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Winter Track: A Look at the sectional championships, Groups 2 and 3

paul schwartz, northjersey.com
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The NJSIAA winter track sectionals begin Friday, Feb. 3 at 4:30 p.m. with the North 1, group 2 and 3 sectionals. The North 2, group 2 is Saturday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m.

The North 1, group 1 and 4 sectionals are Friday, Feb. 10 at 4:30 with the North 2, group 1, Saturday, Feb.11 at 9 a.m.

All meets are held at the Bennett Center in Toms River. The top six finishers in each event qualify for the group championships at the Bennett Center on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Non-Public divisions has no sectionals and its group meets are on Friday, Feb. 17.

Here's a look at the sectionals with emphasis on returning medalists from last year.

Friday, February 3

GROUP 2

TEAMS (North Jersey schools in caps): DEMAREST, DUMONT, DWIGHT MORROW, ELMWOOD PARK, INDIAN HILLS, Jefferson, LAKELAND, MAHWAH, Montville, OLD TAPPAN, PASCACK HILLS, PASCACK VALLEY, PASSAIC VALLEY, RAMSEY, RIVER DELL, Sparta, Vernon, WEST MILFORD, WESTWOOD.

BOYS

RETURNING NORTH JERSEY MEDALISTS

55: Christopher Short, Demarest (1st); Sean Langley, River Dell (4th); Jordan Moorer, Dwight Morrow (5th); Nicholas Glass, Demarest (6th).

400: Short (1st); Goran Saric, Old Tappan (3rd).

800: Brayden Lowe-Massi, Mahwah (1st); Liam Schwabik, River Dell (2nd); Deniz Kalkanden, Indian Hills (4th); Ivan Timochko, Demarest (5th).

1,600: Owen Horevay, Lakeland (1st); Nathan Caldwell, Lakeland (5th); Lowe-Massi (6th).

3,200: Horevay (1st); Caldwell (3rd); Ethan Kalajian, Demarest (5th).

55 HH: Andrew Tandler, Demarest (3rd); Elliot Lim, Demarest (4th); Saric (5th).

High jump: Tandler (1st); Ben Mandler, Pascack Hills (2nd); Jack Attali, Demarest (4th); Matt Ruocco, Demarest (5th).

Pole vault: Mandler (2nd): Caleb Park, Old Tappan (3rd); Nathan Park, Old Tappan (5th).

Shot put: Ohan Ambartsoumian, Demarest (2nd), Denis Delaney, Old Tappan (5th)

OTHER NORTH JERSEY ATHLETES TO WATCH: Raffi Buchakjian, Indian Hills (800; 1,600; 3,200); Matt Malora, Old Tappan (800; 1,600); Brian Gummere, Indian Hills (3,200); Dev Patel, Passaic Valley (400); Tavi Victoria, Passaic Valley (400/55 HH); Schwabik (400); Anthony Sileo, Pascack Valley (400); Katim Elsaadany, Passaic Valley (55); Alijah Abraham, River Dell (55); Noah Traverso, West Milford (55); Zander Graham, Indian Hills (55); Saundrae Palmer Jr., Dwight-Englewood (55); Attali (55 HH); Kyle Keyes, Lakeland (55 HH); Chase Marks, Demarest (55 HH); Brandon Barreto, Dumont (800); Devran Ozkan, River Dell (HJ); Liam Paneque, Demarest (HJ); N. Park (HJ); Tyler DeMarco, Old Tappan (PV); Matt Ha, Demarest (PV): Michaal Dao, Pascack Hills (PV); Jack Small, Old Tappan (SP); Bradley Weiner, Ramsey (SP); Brody McCormack, Lakeland (SP).

GIRLS

55: Kelly Buquicchio, Pascack Hills (4th); Morgan Levine, River Dell (6th).

400: Siena Kannenberg, Mahwah (1st); Kate Marie Monaco, Ramsey (2nd).

800: 1. Christina Allen, River Dell (1st); Ava Ebneter, River Dell (3rd); Lily Dipple, Demarest (4th); Zoe Merryman, Mahwah (6th).

1,600: Allen (1st).

3,200: Allen (2nd).

55 HH: Abreeana Rilveria, River Dell (1st); Emily Turschmann, River Dell (3rd); Kailey Attali, Demarest (5th): Lauren Tong, Demarest (6th).

High jump: Ashleigh Gorman, Ramsey (2nd); Grace McQueeney, River Dell (4th).

Pole vault: Jamie Kim, Old Tappan (4th): Allie Tuite, Old Tappan (6th).

Shot put: Lillian Denning, Ramsey (3rd); Natalya Vega, Westwood (5th); Maya Rahav, Demarest (6th).

OTHER NORTH JERSEY ATHLETES TO WATCH: Kate Meeks, Old Tappan (800/1,600/3,200); Merryman (1,600); Morgan Uhlhorn, Lakeland (1,600/3,200); Rachel Mills, River Dell (1,600); Summer Myrhen, Indian Hills (800/1,600/3,200); Dipple (3,200); Alexa Goll, Lakeland (400); Katherine Doran, Demarest (400); Gabrielle Rothstein, Demarest (400); DeZyiah Carswell, Passaic Valley (400); Abby Dennis, Old Tappan (400/55/HH); Kannenberg (55); Rilveria (55); Attali (55); Cali Terranova, Elmwood Park (HH); Maura Alden, Pascack Hills (HH); Brooke Wichmann, Westwood (HH); Katharine Cottone, Passaic Valley (800); Alexa Friedland, Ramsey (800); Mackenzie Beazley, Passaic Valley (HJ); Salome Sanchez, Old Tappan (PV), Adrianna Graziano, Ramsey (PV); Kayla Sanchez, Demarest (PV); Jenna Monaco, Dumont (PV); Isabella Andriulli, Lakeland (SP); Callia Nickels, Mahwah (SP); Alia Moreira, Pascack Valley (SP); Chloe Brjubag, West Milford (SP).

GROUP 3

TEAMS: BERGENFIELD, CLIFFSIDE PARK, Dover, FORT LEE, GARFIELD, Morris Knolls, Morris Hills, Mount Olive, NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, Nutley, PARAMUS, RAMAPO, Randolph, Roxbury, TEANECK, TENAFLY, Wallkill Valley, WAYNE HILLS, WAYNE VALLEY.

BOYS

RETURNING NORTH JERSEY MEDALISTS

55: Xavier Hayletts, Bergenfield (5th).

400: Maxwell Gurkovic, Northern Highlands (5th).

800: Thomas DiVincent, Ramapo (2nd); Johannes Rivera, Bergenfield (4th).

1,600: Gabriel Johnson, Northern Highlands (5th).

3,200: Jackson Vogel, Northern Highlands (4th); Johnson (5th); Bryce Teto, Paramus (6th).

55 HH: None.

High jump: Zach Madison, Northern Highlands (2nd); Christian Mercado, Wayne Valley (4th).

Pole vault: Ian Kearney, Northern Highlands (1st).

Shot put: Winston Calvo, Wayne Valley (3rd).

OTHER NORTH JERSEY ATHLETES TO WATCH: Alex Caba, Teaneck (55/400); Michael Samarro, Ramapo (55); Sean Matthews, Wayne Valley (1,600/3,200); Rivera (1,600); Vogel (1,600); Teto (1,600); Joshua Tejada, Teaneck (3,200); Ryan Sabeti, Wayne Hills (400); Michael Braun, Northern Highlands (400); Hayletts (HH): Logan Ntansah, Wayne Hills (HH); Ryan Welch, Ramapo (800); Michael Forde, Tenafly (800); Jon Novembre, Wayne Hills (800); Julian Batista, Bergenfield (800); Arsham Bayrami, Fort Lee (SP).

GIRLS

RETURNING NORTH JERSEY MEDALISTS

55: Zuri Williamson, Teaneck (2nd); Belle Bennett, Northern Highlands (3rd).

400: Williamson (6th).

800: Carly Griffin, Ramapo (1st).

1,600: Brianna Braver, Ramapo (1st); Allison Courtney, Northern Highlands (4th); Micaela Chamberlin, Ramapo (6th).

3,200: Braver (1st); Brianna Potaki, Ramapo (2nd); Courtney (4th); Autumn Ritter, Northern Highlands (6th).

55 HH: Alexandra Cahill, Ramapo (3rd); Norina Khanzada, Tenafly (5th).

High jump: Khanzada (1st).

Pole vault: Ashley Acosta, Paramus (4th).

Shot put: None

OTHER NORTH JERSEY ATHLETES TO WATCH: Kara Langbaum, Wayne Hills (1,600/800); Amelia Keogh, Ramapo (1,600/3,200); Rebecca Maclaren, Northern Highlands (1,600/800); Sadie Meloro, Northern Highlands (1,600); Mary Daclan, Paramus (1,600); Erin Poppe, Ramapo (400); Alexa Burch, Northern Highlands (400); Ava Maher, Wayne Valley (400/HH); Jordan Myers, Paramus (55); Cahill (55); Jordana Marcus, Fort Lee (55); Diana Valentini, Fort Lee (800); Mia Callahan, Tenafly (HJ); Dylan Golden, Tenafly (PV); Hyrsa Kostara, Tenafly (PV); Rowan Copes, Tenafly (PV).

Saturday, February 4

NORTH 2, GROUP 2

NORTH JERSEY TEAMS: Lyndhurst, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford.

RETURNING NORTH JERSEY MEDALISTS

BOYS: None.

GIRLS: Julia Tozduman, Lyndhurst (3rd, 55; 4th, 400); Kayla Carrino, Lyndhurdt (5th, 1,600; 4th, 3,200); Rola Mustafa, Lyndhurst (2nd, HJ).

OTHER NORTH JERSEY ATHLETES TO WATCH:

BOYS: Tadael Mihret, Rutherford (800/3,200); Kai Sperling, Rutherford (400); Rutherford and Lyndhurst 4-x-400; Marco Feliciano, Ridgefield Park (55); Marco Bozza-Caballero, Rutherford (55/ 55 HH); Rilwan Olunlade, Lyndhurst (55 HH/HJ); James Alati, Rutherford (55 HH); Joaquin Narucki, Rutherford (800); Thomas Sing, Rutherford (HJ); Jeremy Chocoj, Ridgefield Park (HJ); Eliot Ramos, Ridgefield Park (PV), Dylan Gravina, Rutherford (PV); Sebastian Castro, Rutherford (PV); Bobby Else, Rutherford (SP).

GIRLS: Mustafa (HH); Kayla Garofalo, Rutherford (PV); Nikalena Iacono, Lyndhurst (SP); Emma Bannon, Lyndhurst (SP).

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Winter Track: A Look at the sectional championships, Groups 2 and 3