NJ INTERNATIONAL MEET RETURNSAFTER 1-YEAR POSTPONEMENT; "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU"

By ELLIOTT DENMAN

THE SMILES SAY IT ALL -  Flanking Coach Frank Harrison (left to right) at NJ Intrnational Meet are rising young Shore AC stars Liam O'Hara, Will Seijas, Ethan Ferraiola and Andrew Colbert.  Liam is a sophomore at University of Pennsylvania. Will a sophomore at Villanova, Ethan a sophomore at Bryant University, and Andrew a junior at Penn.    Best of all - they're all straight-A students.   (Photo courtesy of Mr. Frank Harrison)

We want to say “thank you/thank you/thank you” to all who took part in the 34th annual New Jersey International Track and Field Meet, held Saturday, August 7, 2021  at  The Peddie School Stadium in Hightstown, NJ, as athletes, coaches, sponsors, officials, volunteers and friends of a great event with a long, lustrous history.
 
The NJ International Meet, first staged by Shore Athletic Club as The Bob Roggy Memorial Meet in Holmdel, NJ in 1987, was back on the schedule after a year’s unfortunate delay necessitated by the ongoing Covid protocols.   While the meet did not attract the numbers it had in previous years, as we regrouped from the effects of the pandemic, we did bring it back amid all the adversity and that was the main thing!   The NJ International Meet was indeed back.!
 
All going well, we plan to stage a much bigger-faster-higher-stronger meet together with you in 2022. With your continued support, we’ll get it done !
 
MOST SINCERELY,  MR. ELLIOTT DENMAN    NJ NTL.MEET DIRECTOR EMERITUS
MR, DAVE  FRIEDMAN,   MEET DIRECTOR        MR. TIM BRENNAN, SITE DIRECTOR
            MR.  JOE COMPAGNI,  MEET COORDINATOR and ANNOUNCER
                       MR. MAURICE BELL, VIPER TIMING SERVICES
AND THE N.J. INTERNATIONAL GAMES COMMITTEE  &  SHORE AC TEAMMATES.
 
A Few Messages::::::
 
“I competed in the triple jump and thank you tremendously for a world-class run meet.  Just sorry that I did not know about this meet sooner in my lifetime.   Warmest Regards Nick Damal.”
“ Thank you for a great meet yesterday  All of your hard work help make the meet just a great time. Thank you. Carol Harrison.“   (Head shot put official and Shore AC official of year honoree.)
 
“Once again, I’m very happy to support the New Jersey International Meet.  Keep up the great work,” Joetta Clark Diggs, four-time USA Olympian, National Track and Field and NJ Hall of Fame inductee and NJ International Meet women’s 800 honoree.
“Just got back from Tokyo.  Saw the results.  Seems like a well-run meet, Warmly, Aliann Pompey.” Head coach St. John’s University, four-time Olympian and NJ International Meet women’s 400 honoree.
“The smiles say it all,  Coach Frank Harrison.”  (Smiling athletes Liam O’Hara, Will Seijas, Ethan Ferraiola and Andrew Colbert played starring Shore AC roles in their respective events.)

"Thank you very much for joining us at the 34th New Jersey International Meet , and congratulations on your performances! 
"We wish you all the best for more success, and we hope to see you again at the 35th New Jersey International Meet. We are already making plans for a full-scale event next year, likely in June or July, 2022,"  Coach Joe Compagni.

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 OUR NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD MEET
CHAMPIONS CROWNED AUG.7, 2021 AT PEDDIE SCHOOL WERE:
 
Frank Budd Memorial Men’s 100 -              James Bias, Jr.   GSTC               10.66
Dr. Matt Brown Open/Masters 100             Luxon Glor, Next Level AC     10.83
Andy Stanfield Memorial Men’s 200           James Bias, Jr.   GSTC              21.42
Larry James Memorial Men’s 400           Stefan Adams  Zenith Velocity    48.74
Art Smith Men’s Open/Masters 400            Ethan Ferraiola Shore AC        49.99
Rich Kenah  Men’s 800                                 Thomas Cooke   Kingsway TC  1:53.83
John Kuhi Men’s Open/Masters 800         John Carroll  Unattached          2:00.33
Harry Nolan/George Sheehan  Men’s Open/Masters Mile 
          Gary Rosenberg                                 Freedom/Garmin Runners           4:58.32
Elliott Denman   Men’s 1-Mile Racewalk  Christopher Renn   NJ Striders   7:53.86
Herbert Douglas Jr. Men’s Long Jump        Justin Kiefel,  Pittsburgh             7.35
Norman Tate Men’s Triple Jump                 Justin Kiefel,  Pittsburgh           14.87
Al Blozis Memorial Men’s Shot Put – Andrew Liskowitz, Middletown,NJ   18.99
 
Fred Thompson Memorial Women’s 100   Roxine Chambers, Baltimore   12.65
Andy Stanfield Memorial  Women’s 200    Roxine Chambers,Baltimore.   25.85.
Aliann Pompey Women’s 400            Tyler Howard    Schenectady,NY         59.97
Art Smith Open/Masters Women’s 400          Olivia Grace  Unattached   1:01.40
Joetta Clark Diggs Women’s 800         Fawzia  Kheir       Zenith Velocity    2:19.04
John Kuhi  Open/Masters Women ‘s 800             Christine Licata  GSTC    2:20.61
Chrissy Alessandro Shaheen Memorial Women’s Mile/
  Mary Conry Memorial Women’s Mile -           Maria Paul      Shore AC   10:37.22
Elliott Denman Women’s 1-Mile Racewalk  -   Maria Paul   Shore AC      11:55.24
Herbert Douglas Jr. Women’s Long Jump         Olivia Grace  Unattached      5.19
Norman Tate Women’s Triple Jump       Maya McDuffie  Next Level AC      11.31
Al Blozis Memorial Women’s Shot Put     Elizabeth  Yodakis Unattached    11.38
TOP MEET PERFORMANCES (BASED ON W.A. INTERNATIONAL SCORING TABLES)
MEN   Andrew Liskowitz             18.99 Shot Put       1061 Points
             James Bias Jr.                  21.42  200                 1007 Points
             Justin Kiefel                     7.35   Long Jump      997 Points
WOMEN   Roxine Chambers        12.65   100               867 Points.
                Roxine Chambers           25.85   200               865 Points
                Maya McDuffie               11.31 Triple Jump   845 Points
                Tyler Howard                  59.97    400                839 Points.