South Brunswick Track Teams Continue Great Seasons

Having already proven they are the best teams in Middlesex County, the South Brunswick High School boys and girls track squads will now see how they stack up against the rest of the state.

The South Brunswick teams will compete in the Central Jersey Group IV sectionals on May 25-26 at Hillsborough High School. South Brunswick will try and continue a remarkable season, which includes the boys and girls already winning the division, the Greater Middlesex Conference Championship and the GMC relays.

"This is the first time that we have completed the triple crown of winning the division, relay and track championships," noted South Brunswick boys coach Wilfredo Rivera.

The South Brunswick boys won the GMC title on May 12. South Brunswick scored 80 points, topping the 66 by Sayreville. This is the second time South Brunswick has won the title, adding to its victory in 1994.

"The Vikings were led by double event place winners Adam Dickert, Jaleel Alston, Darrell Harper, Matt Tamasi, Jonathan Pitt, Tre Tisdale, and triple event place winner Kaseem Davis," Rivera noted.

The South Brunswick girls scored points in 13 of the 16 events contested to win the GMC for the seventh year in a row.

"The girls performed at a high level throughout the meet," South Brunswick girls coach Stefan Moorhead said. "We showed that we have star power, as evidenced by the fact that we had five athletes win their events, but we also have depth, since we scored in 13 out of 16 events and had a total of 15 athletes score points."

The lone win for the South Brunswick boys came in the 4x400. Tre Tisdale, Matt Tamasi, Jose Baxter and Kaseem Davis set a new school record with a time of 3:21.23.

South Brunswick also scored a lot of points in the long jump and high jump. Jaleel Alston was second (22' 6 1/4"), Jonathan Pitt fourth (22' 4 1/2") and Darrell Harper sixth (22' 1/2") in the high jump. Christian Larbie was second (6' 2"), Davis fifth (6') and Alston sixth (5' 10") in the high jump.

Pitt also added a second in the triple jump (45' 11"). Harper added a fifth in the pole vault (11' 6").

South Brunswick also placed two athletes in the 3200. Nicholas Neville was fifth (9:43.32) and Tyler Blackburn sixth (9:46.48).

South Brunswick managed thirds in the 200 (Davis in 22.65), the 800 (Matt Tamasi in 2:00.42) and 400 (Tre Tisdale in 49.87).

In the throwing events, Adam Dickert was second in the shot put (49' 9 3/4") and Jay Donofrio was sixth in the javelin (155' 1").

The South Bruswick girls won six events on the way to the GMC championship.

Cayla Del Piano won the 1600 (5:13.67) and 3200 (11:12.44).

Alicia Osley won the 400 in a time of 57.82. She also added a fifth in the 200 (26.01).

"I was especially happy for our senior captains that won individual titles, Cayla Del Piano and Alicia Osley," Moorhead said. "They have both been vital parts of our team for four years, and it was nice to see them end their GMC careers on a high note."

Lindsay Carbone set a personal best of 10' 6" to win the pole vault.

"Lindsay Carbone won her second straight GMC title in the pole vault, with a big PR of 10-6," Moorhead said. "She has only been involved in the sport since her junior year, so it is nice to see how much she has progressed in a short period of time."

Danielle Padovano won the discus (a personal best 119 feet). She also placed third in the shot put (34' 6 1/2").

Julia Lekht won the long jump with a distance of 16' 5 3/4". Lekht also added a second in the triple jump (35' 1 1/4").

Savannah Barton was second in the pole vault (9' 6"). Lindsay Del Piano set a personal best of 9' 6" while placing third in the pole vault.

Kristin Krier (108' 3" in javelin) and Aspen McMillan (100 hurdles in 15.35) both placed third in their events.

Rachel VanDemark and Elisa Meranchik set personal bests. VanDemark was fifth in the javelin (105' 6"). Meranchik was sixth in the 1600 (5:29.05).

Rochelle McDonald, Cayla Del Piano, Osley and Victoria Monteiro were second in the 4x400 (3:57.87).

Jada-Rae Poku was fourth in the high jump (4' 10"). Zyjira Thomas was fourth in the 100 hurdles (15.35).

On May 25-26 the South Brunswick teams will try and repeat that success.