Sunday, May 10, 2009

Monmouth County Championships

5/8/09 Results

The Matawan Huskies finished second this weekend at the Monmouth County Championships. It was a great day for the meet and many of our athletes stepped up to the plate. It was great to see our athletes go against strong competition finally this year. This will help us in two weeks at the sectional meet. First place finishes for Matawan came from Derek Garland in the Shot put, Kyle Robinson in the 110 Hurdles, Jon Bartlett in the Pole Vault, and Brian Carlson in the Long Jump.
Second place performances were provided by Tyrone Smith in the Triple Jump. Other point scorers for the Huskies were Andre Hodge in the Shot and Discus, Ian Carter in the Discus, Aaron Newson in the 400IH, Brian Ramcheran in the 400, Sean Donohue in the 3200, the 4x400 relay of Ramcheran, Will Alston, Greg McCormack, and Dustin Browne, Robinson in the High Jump, and Carlson in the Triple Jump

The Huskies will continue their season next week with the Shore Conference Frosh/Soph meet on May 13th. GO HUSKIES!

Matawan wraps up JV Series

5/1/09
The Matawan Huskies wrapped up their JV Series at Raritan High School today. There were some great performances by our developmental group. The JV Series is crucial to our program because it allows us to see how our younger athletes will compete when put into a racing situation which is something that you will not see in practice. In the 1600, Mat Manglona posted the top time for Matawan with 5:09. In the 400, Brian Antwon posted the fastest time for a Husky with a time of 56.8 seconds. Brandon Cerretta posted the fastest time in the 200 with a time of 25.6 seconds. For complete results from the Meet please refer to athletic.net

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Matawan Wins A Central with 6-0 Record!

4/27/09

The Matawan Huskies wrapped up its Dual Meet Season today with wins over Rumson-Fair Haven and Manasquan in a Trimeet held at Rumson. The Huskies won both meets leading them to win the A Central Division of the Shore Conference. The 2009 Huskies finished with a 6-0 record in dual meets.

The Top performers in each event for the Huskies were
Aaran Newson (400H)59.9
Kyle Hardy (100m) 11.1
Ryan Montaperto(1600) 4:41
Brian Ramcheran (400) 50.1 and (200) 22.8
Kyle Robinson (110 Hurdles) 14.7 and (High Jump) 6'0"
Greg McCormack (800) 2:06.8
Sean Donohue (3200) 10:12
4x400 (Venkatramon, Neal, Alston, Browne) 3:42.1
Derek Garland (Shot)
Ian Carter (Discus)
James Berlew (Jav)
Brian Carlson (Long Jump and Triple Jump) 20'6" and 41'6.5"
John Bartlett (Pole Vault) 13'6"

Besides our leading runners performances, many others worked hard during the meet. Many of our athletes had performances that were either a personal best or very close to their best in each event. It is just another sign that we are doing the right things in practice. You want your athletes to begin peaking at about this time. Performances should be continuing to get better as we see stronger competition during the next few weeks. I think that our athletes will arise to the challenge.

The Huskies will be competing again this weeked at the JV series on Friday May 1st at RHS and the Monmouth County Relays on May 2nd at Matawan High School.

For complete results of the meet please follow the link.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Matawan wins Lion Invitational; Robinson Performer of the Meet.

4/25/09

Much like Mother Nature, the Matawan turned up the heat this weekend at the Lion Invitational. The Huskies won the team competition and posted several winners and season bests. It was a great day of preparation for the athletes, it gave them a taste of both the weather and competition that they will see over the next several weeks as the team begins the championship segment of our season. The highlight of the meet for Matawan was Kyle Robinson who won both the 110 meter hurdles, with a time of 14.3 seconds, and the long jump, with a distance of 22 feet 2 inches. For his efforts, Kyle was awarded the Performer of the Meet. Kyle also placed 5th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.30 seconds and jumped 5'10" in the High Jump.

The Huskies also saw contributions from other athletes. In the 100 meter dash finals, Kyle Hardy and Jared Allison ran 11.12 and 11.25 respectively. In the finals of the 110 meter Hurdles, Robinson was joined by teammate Jon Smith who clocked a time of 15.7 seconds. In the 200 meter dash, Matawan's fastest time was posted by Brian Ramcheran who ran 22.4 seconds in the event. The junior also won the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.8 seconds. Also placing in the 400 was senior Will Alston who ran 53.0 seconds. Freshmen Solomon Simpkins ran 53.4 seconds to win the Freshmen 400 meter dash.

In the 800 meter run, junior Greg McCormack ran a season best 2:04 seconds. He was accompanied by junior Omar Emera who also posted a breakthrough performance of 2:10 seconds. This was a solid 6 second personal best for Omar who has only been competing since March in this sport. In the 3200 meter run, Senior Sean Donohue posted a time of 9:50 seconds to place 4th in the event. This was a 14 second personal best for Donohue who is continuing to have a great season. Also running season bests in the event for Matawan included juniors Evan Norwood (10:46) and Dhaval Shah(10:55). Sophomore Mike Harris also posted a personal best in the event with a time of 11:22.

In the field events, Derek Garland and Andre Hodge placed first and fifth with their throws of 52'5" and 51' respectively. In the Jumps, Matawan placed first second, and third in the Long Jump. Following Robinson was MacArthur Underwood(21'9.5") and Brian Carlson(21'4.5"). Matawan also placed well in the Triple Jump. Carlson jumped a distance of 41'4.5". He was joined by Jon and Tyrone Smith who posted jumps of
39'9" and 37'8" respectively. Matawan's top performer in the Pole Vault was Vinny Schifini who jumped 13'0". He was joined by John Bartlett (12'6") and Dylan Spadaccini (11'). The Matawan Huskies will be on the Track again Monday to complete the Dual Meet season against Rumson and Manasquan at Rumson. Complete list of Matawan Performances

Huskies post strong marks at JV Meet

4/24/09
The Matawan Huskies had several strong performances at the JV meet today. The event, the third of four JV meets was held at Raritan high school. The first two were held at Matawan, while the JV meet on May 1st will also be held at Raritan. The events contested today were the 400IH, 3200, 100, 800, 4x400, pole vault, triple jump,shot put, and discus. The Huskies each performed well in their respective events. The JV series allows for our team to have a developmental dynamic. It gives our younger athletes the ability to strive for the success that sometimes is unavailable at a larger competition.

In the 400IH , Albert Masonious ran 1:05, Justin Bartlett ran 1:18, and Kadeem Jogezi ran 1:15.

In the 100 meter dash, Matawan's top performer was Keith Beatty with a time of 11.7. Beatty was also the best performer in the Triple jump with a distance of 41 feet. Other performers in the 100 included Jawan Bellamy (12.5), Brian A(12.4), Dylan Cerretta (12.9), Brandon Cerretta (12.4), Calvin Cummings (13.1), Malik Gumbs (13.2), and Jay Burch(13.3).

In the 3200 meter run, Mat Manglona posted a time of 11:59. Mat was followed by Jake Weinberger (12:26), and Steve Ramdial (12:57).

In the 800, Tom Murray posted the fastest Matawan time 2:20.3. Tom was followed by Mat Manglona (2:21), Marco Ferrara(2:29), Ben Monroe(2:30), and Steve Madden(2:31).

In the Shot Put, Kevin Johnson had the best throw for Matawan with a distance of 39 feet 7 inches. Johnson was followed by Chris Howley (38'), Pat Murphy (37'), and Sharaj Prince (36'). Howley and Murphy also posted throws for the discus with tosses of 111'8" and 94' respectively.

Junior Dan Cordi cleared 10 feet in the Pole Vault and Keith Beatty jumped 41 feet 10 inches in the Triple Jump.

Keep up the Good Work Huskies! Remember being great is a decision. You have to want it and you have to want to work at it. Keep on Running!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

4/21/09 Raritan/Holmdel/ Matawan Tri meet

The Matawan Huskies continued their winning streak today with wins against Raritan
(100-40) and Holmdel (129-11). Matawan is now 4-0 in dual meets this outdoor season. The standout performer of the meet for the Huskies was Kyle Robinson with winning performances in the 400 Hurdles (57.7), High Jump (5'10''), and the 110Hurdles (14.3 seconds). Other winning performers for the Huskies include Sean Donohue(1600), Brian Ramcheran(400 and 200), Ryan Montaperto(3200), John Bartlett(Pole vault), Macarthur Underwood(Long Jump), Derek Garland (Shot), and Ian Carter (Disc). The Matawan Huskies also placed first in the 4x400. This was another great day for the Huskies with many athletes running personal bests. The weather was great again today which allowed for the athletes to be very competitive in the meet. It will also serve as a tune up for our varsity athletes to prepare for the upcoming weekend at the Lion Invitational. Great Job today to all athletes, Keep up the good work.

Click here to see the complete results.

4/17-18/09 At the Holmdel Relays

Much like the weather this weekend, the Matawan Huskies were heating up the track at the Holmdel Relays. The Huskies brought home a trophy from the two day meet after racking up 88 points to place first in Division II. Some of the Highlights of the First Day included:
Pole Vault Relay- 1st place (John Bartlett and Vinny Schifini)
Freshmen 400H- 1st place (Solomon Simpkins- 62.6)
3x400H- 1st place (A.Newson 57.22, D. Browne 58.94, D. Spadaccini 60.7) 2:56.86
DMR- 2nd place 10:51.2
(R. Montaperto 3:20, R. Venkatramon 53.7, G. McCormack 2:04.8, S. Donohue 4:32.8)
4x100- 2nd place 44.1 (M. Underwood, K. Hardy, K. Robinson, B. Ramcheran)
Freshmen 1600 (T. Birch 5:12.8, H. Yuksel 5:20)

The Huskies Continued to show their talents at the meet during the second day. Highlights of the meet included:
110 Shuttle Hurdles- 1st place (K. Robinson, T. Smith, J. Smith, B. Carlson)
4x200- 2nd Place (B. Ramcheran, K. Hardy, G. Neal, K. Robinson)
4x800- 2nd Place 8:35
(R. Montaperto 2:07.59, G. McCormack 2:07.82, S. Donohue 2:11.53, A. Newson 2:08.7)
SMR- 4th place (G. Neal 23.5, Carlson 23.3, Venkatramon 54.2, W. Alston 2:08.9)3:50
4x400 3:31 (B. Ramcheran, G. McCormack, A. Newson, D. Browne)

GREAT JOB THIS WEEKEND GUYS!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!