Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Shot Putters Have Field Day
The throwing portion of the indoor team took their talents to nearby Randolph for the Randolph Shot Put Invitaional on Jan. 26. The group came away with no fewer than 10 p.r.'s under the direction of Coach Ondilla. Frosh Andrew Kraemer and Andrew DeVenezia and soph Jay Shah had the biggest improvements. Kraemer, the county frosh champ, improved on his best of 41' 6.5" with the 4k ball to 43'5" and medaled. DeVenezia went from 32'9" to 34'6". Shah threw the 12 pounder 37' 2.5", up from his previous 35'4". On the boys' side, other p.r.'s were scored by sr. Luke Bippus, 33'7"; soph Andrea DeCarlo, 26'5.25"; sr. Matt Deptula, 38'1"; and fr. Kevin Harrington, 30'4.25". For the girls, new bests were achieved by jr. Nicole Dei, 26'; sr. Alissa Hoffman, 31' 1.75"; and jr. Jessica Scairpone, 26'4". Two other girls, jr. Laura Kubicki and jr. Kerry Quinn, were within 6" of their p.r.'s. All in all, a great night out of shot putting.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Frosh/Novice Meet at Armory
The younger runners took a trip to the Big Apple on 1/31 to experience the banked turns of the famous 168th Street mondo surface oval. Freshman Katurah Orji came away with two medals and one class record. First, she placed third in the 55 dash in 7.7 and led teammate Suzie Nimoh in the same event to a 4th place finish in 7.8. Next, she won the seeded heat in 27.2 to break the freshman school record held by Armani Blair.
Also among the 9th graders, the girls 4 x 800 team had an exciting 3rd place finish. Mariah Christian, Erin Schafer, Sara Christian, and Lindsay Schafer raced to a 10:49 clocking to take bronze medals.
Danielle Halikias placed 2nd in the Novice girls 800 in 2:37.3. The varsity girls distance medley took 12th with their best time of the season in 13:27.8. The team was composed of soph Marissa Karl (3:58 1200), frosh Alicia Warren (400), and juniors Sam Tavalare (800) and Steph Smith (1600).
Also among the 9th graders, the girls 4 x 800 team had an exciting 3rd place finish. Mariah Christian, Erin Schafer, Sara Christian, and Lindsay Schafer raced to a 10:49 clocking to take bronze medals.
Danielle Halikias placed 2nd in the Novice girls 800 in 2:37.3. The varsity girls distance medley took 12th with their best time of the season in 13:27.8. The team was composed of soph Marissa Karl (3:58 1200), frosh Alicia Warren (400), and juniors Sam Tavalare (800) and Steph Smith (1600).
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
BIG PERFORMANCES IN BIG MEETS
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").
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").
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).
Monday, December 27, 2010
Indoor Track & Field Openers
The 2010-2011 version of the boys and girls Indoor Track & Field Teams opened their season with a 58-medal haul in the first two meets.
At the Lid Lifter Invitational on Thursday, 12/16, both squads got a chance to shake out the rust and test their early-season training. Junior Scott Rennalls was the best boy performer, taking 2nd in his specialty, the 1000m run, in 2:48.47. He also anchored the 5th place 4 x 400 with Anthony Talanca (10), Mike Gonzalez (10), Byron Reed (12) in 3:48.55. Sr. Matt Herb placed 3rd in the h.j. at 5'9", sr. John Johnson 4th in the 55 hurdles in 8.16 (with a HUGE p.r. of 8.13 in the semis), and the 4 x 200 teama 6th in 1:41.73 (Johnson, jr. Cory Colligan, Gonzalez, and jr. Dan Baules).
The top girl medalist was Alyssa Hoffman, 5th in the shot at 30'8.5". The relays put in nice opening marks: 3rd in the 4 x 400 by Marissa Karl (10), Sam Tavalare (11), Danielle Halikias (11), and Ingrid Nimoh (12). The 4 x 200 was 4th in 1:55. 37 (Armani Blair, 11; Camille Inglese, 12; Lina Koch, 11; Nimoh).
The Holiday Relays, two days later, were highlighted by varsity and junior varsity performances. The girls placed in six relays. The girls 4 x 200 improved on their time by grabbing a 2nd in 1:54.83 with the same foursome of Koch, Inglese, Blair, and Nimoh. The sprint med was 5th in 4:40.03 with Blair & Nimoh on the 200 legs, Tavalare on the 400, and jr. Steph Smith on the 800. The 4 x 800 was 6th in 10:29.91 with a team of Bridget Phillips (12), Tavalare, Halikias, and Karl. Three j.v. relays showcased some new talent, led by the 4 x 200 team of Katurah Orji (9), Courtney Hart (10), Kelli Sagi (10), and Suzie Nimoh (9), who were FIRST in 1:58. 22. The 4 x 800 was 3rd in 11:11.44: Alex Schneeberg, 11; Ashley Torres, 10; Mariah Christian, 9; Lindsay Schafer, 9. The 4 x 400 was 4th in 4:46.4: Hart, Shayla Holloway (10), Gentrix Shanga (11), Nimoh.
For the boys the top performance was a runnerup sprint med relay in 3:52.97 by Baules, Colligan, Johnson, and Rennalls. Matt Herb hit a P.R. of 6'2" in the h.j. (also better than his outdoor p.r.) and with sr. newcomer Kifton Vanemon took 3rd at 11'2". The J.V.'ers, like the girls, had a chance to strut their stuff. The 4 x 200 of Mike Eppel (10), Darius Snyder (11), Alex Reyes (12), and Alex Dimick (10) was 3rd in 1:45.8. The A and B shot put teams were 5th and 6th: Phil Demeo (10) & Matt Kraemer (9) and Luke Bippus (11) & Jay Shah (10).
The next meet on the schedule is 12/29, the Racine Drew Invitational. The Morris County Relay Championships follows on Monday, 1/3.
At the Lid Lifter Invitational on Thursday, 12/16, both squads got a chance to shake out the rust and test their early-season training. Junior Scott Rennalls was the best boy performer, taking 2nd in his specialty, the 1000m run, in 2:48.47. He also anchored the 5th place 4 x 400 with Anthony Talanca (10), Mike Gonzalez (10), Byron Reed (12) in 3:48.55. Sr. Matt Herb placed 3rd in the h.j. at 5'9", sr. John Johnson 4th in the 55 hurdles in 8.16 (with a HUGE p.r. of 8.13 in the semis), and the 4 x 200 teama 6th in 1:41.73 (Johnson, jr. Cory Colligan, Gonzalez, and jr. Dan Baules).
The top girl medalist was Alyssa Hoffman, 5th in the shot at 30'8.5". The relays put in nice opening marks: 3rd in the 4 x 400 by Marissa Karl (10), Sam Tavalare (11), Danielle Halikias (11), and Ingrid Nimoh (12). The 4 x 200 was 4th in 1:55. 37 (Armani Blair, 11; Camille Inglese, 12; Lina Koch, 11; Nimoh).
The Holiday Relays, two days later, were highlighted by varsity and junior varsity performances. The girls placed in six relays. The girls 4 x 200 improved on their time by grabbing a 2nd in 1:54.83 with the same foursome of Koch, Inglese, Blair, and Nimoh. The sprint med was 5th in 4:40.03 with Blair & Nimoh on the 200 legs, Tavalare on the 400, and jr. Steph Smith on the 800. The 4 x 800 was 6th in 10:29.91 with a team of Bridget Phillips (12), Tavalare, Halikias, and Karl. Three j.v. relays showcased some new talent, led by the 4 x 200 team of Katurah Orji (9), Courtney Hart (10), Kelli Sagi (10), and Suzie Nimoh (9), who were FIRST in 1:58. 22. The 4 x 800 was 3rd in 11:11.44: Alex Schneeberg, 11; Ashley Torres, 10; Mariah Christian, 9; Lindsay Schafer, 9. The 4 x 400 was 4th in 4:46.4: Hart, Shayla Holloway (10), Gentrix Shanga (11), Nimoh.
For the boys the top performance was a runnerup sprint med relay in 3:52.97 by Baules, Colligan, Johnson, and Rennalls. Matt Herb hit a P.R. of 6'2" in the h.j. (also better than his outdoor p.r.) and with sr. newcomer Kifton Vanemon took 3rd at 11'2". The J.V.'ers, like the girls, had a chance to strut their stuff. The 4 x 200 of Mike Eppel (10), Darius Snyder (11), Alex Reyes (12), and Alex Dimick (10) was 3rd in 1:45.8. The A and B shot put teams were 5th and 6th: Phil Demeo (10) & Matt Kraemer (9) and Luke Bippus (11) & Jay Shah (10).
The next meet on the schedule is 12/29, the Racine Drew Invitational. The Morris County Relay Championships follows on Monday, 1/3.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Boys & Girls MOXC Excellent Adventure 2010
Veteran and rookie runners combined to provide some exciting and interesting results to close out the fall 2010 season. Asst. coach Behre summed it up well, "There was some exciting stuff in the last couple races."
First, at the Morris County Meet the rivalry between the girls and the boys as to who could place higher began to heat up. The girls fared slightly better than the boys, taking 8th place to 9th. Jr. leader Steph Smith, hobbled with injury, ran a brave race (54th) but could not equal her best. Marissa Karl, stepped up to run a p.r. and fastest MO time on the Greystone course at 20:42, and led the Marauderettes at 34th. Atalia Bermudez (557), Danielle Halikias (58), Alex Schneeberg (62), and Sam Tavalare (63) all ran their bests at the new course.
Jr. Scott Rennalls led the boys in (22nd), running a p.r. Zach Miller (35), Mike Artiglere (51), Steve Wagner (63), and Anthony Talance (72) rounded out the scoring.
The girls J.V. brought home medals for their 3rd place finish. Freshmen Lindsay Schafer (9), Mariah Christian (12), Erin Schafer (29), Sara Christian (30), and soph Jackie Pignataro (25) were the scorers.
The frosh boys also took 3rd place. Eddie Garcia and Chris DuChemin finished 7 and 12 respectively. Steve Kubicki (25), Sean Gallagher (27, and Jake Tanenbaum (32) cemented the bronze effort.
One week later at Garrett Mtn. the XC'ers were at the North 1, Group 3 State Sectionals, trying to grab a top 5 finish to qualify for the Group 3 state championships at Holmdel Park. Again, the girls, coming on strong at the end of the season, did a little better than their male counterparts. And again, Marissa Karl led the girls with her 20th place. Without Steph Smith, forced out with injury right before the race, the girls ran a smart race, moving up from behind throughout. Danielle Halikias made the biggest moves and grabbed 33rd, followed by Atalia Bermudez (40), Alex Schneeberg (42) and Sam Tavalare (59). Two freshmen girls were tapped to go in to replace regulars and performed well--Lindsay Schafer (67) and Mariah Christian (77). The girls finished 7th, just out 2 spots. All the girls who competed and much of the team return next year.
The boys faced many tough teams and had to run well to beat their predicted finish of 10th. They managed one better, coming in 9th. Zach Miller ran a superb race to place 16th with a big p.r. of 17: 21. Steve Wagner (37), Scott Rennalls (40), Mike Artiglere (51), and Antonio Ruggiero (54) were the first five. Anthony Talanca and Anthony Chuplis also ran.
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