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2/24/2009 Eastern States 0 South Brunswick 0 What A Night!
The Vikings closed their winter season in style on Tuesday night with many fine performances at the Eastern States in New York!
The girls started the night with an excellent distance medley relay, as the team of Cayla Del Piano (3:42 1200 PR), Janae Baker (61.3 400), Jenni Smilgis (2:29 800), and Sophia Ginez (4:57 1600 PR) ran 12:10.83 to finish 7th! The time also knocked over 16 seconds off their own school and county record set earlier this winter, and is the 4th best time by a NJ school this year!
Individually, the Vikings also had a strong night, as Mariah Browne and Ginez both recorded 5th place finishes! In the long jump, Browne had a huge PR of 18-4.5, a mark that broke the 24 year old indoor county record set by a former Viking, Arba Holliday! In the 800, Ginez ran 2:16.64 to lower her own school record!
Other top finishes were turned in by the 8th place 4X400 team of Jamie Thompson (59.7 PR), Baker (61.2 PR), Jamielyn Samper (62.8), and Alicia Osley (61.7) that ran a near season-best of 4:05.43; and the 11th place finishes of Lauryn Strebeck in the triple jump with a near-PR of 35-7.5, and Emily Skalko, who tied her high jump PR of 5-2.
For the boys, Brian Oni ran 6.63 in the 55, a time which was just .01 off his PR.
Full meet results here
Boys
55
Brian Oni 6.63, 6.66 (semis)
Girls
55 Hurdles
Lauryn Strebeck 9.05
Sharon Liu 9.35
55
Melissa Dardani 7.72
Rachel Johnson
800
5. Sophia Ginez 2:16.64 school record
High Jump
11T. Emily Skalko 5-2
Triple Jump
11. Strebeck 35-7.5
Long Jump
5. Mariah Browne 18-4.5, indoor county record
4X200 1:46.74 12th
Alicia Osley 26.8, Browne 26.5, Dardani 26.3, Johnson 27.0
4X400 4:05.43 8th
Jamie Thompson 59.7, Janae Baker 61.2, Jamielyn Samper 62.8, Osley 61.7
Distance Medley 12:10.83 7th County Record
Cayla Del Piano 3:42.2, Baker 61.3, Jenni Smilgis 2:29.5, Ginez 4:57.8
2/21/2009 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 Up & Down Day!
The Vikings closed out the NJSIAA portion of their schedule with some solid performances at the Meet of Champions in Toms River.
For the girls, Emily Skalko equaled her PR in the high jump with a leap of 5-2, which tied her with 10 other girls for 7th place. She also had 3 good attempts at a school record-tying height of 5-4!
The 4X400 team of Jamie Thompson (60.5), Janae Baker (61.5), Jamielyn Samper (62.2), and Alicia Osley (60.8) took over 2 seconds off their season best that was run last weekend, as they finished with a time of 4:05.10! The team won their heat and finished 12th overall, and their performance also represents the 2nd fastest indoor time by a 4X400 in school history!
Sophia Ginez was running a great race in the 1600, as she went through 1200 meters in 2nd place in a quick 3:44, but she was unfortunately tripped by another runner with less than 2 laps to go. She managed to get up after falling to the track, and finished in 5:23.53.
Cayla Del Piano was close to her PR set last weekend in the 3200, as her time of 11:16.07 placed her 16th in a competitive field.
For the boys, Brian Oni turned in a time of 6.73 in the 55 trials, a time that placed him 16th.
Full meet results here
2/15/2009 Group IV Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 On to the Meet of Champs!
South Brunswick had a solid showing at the Group IV meet on Sunday, advancing 8 of their 16 competitors to the Meet of Champions!
For the girls, Sophia Ginez led the way with a 3rd place finish in the 1600! Her time of 5:04.29 lowered her own indoor school record set last year, and the 3rd place is also her highest finish at an indoor or outdoor state meet! She also came back in the 3200 to place 5th in a time of 11:09.76.
Also advancing to the Meet of Champions as wildcards are Cayla Del Piano, who finished 7th in the 3200 (11:15.65 PR), and the 4X400 team of Jamie Thompson (61.4), Janae Baker (62.0), Jamielyn Samper (63.0), and Alicia Osley (60.8) that ran a season-best 4:07.40 to finish 8th!
Emily Skalko finished tied for 7th in the high jump (5-0), and qualified as a wildcard as well.
For the boys, Brian Oni was the lone qualifier for the MOC, as his 7th place finish in the 55 (6.72) will make him the top wildcard! Just missing a wildcard spot with his 8th place finish was Dominick Padovano, who had another big PR in the shot put with his throw of 46-11.75.
Full Meet Results here
Boys
55
7. Brian Oni 6.72
Shot Put
8. Dominick Padovano 46-11.75
17. Jordan Foreman 42-6.5
Pole Vault
11T. Jon Bellizio 11-6
High Jump
12T. Derek Forthun 5-10
Girls
55 Hurdles
16. Lauryn Strebeck 9.16
1600
3. Sophia Ginez 5:04.29 indoor school record
3200
5. Ginez 11:09.76
7. Cayla Del Piano 11:15.65
4X400 4:07.40 8th
Jamie Thompson 61.4, Janae Baker 62.0, Jamielyn Samper 63.0, Alicia Osley 60.8
Shot Put
13. Ginelle Walker 33-4.5
High Jump
7T. Emily Skalko 5-0
10T. Brooke Sassman 4-10
15T. Jen O'Laughlin 4-8
2/8/2009 Central Jersey IV Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 Sectional Champs!
The Viking girls team captured their first-ever Central Jersey Group IV indoor sectional title on Sunday in Toms River! 11 athletes combined to score 59 points as the team beat 2nd place Marlboro by 11 points!
Sophia Ginez stole the show as she won 3 demanding events, the 800, 1600, and 3200! She captured the 1600 first, running a season-best of 5:11.14, and then won the 800 (2:18.69). Finally, she used a late kick to beat a strong field in the 3200 with a time of 10:59.59, a mark that also lowered her own school record!
Also coming up big for the Vikings was Cayla Del Piano, who placed 4th in both the 1600 (5:15.51 PR), and the 3200 (11:27.88).
The high jumpers also scored crucial points, as Emily Skalko (5-2) finished 2nd and was followed by Jen O'Laughlin in 3rd (5-0), and Brooke Sassman in 4th (5-0).
Rounding out the scoring was Lauryn Strebeck, 6th in the 55 Hurdles (8.99 PR); Ginelle Walker, 6th in the shot put (32-5.5); and the 6th place 4X400 team of Jamie Thompson (64.5), Janae Baker (61.7), Jamielyn Samper (63.8), and Alicia Osley (63.0) that ran 4:13.06.
The boys team scored 21 points and finished in 7th place.
The highlights were 3 3rd place finishes: Brian Oni in the 55 dash (6.74); Derek Forthun in the high jump (5-10); and Jon Bellizio, who tied for 3rd in the pole vault (10-6).
Also placing for the Vikings were 2 shot putters, Dominick Padovano in 4th with a PR of 46-1, and Jordan Foreman, 6th at 45-7.5.
Full meet results here
Girls
400
7. Alicia Osley 61.69
9. Jamie Thompson 61.96
1600
1. Sophia Ginez 5:11.14
4. Cayla Del Piano 5:15.51
Jenni Smilgis 5:29.47
55 Hurdles
6. Lauryn Strebeck 8.99
Laura Calderone 10.39
Darlene Braithwaite 11.02
800
1. Ginez 2:18.69
J. Smilgis 2:33.23
Ashley Edwards 2:34.63
55
7. Melissa Dardani 7.77 (7.72 trials)
Rachel Johnson 7.92
Mariah Browne 8.35
3200
1. Ginez 10:59.59 School Record
4. Del Piano 11:27.88
Lyndsey Sample 12:04.57
4X400 4:13.06 6th
Thompson 64.5, Janae Baker 61.7, Jamielyn Samper 63.8, Osley 63.0
Shot Put
6. Ginelle Walker 32-5.5
Amber Brown 30-6
Stephanie Greco 27-5
High Jump
2. Emily Skalko 5-2
3. Jen O'Laughlin 5-0
4. Brooke Sassman 5-0
Pole Vault
Dardani NH
Boys
400
Shri Kamat 54.48
Kyle Morse 56.32
1600
Matt Boley 4:52.50
Brendan Dempsey 5:08.88
55 Hurdles
Jordan Boulware 8.53
Dominick Padovano 8.85
Adam Abdalla 9.39
800
Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:10.36
William Pan 2:10.67
Andrew Sudran 2:13.83
55 Dash
3. Brian Oni 6.74
Jay Guo 7.17
Jaron Baker 7.18
3200
Boley 10:29.31
Dempsey 11:13.88
4X400 3:37.56 7th
Kapil Sathyakumar 56.1, Baker 54.1, Jon Bellizio 54.7, Boulware 52.7
Shot Put
4. Padovano 46-1
6. Jordan Foreman 45-7.5
Jashan Singh 37-4.25
High Jump
3. Derek Forthun 5-10
Padovano 5-6
Pole Vault
3T. Bellizio 10-6
2/4/2009 Metropolitan Invite 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Shine at the Armory!
South Brunswick traveled to the NY Armory for the first time this season, and came home with many spectacular performances!
The girls' relays stole the show, as they had a 1st, 2nd, and 4th place finish, setting 2 school records and a county record in the process!
In the 4X200, the team of Alicia Osley (26.6), Mariah Browne (26.5), Melissa Dardani (25.8), and Jamie Thompson (26.8) combined to finish 1st in 1:45.6, which broke the 3-year old indoor school record! It is also the 4th best time in the state so far this season!
In the 4X400, the foursome of Thompson (61.7), Janae Baker (61.7), Jamie Samper (63.5) and Osley (60.9) ran a season-best 4:07.6 to finish a close 2nd!
Finally, the 4X800 team of Cayla Del Piano (2:19.0 PR), Jenni Smilgis (2:26.8 PR), Samper (2:39.9), and Sophia Ginez (2:17.6) ran 9:43.0 for 4th, and their time lowered not only the school record, but also the 7-year old indoor county record!
Also medaling for the girls was Rachel Johnson, 3rd in the 200 (26.5 PR); Emily Skalko, 3rd in the high jump (5-2 =PR); Lauryn Strebeck, 3rd in the triple jump with a big PR (36-1); Brooke Sassman, 4th in the high jump (5-0); Baker, tied for 6th in the 200 (26.9 PR); and Kyra Madden, who placed 2nd in the freshman 200 (27.5 PR).
For the boys, the 4X400 team of Kapil Sathyakumar (55.5), Shri Kamat (54.2), Jon Bellizio (54.8), and Jordan Boulware (53.1) ran a season-best 3:37.4 to take 4th, and Derek Forthun tied his PR of 6-0 in the high jump and tied for 5th.
Just missing a medal with their 7th place finish, but in a season-best time of 8:27.0, was the 4X800 team of William Pan (2:06.7), Jon Bellizio (2:03.8), Saifudeen Nausrudeen (2:09.5), and Sathyakumar (2:07.1 PR).
Full meet results here
Boys
55 Hurdles
Jordan Boulware 8.2
1600
Matt Boley 4:50.0
Pole Vault
Jon Bellizio 11-6
High Jump
5T. Derek Forthun 6-0
4X200 1:37.1
Shri Kamat 24.7, Kyle Morse 24.7, Boulware 24.7, Brian Oni 23.1
4X800 8:27.0 7th
William Pan 2:06.7, Bellizio 2:03.8, Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:09.5, Kapil Sathyakumar 2:07.1
4X400 3:37.4 4th
Sathyakumar 55.5, Kamat 54.2, Bellizio 54.8, Boulware 53.1
Girls
55 Hurdles
7. Lauryn Strebeck 8.8
Sharon Liu 13.2 fall
1600
Lyndsey Sample 5:33.0
Amanda Smilgis 5:55.4
800
Ashley Edwards 2:37.0
200
3. Rachel Johnson 26.5
6T. Janae Baker 26.9
200 Frosh
2. Kyra Madden 27.5
Julia Bossert 28.3
Pole Vault
Melissa Dardani 8-0
High Jump
3. Emily Skalko 5-2
4. Brooke Sassman 5-0
Jen O'Laughlin 4-8
Long Jump
Mariah Browne Foul
Triple Jump
3. Strebeck 36-1
4X200 1:45.6 1st, indoor School Record
Alicia Osley 26.6, Browne 26.5, Dardani 25.8, Jamie Thompson 26.8
4X800 9:43.0 4th, indoor County Record
Cayla Del Piano 2:19.0, Jenni Smilgis 2:26.8, Jamie Samper 2:39.9, Sophia Ginez 2:17.6
4X400 4:07.6 2nd
Thompson 61.7, Baker 61.7, Samper 63.5, Osley 60.9
1/31/2009 GMC Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 GMC Champs!
For the third straight year the Lady Vikings captured the indoor GMC Championship, as they scored 91 points and beat the 2nd place team by 51! The boys team had a strong showing and finished 4th with 37 points, only 3 back from 3rd place!
The girls team placed at least one athlete in all 9 events, won 4 of those events and broke 3 meet records in the process! 15 different people contributed to the scoring.
Leading the way was double winner Sophia Ginez, who captured both the 800 (2:16.93) and 1600 (5:21.81) for the 2nd straight year! Both times broke the existing meet records, while her 800 time also lowered her own school and indoor county record!
Cayla Del Piano also broke a meet record, running 11:23.72 in her first-ever 3200! She beat the old meet standard by nearly 30 seconds!
The other first place finish went to Emily Skalko, who jumped 5-0 to capture the high jump, while right behind her were teammates Brooke Sassman (2nd at 4-10) and Jen O'Laughlin (4th, also 4-10)!
Other top-6 finishes went to Del Piano (5:23.48 2nd) and Jenni Smilgis (5:26.57 3rd) who were part of a 1-2-3 Viking sweep in the 1600; Lauryn Strebeck, 3rd in the 55 Hurdles (9.00 PR); Lyndsey Sample, 3rd in the 3200 (11:52.51 PR); Melissa Dardani, 4th in the 55 (7.65); the 4th place 4X400 team (4:17.86) of Alicia Osley, Janae Baker, Sharon Liu and Jamie Samper; Ginelle Walker, 5th in the shot put (33-1.5); Liu, 6th in the 55 Hurdles (9.50); Mariah Browne, 6th in the 55 (7.71); and Osley, who was 6th in the 400 (61.83).
For the boys, Brian Oni led the way with a victory in the 55, running a big PR of 6.62!
Other medalists for the boys were Jordan Foreman, 2nd in the shot put (46-5.5); Derek Forthun, 3rd in the high jump (5-10); the 4X400 team (3:38.43, 3rd) of Shri Kamat, Kyle Morse, Matt Kilbride, and Jordan Boulware; Jaron Baker, 4th in the 55 (6.73); Dominick Padovano, 5th in the shot put (45-3); and Jon Bellizio, 6th in the 1600 (4:42.94).
Full meet results here
Girls
55 Hurdles
3. Lauryn Strebeck 9.00
6. Sharon Liu 9.50 (9.29 trials)
Laura Calderone 10.63
55 Dash
4. Melissa Dardani 7.65
6. Mariah Browne 7.71 (7.65 trials)
Rachel Johnson 7.77
3200
1. Cayla Del Piano 11:23.72 Meet Record
3. Lyndsey Sample 11:52.51
7. Amanda Smilgis 12:33.60
400
6. Alicia Osley 61.83
Joy Spriggs 65.58
Kyra Madden 70.42
800
1. Sophia Ginez 2:16.93 Meet and County Record
7. Jamie Samper 2:33.07
Ashley Edwards 2:35.66
1600
1. Ginez 5:21.81 Meet Record
2. Del Piano 5:23.48
3. Jenni Smilgis 5:26.57
4X400 4:17.86 4th
Osley 65.1, Janae Baker 63.3, Liu 66.0, Samper 63.3
Shot Put
5. Ginelle Walker 33-1.5
8. Stephanie Greco 29-11
Amber Brown 29-1.5
High Jump
1. Emily Skalko 5-0
2. Brooke Sassman 4-10
4. Jen O'Laughlin 4-10
Boys
55 Hurdles
Jordan Boulware 8.46
Dominick Padovano 8.55
Derek Forthun 9.34
55 Dash
1. Brian Oni 6.62
4. Jaron Baker 6.73
Jay Guo 7.34
3200
Matt Boley 10:25.47
Nick DeNuzzo 10:54.52
Bredan Dempsey 11:07.41
400
Shri Kamat 54.37
Matt Kilbride 55.58
Rohan Katipally 59.71
800
Kapil Sathyakumar 2:10.32
William Pan 2:10.70
Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:11.94
1600
6. Jon Bellizio 4:42.94
Danny Boyle 4:50.35
Andrew Sudran 5:03.63
4X400 3:38.43 3rd
Kamat 56.0, Kyle Morse 55.1, Kilbride 54.3, Boulware 52.9
Shot Put
2. Jordan Foreman 46-5.5
5. Padovano 45-3
Jashan Singh 38-10.75
High Jump
3. Forthun 5-10
Padovano 5-6
Connor Scharff 5-4
1/26/2009 Novice Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Good Times at Seton Hall!
Results from Frosh, Soph, Novice Invitational at Seton Hall:
Girls
55
Matilda Owirodu 8.6
200
Taylor Eutsey 30.8
Sharae Bennett 31.8
Aaren Blair 31.8
Aignee Griffith 32.1
Danielle Brown 32.6
Owirodu 33.0
Hannah Grossman 35.1
1600
Kayla Noll 6:12.9
Emilie Transue 6:34.0
Kelly Prince 7:06.3
Boys
55
Mike Wilkerson 7.3
55 Hurdles - 36"
Jason Yeung 10.0
200
Dan Medell 26.6
Jimmy Brennan 26.8
Wilkerson 27.7
Mohammad Ziab 27.7
Connor Scharff 28.2
Nick DeNuzzo 28.6
Daniel Waltzer 28.9
Yeung 29.0
Stephen Ragany 30.1
Arnesh Sahay 31.0
Tyler Jeter 37.1 (fall)
800
Brendan Dempsey 2:27.7
Matt Paradowski 2:36.6
Keshav Varadachari 3:10.9
Kuhan Umakanthan 4:13.8
1600
DeNuzzo 5:10.7
Dempsey 5:10.8
Scharff 5:10.8
Matt Eder 5:15.0
Brennan 5:23.0
Sean Hudgins 5:23.0
Ragany 5:25.9
Medell 5:26.8
Jithin Jacob 5:27.3
Dan Murphy 5:28.0
Dan Boley 5:28.0
Rajeev Shah 5:29.0
Tilak Balavijayan 5:29.7
Hiten Doshi 5:42.0
Paradowski 5:46.4
Vince Catalfamo 6:05.0
Kirtan Patel 6:38.4
1/24/2009 Lavino Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 2 Winners at Lavino!
The Vikings had some solid performances at the competitive Lavino Relays on Saturday, highlighted by a victorious relay on both the boys and girls side.
For the boys, Derek Forthun (5-10) and Dominick Padovano (5-8) combined to jump 11-6 for a win in the high jump relay!
The only other boys team to medal was the shot put team of Padovano (45-4) and Jordan Foreman (44-0.25) that combined for a 2nd place finish.
For the girls, the highlight was the 1st place finish of the sprint medley team. The foursome of Rachel Johnson (27.4 200), Melissa Dardani (26.2 200), Alicia Osley (61.4 400) and Sophia Ginez (2:18.8 800) ran 4:13.7 to lower the indoor school record they had set earlier in the week!
A 2nd place finish was turned in by the 4X200 team of Osley (27.2), Mariah Browne (26.8), Dardani (27.1), and Jamie Thompson (27.1) that ran a season-best 1:48.1, and 3rd place went to the shot put team of Ginelle Walker (32-2.5) and Stephanie Greco (29-0.25).
Full Meet Results here
Boys
Shuttle Hurdles 33.9 7th
Jordan Boulware 8.4, Derek Forthun 8.2, Adam Abdalla 9.0, Dominick Padovano 8.2
4X200 1:38.4 16th
Jaron Baker 24.1, Kyle Morse 24.5, Jay Guo 24.8, Rohan Katipally 24.8
4X800
A (8:39.8 9th): Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:11.4, Jon Bellizio 2:06.1, William Pan 2:11.1, Andrew Sudran 2:10.9
B (8:55.9 14th): Shri Kamat 2:15.0, Kapil Sathyakumar 2:10.9, Matt Kilbride 2:15.4, Brian Park 2:14.8
Distance Medley 11:46.9 11th
Kevin O'Laughlin 3:38.4, Boulware 56.3, Park 2:15.6, Danny Boyle 4:56.4
Sprint Medley
A (3:55.5 8th): Baker 24.7, Morse 24.4, Kamat 55.8, Pan 2:10.8
B (4:03.8 14th): Guo 25.0, Katipally 25.1, Sathyakumar 55.7, Sudran 2:18.3
Shot Put
A (89-4.5 2nd): Padovano 45-4, Jordan Foreman 44-0.5
B (69-4.5): Jashan Singh 36-9, Matt Fox 32-7.5
High Jump 11-6 1st
Forthun 5-10, Padovano 5-8
Pole Vault
Jon Bellizio 11-6
Girls
Shuttle Hurdles
A (DQ {37.8}): Sharon Liu, Rachel Johnson, Jen O'Laughlin, Lauryn Strebeck
B (38.2 8th): Darlene Braithwaite 9.5, June McQueen 9.4, Laura Calderone 9.7, Jamie Samper 9.6
4X200
A (1:48.1 2nd): Alicia Osley 27.2, Mariah Browne 26.8, Melissa Dardani 27.1, Jamie Thompson 27.1
B (1:51.5 6th): Kyra Madden 28.0, Liu 28.2, McQueen 28.2, Johnson 27.3
4X800
A (10:03.7 4th): Sophia Ginez 2:17.7, Amanda Smilgis 2:38.1, Cayla Del Piano 2:28.9, Ashley Edwards 2:39.3
B (11:37.3 13th): Jenna Wandishin 2:55.9, Sarah Elghriany 2:53.5, Becky Himmel 2:48.2, Rebecca Giampolo 2:59.8
4X400
A (4:19.2 4th): Madden 65.7, Liu 63.6, Samper 63.6, Strebeck 66.6
B (4:31.9 9th): Calderone 69.9, Angelica Villena 67.3, Julia Bossert 67.4, Joy Spriggs 67.5
Distance Medley 13:25.6 5th
Lyndsey Sample 4:03.7, Thompson 63.7, A. Smilgis 2:41.6, Jenni Smilgis 5:36.6
Sprint Medley
A (4:13.7 1st School Record): Johnson 27.4, Dardani 26.2, Osley 61.4, Ginez 2:18.8
B (4:47.0 12th): Villena 30.1, Bossert 28.3, McQueen 69.5, Edwards 2:39.1
Long Jump
Thompson 15-1, Browne 13-6
Shot Put
A (61-2.75 3rd): Ginelle Walker 32-2.5, Stephanie Greco 29-0.25
B (49-2): Alyssa McFarlane 25-3.5, Veronica Eisenmann 23-10.5
High Jump
A (10-0 4th): Emily Skalko 5-0, Brooke Sassman 5-0
B (9-1): O'Laughlin 4-10, Strebeck 4-3
Pole Vault
Dardani NH
1/20/2009 GMC Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Girls Win 2nd Straight Relay Title!
The Lady Vikings rolled to the GMC Relays title on Tuesday night, as they won 5 of the 8 varsity events, broke 2 meet records and one school record! In all, 19 girls contributed to the 64 point total, which outdistanced the 2nd place team by 34 points! The Vikings also won both novice events, the 4X200 and 4X800!
The Viking boys scored 22 points and managed a 5th place finish overall.
For the girls, the sprint medley team of Alicia Osley, Rachel Johnson , Melissa Dardani, and Sophia Ginez (2:16.7 PR) ran 4:15.01 to shatter both the meet record and the school record! In addition, the distance medley team of Jenni Smilgis, Janae Baker, Amanda Smilgis, and Lyndsey Sample almost broke the meet record with their time of 13:24.38!
The girls also won the high jump with Emily Skalko (5-2 PR) and Brooke Sassman (5-0); the 4X800 (10:27.05) with Ashley Edwards, Jenni Smilgis, Jamielyn Samper, and Sample; and the shuttle hurdles (35.52) with a team of Sharon Liu, Darlene Braithwaite, Jen O'Laughlin, and Lauryn Strebeck.
The boys were led by the 2nd place finish of the shot put team, which received a massive PR of 3+ feet by Jordan Foreman (48-0), who partnered with Dominick Padovano (43-9.25). Padovano was also part of the 3rd place high jump team with Derek Forthun, as both jumped 5-8.
Full meet results here
Girls
Distance Medley 13:24.38 1st, meet record
Jenni Smilgis 3:57.4, Janae Baker 63.2, Amanda Smilgis 1:59 (600), Lyndsey Sample 6:24 (3400)
Shuttle Hurdles 35.52 1st
Sharon Liu, Darlene Braithwaite, Jen O'Laughlin, Lauryn Strebeck
4X200 1:49.05 3rd
Mariah Browne 27.5, Melissa Dardani 27.6, Alicia Osley 27.0, Jamie Thompson 26.8
4X200 Novice 1:56.67 1st
Kyra Madden 28.3, Julia Bossert 30.0, Laura Calderone 29.7, June McQueen 28.6
4X800 10:27.05 1st
Ashley Edwards 2:38.0, J. Smilgis 2:32.5, Jamie Samper 2:38.7, Sample 2:37.8
4X800 Novice 10:12 1st - lap short
Kim McGrath 2:42.4, Melanie Huen 2:45.0, Emilie Transue, Kayla Noll
Sprint Medley 4:15.01 1st, Meet & School Record
Osley 63.7, Rachel Johnson 27.5, Dardani 27.1, Sophia Ginez 2:16.7
4X400 4:14.04 5th
Baker 64.4, Thompson 61.6, Samper 63.5, Strebeck 64.4
Shot Put 64-2.25 3rd
Ginelle Walker 32-5.5, Amber Brown 31-8.75
High Jump 10-2 1st
Emily Skalko 5-2, Brooke Sassman 5-0
Boys
Distance Medley 11:17.20 5th
Jon Bellizio 3:19.6, Matt Kilbride 55.5, William Pan 2:08.3, Danny Boyle 4:53.7
Shuttle Hurdles 34.65 5th
Jordan Boulware, Derek Forthun, Adam Abdalla, Dominick Padovano
4X200
Shri Kamat 24.7, Brian Oni 24.3, Jaron Baker 24.1, Kyle Morse 23.9
4X200 Novice 1:43.25 3rd
Rohan Katipally 25.4, Jay Guo 25.6, Nikhil Yeramilly 25.9, Nick Goswami 26.2
4X800 8:47.30
Andrew Sudran 2:12.2, Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:12.4, Boyle 2:13.1, Pan 2:09.5
4X800 Novice 9:14.34 4th
Brian Park 2:16.0, Kevin O'Laughlin 2:14.5, Nick DeNuzzo 2:21.7, Connor Scharff 2:21.7
Sprint Medley 3:49.46 4th
Kamat 54.9, Baker 24.2, Morse 24.1, Bellizio 2:062.2
4X400 3:42.09 6th
Kilbride 55.3, Kapil Sathyakumar 55.6, Boulware 55.2, Oni 55.9
Shot Put 91-9.25 2nd
Padovano 43-9.25, Jordan Foreman 48-0
High Jump 11-4 3rd
Forthun 5-8, Padovano 5-8
1/17/2009 Group IV State Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Showing in Group IV!
The Vikings had many strong performances Saturday at the Group IV State Relays in Toms River.
The girls team finished 6th overall with 16.5 points, while scoring in 5 of the 9 events, and placing top-8 in all but one! The highlight was the 2nd place finish of the distance medley team, which clocked 12:27.01 to shatter the indoor county record set by a Viking team last winter! The foursome of Cayla Del Piano (3:46 1200 leg), Janae Baker (62.9 400), Jenni Smilgis (2:30 800), and Sophia Ginez (5:06 1600) knocked 12 seconds off the old record!
Other teams that medaled with their top-6 performances were the 4th place 4X200 team of Mariah Browne (27.5), Melissa Dardani (27.1), Alicia Osley (27.4), and Jamie Thompson (26.6) that ran 1:48.73; the 5th place Sprint Medley team of Osley (62.1 400), Browne (27.8 200), Dardani (26.9 200), and Ginez (2:22 800) that ran 4:19.23; the 5th place shot put tandem of Ginelle Walker (33-10 PR) and Amber Brown (32-3.75) that combined to throw 66-1.75; and the high jump team of Emily Skalko (5-0) and Brooke Sassman (4-8) that combined for 9-8 and a 6th place tie.
For the boys, the lone team to place was the 6th place high jump team of Derek Forthun (6-0 =PR) and Dominick Padovano (5-10 PR) that combined for 11-10. Padovano also had a big PR of 45-11 in the shot put, as he combined with Jordan Foreman (44-7.25 PR) to place 7th, just missing a medal.
Girls
Distance Medley 12:27.01 2nd place, County Record
Cayla Del Piano 3:46.8, Janae Baker 62.9, Jenni Smilgis 2:30.9, Sophia Ginez 5:06.4
Shuttle Hurdles 34.49 8th
Sharon Liu 8.8, Darlene Braithwaite 8.8, Jen O'Laughlin 8.6, Lauryn Strebeck 8.3
4X200 1:48.73 4th
Mariah Browne 27.5, Melissa Dardani 27.1, Alicia Osley 27.4, Jamie Thompson 26.6
4X800 9:57.21 7th
Ginez 2:22.6, J. Smilgis 2:32.4, Lydnsey Sample 2:35.9 (baton drop), Del Piano 2:26.3
Sprint Medley 4:19.23 5th
Osley 62.1, Browne 27.8, Dardani 26.9, Ginez 2:22.4
4X400 4:12.70 8th
Thompson 63.0, Del Piano 63.1, Baker 63.6, Osley 63.0
Shot Put 66-1.75 5th
Ginelle Walker 33-10, Amber Brown 32-3.75
High Jump 9-8 6th tie
Emily Skalko 5-0, Brooke Sassman 4-8
Pole Vault
Dardani 7-6, Skalko NH
Boys
Distance Medley 11:21.90 27th
Jon Bellizio 3:26.2, Matt Kilbride 54.8, William Pan 2:10.6, Matt Boley 4:50
4X200 1:36.88
Brian Oni 24.0, Mohamed Sanu 23.9, Kyle Morse 24.4, Shri Kamat 24.5
4X800 8:46.19
Bellizio 2:10.4, Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:09.7, Andrew Sudran 2:13.9, Danny Boyle 2:12.2
4X400 3:45.44
Kilbride 56.3, Kapil Sathyakumar 56.8, Morse 56.3, Kamat 56.1
Shot Put 90-6.25 7th
Dominick Padovano 45-11, Jordan Foreman 44-7.25
High Jump 11-10 6th
Derek Forthun 6-0, Padovano 5-10
12/30/2008 Christmas City Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Jumpers Shine at Lehigh!
The Viking jumpers represented South Brunswick well at Lehigh's Christmas City Relays, coming home with 7 medals and 2 school records!
For the boys, Mohamed Sanu shattered the indoor school records in both the long jump (21-10.75) and the triple jump (43-10.75)! He placed 2nd in the triple and 3rd in the long jump!
For the girls, Mariah Browne leaped 17-7.25 in the long jump to finish 2nd while setting a new PR! Also in 2nd was Brooke Sassman, who tied her PR at 5-0 in the high jump!
Also medaling with their top-4 performances: Emily Skalko, who tied her PR of 5-0 in the high jump and placed 3rd; Lauryn Strebeck, who jumped 34-7.5 in the triple jump for 3rd; and Jamie Thompson, who went 16-8.75 in the long jump for 4th place.
Boys
Long Jump
3. Mo Sanu 21-10.75 indoor school record
Triple Jump
2. Sanu 43-10.75 indoor school record
High Jump
Derek Forthun 5-6
Girls
55
Mariah Browne 7.73
Melissa Dardani 7.82
55 Hurdles
Lauryn Strebeck 9.54
Jen O'Laughlin 11.65
300
Strebeck 47.03
High Jump
2. Brooke Sassman 5-0
3. Emily Skalko 5-0
O'Laughlin 4-10
Pole Vault
Skalko 7-0
Dardani NH
Long Jump
2. Browne 17-7.25
4. Jamie Thompson 16-8.75
Triple Jump
3. Strebeck 34-7.5
6. Browne 34-0.75
12/29/2008 Holiday Relay Carnival 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Come Home with Medals!
South Brunswick traveled to the Jersey City Armory on Monday for the Holiday Relay Carnival and came home with many sets of medals on both the boys and girls sides!
In the boys varsity division, 2 teams placed: the 2nd place shot put tandem of Dominick Padovano (44-1.25) and Jordan Foreman (43-9), and the 5th place 4X800 team of Jon Bellizio (2:08), Saifudeen Nausrudeen (2:15), Danny Boyle (2:15), and William Pan (2:10) that ran 8:49.6. For the varsity girls, Sophia Ginez placed 2nd in the 1600 in 5:13.5, and the following relays placed as well: the 2nd place 4X200 team of Melissa Dardani (27.9), Janae Baker (28.5), Mariah Browne (27.9), and Jamie Thompson (27.4) that ran 1:51.5; the 4th place 4X800 team of Cayla Del Piano (2:28), Jenni Smilgis (2:34), Jamie Samper (2:47), and Ginez (2:24) that ran 10:14.4; and the 4th place shot put team of Amber Brown (32-7.25) and Ginelle Walker (31-6).
In the novice competition, the boys were led by Padovano's 2nd in the 55 Hurdles (8.3 PR), and the 5th place 4X200 team of Rohan Katipally (25.9), Nikhil Yeramilly (26.1), Nausrudeen (26.1), and Kapil Sathyakumar (25.2) that ran 1:43.3. For the novice girls, the 4X400 team of Laura Calderone (71.7), Joy Spriggs (68.2), June McQueen (68.0), and Angelica Villena (69.9) combined to run 4:37.7 for 3rd place, and McQueen ran 9.8 for 5th in her first-ever 55 Hurdles race.
In the freshmen competition, Alicia Osley ran 7.9 to finish 2nd in the 55; split 66.3 on the winning 4X400 team (4:36.5) with Taylor Eutsey (70.3), Julia Bossert (67.8), and Kyra Madden (72.1); and split 28.0 on the 2nd place 4X200 team (1:59.0) with the first 3 legs being Madden (29.4), Bossert (29.7), and Eutsey (32.1).
Full meet results here
Boys
55
Mo Sanu 6.6 (made semis)
Novice 55 Hurdles
2. Dominick Padovano 8.3
Adam Abdalla 10.2
1600
Matt Boley 4:52
Kevin O'Laughlin 5:08
4X200
Varsity (1:42.1): Jaron Baker 25.6, Jay Guo 26.9, Matt Kilbride 25.4, Sanu 24.3
Novice A (1:43.3, 5th): Rohan Katipally 25.9, Nikhil Yeramilly 26.1, Saifudeen Nausrudeen 26.1, Kapil Sathyakumar 25.2
Novice B (1:47.8): Saajan Chopra 27.5, Abdalla 26.7, Kotey Ashie 26.6, Mike Wilkerson 27.0
4X800
Varsity (8:49.6, 5th): Jon Bellizio 2:08, Nausrudeen 2:15, Danny Boyle 2:15, William Pan 2:10
Novice A (9:25.9): Brian Park 2:17, Andrew Sudran 2:17, Stephen Ragany 2:24, Mike Rosario 2:27
Novice B (9:46.9): Sean Hudgins 2:26, Matt Eder 2:23, Brendan Dempsey 2:26, Tilak Balavijayan 2:30
Shot Put
Varsity (87-10.25, 2nd): Padovano 44-1.25, Jordan Foreman 43-9
Novice: Jashan Singh 35-2.5, Matt Fox 30-2.5
Girls
Frosh 55
2. Alicia Osley 7.9
Novice 55 Hurdles
5. June McQueen 9.8
Darlene Braithwaite 10.3
Laura Calderone 10.9
Rachel Johnson 11.9
Jamie Samper ?
200
Var: Johnson 28.5
Nov: Braithwaite 30.3
Frosh: Monet Hall 31.8
600
Janae Baker 1:59.1
1600
2. Sophia Ginez 5:13.5
Lyndsey Sample 5:40.1
Amanda Smilgis 6:02.7
Kim McGrath 6:08.1
Melanie Huen 6:20.0
4X200
Varsity (1:51.5, 2nd): Melissa Dardani 27.9, Baker 28.5, Mariah Browne 27.9, Jamie Thompson 27.4
Novice (2:14.3): Matilda Owirodu 33.4, Aignee Griffith 33.1, Aaren Blair 33.2, Laya Sunkavalli 34.6
Frosh (1:59.0, 2nd): Kyra Madden 29.4, Julia Bossert 29.7, Taylor Eutsey 32.1, Osley 28.0
4X400
Varsity (4:24.9): Thompson 64.9, Cayla Del Piano 65.2, Jenni Smilgis 68.8, Samper 65.9
Novice (4:37.7, 3rd): Calderone 71.7, Joy Spriggs 68.2, McQueen 68.0, Angelica Villena 69.9
Frosh (4:36.5, 1st): Eutsey 70.3, Bossert 67.8, Madden 72.1, Osley 66.3
4X800
Varsity (10:14.4, 4th): Del Piano 2:28.4, Smilgis 2:34.4, Samper 2:47.2, Ginez 2:24.6
Novice A (11:37.1): Kayla Noll 2:49, Emilie Transue 2:54.7, Sarah Elghriany 2:59.1, Melanie Huen 2:54.0
Novice B (12:02.5): Rebecca Giampolo 2:54.7, Becky Himmel 2:56.1, Jenna Wandishin 3:07.6, Reshma Patel 3:04.1
Shot Put
Varsity (4th): Amber Brown 32-7.25, Ginelle Walker 31-6
Novice: Alyssa McFarlane 25-5, Veronica Eisenmann 23-9
12/20/2008 Merli Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Solid Showing in Season Opener!
The Vikings had many solid performances in their first meet of the season, the Merli Invitational in Toms River.
The girls team finished in 2nd place overall, and was led by the first place finishes of Sophia Ginez and Cayla Del Piano. Ginez won the "3200" with an official time of 12:00.93 in a race in which most runners were told to run an extra lap; her actual 3200 time of 11:21 broke her own indoor school record! Del Piano ran 5:21.27 to take the 1600 in her first high school indoor race!
Finishing in 2nd was Amber Brown, who threw a massive PR of nearly 3 feet with her toss of 33-0 in the shot put; Brooke Sassman, who jumped 5-0 for a PR in the high jump; and Mariah Browne, who ran 7.65 in the 55.
3rd place finishes went to Melissa Dardani in the 55 (7.74); Jen O'Laughlin in the high jump (5-0 PR); Lauryn Strebeck in the 55 Hurdles (9.47 ties PR); and Browne again in the 200 (27.94).
For the boys, Brian Oni had the only top-3 finish, running 6.74 in the 55 for 3rd place.
Also medaling were Derek Forthun in the high jump (5-10, 4th) and Matt Boley in the 3200 (10:24.19, 6th).
Although he just missed placing in several events, Dominick Padovano recorded 3 big PRs with his marks of 44-11 in the shot put, 5-8 in the high jump, and 8.78 in the 55 Hurdles.
Full meet results here
Girls
55 Dash
2. Mariah Browne 7.65
3. Melissa Dardani 7.76 (7.74 trials)
Alicia Osley 8.09
Kyra Madden 8.18
Julia Bossert 8.35
200
3. Browne 27.94
5. Jamie Thompson 28.17
Janae Baker 28.36
Rachel Johnson 29.00
June McQueen 30.07
400
6. Alicia Osley 64.68
Joy Spriggs 68.11
Laura Calderone 69.00
Angelica Villena 69.82
Taylor Eutsey 70.56
800
Rebecca Giampolo 2:56.57
Sarah Elghriany 3:00.09
Jamie Samper 3:01.33
Reshma Patel 3:04.37
Jenna Wandishin 3:12.14
1600
1. Cayla Del Piano 5:21.27
6. Jenni Smilgis 5:35.00
Ashley Edwards 5:51.05
Melanie Huen 6:17.11
3200
1. Sophia Ginez 11:21 (officially 12:00.93) Indoor School Record
4. Lyndsey Sample 12:25 (officially 13:10.73
Amanda Smilgis 12:52 (officially 13:38.26)
Kim McGrath 13:04.50
Emilie Transue 13:53.99
55 Hurdles
3. Lauryn Strebeck 9.47
Jen O'Laughlin 10.24
Samper 10.66
Johnson 11.46
Sharon Liu 12.77 (fall)
4X400
A (4:23.84 4th): Thompson 66.6, Baker 65.3, Liu 66.3, Strebeck 65.6
B (4:47.45): McQueen 69.9, Elghriany 75.5, Bossert 67.1, Giampolo 74.8
Pole Vault
6. Dardani 7-6
High Jump
2. Brooke Sassman 5-0
3. O'Laughlin 5-0
5. Emily Skalko 4-10
Shot Put
2. Amber Brown 33-0
6. Ginelle Walker 31-3
Stephanie Greco 27-5
Veronica Eisenmann 24-2
Casey Forster 23-8
Boys
55 Dash
3. Brian Oni 6.74
Mo Sanu 6.94
Tony Lorenzo 7.29
Kyle Morse 7.29
Adam Abdall 7.93
200
Sanu 24.28
Kyle Morse 24.84
Shri Kamat 24.95
Lorenzo 26.59
Nick Goswami 27.62
400
Kamat 56.27
Goswami 58.69
Kapil Sathyakumar 59.42
Saajan Chopra 61.38
Kotey Ashie 62.43
800
Jon Bellizio 2:09.37
William Pan 2:11.27
Saifudeen Nausrudeen 2:12.18
Kevin O'Laughlin 2:23.86
Connor Scharff 2:26.16
1600
Danny Boyle 4:59.34
Brian Park 5:12.60
Stephen Ragany 5:13.64
Dan Medell 5:13.83
Jimmy Brennan 5:21.68
3200
6. Matt Boley 10:24.19
Nick DeNuzzo 11:11.65
Brendan Dempsey 11:13.34
Tilak Balavijayan 11:19.45
Dan Boley 12:49.12
55 Hurdles
Dominick Padovano 8.78
Derek Forthun 9.35
Adam Abdalla 10.79
Jason Yeung 12.23
4X400
A (3:50.71): Nausrudeen 58.6, Bellizio 57.2, Pan 58.9, Kamat 55.7
B (3:59.51): Goswami 61.5, Chopra 61.0, Sathyakumar 57.6, Ashie 59.3
Pole Vault
Bellizio 10-6
High Jump
4. Forthun 5-10
Padovano 5-8
Scharff 5-2
Yeung NH
Shot Put
Padovano 44-11
Jordan Foreman 40-1
Matt Fox 31-4.5
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