheth 2:24
Joohyeng Lee 2:25
Sajan Patel 2:25
Sean Hudgins 2:25
Raghav Ahuja 2:26
Nick Denuzzo 2:28
Stephen Ragany 2:30
Domenick D'Aniello 2:30
Lokesh Lahoti 2:32
Andrew Green 2:32
Gobie Kumarasamy 2:32
Mike Senna 2:33
Utsarga Sikder 2:33
Kevin Clark 2:34
Kevin Carbone 2:35
Karan Vazirani 2:35
Michael Boccio 2:41
Leo Wang 2:44
Keith Shum 2:45
Brian Steinberg 2:46
Jason Yu 2:47
Nicholas DiGirolamo 2:48
Ithan Sokol 2:48
Anthony Bavaro 2:49
John Hesson 2:52
Matt Koppel 2:53
3200
Matt Boley 10:44
Sean Monaghan 11:00
Kevin O' Laughlin 11:08
Jimmy Brennan 11:08
Andrew Basile 11:12
Brian Park 11:18
Yashwanth Manjunath 11:29
Chris Campagnola 11:48
4 X 400 A 3:34.4
Kyle Morse 55.1
Zack Ryan 52.4
Steven Lewis 52.9
Shri Kamat 54.1
4 X 400 B 3:35.2
Matt Kirbos 54.7
Josh Checo 53.0
John Liptak 52.9
Matt Kilbride 54.8
4 X 400 C 3:49.1
Heaton Kath 57.3
Vaughn Matthew 56.9
AJ Dramis 56.6
Anthony Parel 58.4
Shot Put
Dominick Padovano 43-3.5
Wes Thomas 41-4
Chris Argese 34-11.5
Will Gosa 34-7
Jashan Singh 34-5
Asela Boteju 31-2
Ratheesh Asokan 28-11.5
Divij Singh 19-8
Girls
200
Yasmine Burd 28.7
Zaniah Maynor 29.4
Shadae Riggins 29.5
Allie Ridley 29.6
Valerie Kaplan 30.5
Darlene Braithwaite 30.6
Lauri Duffy 31.8
Jean Choi 33.0
Aignee Griffith 33.0
Sam Berk 33.9
Sharae Bennett 34.0
Hannah Grossman 35.0
Cristina Raghavan 37.8
Ashley Foy 38.2
800
Amanda Smilgis 2:39
Sara MacMurray 2:40
Ashley Edwards 2:42
Alisha Maskarenas 2:58
Afshan Ahmed 3:02
3200
Lyndsey Sample 12:21
4X400 A 4:50.9
Brianna Fischer 73.6
Laura Calderone 70.9
Kristin Borodin 75.7
Sarah Elghriany 70.8
4X400 B 4:59.2
Rebecca Giampolo 75.1
Chelsea Laniado 75.8
Rachel Johnson 72.6
Jenna Wandishin 75.9
Shot Put
Stephanie Greco 30-5.5
Ginelle Walker 28-2
Emilie Transue 21-9
Veronica Eisenmann 20-9
High Jump
Emily Skalko 4-11
Brooke Sassman 4-9
Jen O'Laughlin 4-3
Jackie King 4-0
1/12/2008 Group IV State Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 4 Sets of Medals & 1 School Record!
The Vikings had a strong day at the Group IV State Relays on Saturday, earning 4 sets of medals and setting 1 indoor school record!
For the girls, the top performance was the 3rd place finish of the sprint medley team! The lineup of Jamie Thompson (63.3 400), Melissa Dardani (26.6 200), Simone Hill (27.6 200), and Sophia Ginez (2:21.1 indoor 800 PR) ran a quick 4:18.82, despite competing in the 3rd of 5 heats!
Finishing in 4th was the distance medley team of Jenni Smilgis (3:58.3 1200 PR), Jamie Samper (66.6 400), Stephanie Rodriguez (2:36.2 800), and Ginez (5:06.7 indoor 1600 PR) that ran 12:48.05! Their time also broke a 10-year old indoor school record by over 2 seconds!
Rounding out the girls scoring was the 6th place 4X200 team of Dardani (27.5), Mariah Browne (27.9), Thompson (27.4), and Hill (27.5) that ran 1:50.46!
For the boys, the top performance was the 6th place finish of the 4X800 team! The foursome of Steven Lewis (2:08.5), Brian Haydon (2:08.4 indoor PR), Jimmy Maloney (2:07.3 indoor PR), and John Liptak (2:03.7 indoor PR) combined to run 8:27.92.
The boys and girls team also combined for a 7th place (boys 4X200) and 3 8th place finishes (boys & girls high jump, girls shuttle hurdles) to just miss scoring in those events.
Girls
4X200 1:50.46 6th place
Melissa Dardani 27.5, Mariah Browne 27.9, Jamie Thompson 27.4, Simone Hill 27.5
4X400 4:27.24 22nd place
Jamie Samper 68.4, Sharon Liu 65.4, Falen Watson 66.8, Lauryn Strebeck 66.5
4X800 10:53.61 17th place
Amanda Smilgis 2:43.8, Sara MacMurray 2:43.6, Ashley Edwards 2:45.2, Lyndsey Sample 2:40.8
Sprint Medley 4:18.82 3rd place
Thompson 63.3, Dardani 26.6, Hill 27.6, Sophia Ginez 2:21.1
Distance Medley 12:48.05 4th place
Jenni Smilgis 3:58.3, Samper 66.6, Stephanie Rodriguez 2:36.2, Ginez 5:06.7
Shuttle Hurdles 35.15 8th place
Watson 8.6, Liu 9.0, Strebeck 8.6, Rodriguez 8.8
Shot Put 59-7.25 13th place
Stephanie Greco 30-11, Ginelle Walker 28-8.25
High Jump 9-2 8th place tie
Emily Skalko 4-8, Jen O'Laughlin 4-6
Boys
4X200 1:36.57 7th place
Matt Kirbos 23.6, Jaron Baker 25.0, Mike Ricketts 23.3, Kyle Morse 24.6
4X400 3:37.33 15th place
Zack Ryan 53.4, Josh Checo 55.4, Ricketts 53.7, Kris Raghavan 54.7
4X800 8:27.92 6th place
Steven Lewis 2:08.5, Brian Haydon 2:08.4, Jimmy Maloney 2:07.3, John Liptak 2:03.7
Distance Medley 11:27.13 20th place
Jon Bellizio 3:27.1, Shri Kamat 56.1, William Pan 2:12.2, Danny Boyle 4:51.6
Shuttle Hurdles 32.72 11th place
Checo 8.0, Ryan 8.0, TJ Taikina 8.7, Kirbos 7.9
Shot Put 79-11 17th place
Dan Zwiren 40-4.5, Wes Thomas 39-6.5
High Jump 11-2 8th place
Kirbos 5-8, Dominick Padovano 5-6
1/8/2008 South Brunswick 0 Sayreville 0 Vikings Enjoy Warm Weather vs. Sayreville!
Boys
55
Jaron Baker 6.5
Mike Ricketts 6.7
Justin McLendon 6.8
Vaughn Matthew 6.9
Anthony Parel 7.0
Rohan Katipally 7.1
Dan Gil 7.5
Erek Wilkerson 7.5
Samarth Patel 7.6
Siva Shanmugan 7.7
Sathis Weerasinghe 7.8
Saajan Chopra 8.2
Toto Felli 8.6
Madan Kumar 9.0
55HH
Josh Checo 8.0
Zack Ryan 8.3
Dominick Padovano 8.6
TJ Taikina 8.6
AJ Dramis 9.6
Jonathan Gillespie 10.6
Brian Schwartz 11.6
200
Jaron Baker 23.2
Mike Ricketts 23.2
Zack Ryan 24.3
Josh Checo 24.3
Justin McLendon 25.5
Anthony Parel 25.8
Erek Wilkerson 25.9
Rohan Katipally 26.0
Samarth Patel 27.2
Dan Gil 27.6
Jonathan Gillespie 27.7
Sathis Weerasinghe 27.7
Siva Shanmugan 28.5
Saajan Chopra 30.4
Madan Kumar 34.1
800
John Liptak 2:02
Jimmy Maloney 2:05
Brian Haydon 2:05
Steven Lewis 2:05
Jonathan Bellizio 2:06
Danny Boyle 2:11
William Pan 2:11
Joohyeng Lee 2:22
Sajan Patel 2:27
Kevin Carbone 2:33
Dan Desranleau 2:36
Keith Shum 2:38
Jason Yu 2:42
Bobby Bonagura 2:43
1600
Kevin O' Laughlin 4:56
Brian Park 4:58
Matt Boley 5:00
Dan Medell 5:03
Andrew Sudran 5:04
Andrew Basile 5:06
Jimmy Brennan 5:07
Ryan Polny 5:10
Yashwanth Manjunath 5:16
Rajeev Shah 5:18
Jithin Jacob 5:20
Parth Sheth 5:24
Brian Dixon 5:24
Sean Hudgins 5:28
Chris Campagnola 5:28
Stephen Ragany 5:32
Daniel Murphy 5:35
Raghav Ahuja 5:43
Nick Denuzzo 5:46
Domenick D'Aniello 5:46
Nadeem Kazi 5:47
Mike Senna 5:52
Lokesh Lahoti 5:53
Matt Yelo 5:55
Gobie Kumarasamy 5:55
Kevin Clark 6:00
Nicholas DiGirolamo 6:03
Michael Boccio 6:03
Leo Wang 6:05
Ithan Sokol 6:05
Utsarga Sikder 6:07
Anthony Bavaro 6:08
Khal Issa 6:22
Matt Koppel 6:35
Raghav Ravichander 6:43
Manoj Kumar 6:43
4 X 400 A
Kris Raghavan 53.3
Matt Kilbride 55.8
Heaton Kath 55.6
AJ Dramis 56.4
4 X 400 B
Shri Kamat 54.1
Vaughn Matthew 57.6
Alex Tang 59.3
Nikhil Yerramilli 60.6
High Jump
Matt Kirbos 5-8
Dominick Padovano 5-6
Shot Put
Dan Zwiren 40-4.5
Dominick Padovano 39-11.25
Wes Thomas 39-8
Chris Argese 34-9.75
Junior Anto 31-9.25
Jashan Singh 31-8
Amish Vora 31-0.5
Asela Boteju 29-9
Will Gosa 29-8
Matt Fox 29-4
Barry Potts 26-6
Ratheesh Asokan 24-3
Girls
55
Rachel Johnson 7.8
Janae Baker 7.9
Yasmine Burd 8.3
Valerie Kaplan 8.5
Sarah Elghriany 8.5
Catherine Reckelhoff 8.5
Jean Choi 8.6
Chelsea Laniado 8.6
Jenna Wandishin 8.7
Kristin Borodin 8.8
Sharae Bennett 8.8
Lauri Duffy 8.8
Jackie King 8.9
Aignee Griffith 9.0
Hannah Grossman 9.4
55 Hurdles
Lauryn Strebeck 9.5
Falen Watson 9.5
Sharon Liu 9.5
Stephanie Rodriguez 9.7
Jamie Samper 10.1
Amber Brown 10.5
Darlene Braithwaite 10.5
Laura Calderone 10.8
Jen O'Laughlin 10.9
200
Johnson 28.1
Samper 28.9
Strebeck 28.9
Braithwaite 30.5
Calderone 30.7
Duffy 31.2
Brianna Fischer 31.4
Borodin 31.8
Reckelhoff 32.5
Laniado 32.5
Bennett 32.7
Rebecca Giampolo 32.8
Choi 33.7
Griffith 34.5
Grossman 35.0
Cristina Raghavan 38.3
Ashley Foy 38.5
800
Lyndsey Sample 2:36
Amanda Smilgis 2:36
Sara MacMurray 2:37
Ashley Edwards 2:46
Alisha Maskarenas 3:04
Sunita Virk Singh 3:35
1600
Afshan Ahmed 6:54
4X400 A 4:39.7
Liu 66.0, Burd 69.5, Elghriany 72.1, Ridley 72.1
4X400 B 4:40.0
Kaplan 72.0, Baker 67.0, Wandishin 73.4, Watson 67.7
1/5/2008 Hispanic Games 0 South Brunswick 0 Impressive Marks at Hispanic Games!
South Brunswick had many strong performances at the Hispanic Games Saturday at the NY Armory, a meet that was highlighted by two school records!
Leading the way for the boys was Matt Kirbos, who tied his own indoor school record in the pole vault with his 3rd place jump of 13-0!
For the girls, Sophia Ginez ran 5:11.59 for the Mile, a time which placed her 7th in the Invitational Section, and also broke the school record she set last year!
Other highlights for the boys included the 4X200 team that ran 1:34.89 to take a second off their season best. The lineup consisted of Kirbos (23.6), Zack Ryan (24.2), Mike Ricketts (23.1 PR), and Kyle Morse (23.9 PR). Dominick Padovano had a solid day, with PRs in the 55 hurdles at 8.81 and in the shot put with a toss of 41-5, as did Jon Bellizio with an indoor mile PR of 4:45.77.
Also turning in notable PRs for the girls was Jamie Thompson, who had times of 26.7 for her 4X200 leg and 61.66 for the 400, and Lyndsey Sample, who ran 5:47 for the mile.
Earning medals by virtue of winning their heat were the following runners- in the mile: Amanda Smilgis and Jithin Jacob; in the 400: Jamie Thompson, Rebecca Giampolo, Steven Lewis, and Nikhil Yerramilli.
Boys
55 Dash
Mike Ricketts 6.96
55 Hurdle
Matt Kirbos 8.20
Zack Ryan 8.51
Dominick Padovano 8.81
AJ Dramis 10.43
4X200
A (1:34.89): Kirbos 23.6, Ryan 24.2, Ricketts 23.1, Kyle Morse 23.9
B (1:39.03): Dramis 25.2, Shri Kamat 24.3, Vaughn Matthew 25.3, Kris Raghavan 24.1
C (1:42.22): Heaton Kath 25.6, Matt Kilbride 25.4, Anthony Parel 25.8, Nikhil Yerramilli 25.4
400
Ryan 53.6
Ricketts 53.8
Steven Lewis 53.9
Josh Checo 54.5
Morse 55.5
Raghavan 56.0
Kamat 56.0
Matthew 57.4
Yerramilli 59.5
Parel 60.2
Jimmy Maloney 60.5
Mile
Jon Bellizio 4:45.77
Danny Boyle 4:53.04
Matt Boley 5:01.84
Sean Monaghan 5:02.33
Brian Haydon 5:02.50
Brian Park 5:03.64
Andrew Sudran 5:04.76
Dan Medell 5:05.93
William Pan 5:07.78
Andrew Basile 5:10.36
Jimmy Brennan 5:19.53
Yashwanth Manjunath 5:20.42
Kevin O'Laughlin 5:21.93
Jithin Jacob 5:22.74
Rajeev Shah 5:31.48
Ryan Polny 5:33.77
Chris Campagnola 5:36.20
Parth Sheth 5:39.27
Sean Hudgins 5:41.40
Shot Put
Padovano 41-5
Dan Zwiren 39-10.5
Wes Thomas F
Pole Vault
3. Kirbos 13-0, Ties Indoor School Record
Girls
55
Mariah Browne 7.79
Melissa Dardani 7.82
Allie Ridley 7.98
55 Hurdles
Stephanie Rodriguez 9.85
Sharon Liu 9.97
Lauryn Strebeck 10.30
4X200
A (1:50.87): Dardani 27.4, Strebeck 29.3, Jamie Thompson 26.7, Simone Hill 27.3
B (1:54.16): Ridley 29.2, Rachel Johnson 28.4, Jamie Samper 28.8, Browne 27.7
C (1:56.56): Emily Skalko 29.2, Zaniah Maynor 29.3, Yasmine Burd 29.4, Liu 28.6
400
Thompson 61.66
Rodriguez 65.6
Samper 66.3
Strebeck 68.8
Rebecca Giampolo 71.3
Brianna Fischer 71.5
Johnson 75.6
Mile
7. Sophia Ginez 5:11.59, Indoor School Record
Jenni Smilgis 5:41.67
Lyndsey Sample 5:47.97
Amanda Smilgis 5:57.33
Sara MacMurray 6:08.04
Shot Put
Stephanie Greco 29-5
Amber Brown 27-6
Ginelle Walker 26-9
Pole Vault
Dardani NH
Chelsea Laniado NH
12/27/2007 Holiday Classic 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Showing at Holiday Classic!
The Vikings returned to the NY Armory on Thursday for the Holiday Classic and had many solid performances.
The girls team finished in 3rd place overall, and were led by two first-place finishes! The 4X800 team of Jenni Smilgis (2:32), Lyndsey Sample (2:41), Amanda Smilgis (2:40), and Sophia Ginez (2:27) ran 10:21.96 to win the sophomore division! Also winning their event was the freshman 4X200 team of Janae Baker (28.2), Rachel Johnson (29.1), Yasmine Burd (29.5), and Mariah Browne (28.3), who combined to run 1:55.16!
Also winning medals for the girls was the sophomore 4X200 team of Melissa Dardani (27.4), Lauryn Strebeck (27.7), Jamie Samper (29.0), and Jamie Thompson (27.2) that ran 1:51.54 to take 2nd!
Finally, the high jump tandem of Emily Skalko (4-8) and Jen O'Laughlin (4-6) combined for a 6th place tie!
For the boys, no relay teams placed, but there were some notable performances, including the varsity 4X200 team of Matt Kirbos (23.5), Josh Checo (24.5), Shri Kamat (24.5), and Mike Ricketts (23.4) that turned in a solid time of 1:35.93, which was 5th among NJ schools.
Girls
4X800 Sophomore 10:21.96 1st
Jenni Smilgis 2:32.6, Lyndsey Sample 2:41.5, Amanda Smilgis 2:40.6, Sophia Ginez 2:27.2
4X200 Varsity 1:58.23
Zaniah Maynor 29.8, Falen Watson 29.4, Valerie Kaplan 31.3, Simone Hill 27.6
4X200 Freshman
A (1:55.16 1st): Janae Baker 28.2, Rachel Johnson 29.1, Yasmine Burd 29.5, Mariah Browne 28.3
B (2:07.42): Jen O'Laughlin 32.1, Laura Calderone 31.4, Jenna Wandishin 32.3, Jean Choi 31.5
4X200 Sophomore
A (1:51.54 2nd): Melissa Dardani 27.4, Lauryn Strebeck 27.7, Jamie Samper 29.0, Jamie Thompson 27.2
B (2:01.75): Emily Skalko 29.5, Kristin Borodin 31.7, Sarah Elghriany 31.2, Allie Ridley 29.2
Distance Medley
A (13:09.16): J. Smilgis 4:04.4, Thompson 63.1, Stephanie Rodriguez 2:35.5, Ginez 5:26.0
B (13:57.0): Megan Behrend 4:20.9, Watson 68.2, Sara MacMurray 2:39.8, Sample 5:46.7
4X400 Freshman 4:49.42
Browne 76.6 (fall), Burd 73.6, Johnson 72.0, Baker 67.0
4X400 Sophomore 4:35.27
Samper 67.8, Dardani 69.6, Brianna Fischer 71.0, Strebeck 66.7
Shot Put
Amber Brown 26-8.25, Stephanie Greco 25-5.5
High Jump 9-2 6th tie
Skalko 4-8, O'Laughlin 4-6
Triple Jump
Strebeck 32-6
Boys
4X200 Varsity
A (1:35.93): Matt Kirbos 23.5, Josh Checo 24.5, Shri Kamat 24.5, Mike Ricketts 23.4
B (1:45.62): AJ Dramis 25.8, Dan Gil 27.0, Anthony Parel 26.7, Heaton Kath 26.0
4X200 Sophomore 1:41.6
Vaughn Matthew 25.4, Rohan Katipally 26.1, Nikhil Yeramilly 27.0, Kyle Morse 24.2
Distance Medley
A (11:25): Jon Bellizio 3:28, Kris Raghavan 53.7, Jimmy Maloney 2:14, John Liptak 4:49
B (11:42): Sean Monaghan 3:36, Checo 56.1, Steven Lewis 2:12.5, Danny Boyle 4:58
C (12:34): Kevin O'Laughlin 4:17, Ricketts 59.9, Brian Haydon 2:16.3, Matt Boley 5:00.6
D (12:02): Andrew Sudran 3:41, Kamat 57.3, William Pan 2:16, Brian Park 5:08
E (12:28): Jimmy Brennan 3:51, Kath 61.1, Dan Medell 2:18, Andrew Basile 5:18
4X400 Sophomore 3:57.1
Matthew 59.0, Katipally 62.9, Yeramilly 59.2, Morse 56.3
Shot Put
Wes Thomas 38-7, Dan Zwiren 37-9.5
Pole Vault
Kirbos 12-0
12/18/2007 South Brunswick 0 East Brunswick 0 Strong Meet vs. EB!
The Vikings fared well against East Brunswick in their first outdoor scrimmage of the winter season. Full SB results below.
Girls
55 Dash
Allie Ridley 7.9
Sarah Elghriany 8.5
Sam Berk 8.7
Jean Choi 8.8
Aignee Griffith 9.0
Hannah Grossman 9.7
55 Hurdles
Lauryn Strebeck 9.4
Sharon Liu 9.7
Amber Brown 10.6
Laura Calderone 11.1
Darlene Braithwaite 11.1
Jen O'Laughlin 11.3
Brooke Sassman 11.7
Jenna Wandishin 12.5
200
Ridley 29.8
Wandishin 32.4
Kristin Borodin 32.7
Elghriany 32.7
Catherine Reckelhoff 33.2
Choi 33.6
Berk 34.1
Griffith 36.5
800
Sophia Ginez 2:27
Jenni Smilgis 2:35
Amanda Smilgis 2:40
Sara MacMurray 2:43
Megan Behrend 2:44
Alisha Maskarenas 2:58
1600
Lyndsey Sample 5:50
Ashley Edwards 6:05
Emilie Transue 6:31
Sunita Virk Singh 8:17
4X400 4:56.0
Liu 68.2, Rebecca Giampolo 77.6, Calderone 77.8, Brianna Fischer 72.4
Shot Put
Stephanie Greco 30-0
Brown 27-3
Lauren Ruf 24-4
Transue 20-11
Veronica Eisenmann 18-8
High Jump
Emily Skalko 4-6
O'Laughlin 4-6
Sassman 4-6
Braithwaite NH
Boys
55 Dash
Mike Ricketts 6.9
Shri Kamat 7.1
Alex Tang 7.3
Rohan Katipally 7.3
Dan Gil 7.5
Erek Wilkerson 7.5
Nikhil Yerramili 7.6
Samarth Patel 7.6
Siva Shanmugam 8.0
Sathis Weerasinghe 8.2
Saajan Chopra 8.4
Toto Felli 8.5
Brian Schwartz 8.8
200
Dramis 25.5
Justin McLendon 26.0
Tang 26.4
Katipally 26.4
Gil 27.2
Wilkerson 27.3
Yeramilli 27.5
Patel 27.7
Shanmugam 28.2
Gillespie 28.8
Weerasinghe 29.9
Chopra 30.9
Schwartz 32.4
Felli 33.1
55 Hurdles
Josh Checo 8.2
Zack Ryan 8.4
AJ Dramis 9.4
Dominick Padovano 9.5
Jonathan Gillespie 11.0
Pranav Somisetty 11.1
800
John Liptak 2:05
Steven Lewis 2:09
Brian Haydon 2:10
Jon Bellizio 2:11
William Pan 2:12
JooHyeng Lee 2:25
Raghav Ahuja 2:29
Chris Campagnola 2:31
Sajan Patel 2:31
Julian Lee 2:33
Andrew Green 2:34
Ryan Chen 2:36
Kevin Carbone 2:38
Gobie Kumarasamy 2:40
Mike Senna 2:42
Kevin Clark 2:45
Ithan Sokol 2:46
Keith Shum 2:46
Dan Desranleau 2:50
Jason Yu 2:51
Leo Wang 2:52
Matt Koppel 2:56
1600
Jimmy Maloney 4:59
Kevin O'Laughlin 5:03
Sean Monaghan 5:04
Andrew Sudran 5:08
Brian Park 5:12
Jimmy Brennan 5:21
Andrew Basile 5:22
Ryan Polny 5:26
Mathu Kumarasamy 5:26
Nick DeNuzzo 5:27
Yashwanth Manjunath 5:27
Parth Sheth 5:28
Rajeev Shah 5:31
Jithin Jacob 5:34
Sean Hudgins 5:34
Domenick D'Aniello 5:43
Nadeem Kazi 5:44
Daniel Murphy 5:48
Joe Deleon 5:49
Stephen Ragany 5:50
Brian Steinberg 5:56
Nicholas DiGirolamo 5:57
Michael Boccio 5:57
Utsarga Sikder 6:02
Karan Vazirani 6:07
Anthony Bavaro 6:12
John Hesson 6:23
Bobby Bonagura 6:35
4X400
Checo 55.8, Ricketts 56.8, Kamat 56.0, Heaton Kath 59.0
Shot Put
Dan Zwiren 41-1.75
Wes Thomas 39-6.5
Padovano 36-9.5
Jashan Singh 33-2.5
Chris Argese 32-11.5
William Gosa 31-11.5
Junior Anto 31-7
Asela Boteju 31-4
Matt Fox 25-11
Amish Vora 29-2.5
Barry Potts 25-7.5
Ratheesh Asokan 24-8.5
Divij Singh F
High Jump
Matt Kirbos 5-10
Padovano 5-6
Ricketts 5-4
Ryan NH
Vaughn Matthew NH
12/15/2007 Bishop Loughlin Games 0 South Brunswick 0 2 School Records Highlight Loughlin Games
South Brunswick started their season on Saturday at the Bishop Loughlin Games in New York. The highlights for the Vikings were two indoor school record performances! For the boys, Matt Kirbos jumped 13-0 in the pole vault to break the record. His performance also tied him for 4th place. For the girls, Sophia Ginez ran 11:27.90 in the 2 mile to break the school record. She placed 11th in the competitive field. Many other Vikings shook off rust and competed well in their first meet of the new season.
Girls
55 Dash
Mariah Browne 7.68
Melissa Dardani 7.76
Simone Hill 7.8 HT
55 Hurdles
Falen Watson 9.92
Stephanie Rodriguez 10.17
Sharon Liu 10.30
300
Brooke Sassman 50.75
Valerie Kaplan 51.25
1 Mile
Lyndsey Sample 5:54
Megan Behrend 6:11
2 Mile
11. Sophia Ginez 11:27.90, School Record
4X200
A (1:52.14): Dardani 27.9, Hill 28.3, Browne 28.8, Jamie Thompson 26.9
B (2:01.2): Emily Skalko 30.0, Rachel Johnson 29.8, Yasmine Burd 31.0, Sassman 30.4
4X400 4:29.4
Lauryn Strebeck 67.1, Thompson 63.4, Liu 68.2, Watson 70.7
4X800 10:35.0
Amanda Smilgis 2:40.3, Sara MacMurray 2:40.0, Rodriguez 2:42.4, Jenni Smilgis 2:32.3
Shot Put
Stephanie Greco 28-9.75
Triple Jump
Strebeck 33-11
Boys
55 Dash
Jaron Baker 6.7
Justin McLendon 6.9
Vaughn Matthew 7.1
55 Hurdles
Matt Kirbos 8.0
Zack Ryan 8.3
Josh Checo 10.1
300
Kris Raghavan 38.34
Kyle Morse 38.68
Vaughn Matthew 40.82
Heaton Kath 41.45
600
Steven Lewis 1:28.99
Checo 1:36.45
1000
Sean Monaghan 2:52.4
Dan Medell 2:57.5
Brian Park 3:01.5
1 Mile
John Liptak 4:44.96
Jon Bellizio 4:51
Danny Boyle 4:54
2 Mile
Matt Boley 10:38.91
4X200 1:37.80
Ryan 24.3, Baker 24.3, Morse 24.3, McLendon 24.7
4X800
A (8:55): Jimmy Maloney 2:09, Brian Haydon 2:11, Lewis 2:16, William Pan 2:17
B (9:42): Andrew Sudran 2:15, Ryan Polny 2:26, Nick DeNuzzo 2:29, Rajeev Shah 2:31
Pole Vault
4T. Kirbos 13-0 School Record
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