3/14/2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals 0 South Brunswick 0 4x200 Finishes 8th!
The highlight of the weekend at the New Balance Indoor Nationals was the 4x200's 8th place finish in the Emerging Elite section in a time of 1:43.78! The team of Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, and Aspen McMillan ran the 2nd fastest indoor time in school history, and the 4th fastest indoors or outdoors!
4x200 Emerging Elite 1:43.78 8th
Desirae Osley 25.5, Rochell McDonald 26.1, Zyjira Thomas 26.1, Aspen McMillan 25.8
Shuttle Hurdles 35.91
McMillan 8.2, McDonald 8.8, Brianna Araque 10.5, Thomas 8.4
Freshman 400
Essence Baker 61.15
2/21/2015 Meet of Champions 0 South Brunswick 0 4 Medalists at Meet of Champs!
The Vikings had a strong showing at the Meet of Champions on Saturday in Toms River, as 4 athletes came home with medals! The top finish was Aspen McMillan's 4th place in the 55 Hurdles, with a PR of 8.25! Her time is also the 2nd fastest in school history! She also ran on the 4x400 relay team with Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, and Brianna Araque, who combined to finish 6th in a season best 4:02.45! They became only the second 4x400 team in school history to medal at the indoor MOC. Other highlights included Daniella Izzo jumping a PR in the pole vault of 10-0!
Full meet results here
400
16. Desirae Osley 59.49
55 Hurdles
4. Aspen McMillan 8.25
13. Zyjira Thomas 8.69
4x400 6th 4:02.45
Osley 60.6, Rochell McDonald 59.9, Brianna Araque 61.4, McMillan 60.5
Pole Vault
18T. Daniella Izzo 10-0
18T. Danielle Hecht 10-0
Nikki Cavett NH
High Jump
12T. Sydney Schnedier 5-0
Jada-Rae Poku NH
Shot Put
28. Miranda Irizarry 35-2.5
2/15/2015 Group IV State Championships 0 South Brunswick 0 8 Medalists at States!
The Vikings set several team all-time bests on Sunday at the Group IV State Championships in Toms River! The team scored 23.83 points to finish in 4th place, the best performance in the team's indoor Group IV history! In addition, all 11 athletes who competed qualified for the Meet of Champions, including 8 who earned medals, both numbers setting program all-time bests! The highest individual finish was Aspen McMillan's 2nd place in the 55 Hurdles! Her time of 8.34 was also a PR! In addition, she ran anchor on the 4x400 team which finished 3rd in a season best 4:03.81. She was joined by Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, and Brianna Araque on the relay. Also finishing 3rd was Danielle Hecht, who jumped 10-0 in the pole vault! Two of her teammates also medaled in that event: Daniella Izzo, 5th at 9-6, and Nikki Cavett, tied for 6th at 9-0. Sydney Schneider was the other medalist, as her PR of 5-2 in the high jump earned her a tie for 5th place! The following athletes qualified for the MOC as wildcards: Jada-Rae Poku, 8th in the high jump (5-0); Zyjira Thomas, who was 9th in the 55 Hurdles (8.79); Desirae Osley, 10th in the 400 (60.37); Miranda Irizarry, 11th in the shot put (35-10.75 PR).
Full meet results here
400
10. Desirae Osley 60.37
55 Hurdles
2. Aspen McMillan 8.34
9. Zyjira Thomas 8.79
16. Sydney Schneider 9.11
55 Dash
7. McMillan 7.52 (7.43 trials)
17. Osley 7.54
4x400 3rd 4:03.81
Osley 60.1, Rochell McDonald 61.4, Brianna Araque 62.0, McMillan 60.1
Pole Vault
3. Danielle Hecht 10-0
5. Daniella Izzo 9-6
6T. Nikki Cavett 9-0
High Jump
5T. Schneider 5-2
8. Jada-Rae Poku 5-0
Shot Put
11. Miranda Irizarry 35-10.75
2/10/2015 Lou Molino Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 7 Medalists at Molino Invitational!
In the season finale for many Vikings, the team had 7 athletes earn medals at the Lou Molino Invitational on Tuesday night! Leading the way with a victory in the Varsity 800 was Natalie Ginez, who ran a time of 2:31.5 for the victory! Also medaling in that race were Michaela Knoblock, 4th in 2:33.4, and Imani Man, 6th in 2:35.4. The team also had winners in the freshman and novice competition. In the Freshman 55 Hurdles, Ominay Robertson ran a PR of 9.9 for the victory, while Latisha Witherspoon ran 45.3 to capture the Novice 300! Other medalists were Nicole Notarianni, 3rd in the Novice 55 Hurdles (9.8), and Greta Rusbarsky, 3rd in the Novice 300 (46.5).
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles Novice
3. Nicole Notarianni 9.8
55 Hurdles Frosh
1. Ominay Robertson 9.9
800
Raquel Ferrara 2:49.4
800 Novice
Olivia Hutchison 3:02.5
300 Novice
1. Latisha Witherspoon 45.3
3T. Greta Rusbarsky 46.5
Notarianni 49.1
300 Frosh
Robertson 49.0
1600
Nicole Fenske 5:52.6
Cailee Oliver 6:07.7
Zenzali Lael 6:09.1
Kelsie Cavorley 6:16.3
Gabby Trapani 6:20.0
Gina Cosgrave 6:50.0
800 Varsity
1. Natalie Ginez 2:31.5
4. Michaela Knoblock 2:33.4
6. Imani Man 2:35.4
Annalyse Varlow 2:37.9
Nikki Sendner 2:44.0
2/5/2015 South Brunswick 90 GMC Championships 33 GMC Champions!
The Vikings scored 90 points to rout the field and win the GMC Championship for the first time in 3 years! The team had 16 athletes earn medals, set a meet record, and won 5 of the 10 events!
Leading the way with 3 gold medals was Desirae Osley. She won her first individual county titles, as she captured the 400 by over a full second with her winning time of 59.61, and the 55 with a PR of 7.50! She also anchored the 4x400 relay to victory to complete the gold medal triple!
Also winning individually were Aspen McMillan and Danielle Hecht! McMillan ran 8.50 to win the 55 Hurdles for the 3rd straight year, while Hecht won the pole vault at 10'0, a mark that broke the meet record!
The other winner was the 4x400 team, composed of Rochell McDonald, Brianna Araque, Essence Baker, and Osley. The team ran 4:11.18 for the win!
Earning 2nd place medals were Zyjira Thomas in the 55 Hurdles (8.65); Daniella Izzo in the pole vault (9-6 =PR); Jada-Rae Poku in the high jump (5-2 =PR); and Natalie Ginez in the 3200 (12:05.97), who also finished 4th in the 1600 (5:30.88).
Third place finishes went to Nikki Cavett in the pole vault (9-0) and Sydney Schneider in the high jump (5-0 =PR).
Other medalists were McDonald, 4th in the 400 (61.22) and 6th in the 55 (7.67); Michaela Knoblock, 4th in the 800 (2:30.02); Nicole Fenske, 4th in the 3200 (12:08.57 PR); Denise Porter, 5th in the shot put (33-11.25); and Miranda Irizarry, 6th in the shot put (33-9).
Full meet results here
400
1. Desirae Osley 59.61
4. Rochell McDonald 61.22
11. Essence Baker 62.44
55 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 8.50
2. Zyjira Thomas 8.65
8. Sydney Schneider 9.28 (9.13 trials)
1600
4. Natalie Ginez 5:30.88
18. Cailee Oliver 5:58.58
20. Nikki Sendner 5:59.55
55 Dash
1. Osley 7.50
6. McDonald 7.67 (7.62 trials)
8. McMillan 7.69 (did not run finals)
800
4. Michaela Knoblock 2:30.02
7. Imani Man 2:32.07
14. Annalyse Varlow 2:33.73
3200
2. Ginez 12:05.97
4. Nicole Fenske 12:08.57
11. Zenzali Lael 12:55.34
4x400 1st 4:11.18
McDonald 61.8, Brianna Araque 65.4 (handoff problem), Baker 63.9, Osley 59.8
Shot Put
5. Denise Porter 33-11.25
6. Miranda Irizarry 33-9
18. Paige Buchanan 27-8
High Jump
2. Jada-Rae Poku 5-2
3. Schneider 5-0
16T. Greta Rusbarsky 4-4
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 10-0 Meet Record
2. Daniella Izzo 9-6
3. Nikki Cavett 9-0
2/1/2015 Central Jersey IV Sectionals 0 South Brunswick 0 11 Advance to States; Team finishes 3rd
The Vikings scored 57 points Sunday at the Central Jersey Group IV Sectional meet at Toms River, enough to earn a 3rd place finish in the team standings. The team had three 2nd place finishes, and had a total of 11 athletes qualify for the Group IV State Championships! Earning 2nd place finishes individually were Aspen McMillan & Desirae Osley. McMillan ran a PR of 8.37 in the 55 Hurdles, while Osley ran 59.53 in the 400. Both also medaled in the 55 Dash (McMillan 4th in 7.47, Osley 5th in a PR of 7.52), and ran on the 2nd place 4x400 with Rochell McDonald and Brianna Araque that ran 4:07.18. McDonald also placed 5th in the 400 with a PR of 60.72. Other medalists were: Jada-Rae Poku, 3rd in the high jump (5-2 =PR); Zyjira Thomas, 3rd in the 55 Hurdles (8.83, 8.77 in trials); Danielle Hecht, tied for 3rd in the pole vault (9-6); Miranda Irizarry, 5th in the shot put (35-0.75 PR); Nikki Cavett & Daniella Izzo, tied for 5th in the pole vault (9-0); and Sydney Schneider, 5th in the high jump (5-0) and 6th in the 55 Hurdles (9.49, 9.14 in trials).
Full meet results here
400
2. Desirae Osley 59.53
5. Rochell McDonald 60.72
15. Greta Rusbarsky 63.66
55 Hurdles
2. Aspen McMillan 8.37
3. Zyjira Thomas 8.83 (8.77 trials)
6. Sydney Schneider 9.49 (9.14 trials)
1600
15. Natalie Ginez 5:34.38
25. Cailee Oliver 5:55.83
27. Nikki Sendner 5:58.34
55 Dash
4. McMillan 7.47
5. Osley 7.52
McDonald FS
800
12. Michaela Knoblock 2:32.17
18. Imani Man 2:35.12
21. Annalyse Varlow 2:36.21
3200
19. Nicole Fenske 12:20.88
24. Zenzali Lael 12:50.93
25. Kelsie Cavorley 12:55.23
4x400 2nd 4:07.18
Osley 62.1, McDonald 61.8, Brianna Araque 62.9, McMillan 60.4
Shot Put
5. Miranda Irizarry 35-0.75
9. Denise Porter 32-2
28. Paige Buchanan 26-1.5
High Jump
3. Jada-Rae Poku 5-2
5. Schneider 5-0
13T. Rusbarsky 4-8
Pole Vault
3T. Danielle Hecht 9-6
5T. Nikki Cavett & Daniella Izzo 9-0
1/29/2015 Frosh/Novice Finale 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Perform Well at Frosh-Novice Meet!
The Vikings won 3 events and medaled in 3 others at the Toms River Frosh-Novice meet on Thursday night! Leading the way with victories were Essence Baker in the frosh 400 (65.67), Latisha Witherspoon in the novice 55 (7.88), and the Novice 4x400 team of Olivia Hutchison, Nicole Notarianni, Julianna Lempfert, and Witherspoon that ran 4:27.86! Also earning medals for their top-6 performances were Baker with a 3rd in the frosh 55 (7.75), Paige Buchanan with a 4th in the frosh shot put (26-10.25), and Ominay Robertson with a 5th in the frosh 55 Hurdles (10.23). Many other team members had season bests as well!
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles Freshman
5. Ominay Robertson 10.23
11. Misha Duverger 10.96
55 Hurdles Novice
14. Nicole Notarianni 10.21
1600 Freshman
15. Danae Audibert 6:40.80
20. Isabella Leite 6:48.54
29. Jordyn Young 7:29.97
1600 Novice
30. Gabby Trapani 6:18.06
35. Dakota Apicella 6:25.69
58. Chanina Wong 7:04.49
63. Hannah Brown 7:09.91
55 Freshman
3. Essence Baker 7.75
55 Novice
1. Latisha Witherspoon 7.88
12. Olivia Hutchison 8.01
26. Chloe Hypolite 8.26
51. Julianna Lempfert 8.49
800 Freshman
11. Raquel Ferrara 2:45.64
24. Gina Cosgrave 2:59.76
800 Novice
55. Kyra Stevko 3:02.75
56. Angela Mazzola 3:03.18
64. Emily Kaiser 3:12.29
400 Freshman
1. Baker 65.67
200 Freshman
7. Robertson 29.50
12. Duverger 30.30
64. McKenna Haurey 33.64
200 Novice
10. Hypolite 29.45
38. Victoria Mayfield 30.57
64. Tenaj Lael 31.56
65. Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 31.60
70. Tiffany Tang 31.71
4x400 Novice 1st 4:27.86
Hutchison 67.1, Notarianni 69.2, Lempfert 68.2, Witherspoon 63.3
Shot Put Frosh
4. Paige Buchanan 26-10.25
18. Dru Kojiem 18-11
Shot Put Novice
17. Jamie Weinstein 24-11.5
21. Cyanna Padmore 24-3
Pole Vault (exhibition)
Danielle Hecht 10-0
Nikki Cavett 9-0
Daniella Izzo 8-6
Maggie Kaplan NH
1/21/2015 Championship Warmup Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Good Showing at Princeton!
3200
Zenzali Lael 13:06.7
Kelsie Cavorley 13:09.3
Gabby Trapani 13:25.5
55 Hurdles
Sydney Schneider 9.2
Nicole Notarianni 9.6
Annalyse Varlow 9.9
Brianna Araque 10.0
Ominay Robertson 10.2
Misha Duverger 10.6
55 Dash
Essence Baker 7.7
Chloe Hypolite 7.9
Olivia Hutchison 7.9
Victoria Mayfield 8.0
Aliya Forcer 8.1
Julianna Lempfert 8.1
Tenaj Lael 8.1
Tiffany Tang 8.3
Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 8.3
1600
Nikki Sendner 5:50.7
Cailee Oliver 5:54.6
Gina Cosgrave 6:15.8
Kyra Stevko 6:36.1
Angela Mazzola 6:36.9
200
Imani Man 27.9
Brianna Araque 28.1
Greta Rusbarsky 28.3
Ominay Robertson 28.9
Victoria Mayfield 29.6
800
Dakota Apicella 2:50.6
Isabella Leite 2:53.8
Danae Audibert 2:54.2
Hannah Brown 3:06.9
Sarah Carlson 3:09.8
Chanina Wong 3:11.8
Jordyn Young 3:12.6
400
Essence Baker 63.1
Latisha Witherspoon 64.3
Imani Man 64.6
Michaela Knoblock 65.8
Raquel Ferrara 69.1
Stephanie Steiner-Otoo 74.5
4x400
A (4:39.8): Olivia Hutchison 67.9, Nicole Notarianni 69.1, Ominay Robertson 73.2, Julianna Lempfert 69.7
B (4:55.5); Aliya Forcer 72.0, Victoria Mayfield 73.3, Misha Duverger 72.0, Tenaj Lael 78.3
Shot Put
Miranda Irizarry 34-2
Denise Porter 33-10.5
Paige Buchanan 27-0
Jamie Weinstein 25-2
Pole Vault
Danielle Hecht 10-0
Nikki Cavett 9-0
Daniella Izzo 9-0
Maggie Kaplan 9-0
Triple Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 35-1.5
Annalyse Varlow 32-11
Maggie Kaplan 30-0.5
High Jump
Sydney Schneider 5-0
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10
Greta Rusbarsky 4-4
Tiffany Tang 4-2
Long Jump
Annalyse Varlow 15-5.5
1/17/2015 Molloy Stanner Games 0 South Brunswick 0 Strong Showing at Stanner Games!
A county record and one medalist were among the highlights on Saturday when a small number of Vikings made the trek to the NY Armory for the always competitive Stanner Games. Desirae Osley stood out with her school and Middlesex County all-time record of 42.19 in the 300 meters! Her time broke the 9-year-old school & county record by .24 seconds, and her 7th place finish just missed making the final by .1! In addition, she also finished 7th the finals of the 55 Dash after running a near-PR of 7.56 in the prelims! In other highlights, Natalie Ginez ran a strong PR (indoors & out) of 5:26.39 in the 1600 to capture a 5th place medal! Among other notable performances, Jada-Rae Poku made the finals in the triple jump, where she finished 6th with an indoor PR of 35-1!
Full meet results here
55 Hurdles
Zyjira Thomas 8.91
Rochell McDonald 9.21
Sydney Schneider 9.29
Nicole Notarianni 10.11
Annalyse Varlow 10.13
55 Dash
7. Desirae Osley 7.71 (7.56 trials)
McDonald 7.64
Schneider 7.74
Thomas 7.76
Essence Baker 7.97
Latisha Witherspoon 8.05
Notarianni 8.08
300
7. Osley 42.19 School & County Record
Baker 43.94
Witherspoon 45.57
1600
5. Natalie Ginez 5:26.39
Nicole Fenske 5:40.28
Triple Jump
6. Jada-Rae Poku 35-1
Varlow 33-10
1/15/2015 Group IV State Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Group IV Relays STATE CHAMPIONS!
The Vikings made history on Thursday night in Toms River at the Group IV State Relays by becoming the first girls' team in school history to win a winter or spring track & field overall team state title! The team placed in 5 of the 9 events and totaled 36 points to tie Franklin for the team title! Leading the way with the team's first-ever event victory at the Group IV State Relays was the 4x200 relay's commanding victory! The team of Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, & Aspen McMillan ran 1:47.15 to win by over 1.5 seconds! The team had three 2nd place finishes: McMillan, McDonald, Sydney Schneider, & Thomas in the shuttle hurdles with a near-school record time of 32.72; the pole vault relay of Danielle Hecht & Daniella Izzo (18-0); and the 4x400 team of Osley, McDonald, Brianna Araque, and McMillan (4:04.56). The scoring was rounded out by the high jump tandem of Schneider (5-0 PR) and Jada-Rae Poku (4-8), whose combined mark of 9-8 earned 5th place.
Full meet results here
Distance Medley 16th 13:16.96
Nicole Fenske 4:04.0, Greta Rusbarsky 62.7, Michaela Knoblock 2:36.5, Natalie Ginez 5:33.7
Shuttle Hurdles 2nd 32.72
Aspen McMillan 7.7, Rochell McDonald 8.3, Sydney Schneider 8.4, Zyjira Thomas 8.3
4x200 1st 1:47.15
Desirae Osley 26.2, McDonald 26.6, Thomas 27.3, McMillan 26.9
4x800 17th 10:41.11
Nikki Sendner 2:39.5, Annalyse Varlow 2:33.5, Zenzali Lael 2:42.7, Kelsie Cavorley 2:45.2
Sprint Medley 25th 4:38.85
Essence Baker 65.3, Latisha Witherspoon 28.1, Nicole Notarianni 28.0, Imani Man 2:37.5
4x400 2nd 4:04.56
Osley 60.4, McDonald 61.3, Araque 62.3, McMillan 60.5
Shot Put 65-9
Denise Porter 33-9, Miranda Irizarry 32-0
High Jump 5th 9-8
Schneider 5-0, Jada-Rae Poku 4-8
Pole Vault 2nd 18-0
Danielle Hecht 9-6, Daniella Izzo 8-6
1/10/2015 South Brunswick 64 Middlesex County Relays 34 GMC Relays Champs!
South Brunswick scored 64 points to comfortably win the team title on Saturday night at the GMC Relays! The team won 5 events in all, including non-scoring events, had 17 athletes contribute to the scoring, and placed top-3 in every varsity event! Leading the way with victories on the track were the 4x200, Sprint Medley, and 4x400! The 4x200 team of Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, and Aspen McMillan ran 1:48.01 to win by a large margin, as did the 4x400 team of Osley, McDonald, McMillan, and Brianna Araque that ran 4:08.11. The Sprint Medley team of Annalyse Varlow, Essence Baker, Sydney Schneider, and Nicole Fenske won a much tighter race, with their time of of 4:37.18 giving them the narrow victory! In the field, the pole vault team of Danielle Hecht (9-6) and Maggie Kaplan (9-0) combined for the victory, and their total mark of 18-6 also broke the meet record! 2nd place finishes were recorded by the shuttle hurdle team of McMillan, McDonald, Araque, and Thomas that ran 35.09, and the 4x800 team of Osley, Imani Man, Natalie Ginez, and Michaela Knoblock that ran 10:16.84. 3rd places went to the Distance Medley team of Fenske, Greta Rusbarsky, Nikki Sendner, and Ginez that ran 13:14.21; the high jump team of Jada-Rae Poku (4-10) & Schneider (4-10); and the shot put team of Miranda Irizarry (32-0.75) & Denise Porter (31-6.25). In addition, the novice 4x200 team of Latisha Witherspoon, Nicole Notarianni, Olivia Hutchison, and Chloe Hypolite finished 1st in 1:54.54!
Full meet results here
Distance Medley 3rd 13:14.21
Nicole Fenske 4:02.0, Greta Rusbarsky 63.2, Nikki Sendner 2:37.2, Natalie Ginez 5:31.6
Shuttle Hurdles 2nd 35.09
Aspen McMillan 7.7, Rochell McDonald 8.2, Brianna Araque 10.9 (fall), Zyjira Thomas 8.2
4x200 1st 1:48.01
Desirae Osley 26.9, McDonald 26.7, Thomas 27.5, McMillan 26.9
4x800 2nd 10:16.84
Osley 2:37.1, Imani Man 2:38.0, Ginez 2:32.4, Michaela Knoblock 2:29.4
Sprint Medley 1st 4:37.18
Annalyse Varlow 64.4, Essence Baker 28.3, Sydney Schneider 28.4, Fenske 2:35.9
4x400 1st 4:08.11
Osley 61.6, McDonald 61.9, Araque 63.6, McMillan 60.9
Shot Put 3rd 63-7
Miranda Irizarry 32-0.75, Denise Porter 31-6.25
High Jump 3rd 9-8
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10, Schneider 4-10
Pole Vault 1st 18-6 Meet Record
Danielle Hecht 9-6, Maggie Kaplan 9-0; Also: Nikki Cavett 9-0
Novice 4x200 1st 1:54.54
Latisha Witherspoon 28.3, Nicole Notarianni 28.5, Olivia Hutchison 28.5, Chloe Hypolite 29.0
Novice 4x800 4th 11:14.87
Kelsie Cavorley 2:45.6, Zenzali Lael 2:42.5, Gabby Trapani 2:56.9, Cailee Oliver 2:49.3
Novice Shot Put 3rd 50-1.75
Paige Buchanan 25-3.5, Jamie Weinstein 24-10.25
1/7/2015 Field Event Meet 0 South Brunswick 0 Small Contingent Shines at Princeton!
High Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 5-0
Sydney Schneider 4-10
Greta Rusbarsky 4-6
Tiffany Tang 4-3
Pole Vault
Danielle Hecht 9-6
Daniella Izzo 9-0
Maggie Kaplan 9-0
Nikki Cavett 8-6
Shot Put
Denise Porter 33-3
Miranda Irizarry 32-3
Paige Buchanan 26-4.5
Jamie Weinstein 23-3
55 Hurdles
Rochell McDonald 9.0
Sydney Schneider 9.5
300
Rochell McDonald 43.5
Greta Rusbarsky 44.6
Sydney Schneider 45.0
12/30/2014 Track Universe Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Solid Marks at Track Universe!
4x800 10:28.7
Natalie Ginez 2:34.6, Nicole Fenske 2:36.9, Nikki Sendner 2:38.1. Imani Man 2:39.3
400
Desirae Osley 59.8
Aspen McMillan 63.0
Essence Baker 65.9
Imani Man 66.5
Greta Rusbarsky 68.8
Julianna Lempfert 70.3
Tenaj Lael 74.8
Kaitlyn Rone 75.0
1600
Kelsie Cavorley 5:59.2
Cailee Oliver 6:01.2
Gabby Trapani 6:17.2
Gina Cosgrave 6:31.5
Angela Mazzola 6:45.2
200
Desirae Osley 26.4
Essence Baker 27.2
Aspen McMillan 27.2
Zyjira Thomas 27.5
Brianna Araque 27.7
Latisha Witherspoon 27.9
Nicole Notarianni 28.3
Ominay Robertson 29.2
Olivia Hutchison 29.2
Chloe Hypolite 29.2
Stephanie Otoo 29.6
Raquel Ferrara 29.7
Victoria Mayfield 29.7
Misha Duverger 30.3
Tenaj Lael 30.7
Aliya Forcer 31.2
McKenna Haurey 32.3
Olivia Boulos 33.9
55 Hurdles
Aspen McMillan 8.4
Zyjira Thomas 8.5
Brianna Araque 9.7
Nicole Notarianni 9.9
Annalyse Varlow 10.1
Ominay Robertson 10.3
Misha Duverger 10.7
55 Dash
Latisha Witherspoon 7.6
Olivia Hutchison 8.1
Chloe Hypolite 8.2
Mahogany Broughton 8.3
Julianna Lempfert 8.4
Raquel Ferrara 8.4
Kaitlyn Rone 8.4
Aliya Forcer 8.4
McKenna Haurey 8.5
800
Natalie Ginez 2:31.0
Nicole Fenske 2:38.6
Annalyse Varlow 2:40.5
Nikki Sendner 2:43.0
Zenzali Lael 2:44.4
Emily Kaiser 3:07.9
Kyra Stevko 3:08.9
Danae Audibert 3:09.4
Chanina Wong 3:11.5
Anshika Khare 3:19.3
Jordyn Young 3:19.7
Sprint Medley 4:52.5
Nicole Notarianni 68.5, Chloe Hypolite 29.1, Olivia Hutchison 30.5, Raquel Ferrara 2:44.5
Long Jump
Jada-Rae Poku 15-6.75
Triple Jump
1. Poku 34-10.75
3. Varlow 32-11
Maggie Kaplan 29-2.75
Pole Vault
Danielle Hecht 10-0
Daniella Izzo 9-0
Nikki Cavett 8-6
Maggie Kaplan 8-6
High JumpPoku 5-0
Greta Rusbarsky 4-6
Shot Put
Denise Porter 31-3
Miranda Irizarry 30-3
Paige Buchanan 26-3.5
Jamie Weinstein 26-3.5
12/27/2014 Merli Invitational 0 South Brunswick 0 Vikings Win Merli Invitational!
South Brunswick had a strong showing in all event areas on Saturday at the Merli Invitational, and totaled 64 points to win the Large School team title!
Highlights were victories in 3 events! In the pole vault, Danielle Hecht led 3 other Viking medalists with her 1st place finish of 10'0. Aspen McMillan captured a close battle in the 55 Hurdles in 8.48 (to go with her 2nd place in the 55 at 7.51), and the 4x400 team of Desirae Osley, Brianna Araque, Zyjira Thomas, and Annalyse Varlow crossed 1st in 4:15.21. Other athletes who earned medals for their top-6 finishes were: Jada-Rae Poku, tied for 2nd in the high jump (5-0); Daniella Izzo & Nikki Cavett, tied for 3rd in the pole vault (8-6); Denise Porter, 4th in the shot put (33-6); Thomas, 5th in the 55 Hurdles (8.90); Natalie Ginez, 5th in the 3200 (11:59.64); and Maggie Kaplan, 6th in the pole vault (8-0).
Full meet results here
400
14. Essence Baker 66.56
20. Latisha Witherspoon 67.16
30.Chloe Hypolite 69.84
42. Raquel Ferrara 72.00
49. Olivia Hutchison 73.72
3200
5. Natalie Ginez 11:59.64
9. Nicole Fenske 12:23.76
55 Hurdles
1. Aspen McMillan 8.48
5. Zyjira Thomas 8.92 (8.90 trials)
15. Nicole Notarianni 10.05
20. Brianna Araque 10.19
32. Annalyse Varlow 10.64
55 Dash
2. McMillan 7.51
8. Desirae Osley 7.78 (7.71 trials)
22. Baker 7.90
31. Witherspoon 8.02
34. Ominay Robertson 8.04
4x800 15th 12:22.24
Angela Mazzola 3:09.1, Gina Cosgrave 3:05.1, Sarah Carlson 3:08.5, Gabby Trapani 2:59.6
1600
22. Nikki Sendner 6:01.10
23. Cailee Oliver 6:02.80
25. Kelsie Cavorley 6:07.92
28. Zenzali Lael 6:08.93
58. Kyra Stevko 7:08.82
4x400 1st 4:15.21
Osley 61.3, Araque 63.5, Thomas 65.3, Varlow 64.9
Shot Put
4. Denise Porter 33-6
12. Miranda Irizarry 31-0.5
32. Jamie Weinstein 25-2
34. Paige Buchanan 24-7.25
42. Cyanna Padmore 23-4.75
High Jump
2T. Jada-Rae Poku 5-0
13T. Greta Rusbarsky 4-4
Pole Vault
1. Danielle Hecht 10-0
3T. Nikki Cavett & Daniella Izzo, 8-6
6. Maggie Kaplan 8-0
12/19/2014 Leon Bailey Relays 0 South Brunswick 0 Successful Opener at Bailey Relays!
The Vikings had a successful showing in their opening meet, the Leon Bailey Relays in Jersey City. The team won 3 varsity events, as well as 4 novice events, to go along with several other medal-winning relays! In varsity events, the 4x200, Shuttle Hurdles, and High Jump relays were all victorious! The 4x200 team of Desirae Osley, Rochell McDonald, Zyjira Thomas, and Aspen McMillan ran 1:49.5, while the Shuttle team of McMillan, McDonald, Brianna Araque, and Thomas ran 33.2. Both teams won by comfortable margins. In the high jump, Jada-Rae Poku and Sydney Schneider both cleared 4-10 to win the event with a combined mark of 9-8!
4x800 Varsity 4th 10:30.4
Desirae Osley 2:31.9, Michaela Knoblock 2:36.9, Annalyse Varlow 2:42.6, Imani Man 2:39.0
Shuttle Hurdles Varsity 1st 33.2
Aspen McMillan 7.9, Rochell McDonald 8.5, Brianna Araque 8.6, Zyjira Thomas 8.3
Shuttle Hurdles Novice 1st 36.8
Varlow 9.3, Sydney Schneider 8.9, Ominay Robertson 9.5, Nicole Notarianni 9.2
4x200 Varsity 1st 1:49.5
Osley 26.9, McDonald 26.7, Thomas 28.1, McMillan 27.7
4x200 Novice
A (1st 1:52.6): Latisha Witherspoon 28.9, Araque 27.8, Essence Baker 28.0, Schneider 28.1
B (2nd 1:58.5): Chloe Hypolite 29.4, Olivia Hutchison 30.0, Raquel Ferrara 30.3, Robertson 29.1
4x400 Varsity 2nd 4:22.7
McDonald 65.2, McMillan 63.5, Man 68.4, Varlow 65.7
4x400 Novice
A (1st 4:30.4): Greta Rusbarsky 65.9, Notarianni 68.5, Baker 66.9, Witherspoon 69.2
B (3rd 4:50.6): Hutchison 69.8, Ferrara 69.7, Tiffany Tang 76.8, Victoria Mayfield 74.3
High Jump Varsity 1st 9-8
Jada-Rae Poku 4-10, Schneider 4-10
High Jump Novice 1st 8-8
Rusbarsky 4-6, Tang 4-2
Shot Put Varsity 62-8.75
Denise Porter 32-2.5, Miranda Irizarry 30-6.25
Shot Put Novice 2nd 53-0.5
Jamie Weinstein 26-7.75, Paige Buchanan 26-4.75