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Winter track: North Jersey entries at the State Group Championships

paul schwartz, northjersey.com
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The 63rd annual State Group Track and Field Indoor Championships will be held on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Bubble at the Bennett Center at Toms River East Intermediate School.

The top six athletes in each event at the Public sectional meets on Feb. 3-5 and 10-12 qualify for the public school group meets on Feb. 18.

The Non Public A and B meets on Feb. 17 are entry level meets.

Here are the North Jersey entrants in the group meets. Top-10 Seeds appear in parentheses, and are based ONLY on sectional performances. CAPS Indicates section winner.

GROUP 2

Girls

55: Kailey Attali, Demarest; Kelly Buquicchio, Pascack Hills; ABBY DENNIS, Old Tappan (9); Siena Kannenberg, Mahwah; Morgan Levine, River Dell; Abreeana Rilveria, River Dell; Julia Tozduman, Lyndhurst.

400: Katharine Cottone, Passaic Valley; KANNENBERG (4); Angie Kelley, Old Tappan; Alexandra Klanke, Mahwah; Kate Marie Monaco, Ramsey (9); Harley Taylor, Mahwah; Tozduman.

800: CHRISTINA ALLEN, River Dell (5); Annelise Barney, Indian Hills; Cottone; Lily Dipple, Demarest; Alexa Friedland, Ramsey; Zoe Merryman, Mahwah.

1,600: ALLEN (6); Kayla Carrino, Lyndhurst; Dipple, Isabella Gabay, River Dell; Merryman; Summer Myrhen, Indian Hills.

3,200: ALLEN (1); Carrino; Ciara Clinton, West Milford; Rachel Mills, River Dell (10); Kayla O'Neil Indian Hills; Reaghan Lamascola Lakeland; Morgan Uhlhorn, Lakeland (2).

55 HH: Maura Alden, Pascack Hills (5); Attali (6); DENNIS (1); Rilveria (3); Cali Terranova, Elmwood Park (4); Emily Turschmann, River Dell.

Shot put: Chloe Brjibag, West Milford; Lillian Dinning, Ramsey (9); NIKALENA IACONO, Lyndhurst; Alia Moreira, Pascack Valley; Callia Nickels, Mahwah (6); MAYA RAHAV, Demarest (4); Natalya Vega, Westwood.

High jump: Attali (t-5); Mackenzie Beazley, Passaic Valley (t-1); Madison Freideman, West Milford (t-5); Ashleigh Gorman, Ramsey (t-5); GRACE MCQUEENEY, River Dell (t-1).

Pole vault: Olivia Chaimowicz, Rutherford; Adrianna Graziano, Ramsey (t-5); JAMIE KIM, Old Tappan (t-2); Jenna Monaco, Dumont (t-8); Salome Sanchez, Old Tappan (t-2); Allie Tuite, Old Tappan (t-5).

4-x-400 relay: Demarest; MAHWAH (4), Passaic Valley; Ramsey, River Dell.

Boys

55: Jack Attali, Demarest; Marco Bozza-Caballero, Rutherford; Karim Elsaadany, Passaic Valley; Marco Feliciano, Ridgefield Park (t-7); Sean Langley, River Dell; CHRISTOPHER SHORT, Demarest (t-9); Saundrae Palmer Jr., Dwight Morrow; Noah Traverso, West Milford.

400: Dev Patel, Passaic Valley; Goran Saric, Old Tappan (8); Short (6); Traverso.

800: Brandon Barreto, Dumont; Denis Kalkandelen, Indian Hills; Matt Malora, Old Tappan; LIAM SCHWABIK, River Dell (5).

1,600: Raffi Buchakjian, Indian Hills; Nathan Caldwell, Lakeland; OWEN HOREVAY, Lakeland (6); Brayden Lowe-Massi, Mahwah; Malora; Tadael Mihret, Rutherford.

3,200: Caldwell (8); Brian Gummere, Indian Hills; HOREVAY (1); Mihret.

55 HH: James Alati, Rutherford; ATTALI (3); Carson Deas, Ramsey; Chase Marks, Demarest; Saric; Andrew Tandler, Demarest; Tavi Victoria, Passaic Valley.

Shot put: Denis Delaney, Old Tappan; Anthony DePasquale, Mahwah; Bobby Else, Rutherford; Brody McCormack, Lakeland (8); JACK SMALL, Old Tappan (2); Evan Visaggio-Lopez, River Dell; Bradley Weiner, Ramsey (6).

High jump: Jeremy Chocoj, Ridgefield Park; Tyler DeMarco, Old Tappan; Rilwan Olunlade, Lyndhurst (t-6); Devran Ozkan, River Dell; LIAM PANEQUE, Demarest (t-3); Saric (t-6); Thomas Sing, Rutherford; Tandler.

Pole vault: Michaal Dao, Pascack Hills; DeMarco (t-5); Dylan Gravina, Rutherford; Ben Mandler, Pascack Hills (t-5); Caleb Park, Old Tappan (t-5); NATHAN PARK, Old Tappan (t-1); Eliot Ramos, Ridgefield Park; Matt Sands, Demarest.

4-x-400 relay: DEMAREST (5); Lyndhurst; Old Tappan; Pascack Hills; Passaic Valley; Ramsey.

GROUP 3

Girls

55: Belle Bennett, Northern Highlands; Alyssa Chan, Wayne Hills; Jordan Myers, Paramus.

400: Ava Maher, Wayne Valley; Myers; Zuri Williamson, Teaneck.

800: Kara Langbaum, Wayne Hills (9); Rebecca Maclaren, Northern Highlands (5); Diana Valentini, Fort Lee.

1,600: Allison Courtney, Northern Highlands; Brianna Braver, Ramapo; Amelia Keogh, Ramapo (8); Langbaum; Maclaren.

3,200: Courtney; Mary Daclan, Paramus; Keogh (6); Autumn Ritter, Northern Highlands.

55 HH: Bennett; Alexandra Cahill, Ramapo; Maher.

Shot put: Ashley Craig, Teaneck; Grace Gilbert, Ramapo.

High jump: Mia Callahan, Tenafly; NORINA KHANZADA, Tenafly (1); Maher.

Pole vault: Shayna Braver, Ramapo; Rowan Copes, Tenafly (10); Hyrsa Kostara, Tenafly.

4-x-400 relay: Northern Highlands, Ramapo.

Boys

55: Alex Caba, Teaneck; Xavier Hayletts, Bergenfield (4); Michael Samarro, Ramapo.

400: Caba; Aiden Gallagher, Bergenfield; Maxwell Gurkovic, Northern Highlands; Ryan Welch, Ramapo (10).

800: Thomas DiVincent, Ramapo (3); Michael Forde, Tenafly; Johannes Rivera, Bergenfield; WELCH (1).

1,600: Sean Matthews, Wayne Valley; RIVERA; Joshua Tejada, Teaneck; Bryce Teto, Paramus; Jackson Vogel, Northern Highlands.

3,200: Gabriel Johnson, Northern Highlands; Matthews; Tejada (10), TETO (8); Vogel.

55 HH: Hayletts (9).

Shot put: Arsham Bayrami, Fort Lee; Winston Calvo, Wayne Valley.

High jump: Zach Madison, Northern Highlands (t-6).

Pole vault: Ian Kearney, Northern Highlands (t-9); Carter Pataki, Northern Highlands (t-6).

4-x-400 relay: Bergenfield; Ramapo; Wayne Hills.

GROUP 1

Girls

55: Olyvia Burrell, Emerson; KYLIE CASTILLO, Ridgefield (4); Ryann Doyle, Glen Rock; Stephania Granados, Midland Park; Ella Sachs, Hawthorne; ALEXANDRA SAMPERI, Hasbrouck Heights (7); Elisha Santos, Hasbrouck Heights.

400: CASTILLO (1); Mia Corigliano, Kinnelon; Nicole Freiler, Park Ridge; Morgan Gagliano, Hasbrouck Heights; Granados; Dea Jera, Hasbrouck Heights; OLIVIA PASSERO, Hawthorne (7).

800: Maya Bohan, Hasbrouck Heights; Mia Gagliano, Hasbrouck Heights; Kyla Groh, Becton; Jera; Carly Kopelman, Glen Rock; Alexandra Majdanski, Becton; Abigail Manley, Glen Rock; Brenna Sullivan, North Arlington; DANIELLE TILP, Cresskill (4).

1,600: Mackenzie Bua, Hasbrouck Heights (6); Alessia Cerulo, Kinnelon; Amandine Fernandez, Bogota (8); Groh; Isabel Michel, Bogota; Mika Tampadong, Becton; TILP (3).

3200: Bua (8); FERNANDEZ (4); Skyler McGuire, Saddle Brook; Michel; Lexi Powers, Hasbrouck Heights; Tampadong; Tilp (5).

55 HH: Fibianna Ajetunmobi, New Milford (9); Leah Alves, Hawthorne (10); Mia Bonner, Emerson; Brooke Freschi, Hasbrouck Heights (5); EMMA KEATING, Pompton Lakes (2); Abby Petrolia, New Milford (6).

Shot put: Burrell (5); Riley Butler, Midland Park (10); ELLIOT EDDY, Hasbrouck Heights (2); Amaya Ocasio, Secaucus; Daliana Rojas, North Arlington; Meghan Stellhorn, Hasbrouck Heights (6); Laurynn Teixeira, North Arlington; Abriella Woodward, Waldwick (7); Dina Zakaria, North Arlington.

High jump: Burrell (t-6); Grace Corcoran, Glen Rock; Ella Corigliano, Kinnelon; GAEA DEPASS, Hasbrouck Heights (t-3); Freschi; Groh; Tenara Hardy, Secaucus; Jasmine Williams, Hasbrouck Heights.

Pole vault: Oliwia Kapuscinski, Emerson (t-6); KEATING (1); Kaitlyn Legaspi, Emerson (t-2); Leigha Messick, Emerson (t-6); Angela Ndocaj, Hasbrouck Heights; Jennie Olivero, Hasbrouck Heights (t-6).

4-x-400 relay: Glen Rock; HASBROUCK HEIGHTS (9); Hawthorne; New Milford; Saddle Brook; Secaucus.

Boys

55: JACK AHART, Kinnelon (1); Jake DeJulia, Saddle Brook; Ne'Khiycie Jackson, Manchester; Tyler Lizardo, Hawthorne; Edwin Sanjay, New Milford; Hayden Yuzon, Glen Rock (7).

400: Andrew Armstrong, Pompton Lakes; AHART (1); DeJulia (4); Matt Kispert, Kinnelon; Sanjay; Jayden Vargas, Secaucus; Devan Wasserman, Glen Rock (8).

800: Youcef Abada, Secaucus; Armstrong (9); Jacob Bae, Glen Rock; ANDREW GARCIA, Kinnelon (6); Ben Habler, Glen Rock; Devin Smith, Glen Rock; Nick Suero, Saddle Brook.

1,600: Younes Abada, Secaucus; Youcef Abada; Joseph Capuzzo, Waldwick; GARCIA (6); Habler; Aidan Morrow, Hasbrouck Heights (10); Suero.

3200: Younes Abada; Garcia (10); MORROW (4); Ben Raser, Glen Rock; Xavier Trinidad, Pequannock.

55 HH: Sebastian Broncano, Hasbrouck Heights; TYLER CASWELL, Glen Rock (2); Matt Coyle, Emerson; Nick Esposito, Midland Park; Peter Renga, Glen Rock; Ben Zelasco, New Milford.

Shot put: Neo Bernabe, Hawthorne; Jake Douma, Midland Park; Luke Faber, Saddle Brook; Nate Rosa, Kinnelon; Oscar Solis, Hasbrouck Heights; RYAN WINTERS, Kinnelon (9); Randy Worthington, Secaucus (4).

High jump: Coyle (t-2); Jaydon Gilkes, Becton; Andrew Knight, Glen Rock; ELIJAH ROWE, Manchester (1); Zelasco (t-7).

Pole vault: Wyatt Cornell, Glen Rock (t-2); Coyle (t-7); Raser (t-7).

4-x-400 relay: Becton; GLEN ROCK (2); Hawthorne; Kinnelon; Pequannock; Saddle Brook (8).

Group 4

Girls

55: AYANNA CHAPE, Hackensack (t-10).

400: CHAPE; Casey Noonan, Passaic Tech; Emma Reinke, Ridgewood.

800: Tatianna Nunez, North Bergen; AVERY SHERIDAN, Ridgewood; Ciara Taylor, Ridgewood.

1,600: Ayla Cooke, Clifton; REMY DUBAC, Clifton; Sheridan.

3,200: Cooke; DUBAC; Eilat Kissil, Ridgewood.

55 HH: Mackenzie Blake, Bergen Tech; Reinke.

Shot put: Izabelle Gryzbowski, Passaic Tech; Isabel Johnson, Ridgewood (8); Hannah Otterstedt, Ridgewood.

High jump: Deborah Amoh, Clifton; Calyse Villaneuva, Passaic Tech (t-3).

Pole vault: Isabella Formoso, Bergen Tech; Miloida Hilaire, Passaic Tech; Villaneuva; PEYTON WENNERSTEN, Ridgewood (t-6).

4-x-400 relay: Clifton; Ridgewood.

Boys

55: Ben Nelken, Clifton; Samuel Yepes, North Bergen.

400: Piotr Lesnicki, Bergen Tech (10).

800: Dylan Decambre, Bergen Tech; Raynier Galvez, Passaic Tech; Dylan Guarquila, Hackensack.

1,600: Hisham Ettayebi, Clifton; Guarquila; DJ Murphy, Ridgewood; Luke Pash, Ridgewood; KENNETH RELOVSKY, Passaic Tech.

3,200: Ettayebi; Trevor Kane, Ridgewood; Murphy; Luis Ortiz, Hackensack; PASH (10).

55 HH: Dexter DeMarco, Ridgewood; Anthony Senatore, Bergen Tech; Romelo Tables, Clifton.

Shot put: Carlos Bermudez, Ridgewood (4); Michael Clark, Passaic (9); Yousef Elzahaby, Kennedy (7).

High jump: Kyle Dickson, Ridgewood; David Jendayi, Passaic Tech; JOSHUA JUSTIN, Passaic Tech (t-7).

Pole vault: MATT AONO, Ridgewood (2); Antonio Bordamonte, Clifton; Seungium Lee, Ridgewood; Liam O'Meara, Ridgewood (5).

4-x-400 relay: Hackensack; Passaic Tech; RIDGEWOOD (10).

Non-Public A

These are the top North Jersey entries in each of the 10 state events.

Boys

TEAMS: Bergen Catholic (BC); Don Bosco (DB); Dwight-Englewood (DE); Paramus Catholic (PC)

55: Logan Casey, (BC); James Dely (PC); Allan Hilton-Clarke (BC); Joshua Narcisse (PC).

400: Joseph Griffith (BC); Corey Sanders, Jr. (PC).

800: None.

1,600: Paul Maguire (DB).

3,200: Maguire.

55 HH: Amari Boyd (DE); Dely; Adrian Laing (PC); Tristan Oliver (BC).

Shot put: Justin King (BC).

High jump: Dely; Hilton-Clarke; Oliver; Noah Thomas (DE); Zhaire Trinidad (PC).

Pole vault: Oliver Lopez (BC).

4-x-400 relay: Bergen Catholic; Dwight-Englewood; Paramus Catholic.

Girls

TEAMS: Dwight-Englewood (DE); Holy Angels (HA); Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA); Paramus Catholic (PC).

55: Gina Certo (HA); Gina Rubio (PC); Olivia Tacconi (IHA).

400: Paige Burgess (IHA).

800: None.

1,600: Leanna Johnston (IHA).

3,200: Johnston.

55 HH: Brianna DeSanto (PC); Sydney Dungey (PC); Lauren Dunnigan (IHA).

Shot put: Caresa Colin (PC); Catherine Goldstein (IHA); Saige Nicholson (PC); Tyaja Thomas (PC).

High jump: Dungey; Gabrielle Snell (PC).

Pole vault: Caterina Cardamonte (HA); Sophie Morales (IHA); Casey Roberts (IHA).

4-x-400 relay: Holy Angels; IHA.

Non-Public B

TEAMS: Eastern Christian (EC); Immaculate Conception (IC)

BOYS TO WATCH: Alex Culp (EC) (1,600/3,200); Stone Davis (EC) (PV); Ruslan Gorler (EC) (HJ); Caleb Kuperus (EC) (HH); Adam Malasits (EC) (HJ).

GIRLS TO WATCH: Rebekah Baker (EC) (SP); Juliana Hopeck (EC) (400/HH/HJ); Anneke Kuperus (EC) (HJ/PV); Piper Portacio (IC) (55); Sharyn Thomas (EC) (SP).

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Winter track: North Jersey entries at State Group Championships