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SPF, Union Catholic Win UCC Championships
Raider, Viking and Blue Devil teams come out on top Friday and Saturday.
The girls and boys each captured first place in their respective divisions at the Union County Conference Championships last Friday and Saturday at Gov. Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys finished fourth, and the Union Catholic girls finished sixth.
Here are the results, as reported on NJ.com:
WATCHUNG DIVISION – BOYS Team Scores 1 Westfield, 135.5 points 2 Rahway, 109 3 Union, 99.5 4 Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 88 5 Elizabeth, 49 6 Linden, 14 200-Meter Dash 1 Elijah Hughes, Elizabeth, 22.382 Marquis Robinson, 22.80 3 William Harris, Rahway, 22.94 4 Robert Ciardullo, Westfield, 23.11 5 Steve Ferville, Union, 23.22 6 Jeph Olali, Union, 23.23 800-Meter Run 1 Sam Tooley, Westfield, 1:56.75 2 Kevin Ingram, Westfield, 1:57.79 3 Luke Harper, Rahway, 1:57.83 4 Jeremy Antivo, Rahway, 1:58.49 5 Kevin Smith, Westfield, 1:58.98 6 Jeen Exume, Linden, 2:00.78 3,200-Meter Run 1 Jack Leahy, Westfield, 9:25.65 2 Andrew Kirna, Westfield, 9:27.57
3 John Kirna, Westfield, 9:57.78 4 Jeremy Antivo, Rahway, 10:04.36 5 Alex Parker, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 10:09.36 6 Luke Harper, Rahway, 10:13.65 110-Meter Hurdles 1 Wellington Brown, Union, 15.57 2 Gavin Duncan, Union, 15.57 3 Emmanuel Atilola, Rahway, 16.06 4 Moussa Channaoui, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 16.12 5 Al-Raji Winbush, Rahway, 16.17 6 Mike Parada, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 17.18 Long Jump 1 Chris Foreman, Union, 21-8 ½ 2 Emmanuel Atilola, Rahway, 21-3 ¼ 3 Chris Jimenez, Westfield, 21-2 ½ 4 Shane King, Elizabeth, 20-11 ¾ 5 Jamel Bolden-Presley, Rahway, 20-11 6 Wellington Brown, Union, 20-10 ½ Shot Put 1 Dion Dawkins, Rahway, 45-7 ½ 2 Chris Burke, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 45-1 1.2 3 Billy Castore, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 43-11 ¾ 4 Sebastian Valdes, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 43-5 ½ 5 Will Cronen, Westfield, 41-10 6 Azuri Branch, Union, 40-11 ½ Discus 1 Sebastian Valdes, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 125-11
2 Mike Tufaro, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 124-10 3 Rodny Jean-Charles, Union, 113-2 4 Chris Burke, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 110-5 5 Brian Duffy, Westfield, 105-7 6 Dion Dawkins, Rahway, 100-1 Pole Vault 1 Zack Carow, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 13-0 2 John Stelmach, Westfield, 12-0 3 Dan Pesin, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 11-0 4 Matthew Gordner, Westfield, and Joe Desiato, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 10-6 5
6 Peter Fagan, Westfield, 10-0 1,600-Meter Relay 1 Rahway (Brian Pyrus, William Harris, Jerrell Wilson, Al-Raji Winbush) 3:20.84 2 Union 3:27.32 3 Westfield 3:28.33 4 Elizabeth 3:31.54 5 Linden 3:47.92
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WATCHUNG DIVISION – GIRLS Team Scores 1. Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 159 points
2. Westfield, 138 3. Union, 85
4. Rahway, 43 5. Elizabeth, 29
6. Plainfield, 25
200-Meter Dash 1. Ashley Edwards, Westfield, 25.92
2. Kesi Ann Powell, Union, 26.63 3. Sirena VanEpp, Westfield, 26.72 4. Jennifer Edobi, Union, 26.86 5. Asyra Murchison, Rahway, 26.94 6. Hannah Kronick, Westfield, 27.20 800-Meter Run 1. Erin Pierce, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 2:19.78 2. Jennifer Edobi, Union, 2:23.45 3. Tracey Estelus, Linden, 2:23.72 4. Natalie Antunes, Elizabeth, 2:23.83 5. Jahnaya Harris, Elizabeth, 2:26.42 6. Grace Woodrow, Rahway, 2:27.95 3,200-Meter Run 1. Kathleen Leeper, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 12:02.81 . 2. Erin Pierce, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, 12:07.61
3. Alyssa Hatch, Westfield, 12:15.98 4. Natalie Antunes, Elizabeth, 12:40.32 5. Danielle Grimes, Westfield, 12:45.10 6. Alana Basil, Westfield, 12:52.82 110-Meter Hurdles 1. K'Shaunna Tyler, Plainfield, 15.38 2. Ennica Jacob, Union, 16.27 3. Sarah Robinson, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 16.37 4. Najla Gilliam, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 16.72 5. Christine Miklas, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 16.96 6. Brittany Davis, Union, 20.76 Long Jump 1. Asyra Murchison, Rahway, 17-0 ½ 2. Christine Charles, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 17-0 3. Emily Nagourney, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 16-6 ¾ 4. Jada Jones, Union, 16-5 ¾ 5. Sarah Robinson, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 16-3 ½ 6. Jadeen Service, Union, 15-2 ¼ Shot Put 1. Osazenoriuwa Ebose, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 36-6 ½ 2. Danielle Schweizer, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 34-0 3. Iesha Hemingway, Union, 32-3 ¼ 4. Samantha Renfree, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 32-0 ¾ 5. Chanelle Sears, Plainfield, 31-7 ¾ 6. Sara Camacho, Rahway, 31-6 ½ Discus 1. Danielle Schweizer, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 110-4
2. Chioma Moneme, Union, 108-6 3. Osazenoriuwa Ebose, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 96-7 4. Chioma Ossai, Union, 85-8 5. Erin Brown, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 83-0 6. Aijah Morrissette, Elizabeth, 82-1 Pole Vault 1. Olivia Dunham, Westfield, 8-0 2. Hannah Kronick, Westfield, 8-0 3. Daphna Darisme, Rahway, and Alexandra Kapadia, Westfield, 7-6 4. 5. Christine Miklas, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 6-6 6. 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Westfield (Anna Simon, Sirena VanEpp, Hannah Kronick, Ashley Edwards) 4:02.19 2. Rahway 4:10.87 3. Elizabeth 4:16.40 4. Linden 4:19.27 5. Plainfield 4:24.71 6. Scotch Plains-Fanwood 4:26.65
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MOUNTAIN DIVISION – BOYS Team Scores 1. Union Catholic, 164 points 2. Gov. Livingston, 126 3. Cranford, 60 4. Summit, 56 5. Johnson, Roselle and Hillside, 30 200-Meter Dash 1. Jim Burns, Summit, 23.12
2. Kareem Parker, Roselle, 23.26 3. Darryl Costello, Union Catholic, 23.27 4. Chris Guerrero, Gov. Livingston, 23.40 5. Kyree Cuvington, Hillside, 23.62 6. Christopher Matejek, Johnson, 23.63 800-Meter Run 1. Allen Eke, Union Catholic, 1:57.00 2. Evan Gingrich, Union Catholic, 1:59.07 3. Brian Simone, Gov. Livingston, 1:59.48 4. Mike DeAngelis, Union, 2:00.20 5. Andrew Mandelbaum, Summit, 2:00.46 6. George El-Khoury, Cranford, 2:01.89 3,200-Meter Run 1. Anthony Bucci, Gov. Livingston, 10:04.36 2. Tom Feeney, Cranford, 10:10.48
3. Eli Howard, Cranford, 10:15.47 4. Joe Seedbode, Union Catholic, 10:21.42 5. Ryan Bjellquist-Ledger, Johnson, 10:23.81 6. Christian Barbosa, Union Catholic, 10:39.72 110-Meter Hurdles 1. Mark Jones, Summit, 14.94 2. Chris Guerrero, Gov. Livingston, 15.58 3. Anup George, Gov. Livingston, 16.11 4. Kyle Fitts, Summit, 16.33 5. Tom Folger, Cranford, 16.87 6. Rob Moorman, Gov. Livingston, 17.29 Long Jump 1. Mark Jones, Summit, 23-6 ¼ 2. Alex Arkodie, Union Catholic, 21-8 ½ 3. Adham McGuire, Cranford, 20-11 ¼ 4. Patrick Franciotti, Johnson, 20-10 ¾ 5. Richard Thomas, Roselle, 20-8 ¼ 6. Darryl Simpson, Hillside, 20-7 ½ Shot Put 1. Tyler Frezza, Gov. Livingston, 52-3 ½ 2. Marcus Sancho, Union Catholic, 48-11 3. Marty Davidson, Union Catholic, 46-6 ½ 4. Tony Manganiello, Gov. Livingston, 43-10 ½ 5. Adam Zalewski, Johnson, 42-1 6. Marlon Thiong, Roselle, 40-0 ¾ 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Union Catholic (Mike DeAngelis, Kenny Evely, Mark Mintel, Allen Eke) 3:26.08 2. Hillside 3:27.67 3. Roselle 3:31.19 4. Gov. Livingston 3:35.38 5. Cranford 3:37.23 6. Johnson 3:38.61
2. Kareem Parker, Roselle, 23.26 3. Darryl Costello, Union Catholic, 23.27 4. Chris Guerrero, Gov. Livingston, 23.40 5. Kyree Cuvington, Hillside, 23.62 6. Christopher Matejek, Johnson, 23.63 800-Meter Run 1. Allen Eke, Union Catholic, 1:57.00 2. Evan Gingrich, Union Catholic, 1:59.07 3. Brian Simone, Gov. Livingston, 1:59.48 4. Mike DeAngelis, Union, 2:00.20 5. Andrew Mandelbaum, Summit, 2:00.46 6. George El-Khoury, Cranford, 2:01.89 3,200-Meter Run 1. Anthony Bucci, Gov. Livingston, 10:04.36 2. Tom Feeney, Cranford, 10:10.48
3. Eli Howard, Cranford, 10:15.47 4. Joe Seedbode, Union Catholic, 10:21.42 5. Ryan Bjellquist-Ledger, Johnson, 10:23.81 6. Christian Barbosa, Union Catholic, 10:39.72 110-Meter Hurdles 1. Mark Jones, Summit, 14.94 2. Chris Guerrero, Gov. Livingston, 15.58 3. Anup George, Gov. Livingston, 16.11 4. Kyle Fitts, Summit, 16.33 5. Tom Folger, Cranford, 16.87 6. Rob Moorman, Gov. Livingston, 17.29 Long Jump 1. Mark Jones, Summit, 23-6 ¼ 2. Alex Arkodie, Union Catholic, 21-8 ½ 3. Adham McGuire, Cranford, 20-11 ¼ 4. Patrick Franciotti, Johnson, 20-10 ¾ 5. Richard Thomas, Roselle, 20-8 ¼ 6. Darryl Simpson, Hillside, 20-7 ½ Shot Put 1. Tyler Frezza, Gov. Livingston, 52-3 ½ 2. Marcus Sancho, Union Catholic, 48-11 3. Marty Davidson, Union Catholic, 46-6 ½ 4. Tony Manganiello, Gov. Livingston, 43-10 ½ 5. Adam Zalewski, Johnson, 42-1 6. Marlon Thiong, Roselle, 40-0 ¾ 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Union Catholic (Mike DeAngelis, Kenny Evely, Mark Mintel, Allen Eke) 3:26.08 2. Hillside 3:27.67 3. Roselle 3:31.19 4. Gov. Livingston 3:35.38 5. Cranford 3:37.23 6. Johnson 3:38.61
MOUNTAIN DIVISION – GIRLS Team Scores 1. Cranford, 114 points
2. Johnson, 102 3. Gov. Livingston, 81
4. Summit, 72 5. Roselle, 65
6. Union Catholic, 58
200-Meter Dash 1. Natalie Englese, Cranford, 25.46
2. Dominique Watkins, Roselle, 25.91 3. Kaprice James, Roselle, 26.03 4. Alexis Cubbage, Union Catholic, 26.07 5. Imani Jones, Roselle, 26.32 6. Claire Smith, Gov. Livingston, 26.38 800-Meter Run 1. Katie Watson, Summit, 2:14.88 2. Natalie Englese, Cranford, 2:21.77 3. Rebeca Cummings, Summit, 2:26.28 4. Sara Vagie, Johnson, 2:27.30 5. Bari Machado, Gov. Livingston, 2:30.38 6. Megan Byrnes, Cranford, 2:31.19 3,200-Meter Run 1. Gillian McIlroy, Summit, 11:31.76 2. Sara Vagie, Johnson, 11:36.53
3. Jenna-Rose Fraser, Johnson, 12:06.96 4. Jenna Socci, Union Catholic, 12:10.65 5. Brianna Palumbo, Gov. Livingston, 12:39.76 6. Christine Lodato, Johnson, 12:43.18 110-Meter Hurdles 1. Kaprice James, Roselle, 15.24 2. Morgan McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 15.24 3. Daria Chadwick, Summit, 15.60 4. Aleixa Diaz, Summit, 16.56 5. Bryanna Grant, Cranford, 16.24
6. Rebecca Shiminov, Cranford, 16.35 Long Jump 1. Cat Quinn, Gov. Livingston, 17-2 2. Amanda Wnorowski, Johnson, 17-1 ½ 3. Morgan McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 17-0 ¼ 4. Rebecca Shimonov, Cranford, 16-11 ½ 5. Rachel Nilan, Gov. Livingston, 16-5 ¼ 6. Regine Hunter, Cranford, 16-4 Shot Put 1. Kristen VanBenschoten, Cranford, 33-3 2. Kelsey Pinkham, Johnson, 31-11 3. Megan Trollo, Union Catholic, 30-9 4. Jordan Doherty, Union Catholic, 30-2 ¼ 5. Jackie Karpman, Summit, 29-10 6. Jessica Schurtz, Johnson, 29-8 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Cranford (Jenna Ellenbacher, Laura Van Horn, Megan Schetlich, Natalie Englese) 4:03.76. 2. Roselle 4:05.88 3. Gov. Livingston 4:11.18 4. Johnson 4:12.80
2. Johnson, 102 3. Gov. Livingston, 81
4. Summit, 72 5. Roselle, 65
6. Union Catholic, 58
200-Meter Dash 1. Natalie Englese, Cranford, 25.46
2. Dominique Watkins, Roselle, 25.91 3. Kaprice James, Roselle, 26.03 4. Alexis Cubbage, Union Catholic, 26.07 5. Imani Jones, Roselle, 26.32 6. Claire Smith, Gov. Livingston, 26.38 800-Meter Run 1. Katie Watson, Summit, 2:14.88 2. Natalie Englese, Cranford, 2:21.77 3. Rebeca Cummings, Summit, 2:26.28 4. Sara Vagie, Johnson, 2:27.30 5. Bari Machado, Gov. Livingston, 2:30.38 6. Megan Byrnes, Cranford, 2:31.19 3,200-Meter Run 1. Gillian McIlroy, Summit, 11:31.76 2. Sara Vagie, Johnson, 11:36.53
3. Jenna-Rose Fraser, Johnson, 12:06.96 4. Jenna Socci, Union Catholic, 12:10.65 5. Brianna Palumbo, Gov. Livingston, 12:39.76 6. Christine Lodato, Johnson, 12:43.18 110-Meter Hurdles 1. Kaprice James, Roselle, 15.24 2. Morgan McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 15.24 3. Daria Chadwick, Summit, 15.60 4. Aleixa Diaz, Summit, 16.56 5. Bryanna Grant, Cranford, 16.24
6. Rebecca Shiminov, Cranford, 16.35 Long Jump 1. Cat Quinn, Gov. Livingston, 17-2 2. Amanda Wnorowski, Johnson, 17-1 ½ 3. Morgan McLaughlin, Union Catholic, 17-0 ¼ 4. Rebecca Shimonov, Cranford, 16-11 ½ 5. Rachel Nilan, Gov. Livingston, 16-5 ¼ 6. Regine Hunter, Cranford, 16-4 Shot Put 1. Kristen VanBenschoten, Cranford, 33-3 2. Kelsey Pinkham, Johnson, 31-11 3. Megan Trollo, Union Catholic, 30-9 4. Jordan Doherty, Union Catholic, 30-2 ¼ 5. Jackie Karpman, Summit, 29-10 6. Jessica Schurtz, Johnson, 29-8 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Cranford (Jenna Ellenbacher, Laura Van Horn, Megan Schetlich, Natalie Englese) 4:03.76. 2. Roselle 4:05.88 3. Gov. Livingston 4:11.18 4. Johnson 4:12.80
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