Julia Flanagan became the first Holy Cross girl ever to double at the indoor state championships Friday when she won the 1,600 and 3,200 at the Parochial B Championships at the Bubble.
Flanagan won the 1,600 in 5:07.56 and the 3,200 in 10:52.32. The last Holy Cross double state champ indoors or out since Rachel Byrne won the 400 hurdles in 65.50 and the 800 in 2:19.58 at the 2009 oudoor Parochial B meet at Egg Harbor.
Flanagan ran under the Parochial B 3,200 meet record of 11:02.59 set in 2014 by Dana Klein of Gill St. Bernard’s.
Flanagan has now won five state Parochial B titles – the 3,200 indoors and outdoors last year, cross country at Holmdel this past fall and the 1,600 and 3,200 on Friday.
Also, Bishop Eustace senior Noah Glenn won the Parochial B high jump at 6-2 (the results say 6-0, but the progression chart shows 6-2) and was 3rd in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.07. Eustace also placed 2nd in the 4-by-4 with senior Alexander Dietz, freshman Sean Thornton, junior Tyshon Lee and sophomore Joshua Madgey running 4:10.29.
In the Parochial A meet, PVI senior Gianna Cianfrani won the pole vault with a PR 11-0 and junior Grace Gutowski ran 2:18.73 and 5:08.29 for 5th in both the 800 and 1,600. Senior Giovanna Mantuano took 4th in the 3,200 in 11:03.44 and senior Claire Magee ran 58.85 for 5th in the 400.
For the PVI guys junior Max Long ran 2:02.56 for 3rd in the 800 and 4:28.72 for 5th in the 1,600, and junior Jason Smith was 6th in the 1,600 in 4:28.82.
St. Augustine senior Marc Maccario ran 50.23 for 2nd in the 400 and also led off the 4th-place 1,600-meter relay team, which also included senior Zach Jacob, senior Jordan Gross and freshman Steph Janasiak and ran 3:31.34.
Also, the Camden Catholic girls took 2nd in the Parochial A 1,600-meter relay with sophomores Na’zyia Mears, Kaylynn Gomez and Lila O’Kane and junior Camille Collins running 4:40.55.
The results seem to indicate that the Eustace won the 4-by-4 with sophomore Addison Hall, sophomore Simone Errigo, freshman Micayla Kelly and junior Isabel Truong running 4:50.63. But there was a six-team second team that it seems like never raced. But the results are listed as complete, so I have no idea, but as of now the official results show Eustace winning. But the final results also don’t show Eustace with 10 points. Who knows? It’s the NJSIAA. Anything is possible.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 