Westfield High School Blue Devils Manny Gayanilo and Ryan Daly came through with first-place finishes at the South Jersey Track & Field Club meet at Toms River on January
27. Gayanilo won the 55-hurdley in
7.78 and Daly finished first in the
1,600 at 4:18.63, followed by teammate Avery Keith at 4:18.66, while Tage Mehta finished fourth at 4:24.12.
Noah Perrassi placed second in the
400 with a personal best time of 52.42, followed by Rowan McMahill at
53.21. Alex Valencia finished second in the 800 at 1:59.25. Cole Varner finished third in the 3,200 at 10:16.35. Noah Rubinstein with a shove of 48–
1.5 and Brenton Hatch at 44-3 placed
6-7 in the shot put. Livia Reyes with a distance of 32-0.5 and Morgan Hoch at 31-7 placed 4-5 in the shot.