Winter track: 2023-24 North Jersey Performance List

2023-24 North Jersey Performance List

as of December 22, 2023

These are the top five performances for North Jersey athletes to date.

Athletes ranked in the state top 25 are shown in parentheses.

Boys

55: 1. Jaden Marchan, Leonia, 6.52 (t-5); 2. Samuel Yepes, North Bergen and Tyler Wise, Lyndhurst, 6.60 (t-8); 4. Karim Elsaadany, Passaic Valley, 6.67 (t-19); 5. Michael Napolitano, Hasbrouck Heights, 6.72.

200: 1. Jaden Marchan, Leonia, 21.71 (1); 2. Samuel Yepes, North Bergen, 22.80 (t-15); 3. Tyler Wise, Lyndhurst, 22.85 (17); 4. Karim Elsaadany, Passaic Valley, 22.88 (19); 5. Jeancarlos Mendoza, Hawthorne, 23.27.

300: 1. Matt Kispert, Kinnelon, 38.41; 2. Aidan Nally, Old Tappan, 38.75; 3. Tavi Victoria, Passaic Valley, 38.94.

400: 1. Corey Sanders, Paramus Catholic, 50.59 (4); 2. Goran Saric, Old Tappan, 51.70 (13); 3. Peter Priestner, Pascack Hills, 51.74 (t-14); 4. Anthony DiFiore, Pascack Hills, 53.34; 5. Brian Pizzaro, Passaic Valley, 53.96.

600: 1. Michael Forde, Tenafly, 1:26.80 (9); 2. Ryan Trocolar, Pequannock, 1:26.87 (10); 3. Maxwell Gurkovic, Northern Highlands, 1:27.46 (13); 4. Ryan Pascual, Fair Lawn, 1:28.2 (19); 5. Colin Graham, Dumont, 1:29.0 (22).

800: 1. Jack McKenna, Ridgewood, 2:02.68 (9); 2. Devin Smith, Glen Rock, 2:03.12 (11); 3. Basell Dahhan, Passaic Valley, 2:03.61 (14); 4. Ben Habler, Glen Rock, 2:04.15 (21); 5. Julian Batista, Bergenfield, 2:05.20.

1,000: Ryan Welch, Ramapo, 2:47.1 (25).

1,600: 1. Patrick Kurtz, Pascack Valley, 4:28.40* (6); 2. Dylan Guarquila, Hackensack, 4:34.70 (13); 3. DJ Murphy, Ridgewood, 4:36.85 (21); 4. Jimmy Hernandez, Bergenfield, 4:38.69; 5. Chris Brady, Ridgewood, 4:38.74.

3,200: 1. Kyle Bjornson, Kinnelon, 10:30.26.

55 HH: 1. Adrian Laing, Paramus Catholic, 7.64 (3); 2. Tyler Caswell, Glen Rock, 7.67 (t-4); 3. Victor Souza, Ridgewood, 7.83 (t-11); 4. Tavi Victoria, Passaic Valley, 7.89 (20); 5. James Alati, Rutherford, 8.03.

Shot put: 1. Jack Small, Old Tappan, 56-2 (2); 2. Michael Clark, Passaic, 52-9 1/2 (7); 3. Brad Weiner, Ramsey, 48-4 3/4 (21); 4. Goran Saric, Old Tappan, 46-2; 5. Kendrick Mercredi, Old Tappan, 44-8 3/4.

High jump: 1. Jordan Russell, Weehawken, 6-4 (t-1); 2. Jack Monolucas, Lodi and Tyler Meier, West Milford, 6-0 (t-12); 3. Jaydon Gilkes, Becton and Goran Saric, Old Tappan, 5-10; 5. Covenant Badmus, New Milford, 5-9.

Long jump: 1. A.J. Boakye, Bergen Catholic, 22-2 1/2 (1); 2. Victor Echavarria, Passaic Tech, 20-11 (6); 3. Nathaniel Phillip, Clifton, 20-5 1/4 (9); 4. Renzo Pelaez, Lyndhurst, 20-4 1/4 (t-11); 5. Jason Lessieu, Bergen Catholic, 20-3 (t-17).

Triple jump: 1. Kymani Clarke, Fort Lee, 43-5 (3); 2. Irasel Sawyers, Bergenfield, 42-10 (6); 3. Jason Lessieu, Bergen Catholic, 42-8 (7); 4. Nathaniel Phillip, Clifton, 40-8 3/4 (16); 5. Omari Russell, Bergenfield, 40-6 1/2 (18).

Pole vault: 1. Ben Mandler, Pascack Hills, 14-6 (1); 2. Owen Keating, Pompton Lakes and Alan Villavicencio, Tenafly, 13-0 (t-6); 4. Michael Dao, Pascack Hills, 12-6 (t-12); 5. Eliot Ramos, Ridgefield Park, 12-0 (t-20).

4-x-200 relay: 1. Paramus Catholic, 1:32.48 (2); 2. Rutherford, 1:35.83 (16); 3. Passaic Valley, 1:36.66 (22); 4. Hawthorne, 1:37.00; 5. Glen Rock, 1:37.02.

4-x-400 relay: 1. Paramus Catholic, 3:37.76 (10); 2. Passaic Valley, 3:38.69 (15); 3. North Bergen, 3:39.26 (17); 4. Becton, 3:39.42 (19); 4. River Dell, 3:41.85.

4-x-800 relay: 1. Passaic Valley, 8:43.56 (17); 2. Hackensack, 8:50.10 (20); 3. Old Tappan, 8:52.09 (24); 4. Bergen Tech, 9:03.82; 5. Wayne Hills, 9:23.13.

Distance medley: 1. Pequannock, 11:26.48.

Girls

55: 1. Gina Certo, Holy Angels, 7.23 (5); 2. Piper Portacio, IHA, 7.57; 3. Morgan Levine, River Dell, 7.60; 4. Siena Kannenberg, Mahwah, 7.66; 5. Ella Buoncuore, Holy Angels, 7.67.

200: 1. Gina Certo, Holy Angels, 24.84 (1); 2. Sydney Dungey, Paramus Catholic, 26.96; 3. Ashley Moreta, North Bergen, 27.01; 3. Siena Kannenberg, Mahwah, 27.07; 4. Piper Portacio, IHA, 27.17.

300: 1. Kelsey Bennett, Northern Highlands, 44.30; 2. Meghan Buchanan, Northern Highlands, 44.74.

400: 1. Kate Marie Monaco, Ramsey, 62.82; 2. Julia Costa, Ramsey, 63.48.

600: 1. Kara Williams, Ramapo, 1:49.1; 2. Annabel Landers, 1:51.6; 3. Matea Dimitrovski, Pequannock, 1:51.93.

800: 1. Rebecca Maclaren, Northern Highlands, 2:26.21 (13); 2. Allie Courtney, Northern Highlands, 2:27.37 (15); 3. Peyton Wennersten, Ridgewood, 2:29.00 (19); 4. Autumn Ritter, Northern Highlands, 2:29.06 (20); 5. Payton Dubanowitz, Wayne Hills, 2:31.64.

1,000: 1. Makenna Wolmer, Tenafly, 3:20.03 (24); 2. Alessia Cerulo, Kinnelon, 3:20.49; 3. Katie Rubin, Ramsey, 3:25.7; 4. Mary Daclan, Paramus, 3:27.0; 5. Maggie Burchell, Northern Highlands, 3:30.89.

1,600: 1. Christina Allen, River Dell, 5:09.59 (6); 2. Allie Courtney, Northern Highlands, 5:19.76 (14); 3. Avery Sheridan, Ridgewood, 5:23.61 (t-23); 4. Autumn Ritter, Northern Highlands, 5:24.00 (25); 5. Kara Langbaum, Wayne Hills, 5:28.46.

3,200: No qualifying performances.

55 HH: 1. Maura Alden, Pascack Hills, 8.97; 2. Izabela Samu, Glen Rock, 9.02; 3. Leila Shamash, Northern Highlands and Sydney Dungey, Paramus Catholic, 9.03; 5. Alexandra Samperi, Hasbrouck Heights, 9.11.

Shot put: 1. Elliot Eddy, Hasbrouck Heights, 37-8 1/4 (7); 2. Elizabeth Dankwa, Wayne Hills, 35-9 (17); 3. Grace Gilbert, Ramapo, 35-4 1/4 (18); 4. Abriella Woodward, Waldwick, 34-9 1/2 (23); 5. Afua Anyadike, Bergen Tech, 34-8.

High jump: 1. Grace McQueeney, River Dell, Olyvia Burrell, Emerson and Taylor Peters, Butler, 5-2 (t-5); 4. Four tied at 5-0 (t-23).

Long jump: 1. Alexandra Samperi, Hasbrouck Heights, 17-11 (2); 2. Julia Tozduman, Lyndhurst, 17-6 1/2 (4); 3. Grace McQueeney, River Dell, 17-3 1/2 (7); 4. Abby Romero, IHA, 16-4 3/4 (21); 5. Olyvia Burrell, Emerson, 16-1 1/2 (25).

Triple jump: 1. Abby Romero, IHA, 35-10 (t-6); 2. Gracie Taylor, Becton, 33-8 3/4 (13); 3. Samantha Cebulski, Midland Park, 33-7 (14); 4. Calyse Villaneuva, Passaic Tech, 33-6 1/2 (15); 5. Katelyn Mikros, IHA, 33-3 3/4 (17).

Pole vault: 1. Jamie Kim, Old Tappan, 11-0 (6); 2. Isabella Formoso, Bergen Tech, 10-6 (t-7); 3. Jenna Monaco, Dumont, 10-3 (10); 4. Allie Tuite, Old Tappan, 10-0 (t-11); 5. Emerson Waitrak, Ridgewood, 9-6 (t-15).

4-x-200 relay: 1. Paramus Catholic, 1:49.55 (10); 2. Ramsey, 1:50.92 (15); 3. Northern Highlands, 1:51.90 (19); 4. Mahwah, 1:52.56 (25); 5. Hasbrouck Heights, 1:52.90.

4-x-400 relay: 1. Holy Angels, 4:17.61 (10); 2. Ramsey, 4:23.58 (17); 3. Bergenfield, 4:29.80; 4. Passaic Valley, 4:30.11; 5. Wayne Valley, 4:30.50.

4-x-800 relay: 1. Ramsey, 10:28.08 (11); 2. Lakeland, 10:39.36 (15); 3. River Dell, 10:41.43 (17); 4. Wayne Hills, 10:56.64 (23); 5. Old Tappan, 11:05.80.

Distance medley: 1. Ramsey, 13;33.47 (12).

'* -- adjusted time.

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