As Central Regional’s boys spring track season gets started, let’s look back on the winter track season and their accomplishments.
Opening the year at the STCA Season Opener in Toms River, Francesco Adamo got 4th in pole vaulting with 10’-6”. Later that week on December 16, the team traveled to Staten Island to compete at the STCA Season Opener Ocean Breeze meet. Some notable performances were a 44’- 7” triple jump by Nnaemeka Amaechina getting 2nd place, a 4:54 in the 1600m from Javier Sanchez, and a 55.57 400m by Daniel Troncoso.
At the Ocean Country Relays Championship, our Sprint Medley Relay team placed 3rd in the county. The high jumpers were able to get 2nd place, and the Distance Medley Relay team placed 6th. Overall, the team placed 6th out of 12 and was only 6 points away from a podium finish.
On January 16, the team left for a meet in Virginia Beach. In the 1600m Jordan Bezon, Javier Sanchez, and T.J. Snyder all went under 5 minutes. In the Invitational Boys Triple Jump, Nnaemeka Amaechina was able to place 10th, jumping 43’-05.75”.
After the team came home from Virginia, they traveled to the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex to compete in the Ocean County Championship. Danny Troncoso ran the 400m placing 11th in the county with a 54.22. Nnaemeka Amaechina ran a 7.00 55m earning him 14th out of 54 runners. In the 800m, Jordan Benzon ran a 2:05 earning himself a medal and 5th palace overall. Francesco Adamo secured 3rd in the pole vault clearing 11’-6”.
On January 30, Central attended the Shore Conference Championship meet. Javier Sanchez ran a personal best in the 1600m with a 4:49. Aiden Roder was able to place 5th in pole vault earning himself a medal. The team heads to Toms River for the NJSIAA Section Championships – South Group 3 for their final meet of the winter season.
With the spring season in sight, the team looks to continue to build on the successes it saw in the winter and in the spring last year. In the spring of last year, they were able to place 3rd in the Ocean Country Relays Championship and Ocean County Championship. In the Shore Conference Championship, they placed 8th out of 44 schools. Since the majority of the members from last spring season are returning, the future looks bright for Central Regional’s track team.