Sydney McLaughlin of Union Catholic in New Jersey broke the freshmen national record in the girls 400 meter hurdles on Friday in winning her NJSIAA Group title race at Egg Harbor High School in a new US #1 time of 58.24 for 2014. The Union Catholic ninth grader broke a four year old national freshmen record previously held by Kendall Williams of Georgia at 58.63.
McLaughlin was not satisfied with just a win in the 400 hurdles and establishing a national class record, McLaughlin also won the open girls 400 meter dash in a new personal best clocking of 53.78. Her time was only slightly slower than the fastest time of the day in Group 4 champion and one of the nation's best in Olivia Baker of Columbia with a 53.51 performance. Sydney's big brother Taylor McLaughlin also took care of family business in winning the boys 400 meter dash just under 48 seconds for their Group division in New Jersey.
The Freehold Township girls, national champions indoor in the 4x800, showed why they are still be considered one of the best quartets in that event in the outdoor season as well winning the event at the New Jersey Group Championships in a season best and US #5 time of 8:58.55. Their squad also celebrated the 1600 meter champion in Ciara Roche pulling away with a winning time of 4:50.70.
Kayla Richarsdon of Columbia popped only her second career mark over 40 feet in the triple jump as she repeated as a Group champion with a leap of 40'2", while Zack Bazile of St. Joseph's Regional had the best leap on Friday in the boys side extending his long jump PR beyond 5 feet at 23'9.25".
A total of 14 boys teams dipped under 8 minutes in all of the Group championship races held at Egg Harbor with Franklin Township (7:46.53) as the fastest of that group only slightly ahead of Ridgewood (7:46.85).
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Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Bria Saunders (Parsippany HS) 11.75w SB; Bria Mack (Williamstown HS) 12.00w SB; Marissa Evans (Pope John XXIII HS) 12.09 SB; Danielle Beniulis (Jefferson Twp. HS) 12.00w SB;Olivia Baker (Columbia HS) 12.01w SB; Dina Naphor (Pope John XXIII HS) 12.19 SB; Chanel Smith (Piscataway Twp HS) 12.10w; Cleopatra Morrison (Long Branch HS) 12.14w SB; Tatiyanna Sanders(Paramus Catholic HS) 12.22 SB; Emma Osborne (Summit HS) 12.22w; Bria Saunders (Parsippany HS) 12.01; Olivia Baker (Columbia HS) 12.05; Bria Mack (Williamstown HS) 12.08; Danielle Beniulis(Jefferson Twp. HS) 12.19; Chanel Smith (Piscataway Twp HS) 12.18;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Ciara Roche (Freehold Twp HS) 4:50.70 SB; Briana Gess (Haddonfield Mem. HS) 4:51.09 SB; Calleigh Higgins (Pope John XXIII HS) 5:01.56 SB; Christina Rancan (West Windsor Plainsboro South HS) 4:52.70 SB; Corinne Myers (Westwood HS) 4:54.36 SB; Colleen Buckley (Immaculate Heart Academy) 5:03.18; Marin Warner (Holmdel HS) 4:55.17; Nora May Mcsorley (Randolph HS) 4:55.22 SB; MaryKate McNamara (Red Bank Catholic HS) 5:03.81; Eve Glasergreen (North Hunterdon HS) 4:55.96 SB; Katherine Wasserman (Spotswood HS) 4:56.36 SB; Tara Connelly (St. John Vianney HS) 5:04.51; Julia Despirito (Shawnee HS) 4:56.81 SB; Gillian McIlroy (Summit HS) 4:58.43 SB; Gabriella Ferrigine (Red Bank Catholic HS) 5:04.81; Deirdre Casey (West Windsor Plainsboro South HS) 4:56.84 SB; Jacqueline Gottuso (Rumson-Fair Haven HS) 4:59.75 SB; Erin Ahearn (Immaculate Heart Academy) 5:07.45 SB; Simone Counts (West Windsor-Plainsboro North HS) 5:00.02; Kaitlyn Bonnet(Haddonfield Mem. HS) 5:05.23 SB; Mary Watters (Academy Of The Holy Angels) 5:11.16 SB; Stephanie Hayes (Montclair HS) 5:00.22 SB; Shelby Cain (Haddonfield Mem. HS) 5:09.60; Lydon Kersting(Academy Of The Holy Angels) 5:11.32 SB; Liz Wellman (Randolph HS) 5:01.34; Marissa Coombs (Kittatinny HS) 5:10.10; Erin Hollenbaugh (Kent Place School) 5:12.19; Katie Delidow (Millburn HS) 5:01.53 SB; Hannah Anderson (Rumson-Fair Haven HS) 5:13.27; Kaitlyn Lipuma (Brick Memorial HS) 5:02.13 SB; Abigail Regner (Ridge HS) 5:02.62 SB; Hannah Leskow (Toms River North HS) 5:03.39 SB; Sam Halvorsen (Ridgewood HS) 5:04.91 SB; Kaitlyn Mooney (Southern Reg. HS) 5:07.36 SB; Carole Harsch (Randolph HS) 5:08.83; Niamh Hayes (Howell HS) 5:09.19; Anna DiMarcello (North Hunterdon HS) 5:13.04;
- 400 Meter Hurdles - Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic Reg. HS) 58.24 SB; Morgan Harvey (North Hunterdon HS) 1:01.88; Carly Bonnet (Haddonfield Mem. HS) 1:02.90 SB; Marissa Evans (Pope John XXIII HS) 1:01.63 SB; Breaisha Morton (Passaic Co. V/T) 1:02.20 SB; Anna Lazur (Hanover Park HS) 1:03.68; Thaila Cooper (Kingsway HS) 1:02.47; Alana Herran (Mount Saint Dominic Academy) 1:02.97 SB; Marlo Wehrer (Pequannock HS) 1:04.30 SB; Rachell Armstead (Millville HS) 1:02.76 SB; Gina Bischof (Bishop Eustace Prep) 1:04.08; Carly Zdanek (Newton HS) 1:04.39; Chelsea Campbell (Cherry Hill East HS) 1:03.96 SB; Alli Blackwood (Roselle - Abraham Clark HS) 1:04.59 SB; Vicky Sheridan (Pope John XXIII HS) 1:04.91; Shelby Francis (North Brunswick HS) 1:04.27 SB; Jamina Morris (J P Stevens HS) 1:04.48; Chibugo Ike (Linden HS) 1:04.48; Halima Diawara (Toms River North HS) 1:04.71; Kari Ditonno (Livingston HS) 1:04.76 SB; Olivia Mukendi (Hillsborough HS) 1:04.84;
- 400 Meter Dash - Olivia Baker (Columbia HS) 53.51 SB; Sydney McLaughlin (Union Catholic Reg. HS) 53.78 SB; Kadejah Sellers (Manchester Reg. HS) 55.91; Jennifer Edobi (Union HS) 54.21 SB;Dominique Watkins (Roselle - Abraham Clark HS) 56.46 SB; Amari Onque-Shabazz (Mount Saint Dominic Academy) 57.41 SB; Brionna Pettus (Piscataway Twp HS) 54.92 SB; Sam Anderson (Matawan Reg. HS) 56.55 SB; Monica Heil (St. John Vianney HS) 57.47 SB; Olivia Jamison (Pennsauken HS) 56.61 SB; Thaila Cooper (Kingsway HS) 56.91 SB; Carly Pettipaw (Lenape Reg. HS) 56.98; Desirae Osley(South Brunswick HS) 57.61 SB; Nikki Cleary (Hunterdon Central HS) 57.67 SB; Halima Diawara (Toms River North HS) 57.69; Tiara McDuffie (Pennsauken HS) 57.77 SB;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Freehold Twp HS 8:58.55; Immaculate Heart Academy 9:33.60; Summit HS 9:34.50; West Windsor Plainsboro South HS 9:06.47; Red Bank Catholic HS 9:33.61; Rumson-Fair Haven HS9:39.69; Southern Reg. HS 9:12.25; Academy Of The Holy Angels 9:39.75; Bernards HS 9:44.99; Hunterdon Central HS 9:23.66; Kent Place School 9:42.85; Shawnee HS 9:28.54; Pope John XXIII HS9:44.45; Westfield HS 9:29.84; Millville HS 9:31.28; Lenape Reg. HS 9:33.46; Montclair HS 9:36.87; Old Bridge HS 9:37.67; Cherokee HS 9:40.72; Colts Neck HS 9:41.10; Howell HS 9:44.68;
- Discus - Alyssa Wilson (Msgr. Donovan HS) 124-0; Jessy Page (Delaware Valley HS) 132-10 SB; Ashley Berry (Franklin Twp. HS) 135-7 SB; Kylie Siemanowicz (Manchester Twp HS) 123-2; Zoe Taitel(Millburn HS) 129-4 SB; Jessica Molina (Westwood HS) 120-1; Christina Abiola (Franklin Twp. HS) 128-9 SB; Maya Nelson (Old Bridge HS) 122-5 SB; Collette Pierce (Union HS) 121-6 SB; Barbara Gedeon(Absegami HS) 121-6;
- High Jump - Vanessa Romulus (Notre Dame HS) 5-4 SB; Sara Gardner (Delaware Valley HS) 5-4; Breaisha Morton (Passaic Co. V/T) 5-6; Quinn Bithell (Lower Cape May Reg. HS) 5-4 SB; Selena Thorne(Franklin Twp. HS) 5-4;
- Triple Jump - Dakota Karras (Pt. Pleasant Boro HS) 36-6.75; Tatiyanna Sanders (Paramus Catholic HS) 37-7.75; Kayla Richardson (Columbia HS) 40-2 SB; Claudia Dabrowski (Msgr. Donovan HS) 37-4 SB;Elizabeth Montague (Cherokee HS) 39-1.5 SB; Rosie Menyhart (Paramus Catholic HS) 36-6.25; Nnenna Ibe (North Brunswick HS) 38-4; Aliyah Huland El (Randolph HS) 37-6.25; Domonique Panton(Freehold Twp HS) 37-2.5; Tymia Joseph (Morris Knolls HS) 36-10; Ianna McGregor (Paterson - Kennedy HS) 36-10 SB; Kelsey Vieira (Hillsborough HS) 36-9.5;
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Jabrill Peppers (Paramus Catholic HS) 10.52w SB; Christopher Estrella (Ridgefield Park HS) 10.64; Jamique Mitchell (Central HS) 10.72 SB; Jabrill Peppers (Paramus Catholic HS) 10.66;Christopher Estrella (Ridgefield Park HS) 10.72;
- 1,600 Meter Run - Bill Dolan (Clearview Reg. HS) 4:12.08 SB; Kyle Levermore (Don Bosco Prep) 4:13.37 SB; Kevin Cianfarini (West Deptford HS) 4:16.74 SB; Michael Higgins (Don Bosco Prep) 4:13.91 SB; Jeremy Hernandez (Clifton HS) 4:14.36 SB; Leland Jones (Summit HS) 4:17.01 SB; Mike McClemens (Christian Brothers Academy) 4:13.92 SB; Nicholas McFarland (Hillsborough HS) 4:14.67 SB; Sean Macpherson (Sterling HS) 4:19.60 SB; Michael Campbell (Pope John XXIII HS) 4:14.60 SB; Matthew Luppino (Westfield HS) 4:16.56 SB; Chris Luciano (Mountain Lakes HS) 4:20.83 SB; Andrew McGowan(Ridge HS) 4:17.89; Fritz Heinrich (St. Peter's Prep) 4:19.18 SB; Mitchell Booth (Summit HS) 4:21.06 SB; Morgan Murray (South Brunswick HS) 4:18.57 SB; Bobby Gonzalez (Don Bosco Prep) 4:21.12 SB;Thomas Natoli (Matawan Reg. HS) 4:21.24 SB; Chris Mascetti (Hackensack HS) 4:18.80 SB; Joe Dragon (High Point Reg. HS) 4:21.37; Hogan Dwyer (Seton Hall Prep) 4:21.95 SB; Ryan Rafferty (Jackson Memorial HS) 4:19.66 SB; Ben DeVenezia (Mountain Lakes HS) 4:21.88; Mike Maguire (Delbarton School) 4:22.19; Chris Negri (Watchung Hills Reg. HS) 4:20.05; Greg Pelose (Haddonfield Mem. HS) 4:22.26 SB; Kyle Kirk (Camden Catholic HS) 4:22.98 SB; Bryan Cabral (Linden HS) 4:20.21; Patrick Watters (Ramsey HS) 4:22.67; Jack O'Reilly (Delbarton School) 4:23.74; Nathan Shivers (Clearview Reg. HS) 4:21.46; Dale Johnson (West Deptford HS) 4:24.01; Drew Reda (Christian Brothers Academy) 4:24.75; Dave Mugavero (North Hunterdon HS) 4:21.63; Hunter Jackman (Kittatinny HS) 4:24.49; Robert Stone (Millburn HS) 4:22.40; Nicholas Pschunder (Eastern Reg. HS) 4:23.78; Kevin Veltre (Brick Memorial HS) 4:24.28;
- 400 Meter Dash - Taylor McLaughlin (Union Catholic Reg. HS) 47.99; Deshawne Bunion (Rahway HS) 48.52 SB; Alvin Abraham (Egg Harbor Twp HS) 48.63 SB; Jordan Jimerson (Union Catholic Reg. HS) 48.07 SB; Donovan McDonald (Montclair HS) 48.83 SB; Adam Franklin (Mountain Lakes HS) 49.07; Dalton Friend (Don Bosco Prep) 48.93; Kiyair Lambert (Phillipsburg HS) 49.01 SB; Greg Stickle(Randolph HS) 49.19 SB; Benny Walls (Camden Catholic HS) 49.28 SB; Nasir Haines (Freehold Twp HS) 49.21 SB; Mike Zupko (Christian Brothers Academy) 49.32; Cj Thompson (Monroe Twp. HS) 49.22 SB; Linwood Crump (Sayreville HS) 49.42;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Franklin Twp. HS 7:46.53; Union Catholic Reg. HS 7:55.11; Haddonfield Mem. HS 7:58.43; Ridgewood HS 7:46.85; St. Peter's Prep 7:55.87; Westwood HS 8:00.52; Old Bridge HS7:53.01; Christian Brothers Academy 7:57.16; Cliffside Park HS 8:04.48; Kingsway HS 7:55.19; Bergen Catholic HS 7:57.53; Ramsey HS 8:04.98; Pope John XXIII HS 7:58.48; Westfield HS 7:58.95;Bernards HS 8:05.15; Rancocas Valley Reg HS 7:59.19; Notre Dame HS 8:02.61; Pleasantville HS 8:06.38; Colts Neck HS 7:59.32; Cinnaminson HS 8:07.05; Don Bosco Prep 8:09.08; Egg Harbor Twp HS7:59.38; Toms River North HS 8:00.35; Memorial HS (W. NY) 8:03.41; West Orange High School 8:05.39; Montgomery HS 8:06.20; Hunterdon Central HS 8:06.95; South Brunswick HS 8:07.23;
- Javelin - Chandler Balter (Livingston HS) 194-8; Travis Closs (Holmdel HS) 195-0.25 SB; Chris Mirabelli (Holy Cross HS) 200-0; Shane McDevitt (Cinnaminson HS) 182-9; Derek Trott (Christian Brothers Academy) 186-0; Stephen Benigno (Cherry Hill East HS) 186-1; Luke Pease (Haddonfield Mem. HS) 180-2; Paul Sheridan (Paramus Catholic HS) 183-0; Ed Delesky (Jackson Memorial HS) 183-11; Terry Hall(Cherry Hill East HS) 177-6 SB; Colby Jones (Raritan HS) 177-10 SB; Nana Kissi (Franklin Twp. HS) 175-3 SB; Cinjun Erskine (Barnegat Twp. HS) 177-7;
- Long Jump - Jarius Paul (Mahwah HS) 22-7; Myles Hartsfield (Sayreville HS) 23-3.75 SB; Zack Bazile (St. Joseph Reg. HS (Montvale)) 23-9.25 SB; Mikhail Micheaux (Eastern Reg. HS) 23-0; Andre Bryan(Edison HS) 22-10.75 SB; Eric Bethea (Piscataway Twp HS) 22-8.25 SB;
- Pole Vault - Mike Benz (Delbarton School) 14-6; Abe Gertler (Madison HS) 15-0; Dylan Altland (Kingsway HS) 15-6 SB; Dean McDonald (West Essex HS) 14-0; Andrew Ghizzone (Union Catholic Reg. HS) 14-6 SB; Nick Giannone (Ridge HS) 15-0 SB; Matthew Isaacson (Matawan Reg. HS) 14-0; Mike Cresanti-Daknis (Christian Brothers Academy) 14-6; Tyler Bernstein (Hunterdon Central HS) 14-6;
- Shot Put - Sean Brennan (Union Catholic Reg. HS) 55-3.5; Joshua Nijman (Columbia HS) 60-7 SB; Nick Pulli (West Deptford HS) 62-10.25 SB; Nick Krimin (St. Joseph's HS (Metuchen)) 54-8 SB; Vlad Castillo Jr. (Montgomery HS) 56-1.75 SB; Jason Bryan (Rumson-Fair Haven HS) 62-9 SB; Marcus Pantoja (Paramus Catholic HS) 53-0.5 SB; Connor Hunt (Washington Twp HS) 53-11.75; Spencer Ross(Mahwah HS) 60-5.5 SB; Tommy Rhodes (Delbarton School) 52-8; Dan Gilligan (Toms River East HS) 53-6; Ryan Addlesberger (Cinnaminson HS) 55-8 SB; David Gaynor (Passaic Co. V/T) 52-3.5 SB;Saquan Gwaltney (Long Branch HS) 54-8.5; Kevin Benson (Toms River North HS) 51-10;