Track & field
High Point’s Laura Champignon and Hopatcong’s Joe Martinek turned in gold medal performances at the 2006 NJSIAA Track & Field Group Championships contested on Friday. Champignon’s toss of 121-6 won the Group III girls’ javelin competition while Martinek got off a throw of 181-2 won the Group II boys’ javelin. The top six finishers in each event of the four public and two non-public meets move to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions that was to be held on Wednesday, June 7 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield. Results compliments of njtrackiandfield.org. Group II Boys Team Scores 5. Hopatcong 24 16T.Wallkill Valley 12 40T. Jefferson 0 40T. Newton 0 100-Meter Dash Preliminaries 13. Jordan Wardle, Newton, 11.54 400-Meter Dash 14. Matthew Gough (Jefferson) 51.36 800-Meter Run 3. Mike Pachella (Wallkill Valley) 1:55.61 20. Mike Crum (Hopatcong) 2:04.03 1600-Meter Run 14. Christopher Savino (Newton) 4:37.15 3200-Meter Run 10. Christopher Savino (Newton) 9:54.14 1600-Meter Relay 14. Newton (Christopher Savino, Jordan Wardle, Scott Paul. Sam Paul) 3:33.60 19. Wallkill Valley 3:38.83 110-Meter Hurdles Hurdles 14. Frank Elmuccio (Wallkill Valley) 15.38 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 12 Kurt Neubauer (Hopatcong) 58.33 20. Andy Hill (Hopatcong) 1:01.71 High Jump 8T. Frank Elmuccio (Wallkill Valley) 6-0 8T. Joe Martinek (Hopatcong 6-0 Long Jump 2. Joe Martinek (Hopatcong) 21-1/2 17. Michael Gurlacz (Jefferson) 17-9 ¾ Triple Jump 3. John Ramos (Wallkill Valley) 44-6 ½ 4. Joe Martinek (Hopatcong) 44-1 ¾ Shot Put 17. Billy Scott (Wallkill Valley) 45-11 Javelin 1. Joe Martinek (Hopatcong) 181-2 7. Jeremy Singleton (Wallkill Valley) 161-02 21. Cody Unger (Jefferson) 128-11 Group II Girls Team Scores 20T. Wallkill Valley 9 30T. Newton 4 40T. Kittatinny 0 100-Meter Dash Preliminaries 6. Vicky Caruso (Wallkill Valley) 12.73 21. Vanessa Rosario (Wallkill Valley) 13.59 22. Erin Moore (Lenape Valley) 13.80 100-Meter Dash Finals 6. Vicky Caruso (Wallkill Valley) 12.55 200-Meter Dash 4. Vicky Caruso (Wallkill Valley) 25.59 400-Meter Dash 16. Marisa Petrone (Jefferson) 1:03.15 800-Meter Run 18. Tracy Bartke (Jefferson) 2:30.66 1600-Meter Run 13. Aimee Chegwidden (Wallkill Valley) 5:26.94 16. Megan Murnane (Lenape Valley) 5:44.48 3200-Meter Run 4. Aimee Chegwidden (Wallkill Valley) 11:26.45 10. Kait Chegwidden (Wallkill Valley) 11:58.82 14. Megan Murnane (Lenape Valley) 12:16.46 19. Chelsea Gummerson (Kittatinny) 12:32.70 20. Kelly Churchill (Newton) 12:41.54 1600-Meter Relay 13. Wallkill Valley (Vicky Caruso, Shaina Catanzarite, Sarah Hildebrand, Aimee Chegwidden) 4:14.69 14. Kittatinny (Elise Tooker, Jill DiBiase, Allie Simeone, Caitlyn Hennessey) 4:15.17 Long Jump 10. Vanessa Rosario, Wallkill Valley, 15-1 Discus 13. Heather Coffaro, Wallkill Valley, 103-2 Javelin 16. Rachel Berta, Jefferson, 96-4 Group III Girls Team Scores 18T. High Point 10 1600-Meter Relay 23. High Point (Amanda Hansen, Shannon McEvoy, Megan Verba, Ana Chrysanthopoulos) 4:20.80 100-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries 16. Shannon McEvoy, High Point, 16.84 400-Meter Low Hurdles 10. Shannon McEvoy, High Point, 1:05.71 Pole Vault 12T. Alysia Constantinacos, High Point, 8-6 Triple Jump 9. Shannon McEvoy, High Point, 34-2 ½ Shot Put 16. Gina Inga, Sparta, 32-5 ½ Javelin 1. Laura Champignon (High Point) 121-6 8. Sasha Scott (High Point) 108-06 Group IV Boys Team Scores 31T. Vernon 4 100-Meter Dash Finals 4. Justin Gannon, Vernon, 11.04 110-Meter High Hurdles Preliminaries 14. Matt Rosana, Vernon, 15.29 Group IV Girls Team Scores 40T. Vernon 0 Discus 17. Lindsey Kulik (Vernon) 101-0