This past weekend showcased M.O.'s best on the track and in the field at the North 1, Group 3 State Sectional Championships. The Marauders traveled north to scenic Mahwah H.S. to compete in the opening round of the N.J. State Championships.
Senior Gianna Pastena repeated her '09 high jump win and her indoor win from this year when she cleared 5'. Sophomore Ashley Tomasula demolished her own p.r. and school record by clearing 11' in the pole vault, putting her in a good position in Group 3 next week. The dynamic duo of senior Jacinta Ford and sophomore Armani Blair were both double medalists. Jumps queen Jacinta was 4th in the triple jump at 35' 4" and 6th in the long jump at 16' 7 1/4". Sprinter princess Armani ran strong races in the 100 and 200 where she placed 6th (12.79) and 3rd (26.24). Soph Allissa Hoffman speared a p.r. 109'10" to take 6th in the javelin and senior Val Zielinski also grabbed a qualifying spot, taking 6th in the 1600 in 5:22.60. In the 3200 jr. Casey Garcia took 5th to once again advance to Gr. 3, this time in 12:04.64. The girls team scored 34 pts. to place a very respectable 5th overall in the competition.
The boys were sobered by the absence of senior star Aeron Gilson, sidelined with a hamstring strain, a sure winner in the 400H and many other events. Junior Dan Maya, continuing to emerge as a potent new sprinter this year for the Marauders, advanced to the finals of the 100 and 200. First, he broke up the Teaneck sprint crew by placing 3rd in the 100 in a p.r. 11.18 and then took 5th in the 200 (3rd--Trials, 22.90) at 23.21. Chris Schneider came back from a rough 1600 the day before, where he failed to place, to earn a 3rd in the 3200 in 9:54. Paul Kramaritsch brought in the lone field points when he once again cleared 12' in the vault to tie for 6th. The 4 x 400 capped it off with a solid 5th place carry in 3:31. Maya led off, followed by John Johnson, Dan Baules, and Scott Rennalls.
Both boys and girls compete at South Plainfield this Friday and Saturday, hoping to make it to the Meet of Champs.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Tracksters Win A.D.'s Award
Seniors Jon Weiss and Gianna Pastena were the recipients of the Morris County Athletic Directors' Scholar Athlete Award. Each school is allowed to nominate a male and female student-athlete to receive the prestigious award. Weiss has been a member of the cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams and has been captain of each this past year. He has won numerous team awards and been an all conference performer.He is ranked 6th in the senior class and will attend St. John's University. Gianna has been a member of the soccer and indoor and outdoor track teams since her freshman year. She was a captain for all three this year. She is a conference and state sectional champ in the high jump and is # 2 in her class. She is headed to TCNJ. We are very proud that both winners of this year's award came from the track and field programs at MOHS.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Boys and Girls Both 6th at County Championships; Jacinta Ford Wins Triple Jump Crown
Sr. Jacinta Ford became a Morris County Champ by winning the triple jump at the Morris County Track and Field Championships, 5/11-12, at Boonton H.S. Her winning leap was 35' 6", just short of her school record 35" 11 1/2" the week before. She also took 3rd in the long jump at 16' 9". Soph Armani Blair continued to shine in the sprints with a 3rd in the 200 (26.27) and 4th in the 100 (12.9). She ran a leg on the 4 x 400, which placed 6th in 4:11, with Sam Tavalare, Marissa Karl, and Ingrid Nimoh. Sr. Gianna Pastena took 3rd in the high jump at 5' and jr. Alissa Hoffman threw the jav 107' 2" for 4th. Aeron Gilson wins his semi in the 200.
Aeron Gilson opened the meet for the boys, nearly stealing the 400H from Steve Vitale of Randolph. His 54.75 was another outstanding race in his 4th try at the event. He placed 1st in his heat in the 200 in 22.62, leading all qualifiers and then jumped 20' 9" in the long jump to qualify for the finals. A knotted hamstring turned into a strain and Gilson had to withdraw from competition for the remainder of the meet.
Juniors Dan Maya and John Johnson stepped in to fill the gap by going 2-3 in the 100 and 3-5 in the 200. They clocked automatic-timed p.r.'s of 11.27/22.80 and 11.43/23.07. Johnson then subbed in for Gilson on the relay and clocked 52.4.
In the distances, sr. Chris Schneider broke through with another p.r. in the 3200, running 9 sec. faster than last week to run 9:41.70. This followed his 9th place p.r. of 4:26.97 in the 1600, just ahead of teammated Jon Weiss, who ran a p.r. 4:28.01.
In the field, Chris Victoria just missed the disc finals, placing 9th with 130'. Paul Kramaritsch tied for 6th in the pole vault.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Marauders Mop Up at Inaugural NJAC Championships
The boys and girls track & field teams fared equally well at the first and last NJAC Large School Championships held at Morris Hills H.S. 5/4-5. Both squads took 4th place honors in the 15-school gathering, which combined the American and National Divisions. Such was the quality of the meet there were 30 National Elite marks in the meet as recorded by milesplit, the national webpage for h.s. track performance lists.
Sr. Jacinta Ford won the triple jump at 35'11.25" and picked up a silver in the long at 17' .25". The girls were strong in other field events, with Gianna Pastena taking 2nd in the high jump in 4'10" and Ashley Tomasula equalling her p.r./school record at 10'. Allissa Hoffman took 2nd in the jav at 102' 11" and Britney Gulick a 6th in the disc at 95'. On the track soph Armani Blair starred as she picked up two 4th place medals in the 100 & 200 (12.93, 26.59). The 4 x 400 team of Ingrid Nimoh, Val Zielinski, Sam Tavalare, and Marissa Karl capped off the 49 pt. total by placing 6th with a season best.
Senior Aeron Gilson led the boys with 4 medals. His two silvers in the hurdle races were debuts in these events for him in championship competitions. His 54.05 moved him to 2nd on the MO all-time list and ranked him in the top 5 nationally; his 15.02 (14.8h) pushed the county champ from Randolph to his second max effort of the meet. Without pause, Gilson moved to the long jump pit, where he set a p.r. in taking 3rd in 21' 6 1/4". He anchored the relay team of Dan Maya (50.7 p.r.), Scott Rennalls (51.8 p.r.) and Dan Baules (54) to a season best (s.b.) 3:26.61 with his 49 split. Maya picked up a 2nd in the 200 at 22.97 and a 3rd in the 100 in 11.36 for his best-ever meet. His sprint partner John Johnson followed him in 4th in the 100 (11.51) and 5th in the HH (15.86). Soph Scott Rennalls ran a best of 1:59.22 for 6th in the 800, his first time cracking under two from the line. After p.r.'ing in 4:30 the day before, sr. Chris Schneider finally broke the 10 barrier by running a gutsy 9:50.41 in the 3200 to get 4th.
The Morris County Championships are Tue and Wed, 5/11-12 at Boonton.
Sr. Jacinta Ford won the triple jump at 35'11.25" and picked up a silver in the long at 17' .25". The girls were strong in other field events, with Gianna Pastena taking 2nd in the high jump in 4'10" and Ashley Tomasula equalling her p.r./school record at 10'. Allissa Hoffman took 2nd in the jav at 102' 11" and Britney Gulick a 6th in the disc at 95'. On the track soph Armani Blair starred as she picked up two 4th place medals in the 100 & 200 (12.93, 26.59). The 4 x 400 team of Ingrid Nimoh, Val Zielinski, Sam Tavalare, and Marissa Karl capped off the 49 pt. total by placing 6th with a season best.
Senior Aeron Gilson led the boys with 4 medals. His two silvers in the hurdle races were debuts in these events for him in championship competitions. His 54.05 moved him to 2nd on the MO all-time list and ranked him in the top 5 nationally; his 15.02 (14.8h) pushed the county champ from Randolph to his second max effort of the meet. Without pause, Gilson moved to the long jump pit, where he set a p.r. in taking 3rd in 21' 6 1/4". He anchored the relay team of Dan Maya (50.7 p.r.), Scott Rennalls (51.8 p.r.) and Dan Baules (54) to a season best (s.b.) 3:26.61 with his 49 split. Maya picked up a 2nd in the 200 at 22.97 and a 3rd in the 100 in 11.36 for his best-ever meet. His sprint partner John Johnson followed him in 4th in the 100 (11.51) and 5th in the HH (15.86). Soph Scott Rennalls ran a best of 1:59.22 for 6th in the 800, his first time cracking under two from the line. After p.r.'ing in 4:30 the day before, sr. Chris Schneider finally broke the 10 barrier by running a gutsy 9:50.41 in the 3200 to get 4th.
The Morris County Championships are Tue and Wed, 5/11-12 at Boonton.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Girls Show Depth in 8th Place Showing at County Relays
The girls' track & field squad showed their overall depth at the County Relays by placing in the top 6 in 10 of the 16 events. The team took 8th place overall in the meet with 31 points.
Senior Jacinta Ford was on 4 scoring teams, 2 of which took bronze medals. Jr. Camille Inglese likewise took 2 bronze medals, was on a 5th place team and had a long jump over 16', while soph teammate Armani Blair also grabbed 2 3rds and was on a 5th-place team. Laura Goodfriend and Val Zielinski were also on 3 teams each that scored for the Ladies. Ingrid Nimoh and Gianna Pastena were on 2 scoring teams.
The 4 x 100 not only took a 3rd but also broke the school record. The team of Blair, Inglese, Sam Tavalare, and Ford ran 50.45 to break the old 50.9 time.
Two other bronze medal efforts were turned in by the defending champ Sprint Med team of Inglese, Blair, Nimoh, and Zielinski with a season best 4:19.6; and the high jump team of Pastena, Goodfriend, and Ford.
Other teams and their members:
Discus--Britney Gulick, Ford, Brianna Zazzaro 4th 245' 1"
3 x 400H--Nimoh, Goodfriend, Marissa Karl 5th 3:39.3
4 x 200--Corinne Schroeder, Tavalare, Inglese Blair 5th 1:47.66
4 x 800--Zielinski, Goodfriend, Bridget Phillips, Katrina Laemmerhirt 5th 10:17.07
T.J.--Ford, Pastena, Gabriela Skervin 5th 93' 2 1/4"
4 x 1600--Zielinski, Stephanie Smith, Casey Garcia, Phillips 6th 22:49.6
Dist. Med--Smith, Tavalare, Goodfriend, Garcia 7th 13:21.7
Senior Jacinta Ford was on 4 scoring teams, 2 of which took bronze medals. Jr. Camille Inglese likewise took 2 bronze medals, was on a 5th place team and had a long jump over 16', while soph teammate Armani Blair also grabbed 2 3rds and was on a 5th-place team. Laura Goodfriend and Val Zielinski were also on 3 teams each that scored for the Ladies. Ingrid Nimoh and Gianna Pastena were on 2 scoring teams.
The 4 x 100 not only took a 3rd but also broke the school record. The team of Blair, Inglese, Sam Tavalare, and Ford ran 50.45 to break the old 50.9 time.
Two other bronze medal efforts were turned in by the defending champ Sprint Med team of Inglese, Blair, Nimoh, and Zielinski with a season best 4:19.6; and the high jump team of Pastena, Goodfriend, and Ford.
Other teams and their members:
Discus--Britney Gulick, Ford, Brianna Zazzaro 4th 245' 1"
3 x 400H--Nimoh, Goodfriend, Marissa Karl 5th 3:39.3
4 x 200--Corinne Schroeder, Tavalare, Inglese Blair 5th 1:47.66
4 x 800--Zielinski, Goodfriend, Bridget Phillips, Katrina Laemmerhirt 5th 10:17.07
T.J.--Ford, Pastena, Gabriela Skervin 5th 93' 2 1/4"
4 x 1600--Zielinski, Stephanie Smith, Casey Garcia, Phillips 6th 22:49.6
Dist. Med--Smith, Tavalare, Goodfriend, Garcia 7th 13:21.7
4 x 100 Take County Title; Boys 8th Overall
The sprint quartet of seniors Kevin Lepore & Aeron Gilson and juniors John Johnson & Dan Maya smashed the competition in the 4 x 100 in the opening day of the Morris County Relays held 4/30-5/1. Their time of 43.36 was just .09 off their previous week's time at the Randolph Relays but easily beat the 2nd place team (44.22). Their times place them in the top ten in the state. Their goal is to qualify for the elite race in the Meet of Champs. This is a repeat for the 4 x 100 team who won last year. Gilson returned to anchor this year's team and add yet another gold to his collection.
One of the most exciting races of the meet turned out to be the sprint medley. Outstanding legs were turned in by all members of the team as John Johnson (22.8), Dan Maya (22.3), Aeron Gilson (48.8) and Scott Rennalls (1:58.8) ran 3:33.07 to take silver. The squad had a 5 sec. lead at the handoff between the 400 and 800 and made Morristown's Hamar Farag run 1:52.5 to beat the Marauders. The 3:33 time narrowly missed the school record (3:32.91) by a legendary Steve Slattery-anchored team in 1997.
Gilson and Johnson also teamed with Byron Reed and Chris Duran in the shuttle hurdles to grab bronze medals. Their 1:03.49 is a season best and just off the 1:02.3 school record.
The 4 x 100 team came back late in the meet Saturday to just miss a bronze medal by running a season-best 1:33.25. Gilson was sharp again in that relay, splitting 21.7.
The distance med and long jump teams placed 8th, just outside the scoring. Jon Weiss had a p.r. 3:16 leadoff 1200 and soph Dan Baules a big 53.6. Kevin Lepore cracked the 19' barrier in the long jump for the first time. In the triple jump, Jamal Davis had a near-3' improvement in his triple jump, hop-skip-jumping to 41' 4 1/4".
One of the most exciting races of the meet turned out to be the sprint medley. Outstanding legs were turned in by all members of the team as John Johnson (22.8), Dan Maya (22.3), Aeron Gilson (48.8) and Scott Rennalls (1:58.8) ran 3:33.07 to take silver. The squad had a 5 sec. lead at the handoff between the 400 and 800 and made Morristown's Hamar Farag run 1:52.5 to beat the Marauders. The 3:33 time narrowly missed the school record (3:32.91) by a legendary Steve Slattery-anchored team in 1997.
Gilson and Johnson also teamed with Byron Reed and Chris Duran in the shuttle hurdles to grab bronze medals. Their 1:03.49 is a season best and just off the 1:02.3 school record.
The 4 x 100 team came back late in the meet Saturday to just miss a bronze medal by running a season-best 1:33.25. Gilson was sharp again in that relay, splitting 21.7.
The distance med and long jump teams placed 8th, just outside the scoring. Jon Weiss had a p.r. 3:16 leadoff 1200 and soph Dan Baules a big 53.6. Kevin Lepore cracked the 19' barrier in the long jump for the first time. In the triple jump, Jamal Davis had a near-3' improvement in his triple jump, hop-skip-jumping to 41' 4 1/4".
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