September 24 marked the start of the 82th season for the Olympic Spirit Track League held in Gregg/Hudson County Park. Co-directors John Hnath and Al Long were ably assisted by coaches Sharon Nadrowski, Mercedes Alvarez; Justin Enes, Lauren Bell, Jose Bustamonte, Hans Parrado , Michelle Bernatowicz , John Nagel and other volunteers.
Participating school: OLC – Our Lady of Czestochowa from Jersey City, SAS – Saint Augustine School from Union City, OLM – Our Lady Mercy from Jersey City, St. Al’s – Saint Aloysius from Jersey City, All Saints Academy from Bayonne, St. Henry from Bayonne, St. Francis Academy from Union City, SDA – St. Dominic Academy from Jersey City
Girls
400 yards: 3 and 4 year olds, time (2:05)
1) Kylie Hibbert, All Saints; 2) Isabella Silvera, SAS; 3) Sofia Azzarello ,OLC; 4) Madison Mc Crossen, All Saints; 5) Aver Connolly, OLC; 6) Lucie Benkovitiz, OLC; 7) Joelle Stuart, OLC; 8) Sophia Z Amos, All Saints ; 9) Amelia Diaz, SAS; 10) Abbygale Vega, St. Al’s
400 yards: 5 year olds, time (1:42)
1) Catarina Rubies, OLC; 2) Anna Lauara Cupido Carlorosi, OLC; 3) Caitlin Connolly, OLC ; 4) Ryleigh Lynn, St. Henry; 5) Makenzie Smart, St. Al’s; 6) Mikenna Raftery, St. Henry; 7) Samantha Teran, St. Al’s
550 yards: 6 and 7 year olds, time (2:11)
1) Mara Ellerson, St. Henry; 2) Emily Palomino, St. Henry; 3) Rose Arroyo, St. Henry; 4) Zoe Bates, OLC; 5) Amanda Thomas, St. Henry; 6 ) Mackensy Jordan, SAS; 7) Anna Belle Samvelsen, OLC; 8) Natalie Gibbs, OLC; 9) Avani Nayak, St. Al’s 10) Amelia Bonifaz, St. Al’s, St. Al’s
3/8 mile: 8 and 9 year olds, time (2:19)
1) Livia B. Diakogiannis, All Saints; 2) Jazlynn Gonzalez, St. Henry; 3) Julia Hester, All Saints; 4) Layla Zaki, OLC; 5) Tatiana Sirna, St. Henry; 6) Mariana Puzycki, All Saints; 7) Desiree Ohonwo , St. Henry; 8) Alyssa Palomino, St. Henry; 9) Evangeline Tamayo, St, Henry; 10) Rowan Quintan, St. Al’s
1/2 mile: 10 and 11 year olds, time (3:18)
1) Jaylyn Orefice, SAS; 2) Victoria Okonwo, St. Henry; 3) Kelly Hester, All Saints; 4) Madison Jordan, SAS; 5) Ava Farulla, All Saints; 6) Sophia Morales, All Saints; 7) Gianna Puzycki, All Saints; 8) Natalia Sirna, St. Henry; 9) Candance Cueto, SAS; 10) Fiona Hughes, All Siants;
1/2 mile: 12 and 13 year olds, time (3:02)
1)Alyssa Gonzalez, St. Henry; 2)AmamadaDonohue,St. Henry; 3) Kaitlyn Arroya, St. Henry; 4) Kyra Woss, St. Al’s; 5) Elizabeth Keller, All Saints
Boys
400 yards: 3 and 4 year olds, time (2:01)
1) Ayush Thatte, OLC; 2) Ben Cuttruff, St. Henry; 3) Sebastian Diakogiannis, All Saints; 4) Ryor Fersha, St. Henry; 5) Aaron Young, St. Henry; 6) Markus Canor, OLM; 7) Ryan Pinzon, SAS; 8) Owen Samvelsen, OLC; 9) Enanuelmakar, All Saints; 10) Alexander Wilson, OLC
400 yards: 5 year olds, time (1:57)
1) Darius Monte-Castro, OLM; 2) Matthew Gurvich, OLC; 3) Joshua Cinque, St. Henry; 4) Ethan Lavin, OLC; 5) Samuel Becker, St. Henry; 6) Jayden Johnson, St. Al’s; 7) Michael Gurba, SAS; 8) Daniel Osoria; SAS; 9) Robert Pinzon, SAS; 10) Steven Ciglia, St. Henry
550 yards: 6 and 7 year olds, time (2:08)
1) Sam Geiger, All Saints; 2) Jasper Schwamberger, OLC; 3) Marc Becker, St. Henry; 4) William Wang, OLC; 5) Gerard Hester, All Saints; 6) Michael Gurvich, OLC; 7) John Jung, All Saints; 8) Renzo Cruz, OLM; 9) Daniel McCarthy, St. Al’s 10) Gregory Cabalquito, St. Al’s
3/8 mile: 8 and 9 year olds, time (2:24)
1) Gabriel Becker, St, Henry; 2) Otavio Rubies, OLC; 3) Jordan Yong, St. Henry; 4) Benton Bates, OLC; 5) Kyan Melendez, OLC; 6) Max Patel, OLC; 7) Luke Gurba, SAS; 8) Brian Ellerson, St. Henry; 9) Jason Gomez, SAS; 10) Na’Jan Best, St. Al’s
1/2 miles: 10 and 11 year olds, time (3:02)
1) Colin Rutan, St. Henry; 2) Dominic Okonkwo, St. Henry; 3) Sebastian Morales, St. Al’s; 4) Haden Rutan, St. Henry; 5) Nicholas Gurba, SAS; 6) Jason Villacorta, St. Henry; 7) Shawn Orefice, SAS; 8)Anthony Gibbs, OLC; 9) Isaac Young, St. Henry; 10) Jayce Aguillar, St. Al’s
1/2 mile: 12 and 13 year olds, time (2:58)
1) Alexander Zinkevich, St. Henry; 2) Joaquin Cepeda, St. Al’s; 3) Johnny Garcia, St, Henry; 4) Ethan Acuna, St, Al’s