ROCKAWAY — Tessa MacMullin knew it would be a good day when she woke up on May 5. The Pope John senior was certain the good vibes would carry over to the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference East Championships before her last attempt in the triple jump.
MacMullin's teammates told her to wait, because head coach Brian Corcoran was running over from the high jump at the opposite end of Gifford Field. So MacMullin waited for him to get there, and then popped a personal-best 36 feet, nine inches to clinch first place.
It was the first time she had beat her PR since indoor season of her junior year.
"I saw him running over, and I knew it would be a good jump," said MacMullin, who lives in Ogdenburg. "No pressure, it was fun. I like people to watch me jump."
Weather permitting, the NJAC Championships continue at Morris Hills and Wallkill Valley on May 6.
➤ Adair Para is a senior at Morris Knolls, but she only started competing in track and field 18 months ago. Golden Eagles girls coach Peter Staluppi had approached her in the school hallways as a sophomore, saying, "You look very strong." But Para didn't listen.
She took first in the shot put (36-11) on Wednesday, and was already looking ahead to the discus where she'd been excelling in practice.
"I didn't really take it seriously until the end of last (outdoor) season," said Para, who plans to continue competing at High Point (North Carolina) University. "I stay at practice really late, because it's so much fun."
➤ Madison senior Rohan Tucker won the 100 and 400 meters.
Girls results
100 meters:1. Alanna Parkes (West Morris) 12.71; 2. Daniela Bracken (Parsippany Hills) 12.73; 3. Georgia Hostler (West Morris) 12.89; 4. Jazmine Laroche (Mount Olive) 12.94; 5. Wendy Graziani (Morris Knolls) 13.01; 6. Gabrielle Monroe (Mount Olive) 13.09.
400 meters:1. Casey Carney (Pope John) 56.24; 2. Sarah Nacinovich (Chatham) 56.26; 3. Kelly Kaasmann (West Morris) 56.94; 4. Caroline Sardeira (West Morris) 57.09; 5. Kayla Ewing (Morristown) 57.23; 6. Julia Covey (Morristown Beard) 58.05.
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1,600 meters:1. Carly Renna (Randolph) 5:01.6; 2. Gabriella Pelov (Montville) 5:03.6; 3. Violet Page (Mountain Lakes) 5:10.23; 4. Blythe Dudley (Villa Walsh) 5:11.04; 5. Addison Emge (Morristown) 5:!3.21; 6. Amanda Knapp (Roxbury0 5:15.26.
400-meter hurdles:1. Kayla Ewing (Morristown) 1:05.29; 2. Tatiyana Sewall (Roxbury) 1:05.93; 3. Kelly Kaasmann (West Morris) 1:06.45; 4. Jacqueline Reid (Parsippany) 1:06.52; 5. Fiona Jackson (Chatham) 1:06.84; 6. Gabby Ball (Randolph) 1:08.27.
Triple jump:1. Tessa MacMullin (Pope John) 36-9; 2. Alicia Dormevil (Chatham) 35-8; 3. Vishaka Dixit (Morris Hills) 34-10; 4. Juliana DeCongelio (Morris Knolls) 34-3.5; 5. Nicole Driscoll (Madison) 34-2.5; 6. Marika Blair (Morristown) 33-5.75.
Pole vault:1. Gianna Ledford (Morris Hills) 11-7; 2. Hailey Simmons (Villa Walsh) 10-0; 3. Nicole Driscoll (Madison) 10-0; 4. Jordan Sheldon (Roxbury) 9-6; 5. Eve Trautman (Morris Knolls) 9-6; 6. Sadie Chase (Madison) 9-0.
Shot put:1. Adair Para (Morris Knolls) 36-11.75; 2. Jazmine Laroche (Mount Olive) 34-7; 3. Ariana Vucetaj (West Morris) 34-3.5; 5. Jayda Lambo (Randolph) 34-0; 5. Gisele Scott (Mendham) 33-9.25; 6. Taylor Salazar (Morris Hills) 32-8.25.
Javelin:1. Angelica Rua (Morris Knolls) 103-5; 2. Maeve Dam (Villa Walsh) 100-6; 3. Layla Tavares (Randolph) 98-0; 4. Johanna Olsen (West Morris) 96-4; 5. Kamilla Mizak (Pope John) 96-3; 6. Emma Naughton (Villa Walsh) 95-11.
Boys results
100 meters:1. Rohan Tucker (Madison) 10.84; 2. Le-Shem Little (Sparta) 11.17; 3. Ben Wans (Morris Hills) 11.24; 4. Kyle Dunn (Hanover Park) 11.36; 5. Adam Braccioforte (West Morris) 11.36; 6. Michael Vogt (Mendham) 11.49.
400 meters:1. Rohan Tucker (Madison) 48.0; 2. Rhone Armijo (West Morris) 50.48; 3. Mouhamed Sarr (Parsippany) 50.69; 4. Ryan Foley (Mount Olive) 50.74; 5. Daniel Arroyo (Pope John) 50.79; 6. Kyle Wickham (Chatham) 50.8.
1,600 meters:1. Marcus Valenzuela (Chatham) 4:16.58; 2. Sean Wemmlinger (Morris Knolls) 4:20.74; 3. Nicholas Falcone (Morris Hills) 4:21.9; 4. Kennan Byers (Randolph) 4:22.16; 5. Micah Pardue (Morristown) 4:27.53; 6. Jacob Conti (Randolph) 4:28.61.
400-meter hurdles:1. Cadence Rupprecht (Mount Olive) 55.59; 2. Matthew Kot (Morristown) 57.13; 3. Nathan Beland (Madison) 57.72; 4. Stephen Shih (Morris Hills) 58.23; 5. Thomas Proscia (Chatham) 58.43; 6. Tyler Wright (Pope John) 59.59.
High jump:1. Nathan Enelamah (Morristown) 6-4; 2. Martin Hindenlong (Delbarton) and Daniel Akpan 6-4; 4. Stephen Shih (Morris Hills) 6-4; 5. Kevin Grundy (Chatham) and Matthew Kot (Morristown) 6-0.
Long jump:1. Stephen Shih (Morris Hills) 22-4.5; 2. Aidan Ponzio (Delbarton) 22-3; 3. Christopher Rodman (Morris Knolls) 22-2; 4. Caden Blaise (Mendham) 22-2; 5. Kevin Grundy (Chatham) 22-11.75; 6. Kyle Desrivieres (Madison) 21-4.
Discus:1. Anthony Agnoli (Montville) 163-7; 2. Marcus Petit-Frere (Morris Hills) 152-8; 3. Matthew Donnelly (Roxbury) 148-3; 4. Sam Lagattuta (Mount Olive) 146-1; 5. John Aymil (Mendham) 145-9; 6. Gavin Janosy (Morristown) 142-0.
This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record:NJAC East Track and Field Championships 2026