Randolph boys, Mendham girls claim large-school NJAC team titles

ROCKAWAY – Delbarton’s Luke Mayer came in third during the preliminary race for the 110-meter hurdles at the NJAC Large-School Championships on Wednesday at Morris Hills, but some sage advice from a teammate helped when it came time to run the final.

“My prelim race wasn’t good at all so my teammate Shawn Ohazurike kept telling me before, ‘Just focus on a clean run. Just run it smooth,’ so that’s what I set out to do,” Mayer said.

The advice paid off and Mayer won the final in a meet-record 14.84 seconds, besting the former record of 14.91 set in 2012 by Randolph’s Kyle Holder, who is now running at Rutgers.

“It was definitely really nice because I won it last year as well, so trying to win it again was a big priority of mine,” said Mayer, who ran a 15.12 in the prelim. “Coming off that 10th hurdle I knew I just had to dig in deep because the kid from Roxbury (Dan Giuliano), he was just right there.”

Giuliano finished second and also came in under the former meet record with a time of 14.88, four seconds better than his preliminary time. Mayer’s teammate Ohazurike was third.

It was also a good day for Mayer’s significant other, Randolph’s Elly Scherer, who won the 100 hurdles in a time of 14.87. In the prelim, Scherer came in second to Chatham’s Simone Kirton, who set the meet record with a time of 14.73. The old record was 15.03 set by Randolph’s Samantha Kral in 2012.

Kirton led until the final seconds when a late kick fueled Scherer and put her in first.

“I just really wanted to have a good time, really, and just to beat Simone,” Scherer said. “That was kind of something I really wanted to get to and it’s just a really awesome feeling. I just know she holds strong the whole race so I just knew I really had to kick in there to really get her because I started dying in the middle of the race and I knew I can’t give up.”

Mayer and Scherer tried to both win their respective hurdles races at the Morris County Tournament during the indoor season, but it didn’t work out, so the double win on Wednesday was extra special to the pair, and also fueled their rivalry a bit.

“When we first starting talking she went on MileSplit and saw that both of our hurdle times were the exact same, 15.04 each, and so it was like, if we race we would tie,” Mayer said. “That’s when I said, ‘No, I think I would win,’ and that’s when we started this little rivalry.”

Montville junior Leah Wis took the discus (129-0) and high jump (5-2).

“I’m a little disappointed but I’m also happy because I’m under the weather and I know what I have to work on,” she said. “So at least I have something to drive towards.”

Randolph senior Liz Lansing continued her winning ways, taking the 800 (2:16.46) with teammate Nora May McSorley third.

“Honestly all I wanted to do was stay relaxed, stay calm, focused, block everything out and I know that all these girls are so fast and as long as I stick with the front of the pack, they push me to a fast time, that’s all I wanted,” Lansing said. “It feels amazing, more than I expected.”

Mendham senior Christian Kildal-Brandt won the 200 after finishing second in the 400 on Tuesday. Kildal-Brandt lost to record-setting Randolph senior Greg Stickle in the 400, but came back to beat him and James Lienhardt in the 200.

“We’ve been competing since, I’ve known James since I was 10 years old, it’s good to have a rivalry and I’m glad I came out on top today,” Kildal-Brandt said. “I was a little disappointed (Tuesday), I would have liked to run faster, of course I like to win, but he ran a great race and I’m happy I came out today on top.”

Staff Writer Lauren Knego: 973-428-6674; lknego@gannettnj.com; blogs.dailyrecord.com/highschoolsports/

BOYS RESULTS

Team scores: 1. Randolph 87; 2. Mendham 63; 3. Chatham 58; 4. Pope John 52; 5. Morris Hills 43; 6. Delbarton 39; 7. Morristown 33; 8. Sparta 27; 9. Morris Knolls 25.50; 10. Vernon 17.50; 11. Montville 15; 11. Mount Olive 15; 13. West Morris 10, 13. Roxbury 10; 15. Parsippany Hills 1.

100: 1. James Lienhardt (Rand) 11.12; 2. Nicholas Ferrone (Ch) 11.38; 3. Donte Wise (MO) 11.47; 4. Jhamil King (Mt) 11.53; 5. Marcquis Smallwood (MO) 11.55; 6. Dan Xia (Mv) 11.58.

200: 1. Christian Kildal-Brandt (Mend) 22.21; 2. James Lienhardt (Rand) 22.65; 3. Greg Stickle (Rand) 22.67; 4. Marcquis Smallwood (MO) 23.19; 5. Nicholas Ferrone (Chat) 23.03; 6. Donte Wise (MO) 23.01.

400: 1. Greg Stickle (Rand) 48.5* (old record: 48.96, Dylan Hurley, Pope John, 2010); 2. Christian Kildal-Brandt (Mend) 49.17; 3. Stephen Bondurich (Ch) 50.04; 4. Dan Xia (Mv) 50.29; 5. Dylan Heraghty (Mend) 50.31; 6. Ian McNally (MH) 50.32.

800: 1. Jon Buck (PJ) 1:55.76; 2. Ian McNally (MH) 1:56.07; 3. Jason Schweizer (MH) 1:56.71; 4. Paul Ehmann (Mend) 1:57.68; 5. Connor Spalt (MH) 1:58.12; 6. Kevin Gesell (Chat) 1:58.58.

1600: 1. Jon Buck (PJ) 4:22.78; 2. Alex Pai (MH) 4:23.82; 3. Will Mitchell (Ch) 4:24.55; 4. Chris Drace (PJ) 4:25.05; 5. Eric Clay (Mt) 4:27.45; 6. Griffin Casey (Sp) 4:28.36.

3200: 1. Griffin Casey (Sparta) 9:34.94; 2. Will Mitchell (Chat) 9:35.04; 3. Eric Clay (Mt) 9:40.04; 4. Chris Drace (PJ) 9:40.33; 5. Joseph DeFeo (Del) 9:43.84; 6. Grant Hauck (Chat) 9:45.87.

4x400: 1. Chatham (Stephen Bondurich, Harris Eisenhardt, Kevin Gesell, Jaylen Haye) 3:26.08; 2. Mendham (Sam Curtis, Dylan Heraghty, Colin Hall, Peter Miu) 3:26.73; 3. Morris Hills (Rey Almodovar, Alex Pai, Ian McNally, Jason Schweizer) 3:26.84; 4. Pope John (Dan Mulkerin, Noah Sharp, Shayne Harrell, Jon Buck) 3:28.67; 5. Mount Olive (Chris Feeney, William Sturm, Brandon Hood, Marcquis Smallwood) 3:28.70; 6. Morris Knolls (Matias Pellegrino Ekwochi Njeze, Dan DeBlieck, Nathan Eluemunor) 3:28.71.

High hurdles: 1. Luke Mayer (Del) 14.84; 2. Dan Giuliano (Rox) 14.88; 3. Shawn Ohazurike (Del) 15.05; 4. Nathan Eluemunor (MK) 15.33; 5. Marc Ruglio (Rox) 15.37; 6. Julian Montilus (Mend) 15.39.

Intermediate hurdles: 1. Greg Stickle (Rand) 55.47; 2. Luke Mayer (Del) 56.22; 3. Nathan Eluemunor (MK) 56.67; 4. Peter Miu (Mend) 56.82; 5. Shawn Ohazurike (Del) 56.84; 6. Karl Mulligan (PH) 57.41.

High jump: 1. Spenser Clouse (Mend) 6-2; 2. Isaiah Turner (MH) 6-0; 3. Andrew Pondiscio (Sp) 6-0; 4. Austin Bailey (PJ) 5-10; 5. Jared Ryder (V) 5-01; 6. Uche White-Thorope (MK) and Luidgi Faubert (MK) 5-6.

Long jump: 1. Greg Stickle (Rand) 22-5; 2. Spenser Clouse (Mend) 22-2; 3. Andrew Pondiscio (Sp) 20-5.5; 4. Isaiah Turner (MH) 20-2; 5. Solomon Holzworth (WMC) 20-1.25; 6. Brian Jefferson (PJ) 20-0.75.

Triple jump: 1. Jared Ryder (Vernon) 44-5; 2. Stephan Cole (Mend) 43-5; 3. Jason Alexis (Chat) 41-10.25; 4. Jason Rotondi (Sparta) 41-3; 5. Kevin Sears (WM) 40-6.75; 6. Brian Jefferson (PJ) 40-1.50.

Pole vault: 1. Tyler Simmons (MK) 12-6; 2. Kenan Mitchell (Rand) 12-6; 3. John Beute (Del) 12-0; 4. Steven Yeung (Mt) 12-0; 5. Trevor Hazell (Vernon) 11-06; 5. Dylan Shaw (MK) 11-6.

Shot put: 1. David Vargas (Rand) 51-10.25; 2. Alexander Rodgers (Mv) 50-6.25; 3. Jaylon Jorge (Mt) 50-0.50; 4. Josh Felix (Vernon) 49-5; 5. Edward Dennerlein (Chat) 48-8; 6. Matthew Napoleon (Chat) 47-0.

Discus: 1. Jaylon Jorge (Mt) 144-5; 2. Ed Dennerlein (Ch) 138-5; 3. Charlie Hatler (PJ) 135-7; 4. David Vargas (Rand) 133-9; 5. Alex Rodgers (Mv) 132-0; 6. Tim Guider (Del) 130-3.

Javelin: 1. Connor Logoyda (Rand) 167-5; 2. Charlie Hatler (PJ) 166-10; 3. Drew Billing (WM) 158-11; 4. Joseph Gambetta (Del) 155-7; 5. Mike Thomas (MK) 155-5; 6. Elijah Rivera (Rand) 152-7.

GIRLS RESULTS

Team scores: 1. Mendham 62; 2. Roxbury 58; 3. Randolph 57; 4. Pope John 50; 5. Montville 46.50; 6. West Morris 46; 7. Morris Hills 34.50; 8. Morris Knolls 27; 9. Morristown 23; 10. Mount Olive 20; 11. Vernon 12; 11. Chatham 12; 13. Parsippany Hills 9; 14. Sparta 8.

100: 1. Camille Carter (Mt) 12.68; 2. Jendaya Williamson (WMC) 12.93; 3. Krista Evans (MK) 13.02; 4. Simone Kirton (Ch) 13.04; 5. Anjali Pai (MH) 13.05; 6. Erin Fulmore (PH) 13.07.

200: 1. Audrey O’Neill (Mend) 26.29; 2. Tiffany Larusso (Rox) 26.41; 3. Jendaya Williamson (WM) 26.58; 4. Alexis Smith (Rox) 26.81; 5. Tanna Holzworth (WM) 26.82; 6. Camille Carter (Mt) 26.73.

400: 1. Sierra Tonnesen (Mend) 58.3; 2. Alexis Smith (Rox) 58.61; 3. Olivia Carter (Mt) 59.87; 4. Micaela Poggi (MO) 1:00.48; 5. Kayla Fleming (MH) 1:01.06; 6. Abigail Rec (WMC) 1:01.15.

1600: 1. Sierra Castaneda (WMC) 4:59.27; 2. Liz Lansing (Rand) 5:03.83; 3. Frankie Perna (MH) 5:04.6; 4. Cassandra Harasts (Mv) 5:07.27; 5. Ashleigh Thurston (MH) 5:07.91; 6. Nora May McSorley (Rand) 5:08.59.

800: 1. Liz Lansing (Rand) 2:16.46; 2. Micaela Poggi (MO) 2:16.92; 3. Nora May McSorley (Rand) 2:16.96; 4. Abby Keller (PJ) 2:17.19; 5. Sierra Tonnesen (Mend) 2:17.71; 6. Sierra Castaneda (WM) 2:17.84.

3200: 1. Sierra Castaneda (WM) 11:01.45; 2. Olivia Viparina (Rox) 11:06.18; 3. Christine O’Kane (Mt) 11:08.90; 4. Cassandra Harasts (Mv) 11:21.37; 5. Defne Sement (Mend) 11:22.70; 6. Carole Harsch (Rand) 11:25.55.

100 hurdles: 1. Elly Scherer (Rand) 14.87; 2. Simone Kirton (Chat) 15.01; 3. Tymia Joseph (MK) 15.49; 4. Deanna Graziani (Rox) 15.73; 5. Leah Wis (Mv) 16.09; 6. Cayleigh Glew (Sparta) 16.19.

Intermediate hurdles: 1. Sierra Tonnesen (Mend) 1:03.89; 2. Audrey O'Neill (Mend) 1:04.54; 3. Catherine Chen (PH) 1:05.06; 4. Deanna Graziani (Rox) 1:05.51; 5. Rhianna Follet (MH) 1:06.41; 6. Tymia Joseph (MK) 1:07.

4x400: 1. Roxbury (Daniella Carter, Niki Alford, Alexis Smith, Tiffany Lorusso) 4:03.17; 2. Randolph (Nora May McSorley, Josefine Loeken, Stephanie Robinson, Liz Lansing) 4:03.60; 3. Pope John (Nicole Barnett, Stephanie Buck, Morgan Thatcher, Jenna Roney) 4:05.50; 4. Mendham (Kylie Cooper, Olivia Williams, Aiyonnah Post, Emma Schacht) 4:07.14; 5. Montville (Blythe Hehmeyer, Alicia Gupte, Stephanie Maggio, Leeana Sauser) 4:09.68; 6. Morris Hills (Kayla Fleming, Rhianna Follet, Zuriel Medina, Sophia Diaz) 4:11.98.

High jump: 1. Leah Wis (Mv) 5-2; 2. Kristina Lovenberg (WM) 4-10; 3. Jessica Prevete (MO) 4-10; 4. Catherine Larkin (Rox) 4-10; 5. Stephanie Maggio (Mv) 4-8; 5. Jenna Catalano (MH) 4-8.

Long jump: 1. Tymia Joseph (MK) 17-05; 2. Maggie Wadley (Mend) 16-10.50; 3. Amanda Murolo (Mv) 16-10.50; 4. Anjali Pai (MH) 16-09; 5. Meghan Boryeskne (Sparta) 16-04.50; 6. Aimee Mehta (Rand) 16-03.50.

Triple jump: 1. Tymia Joseph (MK) 37-11; 2. Stephanie Maggio (Mv) 36-5; 3. Meghan Boryeskyne (Sp) 36-4; 4. Anjali Pai (MH) 35-2.25; 5. Jennifer Ojukwu (MO) 35-1; 6. Katie Hastings (Sp) 34-6.

Pole vault: 1. Katlyn Rymarzow (PJ) 11-7* (old record: 11-6, Rymarzow, 2014); 2. Julia Mszanski (Mend) 10-6; 3. Cara Kelly (V) 10-6; 4. Lisa Newman (MK) 9-0; 5. Catherine Chen (PH) 9-0; 6. Olivia Williams (Mend) 8-6.

Shot put: 1. Makayla Taylor (Rand) 37-9.5; 2. Chioma Eluemunor (MH) 36-4; 3. Victoria Perez (PJ) 36-4; 4. Shannon Turner (V) 34-0; 5. Emily Greuter (MH) 33-8; 6. Katie Wisotsky (Mend) 33-7.75.

Discus: 1. Leah Wis (Mv) 129-00; 2. Victoria Perez (PJ) 108-10; 3. Katie Wisotsky (Mend) 107-01; 4. Emily Greuter (MH) 100-00; 5. Kristen Dettloff (Vernon) 90-06; 6. Makayla Taylor (Rand) 90-04.

Javelin: 1. Victoria Perez (PJ) 115-10; 2. Andrea Morales (Rox) 110-4; 3. Danielle Line (PJ) 105-1; 4. Jennie Lake (Mv) 103-9; 5. Nicole Christine (Rand) 101-3; 6. Leah Wis (Mv) 100-1.