East Orange Campus HS boys’ indoor track and field team captures sectional title

EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ indoor track and field team won the boys’ team title at the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Championship meet on Feb. 13 at the Bennett Complex in Toms River.

The Jaguars amassed 54 team points. Piscataway was second with 35 points.

Akeem Lindo, a sophomore, won the 55-meter dash and was part of the winning 4×400-meter relay. Lindo also took second in both the 400-meter run and 55-meter hurdles.

Senior Charon Jenkins won the high jump for EOCHS.

On the girls’ side, EOCHS finished 10th overall.

The top six finishers in each event qualified for the state Group 4 Championship meet on Feb. 19 at the Bennett Complex

North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 Championship meet

EOCHS top-six finishes

Boys

55-meter dash: First place, Lindo, 6.63.

400-meter run: Second place, Lindo, 51.48. Fourth place, Cory Poole, junior, 52.07.

800-meter run: Fourth place, sophomore Immyouri Etienne, 2:01.75.

55-meter hurdles: Second place, Lindo, 7.85.

4×400-meter relay: First place, senior Ricardo Loveluck, Lindo, junior Willesly Lindo, Etienne, 3:29.82.

High jump: First place, Jenkins, 6 feet, 4 inches.

Girls

55-meter dash: Third place, senior Mary Pierre-Louis, 7.56.

55-meter hurdles: Fourth place, sophomore Kevaray Gilette, 9.07.