NOEL JANCEWICZ CHALLGREN
Updated: May 18
Robbinsville High School 2013 -- All-Around Athlete
Arguably the first great athlete to come out of Robbinsville High School, Noel Jancewicz Challgren was also one of the most intriguing as spectators never knew what to anticipate before one of her meets. They knew greatness was coming in some form, but such was Noel’s incredible versatility that they never knew what event would be her strong suit that day.
The first Robbinsville High girl to win an event at New Jersey’s Meet of Champions outdoors in track, when she took the high jump as a senior in 2013, Noel could do it all, taking a county or state-level medal in an astounding 10 different events--including the 55 meters, 55-meter hurdles, 100, 200, 400, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and 4x400. This translated into 11 different Mercer County crowns and would have been an even higher total if you were to include two multi-purpose events in which she holds the Mercer County record: the heptathlon and the pentathlon. As it is, she graduated as the county high jump record holder and in 2011 was the top American finisher in the event at the Penn Relays.
Jancewicz Challgren got so comfortable at Franklin Field that she followed her Robbinsville success with four years of glory at the University of Pennsylvania, taking the 2014 Penn Relays heptathlon title. She earned Penn’s MVP award and was an 11-time medalist at the Ivy League’s Heptagonal Championships, the true definition of a Hall of Famer.
MAJOR TITLES
NJ Meet of Champions Winner High Jump (Outdoor 2013)
6x State Champion - Indoor: Group I HJ (2012), 400m & HJ Group 2 (2013) - Outdoor: Group I HJ (2010), 400m & HJ Group 2 (2013)
8x CJ Sectional Champion - Indoor: Group I HJ (2012), 400m & HJ Group 2 (2013) - Outdoor: Group I 100m (2010), Group I HJ (2011), Group II HJ (2012), 400m & HJ (2013)
7x Mercer County Champion - Indoor: HJ (2011), HJ, 55m & 200 (2013) -Outdoor: LJ & HJ (2011), 100m, 200m & HJ (2013)
Eastern States Champion HJ Indoor (2012)
