2012 Spring
6/15/2012 New Balance Nationals 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Showing at Nationals!
The Lady Vikings had some strong performances at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, highlighted by Kristin Krier's 4th place showing in the Emerging Elite Javelin! Her mark of 117-3 was a new PR, and broke her own freshman class record!
In addition, the Sprint Medley team of Julia Lekht, Rochelle McDonald, Alicia Osley, and Cayla Del Piano ran a season-best 4:05.33 to finish 10th in a competitive field.
Emerging Elite Javelin
4. Kristin Krier 117-3 Freshman Record
Emerging Elite Pole Vault
7T. Lindsay Carbone 10-5.25
Emerging Elite 4x200 13th 1:46.39
Julia Lekht, Rochelle McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, Aspen McMillan
Emerging Elite 100 Hurdles
25. McMillan 15.20
37. Thomas 16.09
Emerging Elite 400
18. Alicia Osley 57.97
Sprint Medley 10th 4:05.33
Lekht, McDonald, Osley 57.82, Cayla Del Piano 2:14.56
Emerging Elite 800
21. Del Piano 2:16.58
6/11/2012 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 2 Medalists at Meet of Champs!
The Lady Vikings had two medalists at the Meet of Champions! Cayla Del Piano set a new PR with her time of 4:54.31, which earned her 5th place in the 1600, while Lindsay Carbone tied for 5th in the pole vault with PR-tying height of 11-0!
In addition, Alicia Osley had a season best of 57.25 to place 10th in the 400, while Danielle Padovano had a PR of 37-4.5 to place 13th in the shot put, and she also placed 11th in the discus with a throw of 115-5.
4x100 DNF
Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, Aspen McMillan
1600
5. Cayla Del Piano 4:54.31
800
10. Del Piano 2:17.08
400
10. Osley 57.25
4x400 12th 3:57.79
McMillan 60.2, Del Piano 59.6, McDonald 60.6, Osley 57.1
Pole Vault
5T. Lindsay Carbone 11-0
Shot Put
13T. Danielle Padovano 37-4.5
Discus
11. Padovano 115-5
6/2/2012 Group IV State Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Advance 7 to Meet of Champs!
The Vikings performed well over the weekend at the Group IV State meet, with a total of 7 athletes advancing to the Meet of Champions! The team medaled in 6 events and tied for 8th place in the team standings. Two athletes won multiple medals, led by triple medalist Cayla Del Piano. She placed 4th in the 1600 (5:02.79), 5th in the 800 (2:15.72), and ran a leg on the 5th place 4x400! Danielle Padovano had a PR of 36-10 in the shot put to grab 3rd place, and she also placed 6th in the discus (118-9)! Lindsay Carbone tied for 3rd in the pole vault, and equaled her PR of 11-0, the 2nd best height in school history!
The 4x400 team of Aspen McMillan, Del Piano, Rochelle McDonald, and Alicia Osley ran 3:54.14 to finish 5th. Their time is the second fastest in school history, and marks the 3rd straight year a Viking foursome has medaled in that event at Groups! In addition, Osley will advance to the Meet of Champions as a wildcard in the 400, and will also run the 4x100 there along with McDonald, McMillan, and Julia Lekht, who qualified based on times run earlier in the season.
Full meet results here
400 Hurdles
18. Aspen McMillan 66.71
1600
4. Cayla Del Piano 5:02.79
400
7. Alicia Osley 57.93
Discus
6. Danielle Padovano 118-9
Pole Vault
3T. Lindsay Carbone 11-0
Javelin
14. Kristin Krier 106-1
800
5. Del Piano 2:15.72
100 Hurdles
14. McMillan 15.50
200
16. Osley 26.07
18. Rochelle McDonald 26.44
4x400 5th 3:54.14
McMillan 59.6, Del Piano 57.8, McDonald 59.8, Osley 56.7
High Jump
Jada-Rae Poku NH
Long Jump
14. Julia Lekht 16-3.75
Shot Put
3. Padovano 36-10
5/26/2012 Central Jersey IV Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 9 Advance to States
South Brunswick came up 6 points short of winning it's 4th straight Sectional title, but did manage to score in 13 of the 16 events, and advance 9 athletes to the Group IV State Championships. The team scored 65 points over the two-day meet, and finished in 2nd place.
Highlights for the team were a pair of victories. On Friday, Danielle Padovano came from behind to capture her first Sectional title, winning the discus with a PR of 121-10! She also threw a big PR of 36-8 in the shot put to take 3rd in that event! In the final event of the day on Saturday, the 4x400 relay team of Aspen McMillan, Cayla Del Piano, Rochelle McDonald, and Alicia Osley was victorious in a season-best time of 3:55.34! The victory marked the 2nd straight year a Viking foursome had won that event at Sectionals.
Osley, Del Piano, and McMillan each won three medals over the weekend. In addition to the relay, Osley finished 2nd in the 400 (57.26, senior class record) and 5th in the 200 (26.28), Del Piano was 2nd in the 800 (2:17.47) and 6th in the 1600 (5:11.13), and McMillan was 5th in the 100 Hurdles (15.10 PR) and 6th in the 400 Hurdles (66.02 PR), both times lowering her own freshman records.
Other medalists were Lindsay Carbone, 3rd in the pole vault (11-0 PR); Kristin Krier, 4th in the javelin (108-5); Jada-Rae Poku, 4th in the high jump (5-0 PR, ties freshman record); Julia Lekht, 5th in the long jump (17-3.5 PR); and McDonald, 6th in the 200 (26.50).
Full meet results here
400 Hurdles
6. Aspen McMillan 66.02 Freshman Record
8. Zyjira Thomas 66.50
18. Taiyana Madden 69.03
100
9. Rochelle McDonald 13.14 (12.82 trials)
10. Alicia Osley 12.83
15. McMillan 12.97
1600
6. Cayla Del Piano 5:11.13
16. Nicolette Mateescu 5:25.40
41. Elisa Meranchik 5:56.04
400
2. Osley 57.26 Senior Class Record
29. Naeemah Jones 64.82
32. Monet Hall 65.08
Triple Jump
8. Julia Lekht 34-11
20. Jada-Rae Poku 32-2
27. Thomas 30-6
Javelin
4. Kristin Krier 108-5
8. Rachel VanDemark 100-1
12. Ashna Manhas 90-8
Discus
1. Danielle Padovano 121-10
11. Brianna Del Piano 95-9
34. Noelle Cordova 70-0
Pole Vault
3. Lindsay Carbone 11-0
9T. Lindsay Del Piano & Savanna Barton 9-0
100 Hurdles
5. McMillan 15.10 Freshman Record
8. Thomas 15.47
21. Barton 17.37
800
2. C. Del Piano 2:17.47
21. Emily Lane 2:30.65
22. Jessica Himmel 2:30.83
200
5. Osley 26.28 (26.27 trials)
6. McDonald 26.50
13. Victoria Monteiro 27.20
3200
14. Mateescu 12:01.57
27. Zenzali Lael 13:01.71
33. Meranchik 13:34.57
4x400 1st 3:55.34
McMillan 59.4, C. Del Piano 58.7, McDonald 59.9, Osley 57.1
Shot Put
3. Padovano 36-8
14. Nateya Harris 30-2.5
18. B. Del Piano 28-6
Long Jump
5. Lekht 17-3.5
29. Poku 14-2.5
High Jump
4. Poku 5-0 Freshman Record (Tie)
18T. Kelly Rose Harkness 4-6
5/21/2012 East Coast Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Marks at East Coast Relays!
The Vikings battled through the rain on Monday night to post some strong marks at the East Coast Relays in Randolph. Highlights included the 2nd place finish by the shuttle hurdle team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Savannah Barton, and Aspen McMillan. Their time of 63.35 is a season best, and the 2nd fastest in school history! In the field, Kristin Krier (112-0) and Rachel VanDemark (91-3) combined to throw 203-3 for 4th place, with Krier's mark breaking the 29 year old freshman class record! In addition, the 4x100 team of Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Lekht, and McMillan ran 50.26 to finish 6th.
Full meet results here
Shuttle Hurdles 2nd 63.35
Julia Lekht 15.9, Zyjira Thomas 15.1, Savannah Barton 17.1, Aspen McMillan 15.0
4x100 6th 50.26
Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Lekht, McMillan
4x800 13th 10:24.94
Elisa Meranchik 2:32.2, Emily Lane 2:38.0, Danielle Oakes 2:41.3, Nicolette Mateescu 2:33.4
Shot Put 10th 62-3.25
Danielle Padovano 32-9, Nateya Harris 29-6.25
Discus
Brianna Del Piano 81-10, Padovano NM
Javelin 4th 203-3
Kristin Krier 112-0, Rachel VanDemark 91-3
5/17/2012 Metuchen Last Chance/Holmdel Twilight 0 South Brunswick 0 PRs Galore at a Pair of Meets!
The Lady Vikings had many personal bests on Thursday at two meets, the Holmdel Twilight and the Metuchen Last Chance meet. Among the notable personal best times at Holmdel was Cayla Del Piano's first place showing in the 1600 with a time of 4:55.52! Also running well in the Holmdel 1600 were Nicolette Mateescu, who turned in a huge PR of 5:21.26, and Elisa Meranchik, who ran a PR of 5:27.74.
At Metuchen, Rochelle McDonald finished 2nd in the 200 with a new freshman class record of 26.13! Other strong times in the top-6 at Metuchen included Aspen McMillan's 4th place time of 59.67 (PR) in the 400, which was just off the freshman class record; Jess Himmel's 5th place 800 PR of 2:32.40; Taiyana Madden's 6th place 800 PR of 2:33.51; and Julia Lekht's 400 PR of 61.72 in 6th place.
Metuchen Last Chance
200
2. Rochelle McDonald 26.13 Freshman Record
7. Julia Lekht 27.27
10. Zyjira Thomas 27.91
13. Naeemah Jones 28.95
15. Khadija McDonald 29.80
400
4. Aspen McMillan 59.67
7. Lekht 61.72
10. Thomas 63.65
17. Jones 66.63
800
5. Jess Himmel 2:32.40
6. Taiyana Madden 2:33.51
1600
5. Jenna Boyle 6:09.92
6. Harshini Sahani 6:15.36
Holmdel Twilight
1600
1. Cayla Del Piano 4:55.52
Nicolette Mateescu 5:21.26
Elisa Meranchik 5:27.74
Zenzali Lael 5:42.19
Kristin Tran 5:46.58
Emily Lane 5:47.29
Carly Trill 5:48.88
Nina Paranjpe 5:51.72
Rebecca Kilcoyne 5:56.95
Danielle Oakes 5:58.46
Melanie Huen 5:59.87
5/16/2012 South Brunswick 94 Old Bridge 45 Vikings Finish Undefeated!
South Brunswick defeated Old Bridge on Wednesday to finish the dual meet season a perfect 8-0! This completes the team's 6th straight undefeated season! Multiple event winners on the day were Julia Lekht, who took the triple jump (35-5), the long jump (16-7), and the 100 Hurdles (15.9), while Danielle Padovano won the shot put (34-3) and the discus (116-10). Other event winners were Monet Hall in the 400 Hurdles (73.2), Victoria Monteiro in the 400 (62.7), Elisa Meranchik in the 3200 (12:19.3), Savannah Barton in the pole vault (9-0), Kristin Krier in the javelin (94-7), and the 4x400 team of Taiyana Madden, Hall, Emily Kaiser, and Naeemah Jones that ran 4:27.2.
SB 94.5, OB 45.5
400 Hurdles
1. Monet Hall 73.2
2. Taiyana Madden 74.9
3. Zyjira Thomas 75.1
100
1. Sokolova OB 12.7
2. Victoria Monteiro 13.1
3. Gomes OB 13.4
1600
1. O'Mara OB 5:40.4
2. Zenzali Lael 5:44.4
3. Rebecca Kilcoyne 6:05.0
400
1. Victoria Monteiro 62.7
2. Durstewitz OB 64.2
3. Naeemah Jones 65.6
100 Hurdles
1. Julia Lekht 15.9
2. Thomas 16.7
3. Savannah Barton 17.4
800
1. Kramer OB 2:22
2. Nicolette Mateescu 2:27.8
3. Emily Lane 2:29.4
200
1. Sokolova OB 27.1
2. Lai OB 28.2
3. Jess Himmel 28.8
3200
1. Elisa Meranchik 12:19.3
2. Capelli OB 13:15.5
3. Carly Trill 13:15.6
4x400 1st 4:27.2
Madden 62.7, Hall 65.6, Emily Kaiser 73.2, Jones 65.7
Long Jump
1. Lekht 16-7.5
2. Raymond OB 15-10.5
3. Udeh OB 15-10
Triple Jump
1. Lekht 35-5.5
2. Jada-Rae Poku 33-5
3. Raymond 32-2.5
Pole Vault
1. Savannah Barton 9-0
2. Lindsay Del Piano 9-0
3. Danielle Hecht & OB 7-0
High Jump
1. Sokolova OB 4-10
2. Jada-Rae Poku 4-8
3. Piella OB 4-8
Shot Put
1. Danielle Padovano 34-3.5
2. Michelle OB 31-8
3. Nateya Harris 31-0
Discus
1. Padovano 116-10
2. Denise Porter 82-11
3. Noelle Cordova 81-5
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 94-7
2. Rachel VanDemark 94-4
3. Courtney Hendrickson 86-9
5/12/2012 South Brunswick 121 GMC Championships 55 Vikings Roll to 7th Straight GMC Title!
The Lady Vikings stormed to their 7th straight GMC Championship on Saturday, as the team scored 121 points and won 6 events! The team scored in 13 of the 16 events, and had 15 athletes contribute to the scoring!
Leading the way with event wins were the following athletes: Cayla Del Piano in the 1600 (5:13.67) and 3200 (11:12.44); Lindsay Carbone in the pole vault (10-6 PR); Julia Lekht in the long jump (16-5.75); Alicia Osley in the 400 (57.82); and Danielle Padovano in the discus (119-0 PR).
Other medalists were Savannah Barton, 2nd in the pole vault (9-6); Lekht, 2nd in the triple jump (35-1.25); Padovano, 3rd in the shot put (34-6.5); Lindsay Del Piano, 3rd in the pole vault (9-6 PR); Kristin Krier, 3rd in the javelin (108-3); Aspen McMillan, 3rd in the 100 Hurdles (15.31); Jada-Rae Poku, 4th in the high jump (4-10); Zyjira Thomas, 4th in the 100 Hurdles (15.35); Osley, 5th in the 200 (26.01); Rachel VanDemark, 5th in the javelin (105-6 PR); Elisa Meranchik, 6th in the 1600 (5:29.05 PR); and the 2nd place 4x400 team of Rochelle McDonald, Cayla Del Piano, Victoria Monteiro, and Osley that ran a season-best 3:57.87. In addition, McDonald broke the freshman class 100 record with her 7th place time of 12.67!
Full meet results here
400 Hurdles
7. Zyjira Thomas 67.28
Taiyana Madden 69.06
Monet Hall 72.24
3200
1. Cayla Del Piano 11:12.44
7. Nicolette Mateescu 11:46.33
Zenzali Lael 12:36.62
100
7. Rochelle McDonald 12.67 Freshman Record
Aliya Forcer 14.19
Victoria Monteiro FS
100 Hurdles
3. Aspen McMillan 15.31
4. Thomas 15.35
Savannah Barton 17.17
400
1. Alicia Osley 57.82
Jessica Himmel 66.55
Nicole Cavett 67.51
800
Emily Lane 2:29.60
Danielle Oakes 2:31.34
Carly Trill 2:35.96
200
5. Osley 26.01
Barton 28.24
1600
1. C. Del Piano 5:13.67
6. Elisa Meranchik 5:29.05
Kristin Tran 5:47.66
4x400 2nd 3:57.87
McDonald 60.7, C. Del Piano 57.9, Monteiro 62.0, Osley 56.9
Pole Vault
1. Lindsay Carbone 10-6
2. Barton 9-6
3. Lindsay Del Piano 9-6
Discus
1. Danielle Padovano 119-0
8. Brianna Del Piano 89-7
Noelle Cordova 76-4
Shot Put
3. Padovano 34-6.5
8. Alyssa McFarlane 31-3.25
Nateya Harris 30-1
Long Jump
1. Julia Lekht 16-5.75
McMillan 13-6.5
Triple Jump
2. Lekht 35-1.25
7. Jada-Rae Poku 32-0
High Jump
4. Poku 4-10
Kelly Rose Harkness 4-8
Javelin
3. Kristin Krier 108-3
5. Rachel VanDemark 105-6
7. McFarlane 104-10
5/8/2012 South Brunswick 108 East Brunswick 32 Vikings Beat Bears!
The Vikings defeated East Brunswick on Tuesday, capping an undefeated 4 years of home competition for the class of 2012! The team won all 16 events, and had 24 athletes contribute to the scoring! Leading the way was triple winner Julia Lekht. She won the long jump (16-9), the triple jump (34-4.5), and the 100 Hurdles (16.5), and ran a leg on the winning 4x400! Double winners were Alicia Osley, who captured the 100 (12.9) and 200 (26.0), and Danielle Padovano, who won the shot put (32-9.5) and discus (104-5). Other winners were Zyjira Thomas in the 400 Hurdles (69.3); Nicolette Mateescu in the 1600 (5:37); Rochelle McDonald in the 400 (61.6); Emily Lane in the 800 (2:33.9); Melanie Huen in the 3200 (12:51); Lindsay Carbone and Savannah Barton, tied in the pole vault (9-0); Kelly Rose Harkness in the high jump (4-8); Kristin Krier in the javelin (103-10); and the 4x400 relay of Lekht, Taiyana Madden, Lane, and Naeemah Jones that ran 4:25.3.
SB 108, EB 32
400 Hurdles
1. Zyjira Thomas 69.3
2. Huang EB 69.8
3. Taiyana Madden 71.2
100
1. Alicia Osley 12.9
2. Barbarro EB 13.3
3. Reagan EB 13.7
1600
1. Nicolette Mateescu 5:37.4
2. Elisa Meranchik 5:49.1
3. Zenzali Lael 5:54.0
400
1. Rochelle McDonald 61.6
2. Victoria Monteiro 61.7
3. Reagan EB 65.6
100 Hurdles
1. Julia Lekht 16.5
2. Huang 16.9
3. Savannah Barton 17.0
800
1. Emily Lane 2:33.9
2. Jess Himmel 2:34.1
3. Woods EB 2:36
200
1. Osley 26.0
2. Reagan EB 27.7
3. Thomas 28.3
3200
1. Melanie Huen 12:51.8
2. Fakhrzadeh EB 12:53
3. Nina Paranjpe 13:19
4x400 1st 4:25.3
Lekht 63.8, Madden 65.7, Lane 68.4, Naeemah Jones 67.5
Long Jump
1. Lekht 16-9
2. Huang EB 15-10.75
3. Lindsay Carbone 15-1
Triple Jump
1. Lekht 34-4.5
2. Selva EB 30-7
3. Harbor EB 29-8
Pole Vault
1. Carbone & Savannah Barton 9-0
3. Lindsay Del Piano 8-6
High Jump
1. Kelly Rose Harkness 4-8
2. Jada-Rae Poku 4-6
3. Lauren EB 4-4
Shot Put
1. Danielle Padovano 32-9.5
2. Nateya Harris 32-9
3. Alyssa McFarlane 31-4.75
Discus
1. Padovano 104-5
2. Tori EB 87-7
3. Brianna Del Piano 86-9
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 103-10
2. McDonald EB 102-8
3. McFarlane 99-7
5/5/2012 Mercer Twilight 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Showing at Mercer Twilight!
A small number of Vikings travelled to Robbinsville for the Mercer Twilight meet, and 7 of them came home with medals for their top-6 performances!
Top marks were a trio of 2nd place finishes. On the track, Aspen McMillan took over a second off the freshman 400 Hurdles record with her time of 66.07! In the field, Kristin Krier nearly broke the freshman record with her throw of 109-1 in the javelin. Lindsay Carbone also finished 2nd with her jump of 10-0 in the pole vault. Other medalists were Danielle Padovano, 3rd in both the shot put (35-7.5) and discus (111-0); Julia Lekht, 3rd in the triple jump (34-10) and 5th in the long jump (16-0); Savannah Barton, 4th in the pole vault (9-6); and Lindsay Del Piano, tied for 6th in the pole vault (9-0).
Full meet results here
400 Hurdles
2. Aspen McMillan 66.07
100 Hurdles
7. Zyjira Thomas 16.25
Julia Lekht 17.05
Savannah Barton 17.68
400
Jess Himmel 64.86
800 SMR 1:59.89
Jada-Rae Poku, Himmel, Barton 27.6, Thomas 65.0
Pole Vault
2. Lindsay Carbone 10-0
4. Barton 9-6
6T. Lindsay Del Piano 9-0
High Jump
Poku 4-8
Kelly Rose Harkness 4-8
Long Jump
5. Lekht 16-0
Carbone 14-10
Triple Jump
3. Lekht 34-10
Shot Put
3. Danielle Padovano 35-7.5
Nateya Harris 29-4
Brianna Del Piano 27-3.5
Discus
3. Padovano 111-0
B. Del Piano 85-8
Noelle Cordova 78-11
Javelin
2. Kristin Krier 109-1
Courtney Hendrickson 91-3
Rachel VanDemark 89-6
5/3/2012 South Brunswick 125 Middlesex County Relays 55 Vikings Win 7th Straight Relays Title!
The Lady Vikings captured their 7th straight Middlesex County Relays title on Thursday night, as the team won 9 events, broke 3 meet records, and had 27 athletes contribute to scoring 125 points!
Team highlights were three meet records being broken on the second day of competition. In the field, the pole vault relay of Savannah Barton (9-6), Lindsay Carbone (9-6), and Lindsay Del Piano (9-0) crushed the old meet record by 3.5 feet with their combined total of 28-0! On the track, both medley relays broke records set by Viking teams in 2009. The sprint medley team of Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Victoria Monteiro, and Cayla Del Piano ran 4:05.70 to break the old record by 5 seconds! In the distance medley, Nicolette Mateescu, Osley, Emily Lane, and Cayla ran 12:45.04 to break the meet record by 3 seconds!
On day one, the Vikings won both the 4x1600 (22:15.02) and the discus (275-9). Elisa Meranchik, Mateescu, Zenzali Lael, and Cayla ran on the 4x1600, while Danielle Padovano, Alyssa McFarlane, and Brianna Del Piano were on the discus relay.
Other winning relays on day two were the shuttle hurdle team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Barton, and Aspen McMillan that ran 64.10; the long jump team of Lekht (16-0.25), Carbone (15-7.5), and McMillan (15-4.75) that jumped a combined 47-0.5; the javelin team of McFarlane (102-10), Kristin Krier (100-1), and Courtney Hendrickson (89-4) that threw a distance of 292-3; and the shot put team of Padovano (34-7.5), McFarlane (30-6.5), and Nateya Harris (29-7.5) that threw a combined 94-9.5.
Full meet results here
Day 1
3x400 Hurdles 4th 3:34.98
Zyjira Thomas 67.49, Taiyana Madden 72.13, Monet Hall 75.36
4x1600 1st 22:15.02
Elisa Meranchik 5:37.2, Nicolette Mateescu 5:32.8, Zenzali Lael 5:49.2, Cayla Del Piano 5:15.5
4x200 3rd 1:45.99
Rochelle McDonald 26.6, Victoria Monteiro 27.3, Thomas 26.5, Alicia Osley 25.4
Discus 1st 275-9
Danielle Padovano 112-9, Alyssa McFarlane 81-6, Brianna Del Piano 81-6
Triple Jump 2nd 97-7
Julia Lekht 35-0.75, Lindsay Carbone 31-5, Jada-Rae Poku 31-1.25
High Jump 2nd tie 13-10
Poku 4-10, Kelly Rose Harkness 4-6, Aspen McMillan 4-6
Novice SMR
A (2nd 4:45.59): Naeemah Jones 67.0, Casey Irizarry, Khadijah McDonald, Danielle Oakes 2:38.9
B (6th 4:51.46): Nicole Cavett 66.6, Greta Rusbarsky, Aliya Forcer, Emily Giarratano 2:43.9
Day 2
4x800 6th 10:18.46
Emily Lane 2:32.1, Meranchik 2:34.0, Carly Trill 2:34.7, Madden 2:37.4
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 64.10
Lekht 16.9, Thomas 15.4, Savannah Barton 16.6, McMillan 15.1
Sprint Medley 1st 4:05.70 Meet Record
Osley 58.3, R. McDonald 26.8, Monteiro 26.5, Cayla Del Piano 2:13.9
4x100 2nd 50.17
Osley, R. McDonald, Lekht, McMillan
Distance Medley 1st 12:45.04 Meet Record
Mateescu 3:58.4, Osley 59.7, Lane 2:38.6 C. Del Piano 5:07.3
4x400 6th 4:19.13
Monteiro 61.0, Jess Himmel 65.3, Cavett 66.5, Madden 66.1
Long Jump 1st 47-0.5
Lekht 16-0.25, Carbone 15-7.5, McMillan 15-4.75
Pole Vault 1st 28-0 Meet Record
Carbone 9-6, Barton 9-6, Lindsay Del Piano 9-0
Shot Put 1st 94-9.5
Padovano 34-7, McFarlane 30-6.5, Nateya Harris 29-7.5
Javelin 1st 292-3
Alyssa McFarlane 102-10, Kristin Krier 100-1, Courtney Hendrickson 89-4
4/26/2012 Penn Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 County Record Broken at Penn!
The Vikings had a strong day at the Penn Relays on Thursday, highlighted by Cayla Del Piano's 9th place finish in the Mile with a time that broke the Middlesex County Record for that event! Her time of 4:58.32 is also the 2nd fastest in the state so far this season! Both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays had strong performances. The same foursome of Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, and Aspen McMillan won their heat in the 4x100 with a time of 50.36, and also ran a season-best of 4:03.39 in the 4x400!
4x100 50.36
Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, Aspen McMillan
4x400 4:03.39
Osley 58.8, McDonald 61.0, Lekht 62.3, McMillan 61.2
Mile
9. Cayla Del Piano 4:58.32, County Record
4/24/2012 South Brunswick 103 Edison 37 Vikings Improve to 6-0!
The Vikings defeated Edison on Tuesday to improve to 6-0! The team won 13 events and had 22 athletes contribute to the scoring! Leading the way with two victories were Danielle Padovano in the shot put (34-10) and discus (103-5), and Lindsay Carbone in the triple jump (31-10) and pole vault (9-6).
Other event winners were Zyjira Thomas in the 400 Hurdles (70.0), Nicolette Mateescu in the 1600 (5:37), Jessica Himmel in the 400 (63.5), Cayla Del Piano in the 800 (2:14.9), Kristin Tran in the 3200 (12:45), Julia Lekht in the long jump (15-10), Jada-Rae Poku in the high jump (4-8), Kristin Krier in the javelin (104-0), and the 4x400 team of Himmel, Lekht, Del Piano, and Taiyana Madden that ran 4:13.8.
SB 103, E 37
400 Hurdles
1. Zyjira Thomas 70.0
2. Weber E 71.9
3. Taiyana Madden 73.8
100
1. Johnson E 12.9
2. Gulama E 13.7
3. Ude E 13.9
1600
1. Nicolette Mateescu 5:37.1
2. Carly Trill 5:48.6
3. Nina Paranjpe 5:56.1
400
1. Jess Himmel 63.5
2. Fitzgerald E 66.3
3. Emily Kaiser 70.9
100 Hurdles
1. Brown E 15.5
2. Zyjira Thomas 16.2
3. Julia Lekht 17.1
800
1. Cayla Del Piano 2:14.9
2. Elisa Meranchik 2:32.8
3. Lubonski E 2:34.9
200
1. Butler E 26.7
2. Gulama E 28.7
3. Fitzgerald E 28.8
3200
1. Kristin Tran 12:45.8
2. Paranjpe 13:09.9
3. Christina Zhang 13:20.7
4x400 1st 4:13.8
Himmel 65.4, Lekht 62.5, Del Piano 60.8, Taiyana Madden 65.1
Long Jump
1. Lekht 15-10.5
2. Lindsay Carbone 14-10.75
3. Johnson E 14-9.75
Triple Jump
1. Carbone 31-10.75
2. Jada-Rae Poku 30-5.5
3. Appleton E 30-4
Pole Vault
1. Carbone 9-6
2. Lindsay Del Piano 8-6
3. Danielle Hecht 7-6
High Jump
1. Poku 4-8
2. Kelly Rose Harkness 4-6
3. Harpstead E 4-2
Shot Put
1. Danielle Padovano 34-10
2. Alyssa McFarlane 31-0.5
3. Nateya Harris 30-6
Discus
1. Padovano 103-5
2. Tourikian E 95-1
3. McFarlane 87-7
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 104-0
2. McFarlane 100-9
3. Tourikian E 93-7
4/21/2012 Raider Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Win 2 Events at Raider Relays!
South Brunswick had a nice showing at the Raider Relays on Saturday, with 2 winning relays and many other medal-winning relays!
Both the 4x100 and shuttle hurdle relays were victorious! In the 4x100, Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, and Aspen McMillan ran a time of 49.85, while the shuttle hurdle team of Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Savannah Barton, and McMillan clocked a time of 64.58. Both times were season-bests!
Also medaling was the 2nd place Distance Medley team of Nicolette Mateescu, Osley, Emily Lane, and Cayla Del Piano that ran 12:38.02; the 4th place long jump tandem of McMillan and Lindsay Carbone that combined for a a distance of 30-4.5; the high jump duo of Jada-Rae Poku and Kelly Rose Harkness that tied for 4th at 9-6; the 5th place 4x400 team of Taiyana Madden, Victoria Monteiro, Nicole Sendner, and McDonald that ran 4:16.12; the 6th place shot put team of Alyssa McFarlane and Nateya Harris that threw 60-5.25; the 6th place javelin relay of Kristin Krier and McFarlane that threw 190-6; the 6th place pole vault team of Carbone and Lindsay Del Piano that jumped a combined 18-6; and the 6th place 800 Sprint Medley team of Khadija McDonald, Rochelle McDonald, Monteiro, and Jess Himmel that ran 1:57.28.
Full meet results here
4x1600 8th 23:45.0
Elisa Meranchik 5:44.6, Zenzali Lael 5:56.5, Nina Paranjpe 6:04.4, Kristin Tran 5:59.7
1600 Sprint Medley 11th 4:42.96
Nicole Cavett 67.2, Emily Kaiser 30.6, Melissa Zwiren 30.1, Taiyana Madden 2:34.9
4x100 1st 49.85
Alicia Osley, Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, Aspen McMillan
Novice 4x800 6th 11:04.10
Christina Zhang 2:41.7, Charlotte Thomas 2:49.6, Palak Bajaj 2:50.6, Rebecca Kilcoyne 2:42.2
4x800 11th 10:45.08
Danielle Oakes 2:40.2, Nicole Sendner 2:45.5, Emily Giarratano 2:42.5, Carly Trill 2:36.5
800 Sprint Medley 6th 1:57.28
Khadija McDonald, R. McDonald, Victoria Monteiro 27.1, Jess Himmel 63.9
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 64.58
Lekht 15.8, Zyjira Thomas 16.0, Savannah Barton 17.4, McMillan 15.2
Novice 4x200 4th 1:57.99
Aliya Forcer 29.8, Greta Rusbarsky 29.3, Casey Irizarry 29.6, Naeemah Jones 29.1
4x200 9th 1:53.08
K. McDonald 29.8, Himmel 28.5, Z. Thomas 27.2, Barton 27.5
Distance Medley 2nd 12:38.02
Nicolette Mateescu 3:56.5, Osley 57.9, Emily Lane 2:33.5, Cayla Del Piano 5:09.8
Novice 4x400 6th 4:38.74
Jones 65.9, Cavett 68.5, Rusbarsky 72.8, Irizarry 71.4
4x400 5th 4:16.12
Madden 64.7, Monteiro 61.9, Sendner 67.2, R. McDonald 62.2
Shot Put 6th 60-5.25
Nateya Harris 30-7.75, Alyssa McFarlane 29-9.5
Discus 154-6
Brianna Del Piano 82-10, Noelle Cordova 71-8
Javelin 6th 190-6
Kristin Krier 98-7, McFarlane 91-11
High Jump 4th Tie 9-6
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10, Kelly Rose Harkness 4-8
Pole Vault 6th 18-6
Lindsay Carbone 10-0, Lindsay Del Piano 8-6
Long Jump 4th 30-4.5
McMillan 15-6.5, Carbone 14-10
Triple Jump 59-7.5
Poku 30-6, Z. Thomas 29-1.5
4/17/2012 South Brunswick 105 North Brunswick 35 Vikings Defeat Raiders!
The Lady Vikings improved to 5-0 on Tuesday with a victory over North Brunswick! The team won 12 events and had 23 athletes contribute to the scoring!
The team was led by triple winner Lindsay Carbone, who won the long jump (15-11), the triple jump (32-6), and the pole vault with a new PR of 10-0!
Other winners were Aspen McMillan in the 400 Hurdles (70.3), Kristin Tran in the 1600 (5:56), Victoria Monteiro in the 400 (63.3), Alicia Osley in the 800 (2:27), Rochelle McDonald in the 200 (26.3), Jada-Rae Poku in the high jump (4-10), Danielle Padovano in the discus (111-10), Alyssa McFarlane in the javelin (100-11), and the 4x400 team of Taiyana Madden, Nicole Sendner, Rachel Rebello, and McDonald that ran 4:36.4.
SB 105, NB 35
400 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 70.3
2. Taiyana Madden 73.5
3. Irizarry NB 75.4
100
1. Harris NB 12.9
2. Victoria Monteiro 13.1
3. Olagbegi NB 13.3
1600
1. Kristin Tran 5:56.9
2. Carly Trill 6:05.9
3. Melanie Huen 6:08.8
400
1. Monteiro 63.3
2. Decicco NB 64.0
3. Francis NB 64.7
100 Hurdles
1. Davis NB 14.9
2. Zyjira Thomas 15.2
3. McMillan 15.2
800
1. Alicia Osley 2:27.7
2. Emily Lane 2:35.7
3. Elisa Meranchik 2:38.5
200
1. Rochelle McDonald 26.3
2. Harris NB 27.3
3. Irizarry NB 27.5
3200
1. Salvatore NB 11:49
2. Zenzali Lael 12:45.0
3. Christina Zhang 13:21.6
4x400 1st 4:36.4
Madden 65.5, Nikki Sendner 70.1, Rachel Rebello 77.4, McDonald 63.4
Long Jump
1. Lindsay Carbone 15-11
2. McMillan 15-9.5
3. Jada-Rae Poku 14-3.5
Triple Jump
1. Carbone 32-6
2. Poku 31-4
3. Ibe 30-10
Pole Vault
1. Carbone 10-0
2. Savannah Barton 9-0
3. Lindsay Del Piano 8-6
High Jump
1. Poku 4-10
2. Mayers NB 4-10
3. Ibe NB 4-8
Shot Put
1. Winston NB 35-10
2. Danielle Padovano 34-7
3. Nateya Harris 30-8
Discus
1. Padovano 111-10
2. Alyssa McFarlane 88-6
3. Noelle Cordova 88-0
Javelin
1. McFarlane 100-11
2. Kristin Krier 100-5
3. Rachel VanDemark 99-9
4/10/2012 Sayreville/New Brunswick 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Sweep!
The Lady Vikings swept a pair of dual meets on Tuesday, as they defeated Sayreville 109-31 and New Brunswick 124-15! The team won 14 of the events and had many strong performances. Leading the way were Rochelle McDonald, Aspen McMillan, and Danielle Padovano, each of whom won 2 events against both teams! McDonald won the 100 (12.8) and 400 (63.4), McMillan captured the 100 Hurdles (15.4) and Long Jump (16-8.75), and Padovano won the Shot Put (32-1) and Discus (99-7). The following athletes won events against both teams: Zyjira Thomas in the 400 Hurdles (72.6); Emily Lane in the 1600 (5:48.4); Victoria Monteiro in the 200 (27.4); Nicolette Mateescu in the 3200 (12:11.9); Lindsay Carbone in the Pole Vault (9-6); Jada-Rae Poku in the High Jump (4-8); Kristin Krier in the Javelin (98-4); and the 4x400 team of Monteiro, McMillan, Jess Himmel, and Taiyana Madden that ran 4:26.2.
SB 124, NB 15
400 Hurdles
1. Zyjira Thomas 72.6
2. Monet Hall 73.8
3. No 3rd place
100
1. Rochelle McDonald 12.8
2. Taylor NB 13.4
3. Roberts NB 13.5
1600
1. Emily Lane 5:48.4
2. Zenzali Lael 5:51.2
3. Elisa Meranchik 5:51.5
400
1. McDonald 63.4
2. Nicole Cavett 68.2
3. Rachel Rebello 73.8
100 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 15.4
2. Zyjira Thomas 15.9
3. Savannah Barton 18.1
800
1. Taiyana Madden 2:36.4
2. Kristin Tran 2:38.1
3. Emily Giarratano 2:39.1
200
1. Victoria Monteiro 27.4
2. ? NB 28.4
3. ? NB 28.9
3200
1. Nicolette Mateescu 12:11.9
2. Melanie Huen 13:11.5
3. ? NB 14:15.9
4x400 1st 4:26.2
Monteiro 65.1, McMillan 66.0, Jess Himmel 65.5, Madden 69.7
Long Jump
1. McMillan 16-8.75
2. Lindsay Carbone 16-0
3. Taylor NB 15-9.5
Triple Jump
1. Taylor NB 35-10.5
2. Carbone 32-8.5
3. Jada-Rae Poku 31-4
Pole Vault
1. Carbone 9-6
2. Lindsay Del Piano 8-0
3. Savannah Barton 8-0
High Jump
1. Poku 4-8
2. McMillan 4-6
3. Kelly Rose Harkness 4-4
Shot Put
1. Danielle Padovano 32-1
2. Nateya Harris 30-3.5
3. Alyssa McFarlane 29-1.75
Discus
1. Padovano 99-7
2. Noelle Cordova 85-2
3. Harris 74-9
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 98-4
2. McFarlane 88-4
3. Courtney Hendrickson 87-7
SB 109, S 31
400 Hurdles
1. Zyjira Thomas 72.6
2. Monet Hall 73.8
3. Rogers, S 75.4
100
1. Rochelle McDonald 12.8
2. Edwards, S 13.3
3. Fleming, S 13.4
1600
1. Emily Lane 5:48.4
2. Zenzali Lael 5:51.2
3. Elisa Meranchik 5:51.5
400
1. McDonald 63.4
2. Edwards, S 65.4
3. Fleming, S 66.2
100 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 15.4
2. Zyjira Thomas 15.9
3. Tartza, S 16.4
800
1. Mosser, S 2:35.6
2. Taiyana Madden 2:36.4
3. Kristin Tran 2:38.1
200
1. Victoria Monteiro 27.4
2. Smith, S 28.0
3. Angela, S 28.9
3200
1. Nicolette Mateescu 12:11.9
2. Frontera, S 12:54
3. Melanie Huen 13:11.5
4x400 1st 4:26.2
Monteiro 65.1, McMillan 66.0, Jess Himmel 65.5, Madden 69.7
Long Jump
1. McMillan 16-8.75
2. Lindsay Carbone 16-0
3. Tartza, S 15-4.5
Triple Jump
1. Tartza, S 33-5.75
2. Carbone 32-8.5
3. Jada-Rae Poku 31-4
Pole Vault
1. Carbone 9-6
2. Lindsay Del Piano 8-0
3. Savannah Barton 8-0
High Jump
1. Poku 4-8
2. McMillan 4-6
3. Kelly Rose Harkness 4-4
Shot Put
1. Danielle Padovano 32-1
2. Nateya Harris 30-3.5
3. Alyssa McFarlane 29-1.75
Discus
1. Padovano 99-7
2. Noelle Cordova 85-2
3. Harris 74-9
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 98-4
2. Bridget, S 90-2
3. McFarlane 88-4
4/7/2012 Metuchen Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Shine at Metuchen Relays!
The Vikings had many strong performances at the Metuchen Relays on Saturday, highlighted by two 1st place finishes! The javelin team of Alyssa McFarlane (109-5) and Rachel VanDemark (96-11) combined to throw a winning total of 206-4, while the shuttle hurdle team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Savannah Barton, and Aspen McMillan ran 65.51 to take the win! Both relays also broke meet records set by Viking relays last year!
Other top-3 finishes in the meet were recorded by the 4x800 team of Cayla Del Piano, Emily Lane, Niky Mateescu, and Kristin Tran that ran 10:09.32 to finish 3rd; the Distance Medley team of Del Piano, Nikki Sendner, Lane, and Mateescu that finished 3rd in 13:08.73; and the 3rd place discus team of Danielle Padovano (100-10) and Brianna Del Piano (81-9) that combined to throw 182-5.
In individual competition, Julia Lekht finished 3rd in the triple jump with a mark of 35-0.
Full meet results here
5000
8. Zenzali Lael 20:19.64
Christina Zhang 21:28.28
Nina Paranjpe 21:53.47
400 Hurdles
10. Zyjira Thomas 72.26
Taiyana Madden 74.13
Lindsay Del Piano 76.85
4x100 6th 51.64
Lindsay Carbone, Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, Aspen McMillan
4x800
A (3rd 10:09.32): Cayla Del Piano 2:18.9, Emily Lane 2:36.9, Niky Mateescu 2:34.7, Kristin Tran 2:38.5
B (10:51.05): Nikki Sendner 2:40.2, Danielle Oakes 2:43.7, Emily Giarratano 2:48.0, Carly Trill 2:38.8
4x200 1:54.54
Thomas 27.9, Monet Hall 28.8, Khadija McDonald 29.3, Savannah Barton 28.6
1600
Melanie Huen 6:00.16
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 65.51 Meet Record
Lekht 15.9, Thomas 16.4, Barton 17.7, McMillan 15.4
Sprint Medley 4:43.90
Emily Kaiser 30.9, Greta Rusbarsky 29.4, Nikki Cavett 67.5, Elisa Meranchik 2:35.9
Distance Medley 3rd 13:08.73
C. Del Piano 3:46.0, Sendner 66.7, Lane 2:40.3, Mateescu 5:35.2
4x400 5th 4:21.18
Madden 65.5, R. McDonald 62.1, L. Del Piano 67.0, Hall 66.4
Shot Put
A ( 5th 60-9.75): Danielle Padovano 32-3.75, Alyssa McFarlane 28-6
B (56-6): Nateya Harris 30-4, Noelle Cordova 26-2
Discus
A (3rd 182-7): Padovano 100-10, Brianna Del Piano 81-9
B (155-0): Cordova 79-3, Kristin Krier 75-9
C (148-7): Harris 79-2, Hill 69-5
Javelin
A (1st Meet Record 206-4): McFarlane 109-5, Rachel VanDemark 96-11
B (171-11): Krier 96-1, Ashna Manhas 75-10
High Jump
7T. Jada-Rae Poku 4-8
Kelly Rose Harkness 4-4
Long Jump
5. Lekht 15-10.75
8. McMillan 15-1.25
Carbone 14-4
Triple Jump
2. Lekht 35-0
4. Carbone 32-9
8. Poku 30-2
4/3/2012 South Brunswick 0 JP Stevens/Piscataway 0 Vikings Open Season With Two Victories!
The Lady Vikings opened the spring season Tuesday with victories over Piscataway (93-47) and JP Stevens (117-23)! The team had many impressive performances throughout the meet! Leading the way with multiple 1st place finishes against both teams were Julia Lekht in the long jump (16-7) and triple jump (34-1.75), and Aspen McMillan in the 100 Hurdles (15.0) and 400 Hurdles (67.5). Her time in the 100 Hurdles shattered the freshman class record by 1.6 seconds! The following athletes also won their events against both schools: Cayla Del Piano in the 800 (2:20.5); Rochelle McDonald in the 200 (26.5); Lindsay Carbone in the pole vault (9-0); Jada-Rae Poku in the high jump (4-10); Danielle Padovano in the discus (97-6); Alyssa McFarlane in the javelin (98-4); and the 4x400 team of McDonald, Taiyana Madden, Del Piano, and Victoria Monteiro that ran 4:12.9!
SB 117, JPS 23
400 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 67.5
2. Kakoulakisi JP 74.3
3. Taiyana Madden 75.9
100
1. Victoria Monteiro 13.2
2. Wang JP 13.7
3. Pei JP 14.2
1600
1. Nicolette Mateescu 5:40.9
2. Kristin Tran 5:56.6
3. Ravi JP 6:01.5
400
1. Jessica Himmel 65.3
2. Patel & Williams JP 70.5
100 Hurdles
1. McMillan 15.0 (freshman class record)
2. Julia Lekht 16.0
3. Zyjira Thomas 17.1
800
1. Cayla Del Piano 2:20.5
2. Fan JP 2:31.8
3. Emily Lane 2:35.1
200
1. Rochelle McDonald 26.5
2. Miller JP 29.1
3. Greta Rusbarsky 29.2
3200
1. Mateescu 12:53.6
2. Zenzali Lael 12:59.2
3. Nina Paranjpe 13:14.7
4x400 1st 4:12.9
McDonald 62.7, Madden 67.1, Del Piano 59.9, Monteiro 63.4
Long Jump
1. Lekht 16-7
2. McMillan 15-11
3. Lindsay Carbone 15-8
Triple Jump
1. Lekht 34-1.75
2. Carbone 32-11.5
3. Jada-Rae Poku 30-3.5
Pole Vault
1. Carbone 9-0
2. Savannah Barton 8-0
3. Monet Hall 7-0
High Jump
1. Poku 4-10
2. McMillan 4-6
3. Thomas 4-6
Shot Put
1. Chang JP 34-0.5
2. Danielle Padovano 33-11.5
3. Alyssa McFarlane 30-10
Discus
1. Padovano 97-6
2. McFarlane 82-3
3. Kristin Krier 74-1
Javelin
1. McFarlane 98-4
2. Rachel VanDemark 93-7
3. Krier 90-9
SB 93, P 47
400 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 67.5
2. Pettus P 69.6
3. Ajala P 71.3
100
1. Simons P 12.7
2. Pierson P 13.0
3. Victoria Monteiro 13.2
1600
1. Patel P 5:34.7
2. Nicolette Mateescu 5:40.9
3. Patel P 5:49.3
400
1. Dupiche P 62.2
2. Jessica Himmel 65.3
3. Ajala & Pierson P 67.3
100 Hurdles
1. McMillan 15.0 (freshman class record)
2. Elleston P 15.5
3. Julia Lekht 16.0
800
1. Cayla Del Piano 2:20.5
2. Emily Lane 2:35.1
3. Greene P 2:38.2
200
1. Rochelle McDonald 26.5
2. Pierson P 27.2
3. Elleston 27.8
3200
1. Patel P 12:19.3
2. Patel P 12:24.6
3. Mateescu 12:53.6
4x400 1st 4:12.9
McDonald 62.7, Madden 67.1, Del Piano 59.9, Monteiro 63.4
Long Jump
1. Lekht 16-7
2. McMillan 15-11
3. Lindsay Carbone 15-8
Triple Jump
1. Lekht 34-1.75
2. Carbone 32-11.5
3. Gabriel P 31-3
Pole Vault
1. Carbone 9-0
2. Savannah Barton 8-0
3. Monet Hall 7-0
High Jump
1. Poku 4-10
2. Bethea P 4-10
3. McMillan 4-6
Shot Put
1. Danielle Padovano 33-11.5
2. Alyssa McFarlane 30-10
3. Nateya Harris 29-8
Discus
1. Padovano 97-6
2. Lang P 84-4
3. McFarlane 82-3
Javelin
1. McFarlane 98-4
2. Rachel VanDemark 93-7
3. Krier 90-9