At the Morris County Championships on 1/19, the girls squad placed 5th overall with 24 points, their best finish since 2001. The highest placing medalist was junor Ashley Tomasula, who took silver in the pole vault at 10' 6", the 12th best vault in N.J. Classmate Ingrid Nimoh had a breakthrough evening in the hurdles, first smashing her p.r. of 9.28 by running 8.81 to qualify for the finals. She then took 3rd in the finals in 8.75, currently the 21st fastest time in the state. The 4 x 400 team also took 3rd in 4:17.36 with Nimoh anchoring; the opening 3 legs were handled by Sam Tavalare, Marissa Karl, and Alicia Warren. Karl also had a huge p.r. in the 1000m where she took 4th. She improved 6 seconds to 3:09.09, 9th best time in N.J. and one of the fastest M.O. times ever run.
The boys team finished 12th overall with 10.75 pts. The big event for the men was the h.j.: Matt Herb took 3rd with a 6' leap. First-year man Kifton Vanemon tied for 5th at 5'4". Scott Rennalls took 4th in the 1000 in 2:42.68, a season best.
Earlier in the week at the Freshmen/Sophomore County Championships the frosh girls took 5th with 21 pts. while the soph boys took 5th with 19. There were several gold medal achievements. First, Matt Kraemer won the 9th grade shot, throwing the 4k ball 41' 6.5". The frosh 4 x 400 were victorious in 4:40.23 with a team of Suzie Nimoh, Katurah Orji, Lindsay Schafer, and Alicia Warren. The soph boys were also winners with the team of Mike Eppel, Justin Bakelmun, Gennaro Ruggiero, and Anthony Talanca in 3:52.07. Bronze medals were won by Talanca in the soph boys 600m (1:33.92) and Orji in the fr. girls 55 (7.90). Nimoh picked up two more medals in the fr. 55 (5th--8.12) and fr. 300 (5th--46.99). Eppel took a 5th in the soph 300 in 39.86, and Warren a 6th in the fr. 300 (47.04) and Phil Demeo a 6th in the soph soph shot (37' 1.5").
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Championships Under Way
The Championship schedule opened up on Jan. 3 for the Marauders with the County Relays and continued with the State Relays on Jan. 15.
On 1/3 the girls placed 6th as a team, their best showing since 2004 when they also placed 6th. Three outstanding bronze medal efforts highlighted the lady varsity effort. First up was the 4 x 200 team of Armani Blair, Camille Inglese, Katurah Orji, and Ingrid Nimoh (1:53.74). The sprint med showed its quality again when Blair and Nimoh ran their second 200's of the evening and joined Sam Tavalare (400) and Marissa Karl (800) to record a 4:27.48, slightly better than their earlier season time. Icing it off were Nimoh, Tavalare, and Karl joined by Alicia Warren in the 4 x 400 for the last medals of the night.
The younger girls wanted to show their older sisters some stuff, so they ran and threw to medals in the JV 4 x 400--1st! (S. Nimoh, Warren, Courtney Hart & Gentrix Shanga); the JV 4 x 800--3rd--with Meisel, Ashley Torres, Erin Schafer & Mariah Christian; and 4th in the JV Shot with Manjarres and Kerry Quinn.
In the boys varsity the top team was the high jump. Matt Herb had the best jump of the evening and teamed with Kifton Vanemon to take 2nd. The sprint med kept pace with the girls by taking third--jr. Dan Baules & Cory Colligan handled the first two legs before handing off to Eppel and Rennals to bring it home. In the distance med, sr. Steve Wagner, sophs Mike Gonzalez and Anthony Talanca handed off to sr. anchor Zach Miller to take 6th.
In J.V. action, the putters of Matt Kraemer and Jay Shah took 3rd place.
At the Group 3 State Relays, the exciting MO girls sprint medley team showed their mettle by taking 3rd place medals. Sam Tavalare (1:03), Armani Blair (27.), Katurah Orji (27.) and Marissa Karl (2:26.) recorded a new school mark in the event: 4:25.11. Next best was the 4 x 200 team who scored 10th with a 1:53.41 (Blair, Inglese, Orji, I. Nimoh). The 4 x 400 team of Tavalare, Karl, Warren, and Nimoh was 11th.
For the boys, Matt Herb and Kifton Vanemon teamed up again to nab 6th place in the high jump. The most exciting action of the track for the Marauders was the sprint medley. Scott Rennalls reeled in every team in front of him and outleaned West Milford and Shawnee for the win in the 3rd section, one in front of the seeded heat. The first three legs were handled by Anthony Talanca, Cory Colligan, and Mike Eppel. Their time of 3:54.1 placed 8th overall.
Finally, the 4 x 200 squad of Cory Colligan, Justin Bakelmun, Dan Baules, and Juan Rios ran their best time of the season at 1:41.29.
On 1/3 the girls placed 6th as a team, their best showing since 2004 when they also placed 6th. Three outstanding bronze medal efforts highlighted the lady varsity effort. First up was the 4 x 200 team of Armani Blair, Camille Inglese, Katurah Orji, and Ingrid Nimoh (1:53.74). The sprint med showed its quality again when Blair and Nimoh ran their second 200's of the evening and joined Sam Tavalare (400) and Marissa Karl (800) to record a 4:27.48, slightly better than their earlier season time. Icing it off were Nimoh, Tavalare, and Karl joined by Alicia Warren in the 4 x 400 for the last medals of the night.
The younger girls wanted to show their older sisters some stuff, so they ran and threw to medals in the JV 4 x 400--1st! (S. Nimoh, Warren, Courtney Hart & Gentrix Shanga); the JV 4 x 800--3rd--with Meisel, Ashley Torres, Erin Schafer & Mariah Christian; and 4th in the JV Shot with Manjarres and Kerry Quinn.
In the boys varsity the top team was the high jump. Matt Herb had the best jump of the evening and teamed with Kifton Vanemon to take 2nd. The sprint med kept pace with the girls by taking third--jr. Dan Baules & Cory Colligan handled the first two legs before handing off to Eppel and Rennals to bring it home. In the distance med, sr. Steve Wagner, sophs Mike Gonzalez and Anthony Talanca handed off to sr. anchor Zach Miller to take 6th.
In J.V. action, the putters of Matt Kraemer and Jay Shah took 3rd place.
At the Group 3 State Relays, the exciting MO girls sprint medley team showed their mettle by taking 3rd place medals. Sam Tavalare (1:03), Armani Blair (27.), Katurah Orji (27.) and Marissa Karl (2:26.) recorded a new school mark in the event: 4:25.11. Next best was the 4 x 200 team who scored 10th with a 1:53.41 (Blair, Inglese, Orji, I. Nimoh). The 4 x 400 team of Tavalare, Karl, Warren, and Nimoh was 11th.
For the boys, Matt Herb and Kifton Vanemon teamed up again to nab 6th place in the high jump. The most exciting action of the track for the Marauders was the sprint medley. Scott Rennalls reeled in every team in front of him and outleaned West Milford and Shawnee for the win in the 3rd section, one in front of the seeded heat. The first three legs were handled by Anthony Talanca, Cory Colligan, and Mike Eppel. Their time of 3:54.1 placed 8th overall.
Finally, the 4 x 200 squad of Cory Colligan, Justin Bakelmun, Dan Baules, and Juan Rios ran their best time of the season at 1:41.29.
New Year News
The end of the 2010 and the start of 2011 have yielded a bumper crop of 51 medals in Invitational competition for the boys and girls indoor track and field teams.
Of special note is a new school record in the girls pole vault by junior Ashley Tomasula. At the Valentine meet on 1/14, Ashley broke her own school record in placing 2nd at 10'6". With many meets to go, this record will not stand long.
In a different jump event, senior Matt Herb has been on a tear in his specialty, the high jump. At the Racine meet on 12/29, he hit a p.r. of 6'2", and then hit it again at the Back meet on 1/7, taking the gold.
Junior Scott Rennalls has been the best performer on the track for the boys, with two silvers in the Racine and Back competitions, one at 800m (2:06.12) and the other at 1000m (2:43.27). He also teamed with jr. Mike Gonzalez and sophs Anthony Talanca & Mike Eppel for medals in the 4 x 400 at the Racine meet.
Various varsity have been tuning up for the championships in their specialties. At the Racine event, the girls quartet of jrs. Sam Tavalare & Ingrid Nimoh, soph Marissa Karl, and fr. Alicia Warren won an exciting 4 x 400 in 4:20.88. Earlier, Tavalare, Nimoh, and Karl teamed with jr. Armani Blair to take bronze in the sprint med at 4:28.90. Individually, Karl has thrown her name into the hat for the County meet with a 3rd in the 1000m at 3:15.33 (3rd at the Back meet). At the same comp, Nimoh took 5th in the 55H, while Blair took 6th in the 55. Armani had also taken a 4th in the 55 at the Racine meet.
Individuall, the boys did well at the Back meet with Dan Maya taking 5th in the 55 and Zach Miller 6th in the 1600. Though not medalling, many Marauders have been breaking their p.r.'s steadily throughout the season.
The underclassmen have absolutely shone throughout the season. At the Racine meet, the following scored: Matt Kraemer (2nd--fr. shot); Kerry Quinn (2nd--J.V. shot); Lindsay Schafer (2nd--Nov. 800); 4ths for Mike Eppel (JV 55), Heather Palanchi (JV 55); Nicole Dei (JV Shot). 5ths for Billy Behre (Fr. shot) and Shayla Holloway (JV 55) and 6ths for Luke DeVenezia (Fr. shot), Kelly Sagi (JV 55) and Amanda Meisel (JV 800).
At the Cliff Back meet: 1sts--L. Schafer (JV 1000) and Suzie Nimoh (JV 55); 2nd--G. Ruggiero (JV 600); 3rds--Laura Kubicki (JV Shot) & Nimoh (JV 300); 4ths--Steve Kubicki (Fr. 1600), Eppel (JV 55), Warren (JV 300); 6ths--Sean Gallagher (Fr. 1600) & Aimee Manjarres (JV Shot).
At the Valentine Meet: 1sts--Gennaro Ruggiero (VJ 600), Jay Shah (JV Shot), Kraemer (Fr. Shot); 4ths--Jon Damus (JV 55), DeVenzia (Fr. Shot); and 5ths--Sagi (JV 300) & Jessica Scairpone (JV Shot).
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