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Day 1 highlights from north 1, groups 1 and 4 sections

Day 1 highlights from north 1, groups 1 and 4 sections

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Quinn Postman
| Special for northjersey.com

Livingston -In recent history, the North 1 groups 1 and 4 section titles usually run the path of Hasbrouck Heights and Ridgewood. The Aviators claimed the last two section names of Group 1 of the boys, while the Maroons brought home three titles in Group 4. Ridgewood and Hasbrouck Heights have won 12 times in the past 10 years.

Hasbrouck Heights and Ridgewood joined the first day of the state meeting and held 13 top seeds for the events of the first day and five returning state.

Here are some highlights from the first day of the North 1 Group 1 and 4 State Sectional Championships on all Jacobsen Memorial Field of the Livingston High School:

Upper defends an 800 meter title, Pash adds his four section titles with 800 personal best

Both Ryan Ober and Luke Pash entered the first day as a top seed in their respective 800 meter races. But both confronted a steep competition.

Portman and Emmanuel Marin von Kinnelon stayed through the two rounds on the top of the cock, while Pash Hackensacks had seven Garcia, who ended the winter season with All American, All State, All County and All League for companies.

However, both seniors have found a way to assert themselves.

Ober, who won the title 2024 800 meters, had a slight lead against Portman and Marin in the first round. But there was still work. A 56.17-400-meter split in the second round kept the lead to the goal and took over the first North 1 reimbursement of group 1 in 14 years.

“In the beginning I felt like I was just sitting behind me,” said Ober. “So I didn't want to push the pace. I went a bit and when I got to this 500, I knew I had to go. I started booking it [and] I hoped nobody made me to do it and nobody did it. ”

Pash and Garcia had a classic duel in the Ridgewood-Hacksack dual meeting on April 29, where Pash was running 1: 52.4-1: 53.6. Garcia took the lead again in this race after Pash was blocked at the beginning. North Carolina's commit quickly received an indictment to the front.

“I think the boys in the front slowed it down immediately when we got out a little hard in the first round,” said Pash.

After the early Lead exchange, Pashs gap grew immensely when he ran most of the race alone and ended in 1: 51.50 – almost three seconds faster than Garcia, the ninth fastest race in the history of Bergen County and only 0.61 seconds before the section record. Pash later won the 3200 meters for the third time in a row.

“That would have been great,” said Pash about the section record. “I got the victory. I definitely pushed towards the end. I could probably have left a little bit, but I wanted to drive a quick time and trust a little further into the championship season.”

The boy's 800 meter title was one of nine races that Hasbrouck Heights and Ridgewood brought into the top on the first day.

Formoso repeats itself as a girls' Group 4 Pole Vault Champion and is looking for more

Isabella Formoso has dominated in the section 4 of Group 4 sections for three years. The Bergen Tech Senior occupied in 2023 with a height of 10-6. The following year she repeated the feat with a height of 11-6. This year she solved the first triple winner of the event for the first time since 2010.

“The best thing is that, although I have won it in the past, it is never the same competition every year. I have observed everyone with which I competed with myself.” She said.

The Carnegie Mellon commit entered the top seeds, but knew that they would feel pressure from Alicia Brown and Emai Hanada from West Orange.

While Brown and Hanada both ended with 10-6 under their seeds, Formoso did not do. The senior achieved a height of 11: 6 for the third meeting in a row this season. Their height of 11-6 is in the top 10 in New Jersey and was one of eight seniors who were repeated on the first day as section lists.

“12 would be nice, over 12 would be more beautiful. But if my best is now 11-6, I will just kill it and win there. So whatever I need to win and be the best I can be,” said Formoso.

Hasbrouck Heights will drive to the titles of Group 1; Ridgewood in two battles in group 4

After nine events on the first day, Hasbrouck Heights has great advantages both in the divisions of the boys and in the Girls' Group 1. A first place for Gina Minichiello in the 400 hurdles led to the girls, while the Aviators of Lexi Powers and Mackenzie Bua in the two distances and 21 points from their sprinters, jumpers and the team Holten.

Mountain Lakes, Wallkill Valley and Emerson have all collected more than 20 points, but all Hasbrouck Heights in double digits. The Lakers sit closestly because they are 15 points behind Hasbrouck Heights after the first semester Skyler Wyatt and Violet Page ended in the top three in the 100 and 3200 meters.

On the boys' side, Rob Brady's squad Kinnelon, 87-34. The planes first placed themselves in six events and hold several top seeds in events on the second day. In addition to the upper victory, Michael Napolitano (100), Aidan Morrow (3,200), Oscar Solis (Shot), Brady Shine (spear) and Matt Murillo (Triple Jump) won titles.

Ridgewood is in the struggle to maintain dominance that has brought four titles to each team in the past five years. The Maroons Trail in both meetings after the events of the first day. West Orange leads the girl Meet, 49-43, with victories in the 4×100 season and the 100th the trio of the maroons by Katherine Keating, Ayla Cooke and NATALIE KNOWLES at the last event of the day 1-2-3, the 3,200. Bergen Tech (40), Montclair (36) and Passaic Tech (35) are still within reach.

Morristown, Livingston and Ridgewood all sit within 2.5 points in the boy meeting with Morristown 40 ½-38-38. Morristown has the easy advantage after winning 32 points from second place in the shot and winning 1-2-3 in the spear.

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