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North Warren Ends Season With Three Teams
Placing In The Top-5!
2/19/12 - Bethlehem, PA: Three of the NWR
Winter Track & Field teams placed in the top-5 at the season
ending UAGTCA Indoor Track Championships held at Lehigh
University on Sunday. Competing against top athletes in track
clubs from the Philadelphia and New York City areas, the HS
Girls team took 2nd place out of 18 teams, one point
out of 1st. The HS Boys and MS Boys teams both
placed 4th out of 18 teams; the best-ever finish by
the MS Boys. Event winners were Maddie Bronstein in the 3000
meters and Ryan Walker in the Shot Put. Also medaling were
Laura Straub and Charlie Eiserle (3000 meters); Jamie Stefani,
Nick Heinz and Kyle Walker (Shot Put); Maddie Bronstein (800
meters); Lisa Wilbur, Christine Hughes, Rachel Shucavage and Deb
Magalhaes (HS Girls Relay); and Charlie Eiserle, Dan Burns,
Derek Johnstone and Brian Wilbur (HS Boys relay). Congrats to
the 93 student-athletes who participated in the club on an
outstanding second season. Thank you to volunteer coaches (Ms.
Loughlin, Mr. Hashway, Ms. Douglas-Jarvis, Mr. Johnson and Mr.
Walker) who made it all possible. We’d also like to recognize
the Evangelical Free Church for the use of their gym. Finally,
thank you to the NWR students, staff, administration and
community for their continued support.
Duncan Medals At Group I Championships
2/18/12 - Toms River, NJ: Freshman Regina
Duncan followed up her 3rd place Sectional performance by
bringing home North Warren's second Winter Track State
Championship medal taking 6th place at the NJSIAA Winter Track
Group I Championships in Toms River. Regina will now
compete in the Meet of Champions on 2/25.
North Warren Brings Home First-Ever NJSIAA
Medal!
2/8/12 - Toms River, NJ: For the first
time in school history, a Track & Field team from North Warren
participated in the Group I, North I NJSIAA State Sectional
Winter Track & Field Championships. On February 8, the team
traveled to the Bennett Athletic Complex in Toms River, NJ to
compete. Freshman Regina Duncan brought home North Warren’s
first-ever track medal by taking 3rd place in the
3200 meter (2 mile) event with a school record time of 11:53.
Fellow teammates Maddie Bronstein (1600M, 3200M), Laura Straub
(1600M), Dan Burns (800M) and Charlie Eiserlie (3200M) all had
top-10 finishes while setting school/personal best marks. In
the Shot Put event, Ryan Walker won his flight and finished as
the top Freshman in the Section. Ryan (55M), along with Nick
Gioino (55M), Brian Wilbur (400M), Conner Stephens (400M), Lisa
Wilbur (800M) and Derek Johnstone (1600M) also set personal
and/or school records in their events. Emily Riley, one of only
a few Freshman girls to compete at the meet, just missed a
personal record in the competitive 55M race.
The results are particularly impressive when you consider the
North Warren contingent is part of a privately funded Club team
competing against twenty-one other varsity level programs. The
22-team Group I, North I Section is the largest of the sixteen
State Sectional meets. In only its second season of existence,
the Club has already produced a USA Track & Field National Youth
Shot Put Champion and now a NJSIAA State Sectional medalist.
Coach Randy Walker was filled with pride. “As of last December,
there was no track program at North Warren. To come this far in
just over a year far exceeds any expectations we had. For our
athletes to compete at the Winter Track Sectional Championships
for the first time and perform like this is a credit to their
hard work, dedication and love of the sport. I wish we would
have been able to bring more athletes, but our Club status
limited us to a select group.”
Coach Walker went on to say, “Although tonight’s performance was
outstanding, the thing I’m most excited about is going from 34
athletes last season to over 90 this season. We have over 50
High School and 40 Middle School students in the Club. Most of
these athletes, who were either working out on their own or not
participating in an athletic event, now have a winter activity
available to them. I’d like to thank coaches Jessica Loughlin,
Ryan Hashway, Charles Johnson, Patty Douglas-Jarvis and Carrie
Murphy for volunteering their time and experience over the past
two seasons making this all possible. I’d also like to thank
our parents, community, staff and administration for their
support.”
Regina’s finish has qualified her for the Group I
State Championships to be held on February 18 in Toms River.
Jersey City Meet Results
2/5/12 - Jersey City, NJ: The North Warren
HS and MS teams were able to sneak in a few races before the
Super Bowl on Sunday at the Jersey City Armory.
Unfortunately, with over 800 other athletes trying to do the
same, the team had to leave before all their events were
contested. Coach Walker thanked his team for their
patience and willingness to change events so all teammates were
able to participate in at least one event.
Some notable
performances included the HS and MS Girls Sprint Medley teams
setting new school records (HS - Emily Riley, Laura Straub, Lisa
Wilbur, Regina Duncan; MS - Cathy Balla, Danielle Pergola,
Caileigh Holland, Jenny Hovell). Nick Heinz took first in
the Youth Shot Put category. The Boys HS Sprint Medley
teams took first and second place. Caileigh Holland set
the MS Girls 400M record.
The final meet of
the seaon will take place on 2/19 at Lehigh University.
NWR Shines At ESU Meet on 1/6/12
1/6/12 - East Stroudsburg, PA: The North Warren
HS and MS teams had a successful track meet on Friday 1/6 at ESU.
Results for this meet are now posted under
Meet Results. Due to the nature of the meet (manual
timing and scoring) it was difficult to get the exact placement
or team scores for our athletes. This was also the first
meet where we had the opportunity to compete against athletes
from other local schools such as Newton, Sussex Tech,
Phillipsburg, Pope John, Stroudsburg and Blair.
Some notable
performances included Regina Duncan taking 5th place in the HS
Girls 3200M race. Maddie Bronstein (800M), Laura Straub
(400M), Regina (3200M), Brian Wilbur (400M), Dan Burns (800M),
Charlie Eiserle (1600M) and Derek Johnstone (3200M) set NWR HS
records.
Record breaking MS
performances were put in by Alexa Korinis (55M), Gabriella
Lorusso (200M), Caileigh Holland (400M) and Aidan Solano
(3200M).
NWR Track & Field Club Has Strong Showing In
2012 Opening Meet
12/11/11 - Toms River, NJ: Congratulations
to the NWR Track and Field Club on their great performance at
Toms River on 12/11. Forty-five athletes competed in over
100 events
including 55M, 400M, 800M, 1600M, 4x200M Relay and Shot Put.
All four of the Club's teams finished in the top five:
HS Boys 2nd out of 13, HS Girls 3rd out of 12,
Youth Girls 4th out of 19 and Youth Boys 5th out of
14 (for this particular meet, athletes competed by age, not
grade, so the HS team was 10th-12th grade students and the youth
team was 7th-9th grade students).
First place awards went to Regina Duncan (Youth
1600M) and Ryan Walker (Youth Shot Put). Maddie Bronstein
placed 2nd in the HS Girls 1600M. Overall the Club had 21
top-5 finishes and another 18 top-10 finishes.
Many of the current NWR Indoor Track records were
broken at the meet. Record setting performances were put
in by: Christine Hughes (HS Girls 400M), Laura Straub (HS Girls
800M), Maddie Bronstein (HS Girls 1600M), Derek Johnstone (HS Boys 1600M),
Aidan Solano (MS/Youth Boys 800M & 1600M), Ryan Walker (MS/Youth
Shot Put), Jamie Stefani (MS/Youth Girls Shot Put), Jenny Hovell
(MS/Youth 55M & 400M) and Regina Duncan (MS/Youth 800M & 1600M).
All three relay teams also set new marks: HS Boys
- Nicholas Gioino, Brian Wilbur, Ryan Stiefel, Kevin McElroy;
MS/Youth Girls - Gabriella Lorusso, Emily Riley, Caileigh Holland, Madison
Stiefel and MS/Youth Boys - Jacob Burdge, Nicholas Heinz, Kyle
Froisland and Ryan Walker.
Coach Walker was very proud of the team.
"Thirty-four of our athletes had never been on a track before.
They did an outstanding job for their first competition and we
hope to build on this momentum for the rest of the season."
The Club's next meet will be 1/6/12 at ESU.
Patty Douglas-Jarvis Joins Coaching Staff
12/7/11 - Blairstown, NJ: North Warren Track
& Field team is excited to have NWR Math Teacher Patty
Douglas-Jarvis join our coaching staff. Ms. Douglas-Jarvis
will be assisting us with Shot Put training. Patty threw
discus, javelin and shot put in high school. We look
forward to working with Coach Douglas-Jarvis this season.
NWR Track &
Field Club Back For 2nd Season
12/2/11 - Blairstown, NJ: The North Warren Track
& Field Club kicked off its 2nd season today. The team
has grown from 34 members last year to over 90 this year.
Coach Randy Walker was pleasantly surprised by the huge turnout.
"I was hoping for around 60 athletes this year so I was
extremely excited when we had 80 students show up for our
sign-up meeting in November. 95% of those students joined
the team along with about 20 other athletes. We have 40
Middle School students and over 50 High School students on our
roster!"
The team's first meet will take place in Toms
River at the USA Track & Field Developmental Meet. The
club will train and compete in sprints, runs, shot put, hurdles
and possibly jumps this year.
NWR's Walker Wins National Championship!
3/13/11 - Chicago, IL: North Warren Track
& Field team member Ryan Walker took home gold from the USA
Track & Field (USATF) National Youth Indoor Track Championships.
Ryan won the Youth (13-14 year old) Shot Put event
throwing the 8.8 pound shot a personal best 11.76 meters (38
feet). Ryan also medaled in the 400 meter dash.
Ryan outran competitors from Colorado, Michigan and Wisconsin to
place 6th in the event.
Coach Randy Walker commented, "To go from no team
in December to having a National Champion .... Wow! In
January when we started practice, I was just worried about
getting us shot puts and a place to throw and run. I'm
really at a loss for words".
Ryan is also a member of the Fredon, NJ-based
USATF Polar Bears Running Club. Along with NWR Coaches
Jessica Loughlin, Charles Johnson and Carie Murphy, Ryan credits
Bear's Coaches Bruce Wask, Larry Lawson and Dean Giering with
his success. "I'm lucky to have a great set of coaches
with so much experience."
Ryan's brother Kyle, a 6th grade student at
Blairstown Elementary School took home a bronze medal in the
11-12 year old Shot Put event.
Several hundred athletes from around the country
attended the first National Youth Indoor Track Championships
held in Chicago, IL on March 12-13. Athletes qualified by
placing in one of four Regional Championships held in the US.
To learn more about the Championships, visit the
USATF National Youth Indoor Track Championship site.
USATF is the National Governing Body for track
and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United
States. To learn more about USATF, visit
www.usatf.org.
Walker Wins USA Track & Field Northeast Shot
Put Championship!
2/27/11 - Toms River, NJ: Ryan Walker won the USA T&F Northeast Regional
Shot Put Championship held Sunday, 2/27 at the Bennett Center in
Toms River, NJ. Ryan now qualifies to compete in the USA
T&F Youth National Indoor Track & Field Championships to be held
on March 12-13 in Chicago, IL. Ryan placed 4th in the 400
meters qualifying him for the Nationals in this event as well.
The USA T&F Northeast Regional meet was one of
four qualifiers held in the United States. Ryan competed
in the Youth category (ages 13-14). Ryan will now face off
against qualifiers from the other three regions (West, Midwest
and South) for the National title.
NWR Track & Field Club Takes 2nd At UAGTCA
Championships!
2/19/11 - Bethlehem, PA: The NWR team
saved its best for last. Both the High School Girls and
Boys finished 2nd at the UAGTCA Indoor Track Championships held
on 2/19 at Lehigh University. The team won 15 additional
medals and set 39 school or personal best marks in 49 events!!
The team started
off with Shawn Conroy's 1st place finish in a blistering 3000M
effort and never looked back. Ryan Walker also took 1st
place in the Middle School Shot Put with a school record 10.31M
throw.
Other medal
winners included: Maddie Bronstein (2nd-HS 1500M, 6th-HS 800M),
Rachel Shucavage (3rd-HS Shot Put), Lisa Wilbur (4th-HS 1500M),
Bebhionn Pasko (6th-HS Shot Put), Ryan Walker (6th-MS 55M),
Nolan Robertson (2nd-Shot Put), Michael Badlowski (3rd-HS Shot
Put), Paul Griffin (4th-HS Shot Put), Derek Johnstone (4th-HS
3000M), Conner Stephens (6th-HS 1500M), HS Boys Relay (Nicholas
Gioino, David Jaronsky, Gento Kozuma, Kevin McElroy)-5th and HS
Girls Relay (Laura Straub, Lisa Wilbur, Rachel Shucavage, Maddie
Bronstein)- 5th.
After the meet,
Coach Walker said, "This was a great way to end an outstanding
first season which had already exceeded our expectations in
every way. We couldn't have asked for a better effort from
the team tonight. We're really proud of our team.
Coach Loughlin, Coach Johnson and I are already looking forward
to next season."
NWR Track & Field Club Takes Home 6
Medals!
2/6/11 - West Long Branch, NJ: The NWR Track &
Field Club took home six medals from the 2/6/11
Fast Camps Developmental Meet held at Monmouth University.
The HS Girls team placed fourth in team scoring. The HS
Boys team placed 2nd. The MS Boys team had their best
showing of the year placing 7th (out of 15 teams).
Congratulations to our medal
winners: Nolan Robertson (1st Place, HS Boys Shot Put), Maddie
Bronstein (3rdd Place, HS Girls 1600M), Ryan Walker (1st Place, MS Boys Shot Put),
HS Boys Sprint Medley Teams (1st and 2nd Place) and the HS Girls
Sprint Medley Team (1st Place).
Overall 16 athletes competed in 23 events and 3
relays.
NWR had 15 Top-10 finishes and 1 individual heat winners.
Coach Walker was again thrilled with the team's
performance. "We continued to see improvement in our
race times which is the real goal - for our athletes to continue
to improve their technique and endurance for these types of
races, especially since only a handful of our 31 athletes have
every competed in a track event before this season."
North Warren's final meet of the season is scheduled for 2/19/11
at Lehigh University.
The NWR Track & Field Club Continues To
Impress In 1st Season!
1/30/11 - Toms River, NJ: The NWR Track &
Field Club continued its strong inaugural season at the 1/30/11
USA Track & Field Developmental Meet held in Toms River, NJ.
The HS Girls team placed first in team scoring. The HS
Boys team placed 3rd. Congratulations to our medal
winners: Paul Griffin (1st Place, HS Boys Shot Put), Rachel
Shucavage (2nd Place, HS Girls Shot Put), Chris Novak (2nd Place,
55M Hurdles) and Ryan Walker (2nd Place, MS Boys Shot Put).
Overall 20 athletes competed in 45 events.
NWR had 19 Top-10 finishes and 4 individual heat winners:
Corrine Spranger, Adam Griffin, Chris Novak and Gento Kozuma.
Coach Walker commented, "Many of our athletes ran
faster today than at our first meet. Now that they are
becoming comfortable with the track and indoor meet atmosphere,
they can really concentrate on their individual event
performance. We're most impressed by our athletes
willingness to try new distances and entirely new events like
the hurdles and shot put. We look forward to improving our
results at our last two meets."
North Warren's next meet is scheduled for 2/6/11
at Monmouth College.
NWR
Track & Field Club Starts History With Win
1/16/11 -
Chester, PA: The North Warren Track & Field Club started its
chapter in the history of NWR sports with a win. Maddie
Bronstein placed first in the team's first ever event, the girls
1500M. Ryan Walker followed this up with a 2nd place
finish in the Shot Put and Shawn Conroy placed 3rd in the boys
1500M. Visit
www.northwarren.org/results.htm to view the full list of
results.
"We had a great
meet today. Coach Loughlin, Coach Johnson and I are very
proud of the team and the tremendous effort they put forth.
We had 12 Top-10 finishes and 5 individual heat winners.
Not bad considering the first official practice for the Club was
held last Wednesday and most of our competitors have been
practicing since November." Coach Walker went on to say,
"This was the first ever track meet in the 40 year history of
the school. The real win was we were here competing today.
We couldn't have gotten off to a better start."
The team hopes to
build on today's results at their next meet, the USA Track &
Field Developmental Meet to be held on 1/30/11 at the Bennett
Center in Toms River, NJ.
NWR
Track & Field Club Sets Winter Meet Schedule
1/7/11 -
Blairstown, NJ: The North Warren Track & Field Club
has announced their 2011 Winter Track schedule. The team
will be competing in three Developmental meets on 1/16 (Widener
Univ.), 1/30 (Bennett Center, Toms River, NJ) and 2/6 (Monmouth
College). Their final event will be the UAGTCA
Championships held at Lehigh University on 2/19/11. We
wish the team good luck as they go through their inaugural
season! Visit
www.northwarrentrack.org for more information on the Club.
NWR
Track & Field Club Adds Shot Put Coach
1/4/11 -
Blairstown, NJ: Ms. Carie Murphy has joined the NWR
Winter Track Coaching staff. Carie will be coaching
athletes in the Shot Put event.
Club Advisor Randy
Walker is "excited to have someone with Carie's experience in
throwing events join our staff. This will be another event
we will now be able to offer to our athletes. We are now
in the process of acquiring the equipment we need to start
training."
NWR
Track & Field Club To Hold Informational Meeting For Winter
Track Season
12/21/10 -
Blairstown, NJ: The new NWR Track & Field Club will hold an
informational meeting for students interested in participating
in the inaugural Winter Track Season. The meeting will
take place on Wednesday 12/22/10 at 2:30 pm in HS RM 2.
All students in grades 7 - 12 are welcome, no prior experience
necessary! If you are unable to attend the meeting, please
see Mr. Hashway, Ms. Loughlin or Mr. Johnson at school.
You may also email Mr. Walker at
info@northwarrentrack.org.
Don't miss this
exciting opportunity to be a founding member of the new NWR
Track & Field Club!
Volunteer
Advisors Appointed To Run/Organize New NWR Track Club
12/20/10 -
Blairstown, NJ: The NWR Board of Education approved the
Volunteer Club Advisor/Coaches for the new Track & Field Club.
At the meeting, current staff members Mr. Ryan Hashway, Ms.
Jessica Loughlin and Mr. Charles Johnson, as well as
parent-volunteer Mr. Randy Walker were approved to organize and
run the Club. Mr. Walker will serve as Club Advisor/Coach.
Mr. Hashway, Ms. Loughlin and Mr. Johnson will share a
majority of the coaching duties and help Mr. Walker plan and
coordinate the Club's participation in competitive meets.
Mr. Walker thanked
his fellow volunteers. "I would like to personally thank
Coaches Hashway, Loughlin and Johnson for offering their time
and talents. Because of their participation we will be
able to start the Club this school year. I look forward to
working with our coaches and student/athletes in building this
new program."
Any staff members,
parents or community members with Track & Field/Coaching
experience interested in assisting the Club, please see one of
the four Club Coaches or email Mr. Walker at
info@northwarrentrack.org.
North Warren School Board Approves Privately Funded Track Club
12/7/10 -
Blairstown, NJ: Tonight, after a presentation by NWR
Athletic Director Mr. John Simonetti, the NWR Board of Education
approved a proposal to create a new, privately funded Track &
Field Club. The initial proposal was presented at the
November 6 meeting by a parent group comprised of Mr. Randy
Walker, Mrs. Maggie Walker, Mr. Gordon Helck and Mr. Andy
Oakley.
The Club will be
open to 7th - 12th grade students at the school.
Initially, the Club will operate during the Winter Track season,
starting in January 2011, running through March. The Club
will meet and practice at NWR. Even though this will be
their first season, the Club plans to participate in several
meets which are held at local colleges/arenas such ESU, Lehigh
University and FDU.
Funds to pay for
transportation, meet fees, equipment and other necessary
expenditures are being provided through a private donation to
the school. The private donor has committed to funding the
program for the 2011-2012 season as well.
After the meeting,
Mr. Walker commented, "As a 1984 graduate of NWR and parent of
NWR students, I am very excited to see a Track program coming to
the school. I know there have been several attempts to
start a program since I entered NWR in 1978. I feel very
fortunate the Board of Education approved our proposal. On
behalf of the students and parents of NWR, I would like to thank
the Board, Administration and Athletic Department for their
support and assistance."
If you would like
more information on the new club, please visit
www.northwarrentrack.org or email Mr. Walker at
info@northwarrentrack.org.
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