AMERICAN DIVISION XC CHAMPS--GIRLS GO 7-0; BOYS 5-2 TAKE 3RD

American Division XC Champs--Girls 7-0; Boys 5-2 Take 3rd

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Summer Action

Some MO tracksters continue to zoom! Aeron Gilson traveled to Maryland to compete in the Mid Atlantic Prep Classic. Gilson won his new specialty, the 400H, in 57 sec.
In action in Mahwah on Saturday, 6/19, Ashley Tomasula vaulted to a new personal best and school record of 11' 5.75".
Anthony Talanca qualified as the fastest 400 runner in the intermediate division in 53.75 and then placed 3rd in the finals in 54.27. He came back to take 5th in the 800 in 2:14.

End of Season Recognition

First Team All County:
***Aeron Gilson, Jacinta Ford
First Team All Conference National Division
*First Team
---Aeron Gilson, Dan Maya, John Johnson, Dan Baules, Scott Rennalls, Allissa Hoffman, Jacinta Ford, Gianna Pastena, Ashley Tomasula
*Second Team
---Chris Schneider, Cory Colligan, Armani Blair, Ingrid Nimoh, Brittney Gulick, Sam Tavalare, Marissa Karl
Star Ledger All Morris:
* First Team
---Aeron Gilson, 400H; Armani Blair, 200 (photo left); Jacinta Ford, Triple Jump
*Second Team
---Dan Maya, 100
*Third Team
---John Johnson, 100; Chris Schneider, 3200; Gianna Pastena, High Jump
Daily Record All Area:
*First Team
---Armani Blair, 200; Jacinta Ford, Triple Jump
*Second Team
---Dan Maya, 100
*Honorable Mention
---Aeron Gilson, John Johnson, Paul Kramaritsch, Kevin Lepore, Scott Rennalls, Chris Schneider, Chris Victoria, Jon Weiss, Allissa Hoffman, Gianna Pastena, Val Zielinski
Top Performance in All Area: Jacinta Ford, TJ, 35'11.75"
Highest Ranking State Performance: Aeron Gilson, 400H, 54.05 #10

State Championships Wrap Up

The boys and girls competed on Friday/Saturday, May 27 & 28, in the Group 3 State Meet at South Plainfield. The girls came away with two medalists in the meet: senior Jacinta Ford, who placed 6th in the triple jump at 35' and soph Ashley Tomasula (pictured below), also 6th in the pole vault at 10"6". Ford also placed 10th in the long jump (15'11.75"). Other highlights included soph Armani Blair, 12th--200(26.22) and 14th--100(13.03); Allissa Hoffman, 14th--jav (107'9"); and Casey Garcia, 14th--3200 (11:51.62).
For the boys, junior Paul Kramaritsch place 8th in the pole vault in a p.r. 12'6"; senior Chris Schneider, 10th in the 3200 in 9:47.88; and junior Dan Maya, 13th--100 (11.34). The 4 x 400 did not finish as leadoff man Dan Maya suffered a severe foot cramp and had to stop 100m into the race.
The relay team's misfortune was assuaged the next Thursday at the Meet of Champs in which the 4 x 100 had qualified. The team of John Johnson, Dan Maya, Jamal Davis, and Aeron Gilson (in his last race in a MO uniform) completed the circuit in 43.19 to take 8th place medals and break their own school record yet again this season. Tomasula finished 20th in the vault at 10' in her first trip to the MOC and Ford placed 25th in the t.j. at 34'6.75".