Boys CVC Championships: Notre Dame repeats as team champion

Snowstorms pushed the CVC Championships back to February 1, but they were worth the wait! With athletes being one week closer to peak form ahead of sectionals, this was one of the CVC’s fastest winter track championships in years.

Check out the top finishers in each boys event below. Read the girls recap here.

Notre Dame’s Amir Mulkey gets the stick from Matt Ryba in the 4×400m at the Non-Public A Relays on January 15, 2026. | Tom Smith for MileSplit

Boys Team Scores. Notre Dame defended their title in spectacular fashion, running up 86 points thanks to a dominant mix of sprinters, jumpers, and throwers. Aldric Crawford and Amir Mulkey each took home gold and silver medals, Zamir Jones won the 55mH, Bryce Marsh won the high jump, and AJ Briggs led three Irish throwers to shot put medals. 

Ewing took 2nd place with 46 points. The Blue Devils were led by Dasan Jones, who went gold-gold-bronze in his sprint triple to be the meet’s highest-scoring individual, plus Oluwadarasimi Oyunyinka and Kelin Green, who finished 2-3 in the triple jump. Hightstown rounded out the top 3 teams with 43 points, carried by a strong sprint triple from Terrance Williams along with Christian Houvig and Justin Edwards going 1-2 in the shot put.

Boys 400m. Notre Dame kicked off their championship run with a bang — Aldric Crawford and Amir Mulkey went 1-2 in the 400m, running 51.32 and 51.58. Following close behind them were Ewing’s Dasan Jones (51.78), Robbinsville’s Will Strickland (4th in 51.99), and Princeton Day’s Nathan Bennett (5th in 52.29).

Boys 1600m. WWP North’s Agrim Jha ran away with the 1600m title, running a county-leading 4:31.43 for the win. Steinert’s Tyler Hurst was the clear #2 with a 4:36.54, and then Princeton’s Saboor Qureshi won a tight battle for 3rd place in 4:42.36 over WWP North’s Sushanth Karri (4th in 4:42.60) and Hightstown’s Mason Johnson (5th in 4:42.62).

Boys 55mH. The boys hurdles came down to a photo finish, as Notre Dame’s Zamir Jones edged Princeton’s Yi-Tian Xiong by a mere 0.01, 7.69 to 7.70, to give the Irish ten more points. Xiong might’ve just missed the win, but he still earned a nice PR that makes him NJ #24 right now. (Jones’s season best of 7.60 has him at NJ #14.) Behind them, Lawrence’s Alexander Nikolov (3rd in 8.01, 7.93 in prelims) and Hightstown’s Amal Stewart (4th in 8.03) also climbed the state leaderboard with new PRs.

Boys 800m. Notre Dame’s Amir Mulkey doubled back from a silver medal in the 400m to score a gold medal in the 800m, winning in 2:02.98. He held off challenges from Princeton’s Fletcher Harrison (2nd in 2:03.62) and Tyler Hurst (3rd in 2:04.69).

Boys 55m. After easing through the prelims, Ewing’s Dasan Jones blasted a huge 6.54 PR in the final to win the 55m championship. That puts Jones at NJ #16 this winter. It took his absolute best to hold off Hightstown’s Terrance Williams, who set an impressive PR of his own with a NJ #35 6.60. Princeton’s Kyle Carr prevailed in a very competitive fight for 3rd place, as four boys finished between 6.80 and 6.83. 

Boys 200m. Right off their blazing battle in the 55m final, Ewing’s Dasan Jones and Hightstown’s Terrance Williams were back at it in the 200m. The order remained the same, with Jones again claiming gold by a slim margin, 22.99 to 23.38. Hamilton West’s Chaz Robinson claimed 3rd in 23.63 in just his second meet of the season, just barely ahead of WWP South’s Aydun Hines in 23.67 for 4th place.

Boys 3200m. WWP North’s Agrim Jha and Hopewell Valley’s Finnegan Curley are two of the best long-distance runners in the state, and their duel at CVCs did not disappoint. After 16 laps, it came down to the final strides, with Jha narrowly holding off Curley for the win, 9:31.07 to 9:31.27. For Jha, that completed a very impressive 1600m/3200m double championship. For Curley, that strong PR performance elevated him to #10 in New Jersey this winter. Behind those top two, WWP North’s Paul Wittenberg also set a PR with a 9:48.40 for 3rd place.

Boys 4x400m. Notre Dame had already clinched the team title before the last event of the day, but they put an exclamation point on the victory by throwing down a 3:35.09 to win the 4x400m. A few seconds behind them, Nottingham held off Trenton in a thrilling battle for 2nd place, 3:38.18 to 3:38.25.

Boys High Jump. Notre Dame’s Bryce Marsh matched his best jump ever with a 6-2 to win the CVC title. Pushing him all the way were Allentown’s Justin Okorie (2nd in 6-0) and Princeton Day’s Avery Hall (3rd in 6-0), who both impressed by clearing the 6’ barrier for the first time. 

Boys Pole Vault. Robbinsville sophomore Thomas Weis claimed his first CVC title in the pole vault with a clearance of 10-6, tying his PR. His classmate Matthew Koch cleared 9-0 for 2nd place in his first meet vaulting.

Boys Long Jump. Lawrence’s Isaiah Grier flew to a big PR of 21-11.25, which is #1 in the county and #20 in the state this winter. Notre Dame’s Aldric Crawford made it a battle by also jumping his best ever, reaching an NJ #28 21-7 to earn 2nd place here. Hamilton West’s Jamel Cheeseborough-Williams claimed 3rd place in 21-0.

Boys Triple Jump. Steinert freshman Adrian Matos revealed some massive talent in his first-ever triple jump competition, winning the CVC title with a jump of 41-10.25. That puts the debutante at #1 in Mercer County this winter. Ewing’s Oluwadarasimi Ogunyinka also jumped an 8-inch PR of 40-8.75 to earn the silver medal, and his teammate Kelin Green claimed 3rd in a PR of 39-11.

Boys Shot Put. Hightstown’s Christian Houvig inched closer to the 50’ mark with a big winning toss of 49-5.5, giving him the CVC Relays / Championships sweep in the shot put. His classmate Justin Edwards gave the Rams a 1-2 finish with 45-1.5 for second place. Notre Dame’s throwers came through big time for their team: AJ Briggs (3rd in 41-2), Dominic Cuniglio (5th in 40-7.75), and Troy Williams (6th in 39-3.25) all scored points with big PRs. Princeton’s Eddie Del Cid also broke into the medals with a 41-0.5 for 4th place.