2013 Winter
2/25/2013 Easterns 0 South Brunswick 0 Easterns Champion!
For the girls, the 4x200 team of Aspen McMillan, Rochelle McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, and Desirae Osley finished 9th and ran a season-best time of 1:45.83! They just missed the finals by one place, and their time is one of the top times in indoor school history. Also performing well were Osley in the 400, who lowered her season best to a time of 59.50, and Julia Lekht in the long jump, who just missed her PR with a mark of 17-3! In addition, Thomas PRed in the 55 Hurdles at 8.85.
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles
Zyjira Thomas 8.85
55 Dash
Aspen McMillan 7.50 (made semis)
Rochelle McDonald 7.65 (made semis)
400
Desirae Osley 59.50
4x200 9th 1:45.83
McMillan 26.4, McDonald 25.9, Thomas 27.4, Osley 26.0
Long Jump
Julia Lekht 17-3
Triple Jump
Lekht 33-8
2/23/2013 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 McMillan 6th at MOC!
The highlight of South Brunswick's showing at the Meet of Champions was Aspen McMillan taking 6th in the 55 Hurdles in 8.44! In addition, Desirae Osley placed 14th in the 400, and lowered her season best to 59.73!
Full meet results here
400
14. Desirae Osley 59.73
55 Hurdles
6. Aspen McMillan 8.44
4x400 27th 4:09.32
McMillan 62.2, Rochelle McDonald 63.5, Taiyana Madden 62.8, Osley 60.9
2/16/2013 Group IV States 0 South Brunswick 0 4 Advance to MOC
At the Group IV State Championships on Saturday, 4 girls advanced to the Meet of Champions, the final round of NJSIAA competition. Leading the way was double-medalist Aspen McMillan, who took 3rd in the 55 (7.41) and 6th in the 55 Hurdles (8.48, 8.40 trials)! She becomes just the 3rd girl in school history to medal in 2 individual events in the same Group IV meet! Also qualifying as wildcards for the MOC were Desirae Osley, who ran a season-best 59.86 to place 10th in the 400, and the 4x400 team of McMillan, Rochelle McDonald, Taiyana Madden, and Osley that placed 11th in a season-best 4:07.46!
The top marks for the boys were a pair of 11th place finishes: Phil DeFroscia in the 3200 (10:00.71), and Emmanuel Agyen in the 55 (6.75).
Full meet results here
400
10. Desirae Osley 59.86
55 Hurdles
6. Aspen McMillan 8.48 (8.40 trials)
13. Zyjira Thomas 8.95
55 Dash
3. McMillan 7.41
4x400 11th 4:07.46
McMillan 61.9, Rochelle McDonald 62.3, Taiyana Madden 62.9, Osley 60.1
Shot Put
18. Nateya Harris 31-11
23. Denise Porter 28-7
High Jump
7T. Jada-Rae Poku 4-10
2/12/2013 Central Jersey IV Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 16 Advance to States!
The Vikings had many top-6 performances at the Central Jersey Group IV Sectionals on Tuesday, and a total of 16 athlets qualified for the Group IV State Championships! The girls team scored 39.5 points and came in 2nd, while the boys scored 22 and finished 7th. The girls were led by Aspen McMillan, who won a close race in the 55 (7.39), finished 2nd in the 55 Hurdles (8.44), and led off the 3rd place 4x400 team that ran a season-best 4:08.19! In addition, Desirae Osley medaled in 2 events, taking 2nd in the 400 (61.03), and anchoring the 4x400. Other athletes advancing to States are Nateya Harris, 4th in the shot put (32-5.25); Zyjira Thomas, 5th in the 55 Hurdles (8.91); Denise Porter, 6th in the shot put (30-7.5); Jada-Rae Poku, tied for 6th in the high jump (4-8); and Rochelle McDonald and Taiyana Madden, who ran the middle legs in the relay.
Full meet results here
400
2. Desirae Osley 61.03
8. Imani Man 63.14
27. Naeemah Jones 66.15
1600
9. Elisa Meranchik 5:29.36
18. Elizabeth Kenny 5:47.26
19. Carly Trill 5:47.70
55 Hurdles
2. Aspen McMillan 8.44
5. Zyjira Thomas 8.91
9. Julia Lekht 9.11
800
18. Taiyana Madden 2:31.48
21. Jess Himmel 2:32.48
30. Danielle Oakes 2:39.06
55 Dash
1. McMillan 7.39
7. Osley 7.66 (7.64 trials)
10. Rochelle McDonald 7.66
3200
12. Meranchik 12:04.93
26. Teressa Colhoun 13:24.08
4x400 3rd 4:08.19
McMillan 61.9, McDonald 62.9, Madden 63.4, Osley 59.9
Shot Put
4. Nateya Harris 32-5.25
6. Denise Porter 30-7.5
17. Brianna Del Piano 27-8.5
Pole Vault
9. Lindsay Del Piano 8-6
High Jump
6T. Jada-Rae Poku
Lekht 4-6
Marissa Cavett 4-6
2/4/2013 Varsity Classic 0 South Brunswick 0 Records Fall at the Armory!
The top performance for the girls was Aspen McMillan's 4th place finish in the 55 Hurdles with a time of 8.3!
Meet results here
55 Hurdles
4. Aspen McMillan 8.3
Zyjira Thomas 8.4 (made finals)
Julia Lekht 8.7 (made semis)
55 Dash
Rochelle McDonald 7.4 (made semis)
Imani Man 7.8
800
Danielle Oakes 2:38.9
400
Desirae Osley 60.2
McMillan 62.6
McDonald 63.2
4x800 10:05.7
Taiyana Madden 2:32.0, Elisa Meranchik 2:30.3, Carly Trill 2:34.3, Jess Himmel 2:29.1
200
Osley 26.4
Thomas 27.1
Jenna Thompson 27.8
1600
Elizabeth Kenny 5:52.0
Nina Paranjpe 6:02.5
Christina Zhang 6:03.3
Teressa Colhoun 6:08.8
4x400 4:17.5
Man 65.6, Lekht 63.6, Naeemah Jones 64.9, Madden 63.4
High Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10
Triple Jump
Poku 31-1.75
Long Jump
Lekht 16-4.5
2/1/2013 Rebel Shot Put Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Throwers Perform Well at Howell!
Denise Porter threw 29-1 to place 3rd in the sophomore division. Several other athletes also set new personal bests!
Nateya Harris 29-7
Denise Porter 29-1
Brianna Del Piano 26-4.5
Dulcinea Morillo 23-6.5
Jamie Weinstein 21-2
1/30/2013 Poreda Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Shine at Poreda!
South Brunswick had a strong showing at the Poreda Invite in Lawrenceville, as the team earned multiple medals for top-3 performances.
For the girls, Aspen McMillan, Rochelle McDonald, Jenna Thompson, and Desirae Osley combined to finsh 3rd in the 4x200 with a season-best time of 1:47.52! In addition, McMillan made the finals of the 55 Hurdles, while McDonald and Osley both made the 55 final and set personal bests!
55 Hurdles
4. Aspen McMillan 8.49
55 Dash
6. Rochelle McDonald 7.61
7. Desirae Osley 7.62
Long Jump
5. McMillan 16-3.5
Shot Put
8. Nateya Harris 31-1.5
12. Denise Porter 29-8.75
4x200 3rd 1:47.52
McMillan 26.6, McDonald 26.6, Jenna Thompson 27.9, Osley 26.1
1/26/2013 GMC Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 Boys & Girls Both Finish 3rd
The girls' team placed 3rd at the GMC Championships on Saturday in Toms River. The girls scored 46 points and managed to score in every event, highlighted by Aspen McMillan's two victories! She won the 55 in 7.36 to tie the school record, and also captured the 55 Hurdles in 8.39! McMillan also ran on the 3rd place 4x400 team (4:08.73), and was joined by Rochelle McDonald, Julia Lekht, and Desirae Osley. Osley also finished 4th in the 400 (60.78). Elisa Meranchik was the other double medalist, ans she took 4th in the 3200 (12:09.29), and 5th in the 1600 (5:31.95).
Other medalists were Nateya Harris, 4th in the shot put (31-9.75); Jada-Rae Poku, tied for 4th in the high jump (4-10); Nikki Cavett, 4th in the pole vault (6-0); Zyjira Thomas, 5th in the 55 Hurdles (8.96); and Taiyana Madden, 6th in the 800 (2:28.52).
Full meet results here
400
4. Desirae Osley 60.78
15. Imani Man 64.99
26. Naeemah Jones 67.18
1600
5. Elisa Meranchik 5:31.95
15. Nina Paranjpe 5:51.25
18. Elizabeth Kenny 5:53.00
55 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 8.39
5. Zyjira Thomas 8.96
9. Julia Lekht 9.30
800
6. Taiyana Madden 2:28.52
7. Jess Himmel 2:28.62
16. Danielle Oakes 2:37.48
55
1. McMillan 7.36 ties School Record
11. Osley 7.71
13. Rochelle McDonald 7.75
3200
4. Meranchik 12:09.29
9. Carly Trill 12:49.68
10. Teressa Colhoun 13:02.28
4x400 3rd 4:08.73
McMillan 61.5, McDonald 63.3, Lekht 63.6, Osley 60.2
Shot Put
4. Nateya Harris 31-9.75
7. Brianna Del Piano 28-9
10. Denise Porter 28-5
High Jump
4T. Jada-Rae Poku 4-10
Marissa Cavett 4-6
Lekht 4-4
Pole Vault
4. Nikki Cavett 6-0
Lindsay Del Piano NH
1/22/2013 Princeton HS Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Marks at Princeton!
3200
Zenzali Lael 13:02.9
Christina Zhang 13:13.9
Teressa Colhoun 13:20.2
Cailee Oliver 13:47.3
55 Hurdles
Aspen McMillan 8.6
Zyjira Thomas 8.7
Julia Lekht 9.1
Marissa Cavett 10.3
Jada-Rae Poku 10.9
Khadija McDonald 11.4
Annalyse Varlow 11.5
55 Dash
Aspen McMillan 7.4
Desirae Osley 7.5
Rochelle McDonald 7.6
Brianna AraQue 7.8
Imani Man 7.9
Khadija McDonald 8.0
Tatyana Duncan 8.1
Greta Rusbarsky 8.2
Sara Finnegan 8.2
Sita Sadia 8.2
Aliya Forcer 8.4
Julianna Lempfert 8.6
Aniyah Styles 8.6
1600
Carly Trill 5:51.9
Elizabeth Kenny 5:53.2
Nina Paranjpe 5:57.4
Danielle Oakes 6:00.9
Rebecca Kilcoyne 6:15.9
400
Taiyana Madden 64.2
Naeemah Jones 65.5
Nikki Cavett 68.1
Nicole Deinzer 69.8
Emily Kaiser 72.2
Dasia Orr 74.3
Tiffany Tang 76.1
Sara Finnegan 77.7
800
Jess Himmel 2:30.8
Elisa Meranchik 2:32.0
Annalse Varlow 2:47.5
Hansa Naimpally 2:48.3
Charlotte Thomas 2:49.1
Samhita Ravi 2:49.8
Nikki Sendner 2:50.8
Lisa Botros 2:55.9
200
Desirae Osley 26.7
Rochelle McDonald 27.1
Jenna Thompson 28.1
Imani Man 28.3
Brianna AraQue 29.2
4x400
A (4:29.4): Julia Lekht 63.7, Jess Himmel 67.5, Annalse Varlow 71.3, Jenna Thompson 66.9
B (4:47.3): Tatyana Duncan 71.3, Greta Rusbarsky 72.4, Aliya Forcer 72.5, Sita Sadia 71.1
Long Jump
Aspen McMillan 16-3.25
Julia Lekht 15-3
Triple Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 31-2
Zyjira Thomas 28-11
High Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 4-8
Marissa Cavett 4-8
Julia Lekht 4-8
Pole Vault
Lindsay Del Piano 8-0
Shot Put
Nateya Harris 32-6
Brianna Del Piano 29-2.5
Denise Porter 28-4.5
Jamie Weinstein 20-5
1/19/2013 Lavino Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Perform Well at Lavino!
The Vikings had a strong day at the Lavino Relays in Lawrenceville. For the girls, the highlight was the shuttle hurdle team's victory in a time of 34.6! The team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Khadija McDonald, and Aspen McMillan also lowered the school record for the 4 Hurdle/220m version of the race! Other top-3 medal-winning relays for the girls were the 2nd place 4x400 team of McMillan, Rochelle McDonald, Taiyana Madden, and Desirae Osley that ran 4:09.7; the 2nd place Sprint Medley team of Lekht, R. McDonald, Osley, and Madden that ran 4:31.7; the 2nd place long jump team (32-7.5) of Lekht and McMillan; and the 3rd place triple jump team (65-0.5) of Lekht and Jada-Rae Poku.
Top-6 meet results here
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 34.6 School Record 4 Hurdle/220m
Julia Lekht 8.7, Zyjira Thomas 8.4, Khadija McDonald 9.4, Aspen McMillan 8.0
4x200 1:54.2
Jenna Thompson 28.2, Imani Man 28.4, Naeemah Jones 28.7, Brianna AraQue 28.9
4x800
A (10:48.6): Carly Trill 2:35.7, Lindsay Del Piano 2:40.7, Nikki Cavett 2:48.1, Nicole Deinzer 2:44.2
B (11:09.7): Elizabeth Kenny 2:44.0, Rebecca Kilcoyne 2:43.6, Teressa Colhoun 2:48.8, Annalyse Varlow 2:53.3
4x400
A (2nd 4:09.7): McMillan 61.5, Rochelle McDonald 63.5, Taiyana Madden 63.9, Desirae Osley 60.8
B (4:23.2): Man 65.8, Thomas 65.7, AraQue 66.2, Jones 65.6
Distance Medley 14:03.1
Elisa Meranchik 4:04.0, Thompson 66.5, Danielle Oakes 2:39.5, Nina Paranjpe 6:13.1
Sprint Medley 2nd 4:31.7
Lekht 64.5, R. McDonald 27.1, Osley 27.1, Madden 2:32.9
Long Jump 2nd 32-7.5
Lekht 17-0, McMillan 15-7.5
Triple Jump 3rd 65-0.75
Lekht 33-5.5, Jada-Rae Poku 31-7.25
High Jump 9-4
Poku 4-10, Marissa Cavett 4-6
Shot Put
A (5th 58-11): Nateya Harris 30-10, Brianna Del Piano 28-1
B (50-4): Denise Porter 28-2, Dulcinea Morillo 22-2
1/10/2013 Group IV State Relays -Girls 0 South Brunswick 0 Shuttle Hurdles Grabs 3rd Place!
The highlight for the girls' team at the Group IV State Relays was the shuttle hurdle team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Khadija McDonald, and Aspen McMillan finishing 3rd with a time of 32.98, which is the 2nd fastest in school history!
Full meet results here
Distance Medley - Did not finish, official error
Carly Trill 4:07, Taiyana Madden, Jess Himmel, Elisa Meranchik
Shuttle Hurdles 3rd 32.98
Julia Lekht 8.2, Zyjira Thomas 8.0, Khadija McDonald 8.9, Aspen McMillan 7.8
4x200 10th 1:51.25
McMillan 28.4, Desirae Osley 27.2, Thomas 28.2, Rochelle McDonald 27.3
4x800 21st 10:42.03
Nina Paranjpe 2:44.3, Danielle Oakes 2:37.6, Zenzali Lael 2:44.7, Meranchik 2:35.3
Sprint Medley 16th 4:37.83
Jenna Thompson 68.5, Thomas 28.5, Brianna AraQue 29.6, Himmel 2:31.2
High Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 4-6, Marissa Cavett 4-6
Shot Put
Nateya Harris 32-7.25, Brianna Del Piano 29-2.5
1/4/2013 Middlesex County Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Sweep GMC Relays!
The boys' and girls' teams swept the GMC Relays for the 2nd straight year! The boys used a dominant overall performance to score 72 points en route to their 2nd straight relays title! The girls team scored 56 points to win a close team battle, and their 6th staight relays title! The two teams combined to place top-4 in all 16 scoring varsity events. The girls had two event winners, the shuttle hurdles and 4x400. The hurdle team ran 33.29 and was composed of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Khadija McDonald, and Aspen McMillan, while the 4x400 team ran 4:09.67 and included McMillan, Rochelle McDonald, Lekht, and Desirae Osley.
Full meet results here
Distance Medley 2nd 13:26.54
Jess Himmel 4:11.1, Jenna Thompson 65.4, Taiyana Madden 2:35.8, Elisa Meranchik 5:34.3
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 33.29
Julia Lekht 8.3, Zyjira Thomas 8.0, Khadija McDonald 9.0, Aspen McMillan 7.8
4x200 4th 1:52.08
Rochelle McDonald 28.1, Desirae Osley 27.5, Lekht 29.0, McMillan 27.1
4x200 Novice 6th 2:04.81
Brianna AraQue 29.6, Naeemah Jones 34.8 (fall), Aliya Forcer 31.0, Imani Man 29.4
4x800 4th 10:35.80
Danielle Oakes 2:41.2, Madden 2:37.2, Zenzali Lael 2:40.6, Meranchik 2:36.9
4x800 Novice 2nd 11:20.84
Elizabeth Kenny 2:49.0, Cailee Oliver 2:56.7, Nikki Cavett 2:50.2, Nina Paranjpe 2:44.9
Sprint Medley 3rd 4:34.08
Osley 62.4, Thomas 28.6, R. McDonald 27.2, Himmel 2:35.7
4x400 1st 4:09.67
McMillan 62.5, R. McDonald 62.9, Lekht 64.3, Osley 59.9
Shot Put 2nd 63-3
Nateya Harris 33-3, Brianna Del Piano 30-0
High Jump 3rd 9-4
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10, Marissa Cavett 4-6
Pole Vault
Lindsay Del Piano 8-0, N. Cavett NH
12/28/2012 Track Universe Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Good Performances at the Armory!
The Vikings travelled to the New York Armory for the first time this season, and had many strong performances in the unscored Track Universe Invitational! The girls had two event winners, Aspen McMillan and Desirae Osley. McMillan won the 55 Hurdles in 8.4, while Osley took the 200 with a time of 26.8!
1600
Elisa Meranchik 5:33.1
Carly Trill 5:48.9
Elizabeth Kenny 5:58.1
Nina Paranjpe 6:01.3
Teressa Colhoun 6:06.1
55 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 8.4
Zyjira Thomas 8.9
Julia Lekht 9.0
Khadija McDonald 9.7
Marissa Cavett 9.9
Jada-Rae Poku 11.3
55 Dash
Tatyanna Duncan 8.2
Sara Finnegan 8.4
Aliya Forcer 8.4
Sita Sadia 8.6
400
Desirae Osley 61.2
Rochelle McDonald 62.9
Aspen McMillan 63.4
Imani Man 66.8
Naeemah Jones 68.4
Emily Kaiser 75.1
Dasia Orr 80.3
800
Jessica Himmel 2:32.2
Taiyana Madden 2:36.2
Elisa Meranchik 2:37.2
Danielle Oakes 2:37.9
Carly Trill 2:38.3
Zenzali Lael 2:38.7
Lindsay Del Piano 2:45.0
Cailee Oliver 2:45.2
Nikki Cavett 2:46.8
Nicole Deinzer 2:50.1
Samhita Ravi 2:50.3
Nicole Sendner 2:50.7
Hansa Naimpally 2:52.7
Lisa Botros 2:56.5
Elizabeth Kenny 2:59.1
Sara Rizkallah 3:06.4
Melissa Maurer 3:09.2
Jenny Guida 3:26.0
Hannah Brown 3:31.0
200
1. Desirae Osley 26.8
Rochelle McDonald 27.0
Julia Lekht 28.4
Zyjira Thomas 28.5
Imani Man 28.7
Naeemah Jones 29.2
Aliya Forcer 30.4
Tatyanna Duncan 31.1
Sita Sadia 31.3
Khadija McDonald 31.6
Sara Finnegan 32.0
Aniyah Styles 32.8
Tiffany Tang 33.3
4x400
A (4:25.9): Himmel 66.3, Lekht 64.9, Thomas 70.1, Madden 64.6
B (4:37.2): Oakes 68.5, N. Cavett 68.6, L. Del Piano 68.6, Deinzer 71.6
High Jump
Marissa Cavett 4-8
Jada-Rae Poku 4-8
Julia Lekht 4-6
Pole Vault
Lindsay Del Piano 8-6
Shot Put
Nateya Harris 31-4
Denise Porter 29-6.5
Brianna Del Piano 29-1
Jamie Weinstein 20-2
Triple Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 31-2
12/18/2012 South Brunswick 0 East Brunswick 0 Vikings Start Well in Cold & Wet Conditions!
The majority of the Viking boys and girls teams opened their season with an outdoor scrimmage at home against East Brunswick. Many strong performances were turned in despite cold and wet conditions!
12/14/2012 Leon Bailey Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Start Well in Jersey City!
The Viking sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers began their season in Jersey City, and had several medal-winning performances! For the girls, 4 varsity relays earned medals. The top finish was the shuttle hurdle team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Khadija McDonald, and Aspen McMillan finished a close 2nd with their time of 33.7! Other medalists were the 3rd place 4x200 team of McMillan, Lekht, Thomas, and Rochelle McDonald that ran 1:53.4; the 3rd place high jump duo of Jada-Rae Poku and Marissa Cavett that combined to jump 9-4; and the 3rd place 4x400 team of McMillan, Desirae Osley, Jenna Thompson, and Rochelle McDonald that ran 4:17.9.
Top-6 Meet Results here
Shuttle Hurdles Varsity 2nd 33.7
Julia Lekht 8.4, Zyjira Thomas 8.3, Khadija McDonald 9.2, Aspen McMillan 7.8
4x200 Varsity 3rd 1:53.4
McMillan 27.7, Lekht 29.1, Thomas 29.0, Rochelle McDonald 27.7
4x200 Novice 3rd 1:59.2
Brianna AraQue 30.1, Imani Man 30.1, Jackie Camerota 31.6, Desirae Osley 27.5
Sprint Medley Varsity 4:45.5
Thomas 69.8, Jenna Thompson 28.8, K. McDonald 31.9, Jess Himmel 2:35.1
Sprint Medley Novice
A (5:02.7): Naeemah Jones 69.9, Aliya Forcer 37.7 (fall), Greta Rusbarsky 31.2, Taiyana Madden 2:44.0
B (5:12.4): Emily Kaiser 73.9, Sara Finnegan 32.5, Tiffany Tang 34.6, Nikki Cavett 2:51.5
4x400 Varsity 3rd 4:17.9
McMillan 63.1, Osley 63.1, Thompson 67.3, R. McDonald 64.4
4x400 Novice 4:51.8
Man 70.5, AraQue 69.6, Camerota 73.4, Finnegan 78.4
High Jump Varsity 3rd 9-4
Jada-Rae Poku 4-8, Marissa Cavett 4-8