The NJSIAA Meet of Champions is in Pennsauken for the first time ever and back in South Jersey for the first time since 2019. Below, find our preview for the girls discus championship.
Girls discus
THE PICK: Layla Giordano, Old Tappan
ANALYSIS: Here’s just how dominant Giordano is: The Princeton commit threw a 149-0 at groups last weekend – a mark further than the PR of every competitor in the field besides Nuhfer, who threw 149-2 in her home circle three weeks ago. Giordano didn’t even spin fully on the throw. She’s less than two weeks removed from her PR 172-2 at sectionals that tied the N.J. No. 2 all-time mark from Delsea’s Jocelyn White (2004). Her previous PR 170-2 came in a gold at New Balance Nationals last season in the same circle she took the Penn Relays title in this past April. Giordano’s spring has included four throws over 160 and six over the 150 mark. Livingston junior Jessica Oji launched a PR 161-7 at sectionals, but didn’t carry the event into groups. Giordano has 23 feet on the field and sits in the driver’s seat to defend her state title.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONS
- 2023: Layla Giordano, Old Tappan (159-7)
- 2022: Jada Mia Puryear, Union Catholic (155-7)
- 2021: Julia Bannan, Holy Spirit (129-0)
- 2019: Abby Nonnenberg, Wall (143-10)
- 2018: Catherine Light, Demarest (132-2)
2024 GROUP CHAMPIONS
- Group 1: Sunsarai Moore, Glassboro (139-8)
- Group 2: Eve Segal, Ocean Township (121-0)
- Group 3: Layla Giordano, Old Tappan (149-0)
- Group 4: Tetiana Kontsohrada, Old Bridge (126-3)
- Non-Public A: Julia Sobilo, Immaculate Heart (126-3)
- Non-Public B: Kitty Williams, Montclair Kimberley (122-11)
MEET RECORD: Donovan Catholic’s Alyssa Wilson uncorked a 168-1 in 2017.
THE CONTENDERS: Elizabeth Dankwa, Wayne Hills; Layla Giordano, Old Tappan; Emily Kolodziej, Somerville; Sunsarai Moore, Glassboro; Aniyah Murrell-Sanders, Elizabeth; Hannah Nuhfer, Delsea; Brook-lynn Roberts, Winslow
