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Winter Track: Top returning performers by event

paul schwartz, northjersey.com
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Here are the top 10 North Jersey performers returning from last winter in the 12 individual events that are part of the state championships series (nine regular events and three showcase events). Returnees in the top 25 in the state are shown with their ranking in parentheses. Times are from the 2021-22 winter season ONLY.

BOYS

55: 1. Allan Hilton Clarke, Bergen Catholic, 6.49 (2); 2. Xavier Hayletts, Bergenfield, 6.56 (8); 3. Joshua Yoon, Cresskill, 6.59 (t-14); 4. Elijah Carroll, Eastside, 6.65 (23); 5. Jack Ahart, Kinnelon, 6.66 (24); 6. Chris Short, Demarest, 6.73; 7. Hayden Yuzon, Glen Rock, 6.76; 8. Christian Grant, Clifton, 6.80; 9. Ethan Acevedo, Don Bosco, 6.81; 10. Josh Jung, Bergen Catholic and Ben Nelken, Clifton, 6.84.

200: 1. Carroll, 22.91 (8); 2. Short, 23.03 (11); 3. Ahart, 23.15 (18); 4. Davis Lee, Dwight-Englewood, 23.44; 5. Grant, 23.48; 6. Hayletts, 23.52; 7. Nelken and Sean Langley, River Dell, 23.57; 9. Michael Samarro, Ramapo, 23.75; 10. Alex Caba, Teaneck, 23.86.

400: 1. Ahart, 51.33 (14); 2. Jake DeJulia, Saddle Brook, 51.83 (21); 3. Goran Saric, Old Tappan, 52.13; 4. Isaac Diaz, Passaic, 52.22; 5. Devan Wasserman, Glen Rock, 52.34; 6. Nelken, 52.82; 7. Lucas Barrales, Ridgewood, 52.86; 8. Short, 52.88; 9. Kieran Laul, Demarest, 52.98; 10. Racine Ly, Ridgewood, 53.15.

800: 1.Dylan Decambre, Bergen Tech, 1:56.44 (4); 2. Brayden Lowe-Massi, Mahwah, 1:59.36 (13); 3. Johannes Rivera, Bergenfield, 1:59.84 (18); 4. Moses Barrera, Hackensack, 1:59.98 (t19); 5. Tom DiVincent, Ramapo, 2:01.07; 6. Matt Malora, Old Tappan, 2:02.46; 7. Liam Schwabik, River Dell, 2:03.30; 8. Joshua Sparkes, Passaic Tech, 2:05.00; 9. Corey Sanders, Paramus Catholic, 2:05.71; 10. Deniz Kalkandelen, Indian Hills, 2:06.41.

1,600: 1. Owen Horevay, Lakeland, 4:29.72; 2. Paul Maguire, Don Bosco, 4:32.51; 3. Hisham Ettayebi, Clifton, 4:35.92; 4. Younes Abada, Secacus, 4:36.42; 5. Decambre, 4:36.73; 6. Nathan Caldwell, Lakeland, 4:39.24; 7. Gabriel Johnson, Northern Highlands, 4:39.63; 8. Tadael Mihret, Rutherford, 4:40.48; 9. Lowe-Massi, 4:41.66; 10. DJ Murphy, Ridgewood, 4:41.72.

3,200: 1. Maguire, 9:29.41 (6); 2. Ettayebi, 9:49.08 (20); 3. Horevay, 9:51.72; 4. Caldwell, 9:54.00; 5. Abada, 10:03.13; 6. Murphy, 10:03.48; 7. Andrew Garcia, Kinnelon, 10:07.58; 8. Lowe-Massi, 10:12.11; 9. Ethan Kalajian, Demarest, 10:13.40; 10. Bryce Teto, Paramus, 10:16.45.

55 HH: 1. Red Kossick, Ridgewood, 7.95 (7); 2. Dexter DeMarco, Ridgewood, 8.11 (t-16); 3. Short, 8.14 (t-19); 4. Andrew Tandler, Demarest, 8.15 (t-21); 5. Elliot Lim, Demarest, 8.26; 6. Tavi Victoria, Passaic Valley, 8.35; 7. Adrian Laing, Paramus Catholic, and Hayletts, 8.36; 9. Matt Aono, Demarest and Seth Kaufman, Demarest, 8.40.

Shot put: 1. Winston Calvo, Wayne Valley, 51-4 3/4 (9); 2. Ohan Ambartsoumian, Demarest, 49-9 1/2 (12); 3. Justin King, Bergen Catholic, 47-1 1/4 (17); 4. Denis Delaney, Old Tappan, 45-4 (24); 5. Michael Clark, Passaic, 44-6 1/2; 6. Randy Worthington, Secaucus, 44-4; 7. Brad Weiner, Ramsey, 43-3 3/4; 8. Patrick Cagney, Demarest, 43-3 1/2; 9. Alec Libroia, Old Tappan, 42-3; 10. Arsham Bayrami, Fort Lee, 41-5 1/2.

High jump: 1. Zach Madison, Northern Highlands, 6-2 (t-2); 2. Clarke, Joshua Justin, Passaic Tech , and Tandler, 6-0 (t-4); 5. Ben Mandler, Pascack Hills, 5-10 (t-19); 6. Saric, Matt Ruocco, Demarest, Liam Paneque, Demarest, and Jack Attali, Demarest, 5-8; 10. Ruslan Gorter, Eastern Christian, 5-7.

Long jump: 1. Yoon, 21-10 3/4 (1); 2. Madison, 20-8 3/4 (11); 3. Paneque, 20-2 (16); 4. Noah Traverso, West Milford, 19-8 1/2 (22); 5. Grant, 19-6 1/ (25); 6. Jake Golden, Bergen Tech, 19-4 3/4; 7. Jeremy Chocoj, Ridgefield Park, 19-3 1/2; 8. Trashon Dye, Passaic Tech, 19-3; 9. Jorden Enigam, Lodi, 19-2 3/4; 10. George Cabany, River Dell, 19-1 1/4.

Triple jump: 1. Yoon, 44-9 3/4 (1); 2. Kossick, 43-6 (3); 3. Tandler, 42-3 (8); 4. Enigam, 41-2 (10); 5. Zhaire Trinidad, Paramus Catholic, 40-10 (11); 6. Alex Shevchenko, Ridgewood, 40-6 1/4 (12); 7. Saric, 40-5 (14); 8. Attali, 44-4 1/2 (15); 9. Eric Kim, River Dell, 40-0 1/4 (16); 10. Adrian King, Hackensack, 38-8 1/4 (22).

Pole vault: 1. Mandler, 14-0 (3); 2. Aono, 13-6 (2); 3. Caleb Park, Old Tappan and Nathan Park, Old Tappan, 13-0 (t-5); 5. Nathan Kearney, Northern Highlands; Matt Ha, Demarest and Tyler DeMarco, Old Tappan, 11-6 (t-18); 8. Colin Salandy, Paramus Catholic, 10-6; 9. Landon Lawson, Ridgewood, 10-0; 10. Oliver Lopez, Bergen Catholic, 9-6.

GIRLS

55: 1. Zuri Williamson, Teaneck, and Gina Rubio, Paramus Catholic, 7.48 (t-17); 3. Belle Bennett, Northern Highlands, 7.53; 4. Jordan Myers, Paramus, 7.56; 5. Abigail Dennis, Old Tappan, 7.61; 6. Emily Chen, Bergen Tech, 7.65; 7. Olivia Tacconi, IHA, 7.66; 8. Brianna DeSanto, Paramus Catholic, 7.68; 9. Kelly Buquicchio, Pascack Hills, 7.72; 10. Harley Taylor, Mahwah and Mackenzie Burke, Bergen Tech, 7.73.

200: 1. Williamson, 26.19 (10); 2. Rubio, 26.29 (13); 3. Sydney Dungey, Paramus Catholic, 26.53 (22); 4. DeSanto, 27.24; 5. Siena Kannenberg, Mahwah, 27.27; 6. Myers, 27.28; 7. Ayanna Chape, Hackensack, 27.29; 8. Bennett, 27.45; 9. Julia Tozduman, Lyndhurst, 27.46; 10. Erin Poppe, Ramapo, 27.72.

400: 1. Williamson, 60.42 (16); 2. Kannenberg, 60.94 (20); 3. Kate Marie Monaco, Ramsey, 61.68; 4. Chape, 61.92; 5. Emma Reinke, Ridgewood, 61.97; 6. Tozduman, 62.08; 7. Poppe, 62.33; 8. Katharine Cottone, Passaic Valley, 62.38; 9. Alexa Birch, Northern Highlands, and Alexa Castro, Fort Lee, 63.37.

800: 1. Christina Allen, River Dell, 2:16.56 (6); 2. Danielle Tilp, Cresskill, 2:21.14 (17); 3. Cellina Rabolli, Ridgewood, 2:21.65 (20); 4. Carly Griffin, Ramapo, 2:22.04 (21); 5. Remy Dubac, Clifton, 2:22.36 (24); 6. Kara Langbaum, Wayne Hills, 2:23.02; 7. Micaela Chamberlin, Ramapo, 2:25.07; 8. Zoe Merryman, Mahwah, 2:25.45; 9. Diana Valentini, Fort Lee, 2:27.47; 10. Ava Ebneter, River Dell, 2:28.68.

1,600: 1. Allen, 4:53.39 (1); 2. Leanna Johnston, IHA, 5:00.68 (8); 3. Dubac, 5:07.83 (12); 4. Brianna Braver, Ramapo, 5:12.94 (20); 5. Tilp, 5:15.60 (22); 6. Allison Courtney, Northern Highlands, 5:23.45; 7. Chamberlin, 5:27.18; 8. Avery Sheridan, Ridgewood, 5:30.83; 9. Isabella Gabay, River Dell, 5:34.11; 10. Kayla Carrino, Lyndhurst, 5:34.78.

3,200: 1. Johnston, IHA, 10:47.79 (3); 2. Dubac, 10:54.58 (4); 3. Allen, 11:23.11 (17); 4. Braver, 11:30.88 (23); 5. Brianna Potaki, Ramapo, 11:34.62; 6. Emma Green, Clifton, 11:44.34; 7. Courtney, 11:46.50; 8. Tilp, 11:48.83; 9. Autumn Ritter, Northern Highlands, 11:55.55; 10. Sophie Boos, Demarest, 12:10.79.

55 HH: 1. Dennis, 8.71 (7); 2. Bennett, 8.77 (8); 3. Abreeana Rilveria, River Dell, 8.79 (12); 4. DeSanto, 8.86 (16); 5. Alexandra Cahill, Ramapo, 8.88 (18); 6. Reinke, 8.90 (20); 7. Brooke Freschi Hasbrouck Heights, 8.96 (24); 8. Leah Alves, Hawthorne, 9.09; 8. Emma Keating, Pompton Lakes, 9.13; 9. Dungey, 9.17; 10. Norina Khanzada, Tenafly, 9.25.

Shot put: 1. Tyaja Thomas, Paramus Catholic, 36-3 1/2 (8); 2. Elliot Eddy, Hasbrouck Heights, 34-0 (15); 3. Isabel Johnson, Ridgewood, 33-3 (t-18); 4. Lillian Dinning, Ramsey, 32-6 1/2 (24); 5. Meghan Stellhorn, Hasbrouck Heights, 32-1; 6. Izabelle Grzybowski, Passaic Tech, 31-7 1/2; 7. Callia Nickels, Mahwah, 31-1 1/4; 8. Paris Higgs, Eastside, 30-4; 9. Ayanie Thomas, Paramus Catholic, 30-1 1/2; 10. Maya Rahav, Demarest, 30-1.

High jump: 1. Khanzada, 5-7 (1); 2. Gaea DePass, Hasbrouck Heights, 5-2 (t-7); 3. Anneke Kuperus, Eastern Christian, Ashleigh Gorman, Ramsey, and Freschi, 5-0 (t-11); 6. Ella Corigliano, Kinnelon, and Grace McQueeney, River Dell, 4-10; 8. eight jumpers tied at 4-8.

Long jump: 1. Abby Romero, IHA, 17-3 1/2 (2); 2. Reinke, 17-1 (4); 3. Grace McQueeney, River Dell, 17-0 3/4 (5); 4. Tozduman, 16-11 (6); 5. Khanzada, 16-10 (t-8); 6. Jordana Marcus, Fort Lee, 15-9 1/4; 7. Marisa Schoenberg, River Dell, 15-7 1/4; 8. Elisha Santos, Hasbrouck Heights, 15-6 3/4; 9, Cahill, 15-6; 10. Morgan Gagliano, Hasbrouck Heights, 15-5 3/4.

Triple jump: 1. Emily Turschmann, River Dell, 36-0 1/2 (3); 2. Schoenberg, 35-7 1/2 (5); 3. Romero, 34-8 1/2 (10); 4. Cahill, 34-6 3/4 (11); 5. DePass, 33-11 1/4 (16); 6. Ella Sachs, Hawthorne, 33-2 (19); 7. McQueeney, 32-11 1/4 (21); 8. Alves, 32-11 (22); 9. Reinke, 32-5 1/2 (25); 10. Harley McGinnity, Old Tappan, 32-2 3/4.

Pole vault: 1. Talia Hutchinson, Ridgewood, 11-6 (2); 2. Keating, 11-3 (3); 3. Casey Roberts, IHA, and Jamie Kim, Old Tappan, 10-0 (t-6); 5. Allie Tuite, Old Tappan, 9-0 (t-12); 6. Isabella Formoso, Bergen Tech, 8-6 (t-16); 7. Kaitlyn Legaspi, Emerson, 8-0 (t-21); 8. Ashley Acosta, Paramus, Joie Kim, Old Tappan, Salome Sanchez, Old Tappan and Ella Bonadio-Capiello, Demarest, 7-6.

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