2014 Spring
6/13/2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals 0 South Brunswick 0 Krier finishes 8th!
Kristin Krier was the only Lady Viking to compete over the weekend at the New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, NC. She made the finals in the Championship Javelin, finishing 8th with a throw of 132-7!
6/4/2014 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 Krier 3rd at MOC!
The highlight of South Brunswick's showing at the Meet of Champions was Kristin Krier's 3rd place finish in the javelin! Her best throw was 133-9, and her 3rd place is the highest finish by a Viking girl at this meet in 4 years!
Full meet results here
Javelin
3. Kristin Krier 133-9
100 Hurdles
22. Aspen McMillan 15.40
400
24. Desirae Osley 58.48
Pole Vault
18T. Danielle Hecht 10-0
High Jump
20T. Jada-Rae Poku 5-0
5/31/2014 Group IV State Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 Krier Wins 2nd Straight Jav State Title!
Kristin Krier won her 2nd straight Group IV State title in the javelin on Saturday, with an impressive come-from-behind throw of 138-4 on her 6th and final throw! Seeded 3rd entering the meet, and sitting in 4th place after the three trial throws, she moved up to 2nd place on her 5th throw, before her final round throw won it! The throw was 4 inches under her lifetime best, and ranks her as the 2nd seed entering Wednesday's Meet of Champions. Krier is now the 4th girl in school history to win more than one state title in her career. The team's other medalist was Jada-Rae Poku, who cleared a PR of 5-2 to take 6th in the high jump! In addition, Desirae Osley qualified for the Meet of Champs as a wildcard in the 400. Her heat -winning time of 57.61 was a big PR, and placed her 7th overall! Her time also broke the sophomore class school record! Other top-10 finishers were Danielle Hecht, tied for 8th in the pole vault (10-0); Aspen McMillan, who placed 10th in the 100 Hurdles (15.10); and Miranda Irizarry, 10th in the javelin (110-7). Both Hecht and McMillan also qualified for the Meet of Champions as wildcards!
Full meet results here
Friday May 30
400 Hurdles
15. Zyjira Thomas 66.25
400
7. Desirae Osley 57.61
High Jump
6. Jada-Rae Poku 5-2
Discus
14. Rachel VanDemark 107-8
Saturday May 31
100 Hurdles
10. Aspen McMillan 15.10
14. Thomas 15.26
200
15. Osley 26.59
4x400 14th 4:02.47
Brianna Araque 62.0, Osley 59.3, Imani Man 61.0, McMillan 59.9
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 138-4
10. Miranda Irizarry 110-7
12. VanDemark 109-10
Pole Vault
8T. Danielle Hecht 10-0
14. Daniella Izzo 9-6
Shot Put
19. Denise Porter 32-5.5
5/28/2014 Holmdel Distance Twilight 0 South Brunswick 0 PR at Holmdel!
Only one Viking girl ran at the Holmdel Twilight Season Ender, but it was worth the trip as Natalie Ginez finished the season with a big 1600 PR of 5:27.42!
5/24/2014 Central Jersey IV Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings 3rd at Sectionals
The Lady Vikings scored 60.33 points over the weekend at the Central Jersey Group IV Sectional championships, which placed them 3rd behind Hillsborough and Freehold Township. The team did manage to win 2 events, broke 2 SBHS class records, and advanced a total of 12 athletes to the Group IV State Meet in Egg Harbor next weekend. Athetes advance by placing top-6 in their events. Leading the way on Friday's portion of the meet was Desirae Osley, who made SBHS history when she won the 400 with a time of 58.52! She becomes the first girl in school history to win that event at the Central Jersey sectionals! In addition, she lowered her own sophomore class 200 record on Saturday when she ran 25.68 to take 2nd, and she also ran on the 6th place 4x400! The other Viking winner was Danielle Hecht, who pulled a major upset in winning the pole vault with a PR-tying height of 10-6! Other medalists who will advance to states were: Kristin Krier, 2nd in the javelin (131-1); Rachel VanDemark, 3rd in the javelin (124-7 PR) and 6th in the discus (105-4); Aspen McMillan, 3rd in the 100 Hurdles (14.82) with a time that broke the junior class school record; Jada-Rae Poku, tied for 4th in the high jump (5-0); Denise Porter, 4th in the shot put (35-1.5); Zyjira Thomas, 6th in both the 400 Hurdles (66.32) and 100 Hurdles (15.17); Miranda Irizzary, 6th in the javelin (112-0 PR); Daniella Izzo, 6th in the pole vault (9-6); and the 6th place 4x400 team of Brianna Araque, Osley, Imani Man, and McMillan that ran 4:02.77.
Full meet results here
Friday May 23
400 Hurdles
6. Zyjira Thomas 66.32
8. Aspen McMillan 67.20
100
9. McMillan 12.82 (12.65 trials)
24. Brianna Araque 13.24
41. Latisha Witherspoon 13.62
1600
38. Zenzali Lael 6:00.43
43. Nina Paranjpe 6:11.60
45. Danielle Oakes 6:18.01
400
1. Desirae Osley 58.52
20. Annalyse Varlow 62.62
34. Greta Rusbarsky 65.74
4x800 12th 10:24.03
Natalie Ginez 2:35.3, Elizabeth Kenny 2:34.4, Nikki Sendner 2:37.5, Imani Man 2:36.7
Discus
6. Rachel VanDemark 105-4
8. Brianna Del Piano 100-0
15. Olivia Scattergood 87-0
Triple Jump
7. Jada-Rae Poku 35-4.5
8. Julia Lekht 34-7.75
9. Varlow 34-2.75
High Jump
4T. Poku 5-0
16T. Gillian Chambres 4-8
Rusbarsky NH
Saturday May 24
100 Hurdles
3. McMillan 14.82 Junior Class Record
6. Thomas 15.17 (14.95 trials)
800
27. Sita Sadia 2:32.52
40. Oakes 2:46.25
3200
26. Kenny 12:12.22
28. Ginez 12:21.08
35. Lael 13:16.13
4x100 8th 50.53
Thomas, Osley, Varlow, Araque
200
2. Osley 25.68 Sophomore Class Record
28. Chloe Hypolite 27.61
4x400 6th 4:02.77
Araque 62.2, Osley 59.4, Man 61.5, McMillan 59.5
Shot Put
4. Denise Porter 35-1.5
15. Del Piano 31-4
25. Scattergood 28-11.25
Long Jump
9. Lekht 16-2
22. Poku 14-8.25
Javelin
2. Kristin Krier 131-1
3. VanDemark 124-7
6. Miranda Irizarry 112-0
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 10-6
6. Daniella Izzo 9-6
7T. Nikki Cavett 9-0
5/21/2014 GMC Freshman Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 Frosh Perform Well at Inaugural GMC Freshman Champs!
The Lady Vikings had many strong performances at the first annual GMC Coaches Freshman Championships, highlighted by Chloe Hypolite's medal-winning performances in 3 events!
Full meet results here
400 Hurdles
2. Chloe Hypolite 73.68
Nicole Notarianni 84.27
100
6. Olivia Hutchison 13.69
Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 14.27
Latisha Witherspoon FS
1600
Gabby Trapani 6:15.49
Kyra Stevko 6:16.40
Daria Valan 6:29.23
Hafsa Abid 6:35.37
Anshika Khare 7:40.41
400
Kiara Eden 1:24.68
Malaika Jawed 1:39.89
800
Anshika Khare 3:19.63
200
3. Chloe Hypolite 27.68
5. Latisha Witherspoon 27.94
Olivia Hutchison 28.71
Nicole Notarianni 28.73
Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 29.77
Malaika Jawed 46.45
3200
Gabby Trapani 14:21.69
Daria Valan 15:32.92
Shot Put
4. Cyanna Padmore 22-7.5
Discus
Cyanna Padmore 53-6.5
Javelin
4. Cyanna Padmore 47-9
4x400 1st 4:29.61
Chloe Hypolite 64.2, Olivia Hutchison 69.6, Nicole Notarianni 69.0, Latisha Witherspoon 66.7
5/19/2014 Carl Lewis Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Field Events Shine at Carl Lewis!
The Vikings had some strong field event performances on Monday at Willingboro High School's annual Carl Lewis Relays, highlighted by Kristin Krier's victory in the javelin with a PR of 138-8, and Danielle Hecht's victory in the pole vault with a PR of 10-6!
Triple Jump
6. Julia Lekht 33-4
11. Annalyse Varlow 31-9.5
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 10-6
3. Nikki Cavett 9-6
5. Daniella Izzo 9-0
7. Maggie Kaplan 8-6
High Jump
8. Jada-Rae Poku 4-10
9T. Gillian Chambres 4-8
Shot Put
2. Denise Porter 34-8.5
6. Brianna Del Piano 31-6
7. Olivia Scattergood 31-4.75
9. Miranda Irizarry 31-0
Discus
3. Rachel VanDemark 107-5
8. Scattergood 96-10
13. Del Piano 90-10
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 138-8
2. VanDemark 122-2
7. Ashna Manhas 91-1
8. Irizarry 91-0
2x400 Hurdles 1st 2:14.60
Aspen McMillan 66.72, Zyjira Thomas 67.88
4x100 8th 51.39
Thomas, Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Brianna Araque
Sprint Medley 8th 4:45.67
Naeemah Jones 27.8, Greta Rusbarsky 27.7, Varlow 63.9, Jess Himmel 2:46.1
Shuttle Hurdles 2nd 64.08
Lekht 16.4, Thomas 15.0, McDonald 17.4, McMillan 15.1
4x400 4th 4:14.01
McDonald 63.6, Imani Man 62.2, Rusbarsky 65.7, Araque 62.4
5/15/2014 Holmdel Distance Twilight 0 South Brunswick 0 Distance Runs Well at Holmdel!
The highlight from Holmdel's Royal Rumble Distance Twilight was Elizabeth Kenny running a PR of 5:32.25 in the 1600!
1600
Elizabeth Kenny 5:32.25
Nikki Sendner 5:51.63
Zenzali Lael 5:53.12
Nina Paranjpe 5:55.52
Rebecca Kilcoyne 6:07.98
Christina Zhang 6:16.38
Danielle Oakes 6:19.06
5/13/2014 South Brunswick 84 Old Bridge 56 Vikings Win Red Division!
The Vikings defeated Old Bridge on Tuesday to finish the season 5-0 in dual meets, meaning the Class of 2014 will graduate never having lost any type of spring meet against GMC competition in their careers! The team won 9 events and had 24 athletes contribute to the scoring! The team was led by the following event winners: Annalyse Varlow in the 400 Hurdles (70.1); Natalie Ginez in the 1600 (5:34.7); Imani Man in the 400 (62.2); Julia Lekht in the 100 Hurdles (15.9); Jada-Rae Poku in the triple jump (33-4); Danielle Hecht in the pole vault (10-0); Denise Porter in the shot put (33-5.25); Kristin Krier in the javelin (130-7); and the 4x400 team of Naeemah Jones, Greta Rusbarsky, Brianna Araque, and Chloe Hypolite that ran 4:17.0.
SB 84, OB 56
400 Hurdles
1. Annalyse Varlow 70.1
2. Gillian Chambres 70.6
3. Antwi OB 71.7
100
1. Cucarese, OB 12.8
2. Brianna Araque 13.1
3. Sokolova, OB 13.1
1600
1. Natalie Ginez 5:34.7
2. DiSanto OB 5:45.1
3. Sech, OB 5:46.6
400
1. Imani Man 62.2
2. Tatyana Duncan 64.7
3. Latisha Witherspoon 66.7
100 Hurdles
1. Julia Lekht 15.9
2. Fenning, OB 16.8
3. Stephanie Travers 17.4
800
1. Sobieski, OB 2:24.8
2. Stamey, OB 2:25.5
3. Nikki Sendner 2:35.9
200
1. Sokolova, OB 26.2
2. Cucarese, OB 26.8
3. Araque 27.6
3200
1. Hussey, OB 12:22.7
2. Zenzali Lael 12:38.0
3. Strawa, OB 12:42.4
Long Jump
1. Cucarese, OB 16-2.5
2. Jada-Rae Poku 14-7.5
3. Fenning, OB 14-4
Triple Jump
1. Poku 33-4
2. Lekht 33-0
3. Varlow 32-3
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 10-0
2. Nikki Cavett 8-6
3. Daniella Izzo 8-6
High Jump
1. Sokolova, OB 5-2
2. Poku 5-0
3. Chambres 4-10
Shot Put
1. Denise Porter 33-5.25
2. Nelson, OB 33-0.5
3. Liepate, OB 32-7
Discus
1. Nelson, OB 112-9
2. Brianna Del Piano 92-2
3. Olivia Scattergood 90-5
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 130-7
2. Rachel VanDemark 108-9
3. Miranda Irizzary 98-9
4x400 1st 4:17.0
Naeemah Jones 63.6, Greta Rusbarsky 63.6, Hypolite 65.3, Araque 64.7
5/9/2014 Metuchen Frosh/Soph 0 South Brunswick 0 Many Medalists at Frosh/Soph Meet!
South Brunswick had many personal bests at Metuchen's final frosh/soph meet, and many athletes came home with medals for their top-10 individual or top-6 relay performances!
Distance Medley
A (15:42.9): Kyra Stevko 4:48.1, Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 74.4, Hafsa Abid 3:06.2, Gabby Trapani 6:34.3
B (16:07.3): Hannah Brown 4:48.3, Julianna Lempfert 69.5, Melissa Maurer 3:06.3, Devneet Kainth 7:03.3
Freshman 200
3. Chloe Hypolite 27.6
9. Latisha Witherspoon 28.3
Nicole Notarianni 28.5
Olivia Hutchison 29.2
Steiner-Otoo 29.2
Mahogany Broughton 31.4
Sophomore 200
3. Victoria Mayfield 28.2
Lempfert 29.9
Storm Spooner 30.0
Kaitlyn Rone 30.2
Frosh 1600
Anshika Khare 7:04.7
Nia Toombs 7:21.1
Soph 1600
8. Cailee Oliver 6:20.7
Stephanie Noreen 7:33.3
Nathiyah Asokan 8:21.1
4x400
A (2nd 4:28.2): Hypolite 65.4, Hutchison 69.1, Spooner 67.0, Notarianni 68.2
B (5:06.1): Mayfield 67.9, Toombs 80.0, Oliver 74.7, Khare 83.5
Frosh Javelin
1. Miranda Irizarry 110-2 Meet Record
4. Olivia Scattergood 66-3
Soph Javelin
4. Teresa Capaccio 73-4
5/7/2014 South Brunswick 120 GMC Championships 63 GMC Champs!
The Lady Vikings won their ninth straight GMC Championship on Wednesday night, as they amassed 120 points over the two days to dominate the competition! The team scored in 16 of the 18 events, had 20 athletes contribute to the scoring, won 2 events, and also broke 2 class records along the way!
Leading the way with event victories were Aspen McMillan & Danielle Hecht. McMillan won the 100 Hurdles for the 2nd straight year, in a time of 15.06! McMillan also finished 3rd in the 100 (12.46), 5th in the 400 Hurdles (66.23) and she ran on the 3rd place 4x400. Hecht won the pole vault with a PR-tying height of 10-0! Her victory marks the 4th straight year a Viking has won the pole vault.
2nd place finishes were recorded by: Desirae Osley in the 400 (58.15); Kristin Krier in the javelin (125-1); Rachel VanDemark in the discus (108-3 PR); Zyjira Thomas in the 100 Hurdles (15.12); and Denise Porter in the shot put (35-4.5 PR).
3rd place performances were turned in by Daniella Izzo in the pole vault (9-0); VanDemark in the javelin (108-5); Jada-Rae Poku in the triple jump (35-5.5 PR); and all three relays, as listed below:
4x100 (51.39): Thomas, Brianna Araque, Rochell McDonald, Julia Lekht
4x400 (4:01.89): Araque, Osley, Annalyse Varlow, McMillan
4x800 (10:05.64): Natalie Ginez, Elizabeth Kenny, Nikki Sendner, Imani Man
The team had many other highlights and personal bests during the 2 days, including Olivia Scattergood breaking the 17-year old freshman class shot put record with her throw of 34-4! The throw was a PR by over 2 feet, and earned her 5th place! In addition, Desirae Osley broke the sophomore class 200 record, previously held by 3 people, with her 4th place time of 26.01!
Full meet results here
Day 1 May 6
400 Hurdles
5. Aspen McMillan 66.23
7. Zyjira Thomas 66.48
13. Brianna Araque 69.88
1600
34. Zenzali Lael 6:01.62
37. Kelsie Cavorley 6:04.64
40. Rebecca Kilcoyne 6:07.87
100
3. McMillan 12.46 (12.45 trials)
10. Desirae Osley 12.76
15. Rochell McDonald 12.99
400
2. Osley 58.15
19. Annalyse Varlow 62.64
24. Naeemah Jones 63.83
4x800 3rd 10:05.64
Natalie Ginez 2:27.8, Elizabeth Kenny 2:30.7, Nikki Sendner 2:35.6, Imani Man 2:31.4
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 10-0
3. Daniella Izzo 9-0
5T. Nikki Cavett 8-0
Javelin
2. Kristin Krier 125-1
3. Rachel VanDemark 108-5
8. Ashna Manhas 91-9
Long Jump
4. Julia Lekht 16-0.5
10. Jada-Rae Poku 14-7.75
49. Tatyana Duncan 10-8
Discus
2. VanDemark 108-3
5. Brianna Del Piano 100-7
9. Olivia Scattergood 85-3
Day 2 May 7
100 Hurdles
1. McMillan 15.06
2. Thomas 15.12
18. Stephanie Travers 17.53
800
29. Jess Himmel 2:33.04
43. Sita Sadia 2:41.34
46. Danielle Oakes 2:42.61
3200
6. Ginez 11:54.75
8. Kenny 12:09.12
17. Lael 12:42.90
4x100 3rd 51.39
Thomas, Araque, McDonald, Lekht
200
4. Osley 26.01 Sophomore Class Record
23. Greta Rusbarsky 28.28
4x400 3rd 4:01.89
Araque 61.7, Osley 58.9, Varlow 62.9, McMillan 58.2
High Jump
5T. Poku 4-10
9T. Lekht, Gillian Chambres 4-8
Triple Jump
3. Poku 35-5.5
6. Lekht 34-3.5
7. Varlow 33-11.5
Shot Put
2. Denise Porter 35-4.5
5. Scattergood 34-4 Freshman Class Record
18. Del Piano 29-9.5
5/1/2014 South Brunswick 110 GMC Relays 72 GMC Relays Champs!
The Vikings scored 110 points to capture their 9th straight GMC Relays title on Thursday night! The team won 8 of the 16 events, broke 3 meet records, and 1 all-time Middlesex County record! In all, 24 athletes contributed to the scoring.
The team survived rain, wind, and chilly temps on Tuesday, winning 2 events and scoring 40 points to take the lead after Day 1. After a postponement on Wednesday, the girls won 6 events and added 70 more points under sunny skies on Thursday to win over 2nd place East Brunswick!
Highlighting the performances on Thursday were 3 meet records. The shuttle hurdle team started the record parade with a breakthrough time of 61.85, which not only broke the meet record, but also shattered the 4 year old school record, and 18 year old all-time Middlesex County record! The team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Rochell McDonald, and Aspen McMillan also own the fastest time in the state so far this season!
The other winning relays that broke meet records were the pole vault team of Danielle Hecht, Daniella Izzo, and Nikki Cavett that combined to jump 28-6, which broke the 2-year old mark by another Viking relay by 6 inches! In addition, the javelin team of Kristin Krier, Rachel VanDemark, and Ashna Manhas threw a combined 316-11, beating the same group's record set last year by 5 inches!
Other winning relays on Thursday were: the 4x100 team of Thomas, Desirae Osley, McDonald, and McMillan that ran 48.86, a huge season best and the 5th fastest in NJ so far this year; the triple jump team of Lekht, Jada-Rae Poku, and Annalyse Varlow that jumped 101-0.5; and the shot put team of Denise Porter, Olivia Scattergood, and Brianna Del Piano that threw a combined 97-10.
On the first day of competition, the team started with a victory in the first event, the 3x400 Hurdles. The team of McMillan, Thomas, and Brianna Araque ran a combined 3:22.86, which dominated the field by almost 11 seconds! The team of VanDemark, Del Piano, and Scattergood also won the discus relay by almost 75 feet, with their combined distance of 293-7.
The 1st place finishes in the shot put, discus, and javelin mark the 4th straight year the girls have swept the throwing events at this meet!
Full meet results here
Day 1 April 29
3x400 Hurdles 1st 3:22.86
Aspen McMillan 65.59, Zyjira Thomas 66.14, Brianna Araque 71.13
4x1600 4th 23:36.56
Elizabeth Kenny 5:46.1, Nikki Sendner 5:58.9, Zenzali Lael 6:08.3, Natalie Ginez 5:43.0
4x200 2nd 1:48.08
Rochell McDonald 27.0, Thomas 26.2, Araque 28.2, Desirae Osley 26.4
Novice Sprint Medley 1st 4:46.78
Tatyana Duncan 65.4, Chloe Hypolite 28.7, Nicole Notarianni 28.7, Sita Sadia 2:43.6
Sprint Medley 9th 4:36.81
Osley 63.9, Greta Rusbarsky 28.1, Naeemah Jones 28.0, Imani Man 2:36.5
Discus 1st 293-7
Rachel VanDemark 103-6, Brianna Del Piano 98-2, Olivia Scattergood 91-11
High Jump 2nd 14-2
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10, Gillian Chambres 4-10, Julia Lekht 4-6
Day 2 May 1
Triple Jump 1st 101-0.5
Lekht 34-9, Poku 33-5, Annalyse Varlow 32-10.5
4x800 7th 10:15.08
Man 2:30.6, Sendner 2:34.6, Jess Himmel 2:39.5, Ginez 2:30.2
Shuttle Hurdles 1st 61.85 Meet Record & Middlesex County All-Time Record
Lekht 16.4, Thomas 14.6, McDonald 16.0, McMillan 14.6
Novice 4x800 3rd 10:55.48
Danielle Oakes 2:45.2, Sadia 2:37.3, Kelsie Cavorley 2:49.6, Nina Paranjpe 2:43.3
4x100 1st 48.86
Thomas, Osley, McDonald, McMillan
Distance Medley 5th 13:25.30
Kenny 3:58.9, Jones 64.5, Chambres 2:40.3, Ginez 5:41.6
4x400 7th 4:03.89
McDonald 59.9, Man 63.0, Araque 62.0, Osley 58.7
Shot Put 1st 97-10
Denise Porter 34-5, Scattergood 32-0, Del Piano 31-5
Javelin 1st 316-11 Meet Record
Kristin Krier 119-3, VanDemark 109-8, Ashna Manhas 88-0
Pole Vault 1st 28-6 Meet Record
Danielle Hecht 10-0, Daniella Izzo 9-6, Nikki Cavett 9-0
Long Jump 2nd 48-2
Lekht 16-8.5, McMillan 15-11, Poku 15-6.5
4/24/2014 Penn Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 2 Season Bests at Penn!
The Vikings took a small contigent to the prestigious Penn Relays on Thursday in Philadelphia, and had several strong performances! Leading the way were two season bests in the sprint relays. In the 4x400, the team of Aspen McMillan, Rochell McDonald, Brianna Araque, and Desirae Osley teamed up to run 4:01.77, a big season best and the 12th fastest time in the meet by a New Jersey school! In the 4x100, Zyjira Thomas joined Osley, McDonald, and McMillan, as the team ran a season best of 50.12. In the field, Kristin Krier just missed her season best in the javelin, coming in 12th with a throw of 124-10.
4x100 50.12
Zyjira Thomas, Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Aspen McMillan
4x400 4:01.77
McMillan 61.2, McDonald 59.8, Brianna Araque 62.2, Osley 58.6
Javelin
12. Kristin Krier 124-10
4/22/2014 South Brunswick 116 JP Stevens 24 Vikings Defeat the Hawks!
The Vikings improved to 4-0 on the season Tuesday with a victory over JP Stevens! The team won 13 of the 16 events, and was led by double event winner Julia Lekht, who won the long jump (15-8) and the 100 Hurdles (16.9)! Other event winners were: Chloe Hypolite, 400 Hurdles (72.0); Naeemah Jones, 100 (13.7); Imani Man, 800 (2:33.3); Greta Rusbarsky, 200 (27.7); Natalie Ginez, 3200 (12:07); Daniella Izzo, pole vault (9-0); Jada-Rae Poku & Gillian Chambres, tied in the high jump (4-8); Denise Porter, shot put (32-6); Rachel VanDemark, discus (104-1); Kristin Krier, javelin (126-8); and the 4x400 team of Man, Storm Spooner, Olivia Hutchison, and Jones that ran 4:23.6.
SB 116, JP 24
400 Hurdles
1. Chloe Hypolite 72.0
2. Saini JP 72.2
3. Nicole Notarianni 76.2
100
1. Naeemah Jones 13.7
2. Greta Rusbarsky 13.8
3. Tran JP 13.8
1600
1. Anderson JP 5:42.2
2. Zenzali Lael 5:52.9
3. Gillian Chambres 5:55.3
400
1. Morris JP 61.0
2. Tatyana Duncan 65.9
3. Sita Sadia 67.0
100 Hurdles
1. Julia Lekht 16.9
2. Annalyse Varlow 17.2
3. Stephanie Travers 17.5
800
1. Imani Man 2:33.3
2. Nikki Sendner 2:33.9
3. Jess Himmel 2:34.3
200
1. Rusbarsky 27.7
2. Hypolite 27.8
3. Notarianni 28.2
3200
1. Natalie Ginez 12:07.6
2. Liu JP 13:02.4
3. Ramaka JP 13:34.9
Long Jump
1. Lekht 15-8
2. Jada-Rae Poku 14-8
3. Truong JP 14-2
Triple Jump
1. Morris JP 33-11.5
2. Poku 32-8
3. Varlow 32-1.5
Pole Vault
1. Daniella Izzo 9-0
2. Danielle Hecht 9-0
3. Nikki Cavett 8-6
High Jump
1. Chambres & Poku 4-8
3. Lekht 4-8
Shot Put
1. Denise Porter 32-6
2. Olivia Scattergood 30-11
3. Brianna Del Piano 30-4
Discus
1. Rachel VanDemark 104-1
2. Scattergood 102-3
3. Del Piano 91-7
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 126-8
2. VanDemark 101-4
3. Ashna Manhas 82-2
4x400 1st 4:23.6
Man 62.8, Storm Spooner 68.6, Olivia Hutchison 68.7, Jones 63.5
4/19/2014 Raider Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Perform Well at Raider Relays!
The Vikings won 1 varsity event and medaled in 7 others at the Raider Relays on Saturday in Hillsborough! The team was led by the 3x400 Hurdle relay team's victory with a time of 3:24.31! The team was composed of Aspen McMillan, Zyjira Thomas, and Brianna Araque. Other top-3 relays were the 2nd place 4x100 team of Thomas, Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, and McMillan that ran 50.37, and the 2nd place javelin team of Kristin Krier and Rachel VanDemark that combined to throw 210-9.
Full meet results here
4x1600 10th 23:58.89
Nikki Sendner 5:56.7, Mannet Dhaliwal 5:56.2, Zenzali Lael 5:58.9, Nina Paranjpe 6:07.0
3x400 Hurdles 1st 3:24.31
Aspen McMillan 66.36, Zyjira Thomas 67.19, Brianna Araque 70.76
1600 Sprint Medley 12th 4:48.39
Storm Spooner 69.4, Aliya Forcer 30.6, Nicole Notarianni 28.2, Jess Himmel 2:40.1
4x100 2nd 50.37
Thomas, Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, McMillan
Novice 4x800 4th 10:52.14
Gillian Chambres 2:39.1, Sita Sadia 2:39.6, Kelsie Cavorley 2:47.6, Rebecca Kilcoyne 2:45.8
4x800 7th 10:23.94
Natalie Ginez 2:30.7, Osley 2:33.9, Imani Man 2:37.3, Danielle Oakes 2:41.9
800 Sprint Medley 12th 2:05.67
Namira Mayers-Franklin, Stephanie Steiner-Otoo, Olivia Hutchison 29.4, Notarianni 67.2
Shuttle Hurdles 4th 65.11
Thomas 15.7, McDonald 16.9, Annalyse Varlow 17.2, McMillan 15.3
Novice 4x200 15th 2:05.11
Mayers-Franklin 31.5, Steiner-Otoo 29.1, Hutchison 31.7, Kaitlyn Rone 32.5 (bobbled final exchange, dropped baton)
4x200 9th 1:50.62
Tatyana Duncan 28.7, Chloe Hypolite 27.6, Naeemah Jones 27.5, Araque 26.8
Distance Medley 10th 13:38.50
Elizabeth Kenny 4:04.9, Himmel 66.0, Varlow 2:42.9, Ginez 5:44.4
Novice 4x400 2nd 4:24.95
Jones 65.0, Sadia 65.8, Duncan 63.8, Chambres 70.2
4x400 7th 4:13.88
McDonald 62.0, Man 64.2, Araque 62.9, Hypolite 64.7
Pole Vault 4th tie 17-6
Danielle Hecht 9-0, Daniella Izzo 8-6
High Jump 6th tie 9-4
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10, Chambres 4-6
Triple Jump 62-9.25
Poku 32-4.25, Varlow 30-5
Shot Put 5th 65-6.75
Denise Porter 34-8.25, Olivia Scattergood 30-10.5
Novice Shot Put 2nd 60-0.25
Miranda Irizarry 30-5, Brianna Del Piano 29-7.25
Discus 4th 197-1
Del Piano 99-5, Rachel VanDemark 97-8
Novice Discus 1st 174-8
Porter 90-1, Irizarry 84-7
Javelin 2nd 210-9
Kristin Krier 118-8, VanDemark 92-1
Novice Javelin 1st 165-2
Ashna Manhas 91-7, Teresa Capaccio 73-7
4/14/2014 South Brunswick 85 East Brunswick 55 Vikings Improve to 3-0!
South Brunswick improved to 3-0 in dual meets on Tuesday with a victory over a tough East Brunswick squad! The team won 9 events and had 18 athletes contribute to the scoring! The team was led by double winners Desirae Osley and Aspen McMillan. Osley won the 100 (12.7) and the 200 (26.1), while McMillan took the 100 Hurdles (15.0) and 400 Hurdles (66.2)! Other winners were: Natalie Ginez in the 1600 (5:40.8); Danielle Hecht in the pole vault (9-0); Denise Porter in the shot put (32-7); Brianna Del Piano in the discus (100-4); and Kristin Krier in the javelin (125-3).
SB 85, EB 55
400 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 64.8
2. Zyjira Thomas 66.2
3. Huang, EB 68.8
100
1. Desirae Osley 12.7
2. Rochell McDonald 12.8
3. Chwatel, EB 13.4
1600
1. Natalie Ginez 5:40.8
2. Frost, EB 5:52
3. Nikki Sendner 5:55.8
400
1. Chwatel, EB 62.7
2. Abrahams, EB 64.1
3. Naeemah Jones 64.4
100 Hurdles
1. McMillan 15.0
2. Thomas 15.2
3. Huang, EB 16.5
800
1. Jerman, EB 2:29.6
2. Imani Man 2:30.5
3. Michaela Knoblock 2:31.5
200
1. Osley 26.1
2. McDonald 26.4
3. Swathi, EB 28.7
3200
1. E. Hernandez, EB 12:37.6
2. Polito, EB 12:55.5
3. O. Hernandez, EB 12:58.9
Long Jump
1. Huang, EB 16-9
2. McMillan 15-7.75
3. Donou, EB 15-4.5
Triple Jump
1. Donou, EB 32-10.25
2. Jada-Rae Poku 32-6.75
3. Jerman, EB 32-1
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 9-0
2. Nikki Cavett 9-0
3. Maggie Kaplan 9-0
High Jump
1. Abrahams, EB 5-0
2. Poku 4-10
3. Donou, EB 4-6
Shot Put
1. Denise Porter 32-7
2. Olivia Scattergood 30-9.25
3. Brianna Del Piano 30-5.25
Discus
1. Del Piano 100-4
2. Rachel VanDemark 92-1
3. Porter 87-7
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 125-3
2. McDonald, EB 123-6
3. VanDemark 104-6
4x400
1st: EB, 4:10.1
2nd: SB, 4:11.5 (Man 64.8, Brianna Araque 62.5, Chloe Hypolite 63.9, Osley 60.3)
4/12/2014 Blue Devil Classic 0 South Brunswick 0 Vaulters Win at Westfield!
The Vikings sent a small group of pole vaulters to the Blue Devil Classic in Westfield on Saturday, and both relays came home victorious! In the varsity competition, Danielle Hecht (9-6) and Nikki Cavett (8-6) combined for the win, while in the freshman/sophomore competition, Daniella Izzo (9-6 PR) and Maggie Kapan (8-0) took first, with Izzo's mark tying the sophomore class school record!
Varsity Pole Vault 1st 18-0
Danielle Hecht 9-6, Nikki Cavett 8-6
Frosh/Soph Pole Vault 1st 17-6
Daniella Izzo 9-6, Maggie Kaplan 8-0
4/8/2014 South Brunswick 106 Piscataway 34 Vikings Defeat Chiefs!
The Vikings improved to 2-0 with a victory over Piscataway on Tuesday! The team won 11 of the 16 events and had 28 athletes contribute to the scoring!
Event winners were: Zyjira Thomas in the 400 Hurdles (69.8); Mannet Dhaliwal in the 1600 (6:08); Aspen McMillan in the 100 Hurdles (14.9); Zenzali Lael in the 3200 (12:56); Julia Lekht in the triple jump (32-5.5); Jada-Rae Poku in the high jump (4-8); Maggie Kaplan, Nikki Cavett, Danielle Hecht, and Daniella Izzo who all tied for first in the pole vault (7-6); Denise Porter in the shot put (32-6); Rachel VanDemark in the discus (105-6); Kristin Krier in the javelin (102-1); and the 4x400 team of Rochell McDonald, Natalie Ginez, Lekht, and McMillan that ran 4:16.3.
SB 106.5, P 33.5
400 Hurdles
1. Zyjira Thomas 69.8
2. Johnson P 73.2
3. Annalyse Varlow 73.7
100
1. Smith P 12.2
2. Desirae Osley 12.6
3. Pettus P 12.6
1600
1. Mannet Dhaliwal 6:08.7
2. Nina Paranjpe 6:12.6
3. Danielle Oakes 6:18.7
400
1. Dwyer P 62.4
2. Imani Man 62.8
3. Latisha Witherspoon 70.3
100 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 14.9
2. Thomas 15.3
3. Julia Lekht 16.7
800
1. Pettus P 2:28.5
2. Osley 2:29.8
3. Natalie Ginez 2:31.1
200
1. Smith P 26.5
2. Rochell McDonald 27.2
3. Glenn P & Greta Rusbarsky 28.5
3200
1. Zenzali Lael 12:56.5
2. Elizabeth Kenny 13:04.9
3. Nikki Sendner 13:24.2
Long Jump
1. Dwyer P 15-7.75
2. Jada-Rae Poku 14-6.75
3. McMillan 14-5.75
Triple Jump
1. Lekht 32-5.5
2. Poku 32-5.25
3. Varlow 29-4
Pole Vault
1. Nikki Cavett, Danielle Hecht, Maggie Kaplan, Daniella Izzo 7-6
High Jump
1. Poku 4-8
2. Gillian Chambres 4-8
3. Bethea P 4-6
Shot Put
1. Denise Porter 32-6
2. Weekes P 30-6
3. Brianna Del Piano 30-5
Discus
1. Rachel VanDemark 105-6
2. Del Piano 99-5
3. Olivia Scattergood 97-11
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 102-1
2. VanDemark 95-6
3. Ashna Manhas 77-4
4x400 1st 4:16.3
McDonald 64.3, Ginez 64.6, Lekht 64.7, McMillan 62.8
4/5/2014 Metuchen Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Battle Wind at Metuchen!
The Vikings battled strong winds and cool temperatures on Saturday at the Metuchen Relays, but still came home with many medals for top-6 performances in the large school division! Highlighting the performances were three 1st place finishes, led by a meet record in the javelin relay! Kristin Krier (112-3) and Rachel VanDemark (96-6) broke the old record, set by a Viking duo in 2012, by over 2 feet! In addition, the team of Aspen McMillan, Rochell McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, and Desirae Osley won the 4x400 in 4:14.98, and Jada-Rae Poku captured the triple jump with a leap of 32-5! Other top-3 finishes were recorded by the 2nd place 4x100 team of Thomas, Osley, McDonald, and McMillan that ran 50.53; the 3rd place shuttle hurdle team of McMillan, Annalyse Varlow, R. McDonald, and Khadija McDonald that ran 70.83; and the 3rd place discus team of Olivia Scattergood (97-10) and Denise Porter (89-6) that threw a combined 187-6.
Full meet results here
4x100 2nd 50.53
Zyjira Thomas, Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Aspen McMillan
4x800
A (4th 10:39.55): Natalie Ginez 2:29.1, Zenzali Lael 2:46.3, Elizabeth Kenny 2:41.6, Danielle Oakes 2:42.2
B (11:00.84): Nikki Sendner 2:41.2, Gillian Chambres 2:43.1, Mannet Dhaliwal 2:48.8, Sita Sadia 2:47.6
C (11:33.26): Christina Zhang 2:50.9, Kelsie Cavorley 2:51.7, Gabby Trapani 2:57.3, Cailee Oliver 2:53.3
4x200
A (6th 1:52.47): Brianna Araque 27.4, Imani Man 28.6, Naeemah Jones 27.9, Chloe Hypolite 28.3
B (1:55.97): Latish Witherspoon 28.7, Tatyana Duncan 29.4, Nicole Notarianni 29.6, Greta Rusbarsky 28.1
C (2:04.03): Olivia Hutchison 30.0, Julianna Lempfert 30.9, Julie Berkery 31.0, Storm Spooner 31.9
1600
Daria Valan 6:52.70
Shuttle Hurdles
A (3rd 70.83): McMillan 15.2, Annalyse Varlow 18.2, R. McDonald 18.3, Khadija McDonald 19.1
B (6th 73.79): Thomas 15.4, Stephanie Travers 18.8, Jada-Rae Poku 19.5, Araque 19.9
1600 Sprint Medley 5:15.73
Aliya Forcer 29.5, Khadija McDonald 31.4, Notarianni 70.2, Devneet Kainth 3:04.5
400
6. Sadia 68.77
800 Sprint Medley 6th 2:04.25
Witherspoon, Hutchison, Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 29.6, Hypolite 66.6
Distance Medley
A (5th 14:07.10): Kenny 4:12.8m, Rusbarsky 66.8, Man 2:43.3, Ginez 6:04.0
B (14:17.60): Michaela Knoblock 4:14.4, Jones 67.6, Jess Himmel 2:41.5, Lael 6:13.9
4x400
A (4:14.98 1st): McMillan 64.3, R. McDonald 62.7, Thomas 66.2, Osley 61.7
B (4:27.61 5th): Varlow 66.9, Chambres 69.1, Duncan 65.0, Araque 66.5
Shot Put
A (59-8): Olivia Scattergood 29-10, Denise Porter 29-10
B (56-4): Brianna Del Piano 29-1.75, Miranda Irizarry 27-2.25
Discus
A (4th 166-3): Del Piano 92-8, Rachel VanDemark 73-7
B (3rd 187-6): Scattergood 97-10, Porter 89-8
Javelin
A (1st 208-9, Meet Record): Kristin Krier 112-3, VanDemark 96-6
B (160-5): Irizarry 85-0, Ashna Manhas 75-5
Long Jump
Poku 14-0.5
Duncan 12-10
Chambres 10-8.5
Triple Jump
1. Poku 32-5
4/1/2014 South Brunswick 113 Edison 27 Vikings Open With Win!
The Vikings opened their spring season with a victory over Edison on Tuesday! The team won 13 out of the 16 events, including all 7 field events, and had 27 athletes contribute to the scoring! The team was led by double winners Jada-Rae Poku and Julia Lekht. Poku won the triple jump (34-6.5) and the high jump (4-6), while Lekht captured the 100 (13.6) and long jump (16-0.5). Other event winners were: Brianna Araque, 400 Hurdles (71.2); Elizabeth Kenny, 1600 (5:41.3); Michaela Knoblock, 800 (2:33.2); Natalie Ginez, 3200 (12:15.7); Nikki Cavett, pole vault (9-0); Olivia Scattergood, shot put (30-4.5); Brianna Del Piano, discus (94-10.5); Kristin Krier, javelin (127-3); and the 4x400 team of Imani Man, Naeemah Jones, Chloe Hypolite, and Sita Sadia that ran 4:20.2.
SB 123.16, E 26.83
400 Hurdles
1. Brianna Araque 71.2
2. Annalyse Varlow 72.6
3. Gillian Chambres 73.0
100
1. Julia Lekht 13.6
2. Gray, E 13.7
3. Daniella Izzo & Promise, E 13.9
1600
1. Elizabeth Kenny 5:41.3
2. Zenzali Lael 5:56.3
3. Osma, E 5:59.0
400
1. McGarrell, E 63.9
2. Greta Rusbarsky 64.7
3. Butler, E & DaSilva, E 66.0
100 Hurdles
1. Izegbu, E 16.3
2. Julia Lekht 17.3
3. Stephanie Travers 18.3
800
1. Michaela Knoblock 2:33.2
2. Rolffot, E 2:35.1
3. Danielle Oakes 2:38.5
200
1. Gray, E 27.8
2. Araque 28.0
3. Chloe Hypolite 28.2
3200
1. Natalie Ginez 12:15.7
2. Nina Paranjpe 12:55.9
3. Osma, E 13:05.0
Long Jump
1. Lekht 16-0.5
2. Jada-Rae Poku 15-4
3. Ude, E 15-1
Triple Jump
1. Poku 34-6.5
2. Varlow 31-4.75
3. Gulama, E 31-0.75
Pole Vault
1. Nikki Cavett 9-0
2. Danielle Hecht 8-6
3. Izzo, Maggie Kaplan, Figueroa (E), 7-6
High Jump
1. Poku 4-6
2. Chambres 4-4
3. Rusbarsky 4-4
Shot Put
1. Olivia Scattergood 30-4.5
2. Denise Porter 30-1.5
3. Brianna Del Piano 29-3.25
Discus
1. Del Piano 94-10.5
2. Rachel VanDemark 92-6
3. Porter 86-7
Javelin
1. Kristin Krier 127-3
2. VanDemark 98-0
3. Ashna Manhas 94-4
4x400 1st 4:20.2
Imani Man 62.0, Naeemah Jones 65.9, Hypolite 66.2, Sita Sadia 66.1