By Rich Chrampanis
TOMS RIVER – For the 13th straight year, Christian Brothers Academy won the Shore Conference Indoor Winter Track team title, but this time, it didn’t come easy.
The Colts narrowly beat Toms River North – by two points – with two individual champions and Top 4 finishes in seven different events.
The Colts came from behind with a dramatic throw from Albert Yodakis in the shot put, vaulting CBA into the lead and setting the table to clinch it with a second place finish in the 4×400 relay. CBA has now won 28 Shore Conference winter indoor titles.
On the girls’ side, Rumson-Fair Haven fell just short in defending its team championship, finishing second overall by a mere three points to 2024 champ Toms River North. Rumson-Fair Haven’s Clemmie Lilley had an impressive double title run in the 400 and 800 meters. The junior had the meet record in both races; her 2:13.30 time in the 800 knocked Olympian Ajeé Wilson of Neptune, a 2012 graduate of the Academy of Allied Health & Science, out of the top spot.
SHORE CONFERENCE INDOOR TRACK INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Boys 1,600 Meters: Joe Barrett, CBA (4:19.03)
Boys 3,200 Meters: Alex Kemp, CBA (9:16.28)
Boys High Jump: Lawrence Hicks, Red Bank Regional (6’4”)
Girls 400 Meters: Clemmie Lilley, Rumson-Fair Haven (57.18)
Girls 800 Meters: Clemmie Lilley, Rumson-Fair Haven (2:13.30)
Girls 55 Meter Hurdles: Alexandria Scott, Saint John Vianney (8.53)
Earlier we incorrectly posted a commitment for RFH’s Clemmie Lilley. She is currently uncommitted. We apologize for the error and we will make sure to let everyone know when Lilley makes her college choice. – The Two River Times Team
The article originally appeared in the February 1 – 7, 2024 print edition of The Two River Times.
