Utilizing its distance standouts, Red Bank Catholic won a pair of titles at theNJSIAAStateGroupRelays held Saturday at the Jersey CityArmory.

The Caseys won the Distance Medley (12:50.9) and 4x800 (9:54.72) relays in meet record times in helping RBC finish second overall to Pope John XXIII, 50-35.

TheDMRwas a replay of the cross- country seasonwhereRBCandMonsignorDonovan seemed to battle every weekend. The Caseys had the upper hand Saturday smashing the oldmeet record of 13:16.20 set back in 1984 by Notre Dame by 25 seconds. Janine Louie,EllieMahon,KateAndree and MollyMcNamarawere thewinning quartet.

RBC took the 4x800 record down by 30 seconds! Andree, Carol Chanik, Katie Rochford and McNamara shattered the 10:24.80 done by Notre Dame way back in 1983.

The Caseys won the race by 12 seconds. Second place Pope JohnXXIII (10:06.56) and third place Academy of the Holy Angels (10:13.39) were also under the old meet reChristina Stern,CourtneyGannnon,Adrianna Tacopina and Louiewere second in the 1,600-meter Sprint Medley (4:25.67). Their mark was under formermeet record 4:32.30 of Oak Knoll.

The 4x400 team of Ellie Mahon, Sophia Fils-Saime, Megan Goldstein and Tacopina were fifth (4:19.36) and the 4x200 squad of Tacopina,AlexandraMcCanill,KylieHarms and Stern, were sixth (1:52.80).

In Group II, Rumson-Fair Haven's girls was ninth (13). The Bulldogs best event was the 1,600 Sprint Medley where they were second (4:29.56).

RFH'sAlex Smith cleared 6-4 in the high jump tying Morris Hills' Michael Baird for the best jump of the relay.

Monmouth Regional's EdrickAlleyne got off the best throwin the shot put competition (54-9). He and teammate Charles Johnson (44-4 ½) were second in the relay.

In Group I, Shore Regional's girls were seventh (13). Their 4x400 team of Jamie Pointer,KayleeMikolon,AliGrandinetti and Cameo Kirk finished second (4:16.07).

The next test for the indoor track athletes will be the Monmouth County Championships at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River on Jan. 26.