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3/13/2010 Nike Nationals 0 South Brunswick 0 1 Nike Indoor All-American!
Mariah Browne jumped 38-6.25 in the triple jump on her 5th attempt, a PR of 1 foot, a mark that placed her 4th in the competition! Her top-6 finish earned her a spot on the podium as a Nike Indoor All-American!
Girls
60 Hurdles
Jamie Thompson 9.27, 8.61 55 Hurdle split
Long Jump
14. Mariah Browne 17-9.5
Triple Jump
4. Browne 38-6.25
4x200 11th 1:45.85
Melissa Dardani 26.4, Alicia Osley 26.7, Janae Baker 26.2, Rachel Johnson 26.3
Shuttle Hurdles (4x60m) 38.17
Jamie Thompson 8.4, Rachel Johnson 9.5, Jen O'Laughlin 11.6 fall, Lauryn Strebeck 8.5
Boys
60 Dash
Brian Oni 7.10, 6.62 55m split
2/27/2010 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 3 Medalists!
South Brunswick performed well at the Meet of Champions on Saturday, as the team came home with 3 medalists and many other strong performances!
For the girls, Jamie Thompson ran a time of 8.22 to finish 4th in the 55 Hurdles! Her time was only .01 behind the winner, as the 2nd-4th place finishers were all credited with the same time. Her time also lowered her own school record!
Sophia Ginez ran a strong race to finish 5th in the 1600 in a time of 5:04.43! It was the 4th straight year she competed in the 1600 at the MOC, and the 2nd time she medaled!
For the boys, Brian Oni placed 5th in the 55 dash with his time of 6.59, after running a time of 6.53 in the trials.
Boys
55
5. Brian Oni 6.59 (6.53 trials)
800
Kapil Sathyakumar 1:59.06
Shot Put
Dominick Padovano 44-4.5
High Jump
Derek Forthun 6-0
Girls
55
7. Mariah Browne 7.45 (7.40 trials)
Rachel Johnson 7.62
1600
5. Sophia Ginez 5:04.43
Cayla Del Piano 5:22.37
55 Hurdles
4. Jamie Thompson 8.22 School Record
4x400 4:05.32
Janae Baker 62.6, Del Piano 60.6, Jamielyn Samper 61.8, Alicia Osley 60.1
Shot Put
Ginelle Walker 33-8.5
2/23/2010 Easterns 0 South Brunswick 0 A Great Night at Easterns!
South Brunswick had a great showing at the Easterns on Tuesday night, as the team set a county record, 2 school records, and came home with 6 sets of medals!
For the boys, Brian Oni finished 3rd in the 55 dash with a time of 6.46 that broke the 8 year old county record!
In addition, Kapil Sathyakumar ran 1:57.89 in the 800 to break the 40 year old school record!
For the girls, the 4x200 team of Melissa Dardani, Alicia Osley, Janae Baker, and Rachel Johnson ran 1:44.08 to break the one year old indoor record by over 1.5 seconds! Their time qualified them for the finals, where they placed 3rd overall!
Also performing well for the Vikings were Jamie Thompson, who was 2nd in the long jump (18-0) and 3rd in the 55 Hurdles (8.34); Mariah Browne, who was 3rd in the triple jump (37-6.5 PR); and the Distance Medley team of Cayla Del Piano (3:45 1200), Osley (59.6 400), Jessica Puchalski (2:23 800), and Sophia Ginez (5:04 1600) that ran 12:13.57 to place 5th with a season-best and the 3rd best time in NJ this year!
Boys
55
3. Brian Oni 6.46 County Record
800
Kapil Sathyakumar 1:57.89 indoor school record
High Jump
Derek Forthun 6-0
Shot Put
Dominick Padovano 48-6
Girls
55
Melissa Dardani 7.56
55 Hurdles
3. Jamie Thompson 8.34
Lauryn Strebeck 8.93 (made semis)
Jen O'Laughlin 9.30
Long Jump
2. Thompson 18-0
Mariah Browne Foul
Triple Jump
3. Browne 37-6.5
Strebeck 35-4.25
Shot Put
Ginelle Walker 33-7.5
Amber Brown 29-10
4x200 3rd 1:44.59 (1:44.08 trials) indoor School Record
Trials: Dardani 26.0, Alicia Osley 25.7, Janae Baker 26.2, Rachel Johnson 26.0
Finals: Dardani 26.0, Osley 25.9, Baker 26.3, Johnson 26.2
4x400 4:08.37
Baker 61.8, Jamielyn Samper 61.3, Joy Spriggs 61.2, Shadae Riggins 64.0
Distance Medley 5th 12:13.57
Cayla Del Piano 3:45.8, Osley 59.6, Jessica Puchalski 2:23.4, Sophia Ginez 5:04.5
2/20/2010 Group IV State Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 2 State Champs!
South Brunswick had arguably it's best showing ever at an indoor state meet on Saturday, as the team had 2 individual Group IV State Champions, advanced a total of 13 athletes to the Meet of Champs, and finished in the top-10 overall on both the boys and girls sides!
Highlighting the boys 9th place team performance was Brian Oni's 6.56 state title winning time in the 55 dash! Oni becomes the 4th boy in school history to win an indoor state title, and only the 2nd in the school's Group IV history!
On the girls side, the team's 7th place finish was led by Jamie Thompson's great time of 8.30 that won the state title in the 55 hurdles! Not only did the time lower her own school record, she also becomes just the second Lady Viking to win an indoor state title, and the first in 10 years!
For the girls, a total of 9 athletes qualified for the Meet of Champs. On the track, Sophia Ginez ran a big season best of 5:04.38 to finish 4th in a competitive 1600 meter field!
Mariah Browne ran a time of 7.41 (7.39 trials) to place 5th in the 55 dash, while the 4x400 team of Janae Baker, Cayla Del Piano, Jamielyn Samper, and Alicia Osley ran 4:05.47 to also place 5th!
Also qualifying for the MOC through a top-6 finish was Ginelle Walker, who placed 6th in the shot put (34-11).
In addition, Del Piano, 7th in the 1600 (5:10.90 indoor PR), and Rachel Johnson, 8th in the 55 dash (7.51 PR) will both advance as wildcards.
Also for the boys, Dominick Padovano placed 6th in the shot put with a near-PR toss of 48-7.75!
In 7th but earning a wildcard berth to the MOC is Kapil Sathyakumar, whose PR time of 1:58.89 in the 800 is also a near school record!
In addition, Derek Forthun's jump of 6-0 earned him a spot as a wildcard.
Full meet results here
Boys
55
1. Brian Oni 6.56
800
7. Kapil Sathyakumar 1:58.89
3200
19. Nick DeNuzzo 10:09.17
4x400 3:37.64 22nd
Tyrin Fairman 54.7, Sathyakumar 53.6, Juwan Tisdale 55.6, Cody Stephan 53.6
Shot Put
6. Dominick Padovano 48-7.75
High Jump
9T. Derek Forthun 6-0
Girls
55 Hurdles
1. Jamie Thompson 8.30 School Record
55 Dash
5. Mariah Browne 7.41 (7.39 trials)
8. Rachel Johnson 7.51
400
14. Alicia Osley 60.51
800
16. Jessica Puchalski 2:24.46
1600
4. Sophia Ginez 5:04.38
7. Cayla Del Piano 5:10.90
4x400 4:05.47 5th
Janae Baker 60.8, Del Piano 62.8, Jamielyn Samper 61.4, Osley 60.4
Shot Put
6. Ginelle Walker 34-11
20. Amber Brown 30-6.5
High Jump
12T. Brooke Sassman 4-10
Pole Vault
12T. Amanda Smilgis 9-0
2/12/2010 Central Jersey Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 Back-to-Back Sectional Champions!
The Lady Vikings won their second straight indoor Central Jersey IV Sectional title on Friday night, as they scored 56.5 points to win by a slim 4.5 point margin! The boys team scored 30 points and finished 2nd, their best finish in the 3 year history of the meet!
The girls team had only one individual champion, but had a total of 13 athletes contribute points by scoring in all 9 events!
Leading the way was Mariah Browne, who ran 7.46 to win the 55 by only .01!
Finishing in 2nd were Jamie Thompson in the 55 Hurdles (8.49) and Sophia Ginez in the 1600 (5:09.33).
3rd place finishes were recorded by Rachel Johnson in the 55 (7.55 PR), Cayla Del Piano in the 1600 (5:11.64), and Ginelle Walker in the shot put with a massive PR of almost 2 feet (36-7.5)!
The 4x400 team of Janae Baker, Jessica Puchalski, Jamielyn Samper, and Alicia Osley ran 4:10.64 to place 4th.
Rounding out the scoring were Osley, 5th in the 400 (61.32); Amber Brown, 5th in the shot put (35-0 PR); Amanda Smilgis, 5th in the pole vault (9-0); Puchalski, 6th in the 800 (2:25.00); Del Piano, 6th in the 3200 (11:25.95); and Brooke Sassman, tied for 6th in the high jump (4-10).
The boys meet was highlighted by two winning performances. Derek Forthun won the high jump with a first attempt clearance at 6-2, while Brian Oni captured the 55 in a time of 6.63!
Other medal winners for the boys were Kapil Sathyakumar, 4th in the 800 (2:00.72); Dom Padovano, 4th in the shot put (49-0.5 PR); Nick DeNuzzo, 6th in the 3200 (10:00.83); and the 4x400 team of Juwan Tisdale, Sathyakumar, Tyrin Fairman, and Cody Stephan that ran 3:34.21 to take 6th.
Full meet results here
Girls
55
1. Mariah Browne 7.46
3. Rachel Johnson 7.55
8. Melissa Dardani 7.73 (7.70 trials)
55 Hurdles
2. Jamie Thompson 8.49
7. Lauryn Strebeck 9.08
8. Jen O'Laughlin 9.56 (9.26 trials)
400
5. Alicia Osley 61.32
Shadae Riggins 62.63
800
6. Jessica Puchalski 2:25.00
Joy Spriggs 2:29.58
Julie Curcio 2:35.73
1600
2. Sophia Ginez 5:09.33
3. Cayla Del Piano 5:11.64
Melanie Huen 6:05.94
3200
6. Del Piano 11:25.95
Ginez 11:27.69
Lyndsey Sample 11:50.84
4x400 4:10.64 4th
Janae Baker 62.2, Puchalski 64.0, Jamielyn Samper 62.3, Osley 62.1
High Jump
6T. Brooke Sassman 4-10
Emily Skalko 4-8
O'Laughlin 4-8
Shot Put
3. Ginelle Walker 36-7.5
5. Amber Brown 35-0
8. Chloe Hall 31-10.5
Pole Vault
5. Amanda Smilgis 9-0
Boys
55
1. Brian Oni 6.63
Kaseem Davis 7.10
55 Hurdles
Tyrin Fairman 8.89
Adam Abdalla 9.07
400
Cody Stephan 54.71
Kotey Ashie 56.50
Tre Tisdale 56.71
800
4. Kapil Sathyakumar 2:00.72
Abdalla 2:11.71
Derrick Pee 2:11.93
1600
Stephen Ragany 4:42.52
Sean Hudgins 4:48.84
Dan Boley 5:05.14
3200
6. Nick DeNuzzo 10:00.83
Matt Eder 10:35.11
Brendan Dempsey 10:52.50
4x400 3:34.21 6th
Juwan Tisdale 54.3, Sathyakumar 52.6, Fairman 54.3, Stephan 52.9
High Jump
1. Derek Forthun 6-2
Shot Put
4. Dominick Padovano 49-0.5
Adam Dickert 40-6
Barry Potts 38-4.75
2/8/2010 Varsity Classic 0 South Brunswick 0 Good Marks at Varsity Classic!
South Brunswick had many strong performances Monday night at the Varsity Classic in New York.
For the girls, the 4x800 team ran 9:39.7 to break their own indoor school and county record! The team of Jessica Puchalski, Cayla Del Piano, Joy Spriggs, and Sophia Ginez finished 8th in the competitive race but lowered the record by over 3 seconds!
Del Piano, Puchalski, Ginez, and Alicia Osley also ran well in the Distance Medley relay, as their time of 12:20.4 placed them 3rd!
Also medaling for the Vikings was Mariah Browne, who jumped a PR of 36-9 for 5th in the triple jump.
For the boys, Brian Oni lowered his indoor school record in the 200 to 22.6, Derek Forthun tied his PR of 6-2 in the high jump with his 6th place finish, while Nick DeNuzzo (4:38 1600), Dom Padovano (48-8 shot put), and Juwan Tisdale (2:04 4x800 leg) all had notable personal bests.
Boys
200
Brian Oni 22.6 indoor school record
400
Cody Stephan 54.2
1600
Nick DeNuzzo 4:38.0
Stephen Ragany 4:45.8
Sean Hudgins 4:52.0
Matt Eder 4:55.4
Shot Put
Dominick Padovano 48-8
High Jump
Derek Forthun 6-2
55 Hurdles
Padovano 8.7
Tyrin Fairman 8.7
4x400 3:37.5
Juwan Tisdale 57.5, Kapil Sathyakumar 53.0, Fairman 53.2, Stephan 53.8
4x800 8:23.7
Tisdale 2:04.3, Sathyakumar 2:00.4, Derrick Pee 2:09.9, Alex Rowe 2:09.2
Girls
55
Rachel Johnson 7.5 made semis
Melissa Dardani 7.6
55 Hurdles
Lauryn Strebeck 8.7 made semis
Jen O'Laughlin 9.1
200
Janae Baker 26.4
Dardani 26.4
Rachel Johnson 27.1
800
Jamielyn Samper 2:32.2
1600
Lyndsey Sample 5:35.3
Shot Put
Ginelle Walker 34-6.5
Amber Brown foul
High Jump
Brooke Sassman 4-10
Emily Skalko NH
O'Laughlin NH
Long Jump
Mariah Browne 14-xx
Triple Jump
5. Browne 36-9
Strebeck 34-10.25
4x400 FS
Baker, Joy Spriggs, Samper, Alicia Osley
4x800 9:39.7 indoor County Record
Jessica Puchalski 2:28.2, Cayla Del Piano 2:21.6, Spriggs 2:28.0, Sophia Ginez 2:22.1
Distance Medley 12:20.4 3rd
Del Piano 3:47.7, Osley 60.4, Puchalski 2:20.3, Ginez 5:12.1
2/3/2010 Poreda Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Jumpers Shine!
A small number of Vikings competed at Lawrenceville's Poreda Invite, and many came home with outstanding performances!
The highlight was Mariah Browne's 18-10.75 winning performance in the long jump! The mark not only broke her own school and indoor county record, it is also the 7th best in NJ indoor history!
Also winning an event were Lauryn Strebeck, who captured the triple jump (35-2), and Jamie Thompson, who won the 55 Hurdles (8.56) and took 2nd in the long jump (17-9).
In addition, Melissa Dardani in the 55 (7.61) and Amanda Smilgis in the pole vault (9-0) were also both 2nd.
For the boys, Willie Roberson took 3rd in the long jump with his PR of 21-0.25.
Boys
Long Jump
3. Willie Roberson 21-0.25
Girls
Long Jump
1. Mariah Browne 18-10.75 indoor county record
2. Jamie Thompson 17-9
Triple Jump
1. Lauryn Strebeck 35-2
3. Browne 33-3
Pole Vault
2. Amanda Smilgis 9-0
55
2. Melissa Dardani 7.62 (7.61 trials)
5. Rachel Johnson 8.00 {slip} (7.70 trials)
55 Hurdles
1. Thompson 8.56
Strebeck 9.29 (trials)
1/30/2010 GMC Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 Girls Win 4th Straight; Boys Finish 2nd!
South Brunswick performed well at the GMC Championships Saturday, as the girls ran away with their 4th straight title, and the boys finished 2nd! The girls scored in every event, had 3 individual champions, and piled up 91 points to go with 2 school records! The boys scored 41 points to finish 2nd behind Old Bridge, their best finish in 3 years!
On the girls' side, GMC titles were won by Alicia Osley in the 400 (60.72), Cayla Del Piano in the 1600 (5:22.03), and Amanda Smilgis in the first-ever indoor GMC pole vault (9-0)!
Finishing 2nd while shattering school records were Jamie Thompson in the 55 Hurdles (8.42) and Mariah Browne in the 55 (7.36)!
Also finishing 2nd was Sophia Ginez in the 800 (2:22.83), Ginelle Walker in the shot put (34-11), and the 4x400 team of Thompson, Janae Baker, Jamielyn Samper, and Osley that ran 4:10.73!
3rd place finishes were recorded by Jessica Puchalski in the 800 (2:24.32), Lyndsey Sample in the 3200 (11:46.11), Emily Skalko in the high jump (4-10), and Amber Brown in the shot put (34-7.25).
For the boys, Brian Oni ran 6.50 in the 55 dash to win while also shattering the school record!
2nd place finishes went to Derek Forthun in the high jump (6-2) and Kapil Sathyakumar in the 800 (2:00.26), while Nick DeNuzzo finished 3rd in the 3200 (10:00.72).
Girls
55 Dash
4. Mariah Browne 7.36 school record
6. Rachel Johnson 7.56
Melissa Dardani 7.75
55 Hurdles
2. Jamie Thompson 8.42 school record
4. Lauryn Strebeck 8.83
8. Jen O'Laughlin 9.41
400
1. Alicia Osley 60.72
5. Janae Baker 61.84
Kyra Madden 66.11
800
2. Sophia Ginez 2:22.83
3. Jessica Puchalski 2:24.32
5. Joy Spriggs 2:30.20
1600
1. Cayla Del Piano 5:22.03
Lyndsey Sample 5:45.10
Julia Bossert 6:07.53
3200
3. Sample 11:46.11
Melanie Huen 13:00.69
Niky Mateescu 13:07.17
4x400 4:10.73 2nd
Thompson 63.7, Baker 62.0, Jamielyn Samper 62.7, Osley 62.2
Shot Put
2. Ginelle Walker 34-11
3. Amber Brown 34-7.25
Chloe Hall 29-2.5
High Jump
3. Emily Skalko 4-10
5. O'Laughlin 4-8
Brooke Sassman 4-8
Pole Vault
1. Amanda Smilgis 9-0
Boys
55
1. Brian Oni 6.50 school record
Wille Roberson 7.04
Kaseem Davis 7.24
55 Hurdles
Dominick Padovano 8.42
Tyrin Fairman 8.70
Derek Forthun 8.79
400
Cody Stephan 54.98
David Flanders 56.88
Tre Tisdale 57.38
800
2. Kapil Sathyakumar 2:00.26
Adam Abdalla 2:09.53
Derrick Pee 2:11.50
1600
6. Stephen Ragany 4:43.89
Nick DeNuzzo 4:50.17
Sean Hudgins 4:51.92
3200
3. DeNuzzo 10:00.72
Matt Eder 10:32.36
Brendan Dempsey 10:49.17
4x400 3:33.83 4th
Juwan Tisdale 53.7, Sathyakumar 52.9, Fairman 53.4, Oni 53.8
High Jump
2. Forthun 6-2
Padovano 5-6
Andrew Green 5-6
Shot Put
4. Padovano 47-7
Adam Dickert 40-7
Barry Potts 40-1
1/25/2010 Novice Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Many Medals at Seton Hall!
Girls
55
Jenna Thompson 8.0
Taiyana Madden 8.3
55 Hurdles - 30"
Jabria Jennerette 10.7
Marissa Cavett 11.1
200
Casey Armstrong 29.5
Thompson 30.0
Jackie Marciniak 30.1
Madden 31.3
400
Armstrong 66.9
800
Julie Curcio 2:35.8
Laura Calderone 2:41.4
Julia Bossert 2:42.4
Dani Resnick 2:47.3
Emily Lane 2:48.5
1600
Niky Mateescu 6:10
Laya Sunkavalli 6:46
Kristin Tran 6:53
Kelly Prince 6:57
Lindsey Bodnar 6:58
Harshini Sahani 7:13
High Jump
Cavett 4-8
Jennerette 4-6
Boys
55
Chris Barrood 7.1
Jean-Luc Oliver 7.4
Abi Gangasani 7.4
Tyler Jeter 7.6
Moiz Khan 8.0
55 Hurdles - 36"
Jose Baxter 8.7
Kaseem Davis 8.9
200
Davis 25.4
Barrood 25.7
Mo Ziab 25.9
Baxter 26.9
Oliver 27.0
Gangasani 27.0
Jeter 27.5
Khan 30.2
400
Ziab 61.1
800
Derrick Pee 2:12
Alex Rowe 2:12
Kotey Ashie 2:14
Andrew Sudran 2:16
Ishaan Goel 2:20
Shekar Muruganathan 2:25
Farid Kazi 2:26
Chris Campagnola 2:34
1600
Hiten Doshi 5:02
Matt Eder 5:05
Goel 5:05
Brendan Dempsey 5:06
Jithin Jacob 5:06
Ashwin Kommmajesula 5:08
Dan Boley 5:09
Campagnola 5:12
Kelsey Choice 5:25
Mike Peguero 5:27
Matt Paradowski 5:28
F. Kazi 5:29
Phil DeFroscia 5:36
Muruganathan 5:40
Nadeem Kazi 5:42
Andrew Mazzola 5:47
Brian Schwartz 5:51
Josh Carden 5:54
Aaron Lassin 6:01
Hamza Masood 6:17
Justin Cirulli 6:46
1/23/2010 Lavino Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Solid Showing at Lavino!
South Brunswick had a good day at the Lavino Relays in Lawrenceville, highlighted by three girls' relay victories, an indoor school record on the boys' side!
For the girls, the tandem of Mariah Browne and Lauryn Strebeck swept the horizontal jumps! In the long jump, Browne (18-0) and Strebeck (15-9) jumped a combined 33-9 to break the 3 year old meet record, held by another Viking duo! In the triple jump, Browne (36-9) and Strebeck (34-8) combined to leap 71-5 for another victory!
Also placing first was the 4x200 team of Melissa Dardani, Alicia Osley, Browne, and Rachel Johnson that ran a season-best 1:46.7!
Second place finishes went to the shot put team of Ginelle Walker (32-6.5) and Amber Brown (31-7) that combined for a distance of 64-1.5, and the 4x800 team of Jessica Puchalski, Joy Spriggs, Jamielyn Samper, and Cayla Del Piano that ran a season-best 9:49.4.
For the boys, the highlight was an indoor school record in the sprint medley! The team of Brian Oni (22.7 200), Tyrin Fairman (24.1 200), Juwan Tisdale (52.6 400), and Kapil Sathyakumar (2:01.2 800) ran 3:40.5 to lower the old record, set in 2006, by almost 3 seconds! Their time also placed them 4th in the race.
The medal-winnning performances were turned in by the long jump team of Willie Roberson (19-9) and Nikhil Yerramilli (19-8.5) that finished 2nd with their distance of 39-5.5, and the high jump duo of Derek Forthun (6-0) and Dominick Padovano (5-8) that jumped 11-8 for another 2nd place finish.
Boys
Shuttle Hurdles 32.0 (4 Hurdles, 220M)
Tyrin Fairman 8.1, Dominick Padovano 7.7, Adam Abdalla 8.3, Derek Forthun 7.8
4x200 1:35.2
Brian Oni 23.0, Fairman 24.1, Willie Roberson 24.2, Nikhil Yerramilli 24.1
4x800
A (8:40.6): Abdalla 2:06.2, Alex Rowe 2:09.3, Andrew Sudran 2:14.7, Derrick Pee 2:10.5
B (9:07.0): Brendan Dempsey 2:14.2, Dan Boley 2:20.9, Jithin Jacob 2:19.5, Matt Eder 2:12.9
4x400 3:40.2
Cody Stephan 54.0, Kotey Ashie 55.9, David Flanders 55.5, Tre Tisdale 55.2
Distance Medley 11:17.2
Stephen Ragany 3:27.6, Ashie 56.0, Sean Hudgins 2:11.6, Nick DeNuzzo 4:42
Sprint Medley 4th 3:40.5 Indoor School Record
Oni 22.7, Fairman 24.2, Juwan Tisdale 52.6, Kapil Sathyakumar 2:01.2
Long Jump 2nd 39-5.5
Roberson 19-9, Yerramilli 19-8.5
High Jump
A (11-8 2nd): Forthun 6-0, Padovano 5-8
B (11-0): Andrew Green 5-6, Austin Hemenway 5-6
Shot Put
A: Padovano 42-4.5, Adam Dickert 39-3.5
B: Siva Shanmugam 39-8, Barry Potts 39-5.5
Triple Jump
Yerramilli 41-5.5
Girls
Shuttle Hurdles 4th 35.7 (4 Hurdles, 220M)
Jen O'Laughlin 9.0, Laura Calderone 9.8, Rachel Johnson 8.3, Lauryn Strebeck 8.6
4x200
A (1:46.7 1st): Melissa Dardani 26.6, Alicia Osley 26.6, Mariah Browne 26.7, Johnson 26.7
B (1:48.9 4th): Kyra Madden 26.9, Janae Baker 27.1, Kylie Plummer 27.7, Shadae Riggins 27.7
4x800
A (9:49.4 2nd): Jessica Puchalski 2:25.4, Joy Spriggs 2:29.6, Jamielyn Samper 2:32.9, Cayla Del Piano 2:21.8
B (10:59.6): Julie Curcio 2:35.6, Dani Resnick 2:48.0, Emily Lane 2:52.2, Niky Mateescu 2:44.0
4x400 4:13.4 3rd (tie)
Madden 63.4, Baker 60.9, Dardani 65.2, Riggins 64.2
Distance Medley 14:00.7
Lyndsey Sample 4:05.9, Curcio 69.4, Amanda Smilgis 2:38.6, Melanie Huen 6:07
Sprint Medley 4th 4:29.7
Plummer 27.9, Casey Armstrong 29.5, Puchalski 63.4, Spriggs 2:29.3
Long Jump 33-9 1st, Meet Record
Browne 18-0, Strebeck 15-9
Triple Jump 71-5 1st
Browne 36-9, Strebeck 34-8
Shot Put
A (64-1.5 2nd): Ginelle Walker 32-6.5, Amber Brown 31-7
B (58-2.25): Alyssa McFarlane 29-2, Chloe Hall 29-0.25
High Jump
A (9-6): O'Laughlin 4-10, Brooke Sassman 4-8
B (9-4): Emily Skalko 9-10, Jabria Jennerette 4-6
Pole Vault
Smilgis 9-0
1/17/2010 Group IV State Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 4 Medal-Winning Relays
The Viking track teams had 4 medal winning relays at the Group IV State Relays: the boys' high jump, and the girls' shuttle hurdles, 4x400, and sprint medley teams. Results posted below.
Full meet results posted here
Boys
High Jump 5th 11-8
Derek Forthun 6-0, Dominick Padovano 5-8
Shot Put 8th 85-5.75
Padovano 45-11.75, Adam Dickert 39-6
Distance Medley 23rd 11:26.48
Sean Hudgins 3:29.5, Cody Stephan 55.1, Andrew Sudran 2:14.7, Stephen Ragany 4:47
Shuttle Hurdles 14th 33.24
Padovano 7.8, Jose Baxter 8.6, Forthun 7.9, Adam Abdalla 8.8
4x200 16th 1:37.61
Tyrin Fairman 24.5, Brian Oni 23.4, Willie Roberson 24.9, Nikhil Yerramilli 24.7
4x800 20th 8:47.97
Juwan Tisdale 2:08.9, Nick DeNuzzo 2:11.7, Kotey Ashie 2:17.9, Abdalla 2:08.9
Sprint Medley 10th 3:47.99
Fairman 56.3, Oni 23.7, Yerramilli 24.4, Kapil Sathyakumar 2:03.6
Girls
Pole Vault 8th 16-6
Amanda Smilgis 9-0, Emily Skalko 7-6
Shot Put 8th 63-4.5
Ginelle Walker 34-10.5, Amber Brown 28-6
High Jump 9-2 12th
Brooke Sassman 4-8, Skalko 4-6
Distance Medley 11th 13:14.69
Sophia Ginez 4:09.6, Janae Baker 65.2, Jessica Puchalski 2:25.4, Lyndsey Sample 5:34.6
Shuttle Hurdles 2nd 33.40
Jamie Thompson 7.9, Rachel Johnson 8.9, Jen O'Laughlin 8.2, Lauryn Strebeck 8.3
4x200 8th 1:50.04
Melissa Dardani 27.3, Alicia Osley 27.4, Mariah Browne 27.5, Rachel Johnson 27.7
4x800 7th 9:56.87
Jamielyn Samper 2:33.9, Cayla Del Piano 2:24.0, Puchalski 2:29.3, Joy Spriggs 2:29.7
Sprint Medley 5th 4:20.30
Osley 62.7, Browne 27.7, Dardani 27.4, Del Piano 2:22.5
4x400 5th 4:08.27
Thompson 61.6, Del Piano 62.1, Baker 61.9, Osley 62.5
1/13/2010 Millrose Games Trials 0 South Brunswick 0 4x400 School Record!
The Lady Vikings 4x400 competed Wednesday night at the New York Armory in the Millrose Games Trials and came home with a new indoor school record! The foursome of Jamie Thompson (60.6), Cayla Del Piano (59.3), Janae Baker (60.3), and Alicia Osley (59.4) ran 3:59.70 to lower the 4-year old record by almost 2 seconds! They finished 4th in a competitive race and missed qualifying for the Millrose Games by less than 1.5 seconds!
Mile
13. Sophia Ginez 5:25.26
1/9/2010 GMC Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Lady Vikings Win 3rd Straight GMC Relays Title!
The Lady Vikings rolled to their 3rd straight indoor GMC Relays title, scoring 74 points out of a possible 80! The team won 5 of the 8 varsity events, and placed 2nd in the other 3! The team was sparked by 2 meet record performances in the first 2 events, the distance medley and the shuttle hurdles, with the hurdle team also setting a new school record!
The boys team scored 25 points to post a 3rd place overall finish!
The Distance Medley was the first of 5 straight victories on the track for the Lady Vikings, as the team of Lyndsey Sample (1200), Jessica Puchalski (400), Julie Curcio (800), and Cayla DelPiano (1600) ran 13:02.17 to shave 22 seconds off the their own meet record set last year! Right after the DMR, the shuttle hurdle team of Jamie Thompson, Rachel Johnson, Jen O'Laughlin, and Lauryn Strebeck ran 32.82 to break the meet and school record!
Other victories on the track were recorded by the 4x200 team of Melissa Dardani, Alicia Osley, Mariah Browne, and Johnson that ran 1:48.62; the 4x800 team of Jamielyn Samper, Amanda Smilgis, DelPiano, and Joy Spriggs that ran 10:15.55; and the Sprint Medley team of Osley (400), Browne (200), Dardani (200), and Sophia Ginez that ran a near meet-record of 4:15.23.
Second place finishes were turned in by the high jump team of Brooke Sassman and Emily Skalko that combined for 9-6; the shot put team of Amber Brown and Ginelle Walker that threw 65-2.5 combined; and the 4x400 team of Samper, Thompson, Shadae Riggins, and Janae Baker that ran 4:14.97.
The girls also finished 1st in the novice 4x800 and 2nd in the novice 4x200!
For the boys, the top performance was the 2nd place high jump tandem of Derek Forthun and Dominick Padovano.
The team also had two strong 3rd place finishes from the sprint medley and distance medley teams. The sprint medley team of Juwan Tisdale (400), Brian Oni (200), Nikhil Yerramilli (200), and Kapil Sathyakumar (800) ran 3:45.26 in a tight and exciting race, while the distance medley team of Sathyakumar (1200), Tisdale (400), Kotey Ashie (800), and Nick DeNuzzo (1600) ran 11:05.59 to earn their 3rd place finish.
In addition, the boys also won the novice 4x800!
Girls
Distance Medley 1st 13:02.17 Meet Record
Lyndsey Sample 4:06.6, Jessica Puchalski 63.6, Julie Curcio 2:36.5, Cayla DelPiano 5:15.4
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 32.82 Meet & School Record - 4 Hurdles, 206M
Jamie Thompson 8.1, Rachel Johnson 8.3, Jen O'Laughlin 8.3, Lauryn Strebeck 8.1
4x200 1st 1:48.62
Melissa Dardani 27.4, Alicia Osley 27.2, Mariah Browne 27.0, Johnson 27.0
4x200 Novice 2nd 1:58.67
Jackie Marciniak 29.6, Casey Armstrong 28.6, Jenna Thompson 29.5, Taiyana Madden 30.8
4x800 1st 10:15.55
Jamielyn Samper 2:30.6, Amanda Smilgis 2:43.1, C. DelPiano 2:24.5, Joy Spriggs 2:37.3
4x800 Novice 'A' 1st 10:54.27
Puchalski 2:31.4, Julia Bossert 2:52.4, Becky Himmel 2:47.6, Lindsay DelPiano 2:42.8
4x800 Novice 'B' 5th 11:29.76
Niky Mateescu 2:49.1, Dani Resnick 2:52.7, Emily Lane 3:00.5, Melanie Huen 2:47.4
Sprint Medley 1st 4:15.23
Osley 61.4, Browne 26.9, Dardani 27.2, Sophia Ginez 2:19.6
4x400 2nd 4:14.97
Samper 63.9, Jamie Thompson 64.2, Shadae Riggins 64.9, Janae Baker 61.9
Shot Put 2nd 65-2.5
Ginelle Walker 33-0.5, Amber Brown 32-2
High Jump 2nd 9-6
Emily Skalko 4-10, Brooke Sassman 4-8
Pole Vault (exhibition
Skalko 7-6, Smilgis NH
Boys
Distance Medley 3rd 11:05.59
Kapil Sathyakumar 3:19.7, Juwan Tisdale 54.4, Kotey Ashie 2:08.7, Nick DeNuzzo 4:42.8
Shuttle Hurdles 35.03
Dominick Padovano 8.1, Jose Baxter 8.6, Adam Abdalla 9.9 (fall), Derek Forthun 8.5
4x200 Novice 1:43.92
Kaseem Davis 25.6, David Flanders 25.8, Chris Barrood 27.0, Tre Tisdale 25.5
4x800 6th 8:53.56
Abdalla 2:14.3, Stephen Ragany 2:12.7, Derrick Pee 2:12.7, Alex Rowe 2:13.9
4x800 Novice 'A' 1st 8:53.45
Mike Rosario 2:12.1, Sean Hudgins 2:12.0, Ishaan Goel 2:16.8, Andrew Sudran 2:12.5
4x800 Novice 'B' 3rd 9:09.28
Brendan Dempsey 2:15.7, Kelsey Choice 2:20.4, Matt Eder 2:14.2, Hiten Doshi 2:19.0
Sprint Medley 3rd 3:45.26
J. Tisdale 54.7, Brian Oni 23.3, Nikhil Yerramilli 24.3, Sathyakumar 2:02.8
4x400 3:42.39
Oni 54.9, Ashie 56.2, Forthun 56.2, Cody Stephan 55.0
Shot Put 4th 83-4.5
Padovano 44-1, Adam Dickert 39-3.5
High Jump 2nd 11-8
Forthun 6-0, Padovano 5-8
1/2/2010 Track Universe Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Showing in NYC!
South Brunswick competed at the New York Armory for the first time this season and had many strong performances at the non-scoring Track Universe Invitational! One of the most notable performances was turned in by Brian Oni, who set a new indoor school record with his 200 time of 22.7!
Girls
55
Rachel Johnson 7.6
Kyra Madden 7.6
Melissa Dardani 7.7
Jenna Thompson 8.2
Taiyana Madden 8.5
200
Mariah Browne 26.9
Johnson 26.9
Alicia Osley 27.1
Dardani 27.4
Janae Baker 27.6
K. Madden 28.2
Casey Armstrong 29.8
J. Thompson 29.8
Lauryn Strebeck 30.1*
Shadae Riggins 30.1*
Jessica Puchalski 30.7*
T. Madden 31.0
Marissa Cavett 31.8
* 12 person California start
400
Osley 61.0
Jamie Thompson 61.1
Baker 62.9
Puchalski 63.0
K. Madden 64.4
Laura Calderone 70.0
800
Joy Spriggs 2:32.8
Amanda Smilgis 2:33.9
Jamielyn Samper 2:33.9
Julie Curcio 2:36.5
Lindsay Del Piano 2:42.0
Becky Himmel 2:42.7
Julia Bossert 2:43.7
Dani Resnick 2:50.9
1600
Sophia Ginez 5:11.5
Cayla Del Piano 5:14.8
Niky Mateescu 6:03.6
Jenna Boyle 6:32.2
55 Hurdles
Jamie Thompson 8.7
Johnson 9.2
Strebeck 9.2
Jen O'Laughlin 9.2
Samper 9.9
Calderone 10.2
Jabria Jennerette 11.1
Cavett 11.7
4x400 4:18.2
Samper 63.5, Spriggs 64.0, Bossert 66.6, Riggins 64.3
Shot Put
Amber Brown 34-4.5
Ginelle Walker 30-8
Chloe Hall 28-8
Alyssa McFarlane 27-11
Long Jump
Browne 17-9.5
Jamie Thompson 17-5
Triple Jump
Browne 36-5.5
Strebeck 33-7
O'Laughlin 31-9.5
Pole Vault
Smilgis 9-0
Emily Skalko 7-6
High Jump
Skalko 4-10
Jennerette 4-8
O'Laughlin 4-8
Cavett 4-3
Boys
55
Brian Oni 6.5
Chris Barrood 7.3
Tyler Jeter 7.7
Abi Gangasani 7.7
200
Brian Oni 22.7 Indoor School Record
Nikhil Yerramilli 24.4
Tyrin Fairman 24.7
Tre Tisdale 24.9
David Flanders 25.2
Cody Stephan 25.2
Barrood 25.6
Jose Baxter 25.9
Mo Ziab 26.0
Jeter 27.5
Gangasani 27.6
400
Fairman 53.8
Stephan 55.1
T. Tisdale 56.7
Flanders 57.8
Ziab 60.4
800
Juwan Tisdale 2:10.0
Adam Abdalla 2:10.0
Alex Rowe 2:11.5
1600
Sean Hudgins 4:59
Chris Campagnola 5:06
Jithin Jacob 5:11
Dan Boley 5:13
Connor Scharff 5:14
Hiten Doshi 5:20
Ashwin Kommajesula 5:30
Alex Weinrich 5:31
Kelsey Choice 5:32
Farid Kazi 5:35
Phil DeFroscia 5:36
Mike Peguero 5:37
Matt Paradowski 5:38
Nadeem Kazi 5:43
55 Hurdles
Fairman 8.2
Dominick Padovano 8.3
Derek Forthun 8.7
Abdalla 8.9
Baxter 9.0
4x400 3:51.7
J. Tisdale 53.8
Choice 59.1
Abdalla 58.0 (fall)
Rowe 60.9
Shot Put
Padovano 47-2.5
Adam Dickert 40-8
Barry Potts 39-9
Long Jump
Yerramilli 19-5
Forthun 18-1
Triple Jump
Yerramilli 42-10.75
Pole Vault
Forthun 9-0
High Jump
Forthun 5-10
Padovano 5-8
Andrew Green 5-6
Scharff 5-0
12/30/2009 Merli Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 More Strong Performances at Merli!
South Brunswick came back a day after their season opener with many solid performances at the postponed Merli Invitational in Toms River!
On the girls side, two athletes came home with first place finishes, Jamie Thompson and Lyndsey Sample! Thompson won the 55 Hurdles with a PR of 8.79, while Sample ran a near PR of 11:53.61 to capture the 3200!
Also placing in the top-6 were the following athletes: Mariah Browne, 2nd in the 55 (7.55); Amanda Smilgis, 4th in the pole vault (8-6); Rachel Johnson, 5th in the 55 (7.75); Lauryn Strebeck, 5th in the 55 Hurdles (9.28); Jessica Puchalski, 6th in the 400 (63.67); and the 2nd place 4x400 team of Thompson, Janae Baker, Jamielyn Samper, and Alicia Osley that ran 4:14.85.
For the boys, Brian Oni was the top finisher with his 3rd place time of 6.67 in the 55!
Also placing were Nick DeNuzzo, 5th in the 3200 with a PR of 10:01.65; Dominick Padovano, 5th in the shot put (44-5.75); and Derek Forthun, tied for 6th in the high jump (5-10).
Full meet results here
Boys
55
3. Brian Oni 6.67
Tyrin Fairman 7.16
Chris Barrood 7.46
David Flanders 7.46
Tyler Jeter 7.98
400
Cody Stephan 56.20
Tre Tisdale 57.58
Jose Baxter 59.17
Flanders 60.20
Mo Ziab 61.17
800
Kotey Ashie 2:11.72
Adam Abdalla 2:11.79
Derrick Pee 2:12.80
Mike Rosario 2:13.85
Alex Rowe 2:14.21
1600
Stephen Ragany 4:51.74
Brendan Dempsey 5:02.13
Sean Hudgins 5:07.62
Jithin Jacob 5:14.54
Alex Weinrich 5:23.31
3200
5. Nick DeNuzzo 10:01.65
Dempsey 10:49.91
Matt Eder 10:54.36
Dan Boley 10:59.80
Chris Campagnola 11:01.53
55 Hurdles
Dominick Padovano 8.53
Derek Forthun 8.80
Fairman 9.50
Abdalla 9.63
Jose Baxter 9.89
4x400 3:42.04
Forthun 57.3, Rosario 56.7, Fairman 54.6, Juwan Tisdale 53.3
High Jump
6T. Forthun 5-10
Padovano 5-6
Andrew Green 5-2
Connor Scharff 5-2
Pole Vault
Forthun NH
Shot Put
5. Padovano 44-5.75
Barry Potts 38-4.5
Adam Dickert 37-10.25
Vic Battagliotti 30-2
Gourab Das 26-5
Girls
55
2. Mariah Browne 7.55
5. Rachel Johnson 7.75
7. Melissa Dardani 7.85 (7.81 trials)
8. Janae Baker 7.89 (7.82 trials)
Alicia Osley 7.89
400
6. Jessica Puchalski 63.67
Julia Bossert 66.53
Kyra Madden 67.25
Julie Curcio 69.59
Casey Armstrong 70.00
800
Joy Spriggs 2:35.34
Becky Himmel 2:49.62
Laura Calderone 2:49.89
Sravani Makkapati 3:17.66
1600
Laya Sunkavalli 6:38.20
Stephanie Zheng 6:41.27
Harshini Sahani 7:11.98
Lindsey Bodnar 7:22.12
Emily Lane 7:36.70
3200
1. Lyndsey Sample 11:53.61
Cayla Del Piano 12:24.40
Lindsay Del Piano 14:01.22
Kelly Prince 15:01.02
Jenna Boyle DNF
55 Hurdles
1. Jamie Thompson 8.79
5. Lauryn Strebeck 9.28
Jen O'Laughlin 9.85
Calderone 10.54
Johnson 10.94
4x400 4:14.85 2nd
Thompson 64.5, Baker 64.1, Jamielyn Samper 64.3, Osley 61.8
High Jump
Brooke Sassman 4-8
O'Laughlin 4-8
Emily Skalko 4-6
Marissa Cavett 4-4
Jabria Jennerette NH
Pole Vault
4. Amanda Smilgis 8-6
Emily Skalko 7-6
Dardani NH
Shot Put
Amber Brown 31-5.5
Chloe Hall 29-9
Alyssa McFarlane 27-8.5
Taylor Sassman 25-1.5
Veronica Eisenmann 24-5
12/29/2009 Holiday Relay Carnival 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Open Up with Solid Showing!
The Vikings finally opened their winter season on Tuesday at the Holiday Relay Carnival in Jersey City. Many athletes came home with medals for their top-6 performances!
In the boys varsity events, the top place was turned in by Brian Oni, who ran 23.5 to take 2nd in the 200!
Also placing in the varsity events were Nick DeNuzzo, 6th in the 1600 with a PR of 4:45; the 3rd place 4x800 team of Kapil Sathyakumar, Kotey Ashie, Derrick Pee, and Stephen Ragany that ran 8:41.4; and the 4th place shot put tandem of Dominick Padovano (43-7) and Derek Forthun (40-0).
In girls varsity events, Sophia Ginez won the 1600 by a large margin with her time of 5:20.7!
Also placing top-6 in individual events was Jamie Thompson, 2nd in her first-ever 55 Hurdles race (8.8), and Lauryn Strebeck, 5th in the 55 Hurdles (9.4).
In the relay events, 2 teams placed 2nd: the 4x400 team of Thompson, Kyra Madden, Joy Spriggs, and Baker that ran 4:21.4; and the 4x800 team of Ginez, Jamielyn Samper, Jenni Smilgis, and Amanda Smilgis that ran 10:14.6.
Also placing was the 3rd place 4x200 team of Melissa Dardani, Alicia Osley, Janae Baker, and Mariah Browne that ran 1:52.6, and the 6th place shot put team of Ginelle Walker (32-2.5) and Amber Brown (31-7).
Full top-6 results here
Girls
4x200 Varsity 3rd 1:52.6
Melissa Dardani 27.7, Alicia Osley 28.2, Janae Baker 28.5, Mariah Browne 28.1
4x200 Novice DNF
Kylie Plummer 30.0,
4x200 Frosh 3rd 2:05.0
Taiyana Madden 32.0, Jessica Puchalski 29.4, Marissa Cavett 33.2, Jenna Thompson 30.4
4x400 Varsity 2nd 4:21.4
Jamie Thompson 66.0, Kyra Madden 66.3, Joy Spriggs 65.0, Baker 64.0
4x400 Novice 4:49.6
Plummer 72.6, Dani Resnick 72.5, Casey Armstrong 69.9, Jabria Jennerette 74.7
4x800 Varsity 2nd 10:14.6
Sophia Ginez 2:23.7, Jamielyn Samper 2:39.4, Jenni Smilgis 2:31.7, Amanda Smilgis 2:39.9
4x800 Novice 2nd 11:10.5
Julia Bossert 2:42.8, Lindsay Del Piano 2:43.8, Resnick 2:59.1, Julie Curcio 2:44.7
55 Hurdles Varsity
2. Jamie Thompson 8.8
5. Lauryn Strebeck 9.4 (8.9 in semis)
Rachel Johnson 9.2 (made semis)
Jen O'Laughlin 9.5
Samper 10.0
55 Frosh
1. Jessica Puchalski 8.1 (7.9 trials)
200 Varsity
Jamie Thompson 27.7
K. Madden 28.3
Johnson 28.4
600
Spriggs 1:50.7
Laura Calderone 1:57.1
1600
1. Ginez 5:20.7
Lyndsey Sample 5:38.6
A. Smilgis 5:47.4
Shot Put Varsity 6th 63-9.5
Ginelle Walker 32-2.5, Amber Brown 31-7
Shot Put Novice 2nd 51-1
Alyssa McFarlane 26-0.75, Taylor Sassman 25-0.25
Boys
4x200 Novice 'A' 5th 1:46.2
Tre Tisdale 26.6, Cody Stephan 26.2, Chris Barrood 28.1, David Flanders 25.3
4x200 Novice 'B' 1:58.3
Tyler Jeter 28.7, Moiz Khan 30.8, Jean-Luc Oliver 29.5, Mike Berran 29.3
4x400 Varsity 3:44.6
Kotey Ashie 56.9, Juwan Tisdale 56.7, Brian Oni 56.1, Kapil Sathyakumar 55.0
4x400 Novice 5th 3:58.0
T. Tisdale 59.5, Stephan 57.3, Barrood 63.0, Flanders 58.2
4x800 Varsity 3rd 8:41.4
Sathyakumar 2:07.0, Ashie 2:10.4, Derrick Pee 2:12.3, Stephen Ragany 2:12.1
4x800 Novice 2nd 9:15.4
Kelsey Choice 2:20, Ishaan Goel 2:17.5, Mike Rosario 2:13.5, Mike Peguero 2:24
55 Hurdles Varsity
Derek Forthun 8.5 (made semis)
Dominick Padovano 8.5
Adam Abdalla 9.0
55 Hurdles Frosh
1. Jose Baxter 9.7
200 Varsity
2. Oni 23.5
200 Novice
5. Tyrin Fairman 25.1
600
J. Tisdale 1:31.1
1600
5. Nick DeNuzzo 4:45.0
Matt Eder 4:57.5
Brendan Dempsey 4:57.7
Shot Put Varsity 4th 83-7
Padovano 43-7, Forthun 40-0
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