OCHS First Decade Teams
Renee Tomlin was tops in Raider track in First Decade!
By TOM WILLIAMS
Gazette Staff Writer
The First Decade of the 21st Century had its share of outstanding athletes
in girls track. But the best of the best was Renee Tomlin, who won four individual
state championships in a three-year period.
Tomlin was the best of the decade in the 400 meters, 800 meters and 1600 meters.
She won the state title as a sophomore in the 800, won both the 800 and 1600 as a
junior and the 1600 as a senior. Tomlin holds the school record in the 800 and 1600.
She is the OCHS Girls Track Athlete of the First Decade.
Among those who join Tomlin on this all star team are Brittany Sedberry and Kayla
Ghanavatti.
Sedberry was the best in the 3200 meters, in which she holds the school record. She won
the state title in both the 3200 and 1600 as a junior and won the NJSIAA Meet of Champions
as a junior. Injuries and illness made it impossible for Sedberry to compete during her
senior year.
Ghanavatti set school records in three events - the 100 and 200 meters and the triple jump.
The hurdlers on the all-decade team were Rachel Hunter in the 100 hurdles and Molly
Minehan in the 400 meters. Minehan also joined Tomlin, Erin Walsh and Allie Moreland on
the best 4x400 meter relay team of the decade.
Ali Decredico was a South Jersey champion and school record holder in the pole vault. The
other jumpers were Sarah Hindelang in the high jump and Melissa Hunter, Rachel's twin
sister, in the long jump.
In the throwing events, the best of the decade were Jacquie Amonette in the discus,
Kathy McAlarnen in the javelin and Leslie Robinson in the shot put.
The Raiders kept their ubeaten streak alive in the Cape May County meet during the First
Decade, winning the title all 10 seasons. And the 2004 team finished second in South Jersey
and third in the state meet.
But the First Decade was highlighted by the outstanding performances of Renee Tomlin.
She joins Kellie Adams (90s) and Melody Sye (80s) as Ocean City High School Girls Track
Athletes of the Decade.
OCHS Girls Track in the First Decade
Year....Record....Coach
2000....7-2.....Bill Moreland
2001....8-2.....Bill Moreland
2002....6-4.....Bill Moreland
2003....8-1.....Bill Moreland
2004....8-1.....Bill Moreland
2005....7-1.....Bill Moreland
2006....6-2.....Bill Moreland
2007....5-3.....Bill Moreland
2008....6-2.....Kevin Greene
2009....3-5.....Kevin Greene
The First Decade Raider Girls Track Team
100 METERS - Kayla Ghanavatti (2007)
200 METERS - Kayla Ghanavatti (2007)
400 METERS - Renee Tomlin (2006)
800 METERS - Renee Tomlin (2006)
1600 METERS - Renee Tomlin (2006)
3200 METERS - Brittany Sedberry (2005)
100 HURDLES - Rachel Hunter (2006)
400 HURDLES - Molly Minehan (2004)
4x400 RELAY - Erin Walsh, Allie Moreland, Molly Minehan, Renee Tomlin (2004)
DISCUS - Jacquie Amonette (2000)
JAVELIN - Kathy McAlarnen (2000)
SHOT PUT - Leslie Robinson (2004)
LONG JUMP - Melissa Hunter (2005)
HIGH JUMP - Sarah Hindelang (2002)
POLE VAULT - Ali Decredico (2007)
TRIPLE JUMP - Kayla Ghanavatti (2007)