Indoor track superlatives: The best athletes during the regular season
Three local athletes made NJ.com’s list of regular season superlatives for girls. Each category featured one winner and five honorable mentions. Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville) was an honorable mention in two categories, top track athlete and best breakthrough. Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton) was an honorable mention for best breakthrough, and Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville) received honorable mention for best multi-event athlete.
Boys indoor track Fab 50, Jan 30: Rankings see major shifts as postseason nears
The latest edition of NJ.com’s boys rankings has Sean Wilton (Princeton, Sr., Shot Put) entering the rankings at #31.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 30: New No. 1 emerges ahead of sectionals
Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 30 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#15 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#17 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#23 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#32 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#37 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#42 Allison Lee (WW-P North, Jr., Distance)
#44 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
State-leading championship performances headline this week’s indoor track standouts
NJ.com highlights Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) as one of five girl standout athletes this past week. Bartlett “has been making it a habit of setting new PRs this season,” the latest being her 2:48.81 1000m at the Dr. Sander Scorcher.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 23: Top athletes holding true at the top
Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 23 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#11 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#12 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#18 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#26 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#28 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#34 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#48 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 23: Top athletes holding true at the top (Copy)
Here are the Mercer County girls in the January 16 edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#6 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So., Distance)
#12 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#16 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#28 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr. Pole Vault)
#31 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#36 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#43 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#46 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
1/5-1/11 – Performers of the Week
Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr.) was awarded NJXCTFCA’s girl field athlete of the week for her throw of 43-5.75.
Boys indoor track: Non-Public A relay championship preview, 2025
The “don’t miss” event for Non-Public A relay championship is the shuttle hurdles, where NJ #2 Paramus Catholic takes on NJ #3 Notre Dame.
Boys indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 9: Rankings see major shakeups for the first time
The third edition of NJ.com’s boys rankings has Matin Mahmoud (Lawrence, Sr., Jumps) at #43.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 9: Newcomers headline the group
Here are the Mercer County girls in the third edition of NJ.com’s rankings:
#7 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#12 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#14 Sonjay Baylor-Reeves (Trenton, Sr., Shot Put)
#23 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#31 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#35 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#42 Tessa Hughes (Peddie, Jr., Hurdles)
#50 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, So., DIstance)
Boys indoor track Fab 50, Jan 2: Who headlined the rankings heading into the new year?
NJ.com’s latest boys rankings include Matin Mahmoud (Lawrence, Sr., Jumps) at #42.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Jan. 2: Was there an early shakeup at the top?
Here are the Mercer County girls in NJ.com’s second rankings of the season:
#6 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#13 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#26 Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr., Distance)
#28 Kajol Karra (Princeton, Jr., Distance)
#33 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#46 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#47 Jael Gaines (Lawrenceville, Jr., Sprints)
#48 Sydney Young (Hopewell Valley, So., DIstance)
12/22-12/28 – Performers of the Week
Matin Mahmoud (Lawrence, Sr.) is one of two field athletes of the week, thanks to his triple jump of 45-10.5 to win the Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival.
Sianni Wynn Destroys Legendary 21-Year-Old Indoor 200 Record
Sianni Wynn (Pennsauken) ran a 23.79 at the SJTCA #7 meet to break the 200m state record, which was previously held by Lawrenceville’s Sofia Swindell. This article also talks about Trenton legend Wendy Vereen, who ran a national record of 23.87 in 1984 and went on to win multiple global medals. NOTE: According to MileSplit, Vereen’s record time was in the 220y, which still converts to a faster 200m than Wynn’s time.
Talking in Ovals: 119. Jim Lambert, Legendary XC/Track & Field Reporter for NJ MileSplit
In this podcast, Talking in Ovals brings in MileSplit NJ report Jim Lambert to discuss the past XC season. At 16:55 in the linked video, they talk about Allison Lee (WW-P North) as one of the biggest surprise breakthroughs of the season.
12/15-12/21 – Performers of the Week
Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) is the girl’s distance runner of the week after her 9:32.29 3000m to win the JAMBAR Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational.
Girls indoor track Fab 50, Dec. 19: Who stood out in the first rankings?
NJ.com’s first rankings of the indoor season include several girls from Mercer County:
#7 Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#8 Sofia Swindell (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints/Hurdles)
#16 Allison Lee (WW-P North, Jr., Distance)
#26 Audrey Cheng (Lawrenceville, Sr., Pole Vault)
#28 Lexie Koch (Lawrenceville, Sr., Sprints)
#29 Yasmin Willie (Lawrenceville, Fr., Distance)
#31 Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr., Shot Put)
#35 Elsie Rey De-Castro (Hopewell Valley, So., Distance)
#49 Alaina Sabo (Notre Dame, Fr., Distance)
Paige Sheppard Smashes 1600m State Record In Season Opener
MileSplit NJ highlights the amazing run by Union Catholic’s Paige Sheppard, who broke the New Jersey 1600m record with a 4:44.77 on the newly resurfaced indoor track at the Lawrenceville School. It also talks about Blair Bartlett (Lawrenceville, So.) who got 2nd with an incredible 4:51.81, which is US #2 right now.
Girls indoor track preview, 2024-25: Field athletes to watch for the upcoming season
Catalina Holliday (Nottingham, Sr.) makes NJ.com’s list of ten girl throwers to watch this indoor season. The article highlights that she took second at the Meet of Champions and finished the season with the #4 throw in NJ. It also includes a great photo of her throwing at the outdoor Meet of Champions.
Boys indoor track preview, 2024-25: Field athletes to watch for the upcoming season
Sean Wilton (Princeton, Sr.) is one of ten throwers on NJ.com’s list of boys to watch this indoor track season. They list all the meets Wilton won last year and note that he “returns with an N.J. No. 6 55-5¼ PR.”