HS Track and Field

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Livingston High School (LHS) boys and girls track and field teams both excelled in the North 1, Group IV State Sectional Championships in Toms River, where the boys came away with two sectional champions and a second-place finish overall with 64 team points, and the girls came away with one sectional champion and a third-place finish.

In total, the teams earned 23 spots in the Group IV Championships to be held on Feb. 18 by placing in the top six in their events.

In the 400-meter dash, Luke Petryna and Chase Wade both move onto the Group IV meet with the fourth-and fifth-place finishes. Petryna clocked a 52.58 while Wade crossed the finish line at 52.67.

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The Bloomfield High School indoor track-and-field teams enjoyed strong performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 state relays championships at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Senior captain Albina Frangu and freshman Thalia Bell took fifth place in the girls team shot put. Frangu threw 34 feet, 5 inches, which was the fourth-best throw of the meet, and Bell threw 28-1 3/4.

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