The 2026 NJ Odyssey of the Mind State Finals Tournament will be held on March 28, 2026 at Princeton High School in Princeton, NJ.
Princeton High School
151 Moore St
Princeton, NJ 08540
Contact Tournament Director, Sarah Pankiewicz at statefinals@njootm.org with any questions.
| New Jersey State Finals Mar 28 2026 |
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| Off the Rails Schedule | Div I | Div II | Div III |
| Lost in OMERland Schedule | Div I | Div II | Div III |
| The Epic Quest Schedule | Div I | Div II | Div III |
| Life’s a Ball! Schedule | Div I | Div II | Div III |
| Taller Tales of John Jivery Schedule | Div I | Div II | Div III |
| Off the Rails Div I Long Term Location: Ground Floor – New Gym |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 8:40am | Our Lady of Czestochowa TM A | 6741 | Jersey City, NJ | Karen Lau | 10:40am |
| 9:00am | James Madison Intermediate School TM A | 4496 | Edison, NJ | Ashley Rutzler | 1:00pm |
| 9:20am | Washington School TM A | 5835 | Millburn, NJ | Syed M Asim | 1:20pm |
| 9:40am | Collingswood Recreation Program TM B | 6469 | Collingswood, NJ | Jess Todd | 2:00pm |
| 10:20am | Menlo Park Elementary School TM A | 4545 | Edison, NJ | Michele Sileski | 2:20pm |
| 10:40am | Woodstown Middle School TM A | 6363 | Woodstown, NJ | Bobbi Szanyi | 2:40pm |
| Off the Rails Div II Long Term Location: Ground Floor – New Gym |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 11:00am | Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School TM A | 5669 | Bridgewater, NJ | Eve Wasserman | 3:20pm |
| 11:20am | Princeton Junior School TM A | 6325 | Princeton, NJ | Zach Floyd | 3:40pm |
| 12:40pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM D | 6481 | Collingswood, NJ | Smith Harper Hutchings | 10:40am |
| 1:00pm | Carteret Junior High School TM A | 6942 | Carteret, NJ | Sheila O’Hare Barrows | 11:00am |
| 1:20pm | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM C | 6832 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 11:20am |
| 1:40pm | Hillsborough Middle School TM A | 4458 | Hillsborough, NJ | Brittany Hamilton | 11:40am |
| Off the Rails Div III Long Term Location: Ground Floor – New Gym |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 2:20pm | Elizabeth High School TM A | 6643 | Elizabeth, NJ | Adrian Cardona | 9:00am |
| 2:40pm | Woodstown High School TM A | 5161 | Woodstown, NJ | Michelle Williams | 9:20am |
| 3:00pm | Sayreville War Memorial High School TM A | 5413 | Sayreville, NJ | Christina McCabe | 9:40am |
| 3:20pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM C | 6476 | Collingswood, NJ | Ellen Rosenholtz | 10:00am |
| Lost in OMERland Div I Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Dance Studio |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 2:20pm | Princeton Junior School TM A | 6327 | Princeton, NJ | Zach Floyd | 9:00am |
| 2:40pm | South Mountain Elementary School TM A | 5361 | Millburn, NJ | Sowmya Jairam | 9:20am |
| 3:00pm | Washington School TM A | 5837 | Millburn, NJ | Akhil Nanda | 9:40am |
| 3:20pm | Woodbrook Elementary School TM A | 7059 | Edison, NJ | Kayla Roig | 10:00am |
| 4:00pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM B | 6468 | Collingswood, NJ | Chelsea Nilsson | 10:40am |
| 4:20pm | Glenwood School TM A | 4342 | Short Hills, NJ | Claudia Yang | 11:00am |
| 4:40pm | Littlebrook Elementary School TM A | 6814 | Princeton, NJ | Lydia McDaniel | 11:20am |
| Lost in OMERland Div II Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Dance Studio |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 9:00am | Princeton Junior School TM A | 6326 | Princeton, NJ | Zach Floyd | 11:20am |
| 9:20am | The Cranbury School TM A | 5932 | Cranbury, NJ | Matthew Nastasi | 11:40am |
| 9:40am | Thomas Jefferson Middle School TM A | 6937 | Edison, NJ | Kristin Petersen | 1:00pm |
| 10:00am | John Adams Middle School TM B | 5345 | Edison, NJ | Jasneet Kaur | 1:20pm |
| 10:40am | Oradell Public School TM A | 5446 | Oradell, NJ | Traci Schaum | 1:40pm |
| 11:00am | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM D | 6836 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 2:00pm |
| 11:20am | Woodstown Middle School TM A | 3982 | Woodstown, NJ | Laurie Miles | 2:20pm |
| 11:40am | Saddle River Day School TM A | 6586 | Saddle River, NJ | Jessica Leigh | 3:00pm |
| Lost in OMERland Div III Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Dance Studio |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 1:00pm | Elizabeth High School TM A | 6644 | Elizabeth, NJ | Adrian Cardona | 3:20pm |
| 1:20pm | JP Stevens High School TM A | 6386 | Edison, NJ | Benny Parekkadan | 10:00am |
| 1:40pm | Robbinsville High School TM A | 6600 | Robbinsville, NJ | Alison Rodriguez | 10:40am |
| The Epic Quest Div I Long Term Location: First Floor – Black Box Theater |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 2:40pm | Martin Luther King Elementary School TM A | 4146 | Edison, NJ | Kim Kai-Cheng Poon | 9:00am |
| 3:00pm | Mary S Shoemaker Elementary School TM A | 4730 | Woodstown, NJ | Laurie Miles | 9:20am |
| 3:20pm | The Cranbury School TM A | 5930 | Cranbury, NJ | Priyanka Shetty | 9:40am |
| 3:40pm | Glenwood School TM A | 4493 | Short Hills, NJ | Severina Peeva | 10:00am |
| 4:20pm | James Madison Intermediate School TM A | 4597 | Edison, NJ | Ashley Rutzler | 11:00am |
| 4:40pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM B | 6471 | Collingswood, NJ | Cara Anderson-Boiler | 11:20am |
| 5:00pm | Washington School TM A | 5839 | Millburn, NJ | Cen Zhang | 12:40pm |
| The Epic Quest Div II Long Term Location: First Floor – Black Box Theater |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 11:00am | St. Augustine of Canterbury School TM A | 6762 | South Brunswick, NJ | Marissa Modzelewski | 2:40pm |
| 11:20am | John Adams Middle School TM B | 5350 | Edison, NJ | Jasneet Kaur | 9:00am |
| 11:40am | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM A | 6823 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 2:00pm |
| 12:00pm | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM B | 6829 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 2:20pm |
| 1:20pm | Hamilton Park Montessori School TM A | 6546 | Jersey City, NJ | Ana Chawla | 10:00am |
| 1:40pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM A | 5787 | Collingswood, NJ | Geoff DiMasi | 11:20am |
| 2:00pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM C | 6474 | Collingswood, NJ | Doug Robbins | 10:40am |
| The Epic Quest Div III Long Term Location: First Floor – Black Box Theater |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 9:20am | Princeton High School TM A | 5714 | Princeton, NJ | Ruchi Mital | 11:40am |
| 9:40am | Sayreville War Memorial High School TM A | 5414 | Sayreville, NJ | Christina McCabe | 1:00pm |
| 10:00am | Edison YMCA TM A | 5713 | Edison, NJ | Ruchira Misra | 1:20pm |
| 10:20am | JP Stevens High School TM A | 6388 | Edison, NJ | Benny Parekkadan | 1:40pm |
| Life’s a Ball! Div I Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Old Gym |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 11:20am | Our Lady of Czestochowa TM A | 6714 | Jersey City, NJ | Teddy Maki | 1:20pm |
| 11:40am | The Cranbury School TM A | 5928 | Cranbury, NJ | Karteeka Rapaka | 9:00am |
| 1:00pm | Princeton Junior School TM A | 6597 | Princeton, NJ | Larry Anton | 9:20am |
| 1:20pm | Glenwood School TM A | 4494 | Short Hills, NJ | Aaron Nagano | 9:40am |
| 1:40pm | Martin Luther King Elementary School TM A | 4145 | Edison, NJ | Kim Kai-Cheng Poon | 10:20am |
| 2:00pm | Mary S Shoemaker Elementary School TM A | 4339 | Woodstown, NJ | Brandon Musnoff | 10:40am |
| Life’s a Ball! Div II Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Old Gym |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 9:00am | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM B | 6830 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 2:00pm |
| 9:20am | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM D | 6837 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 2:20pm |
| 9:40am | Woodstown Middle School TM A | 5996 | Woodstown, NJ | Ashley Murawski | 3:00pm |
| 10:00am | Cognizant Consulting Services TM A | 6868 | Hillsborough, NJ | Rajesh Elisetty | 3:20pm |
| 10:40am | John Adams Middle School TM B | 5347 | Edison, NJ | Jasneet Kaur | 3:40pm |
| 11:00am | Branchburg Central Middle School TM A | 6439 | Branchburg, NJ | Suzanne Updegrove | 4:00pm |
| Life’s a Ball! Div III Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Old Gym |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 3:00pm | Hazlet RLA TM A | 6886 | Hazlet, NJ | Christine Grabowski | 4:00pm |
| 3:20pm | The Wardlaw+Hartridge School TM A | 6919 | Edison, NJ | Frank Leu | 1:20pm |
| 3:40pm | JP Stevens High School TM A | 6390 | Edison, NJ | Benny Parekkadan | 1:40pm |
| 4:20pm | Elizabeth High School TM A | 6646 | Elizabeth, NJ | Adrian Cardona | 2:00pm |
| 4:40pm | Hillsborough High School TM A | 6619 | Hillsborough, NJ | Brittany Hamilton | 2:40pm |
| 5:00pm | Princeton High School TM A | 5715 | Princeton, NJ | Ruchi Mital | 3:00pm |
| Taller Tales of John Jivery Div I Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Auditorium |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 9:00am | Littlebrook Elementary School TM A | 6813 | Princeton, NJ | Lydia McDaniel | 11:00am |
| 9:20am | The Cranbury School TM A | 5931 | Cranbury, NJ | Eric Harmon | 11:40am |
| 9:40am | The Cranbury School TM B | 6340 | Cranbury, NJ | Julie Meyer | 12:00pm |
| 10:20am | South Mountain Elementary School TM A | 6453 | Millburn, NJ | Lisa Biancani | 1:40pm |
| 10:40am | Collingswood Recreation Program TM A | 6467 | Collingswood, NJ | Lisa McKinney (aka Burne) | 2:00pm |
| 11:00am | Glenwood School TM A | 4495 | Short Hills, NJ | Mikhil Masli | 2:20pm |
| 11:20am | Washington School TM A | 5843 | Millburn, NJ | Fei Shan | 2:40pm |
| Taller Tales of John Jivery Div II Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Auditorium |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 12:40pm | John Adams Middle School TM B | 5349 | Edison, NJ | Jasneet Kaur | 9:00am |
| 1:00pm | Collingswood Recreation Program TM B | 6472 | Collingswood, NJ | Ed Beitz-Coach | 9:20am |
| 1:20pm | The Cranbury School TM A | 5933 | Cranbury, NJ | Eric Harmon | 4:00pm |
| 1:40pm | Saddle River Day School TM A | 6585 | Saddle River, NJ | Jessica Leigh | 3:40pm |
| 2:20pm | Thomas Jefferson Middle School TM A | 6938 | Edison, NJ | Kristin Petersen | 9:40am |
| 2:40pm | Woodrow Wilson Middle School TM A | 6825 | Edison, NJ | Keith V. Thomas | 11:00am |
| Taller Tales of John Jivery Div III Long Term Location: Ground Floor – Auditorium |
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| Long Term | Membership Name | Number | Location | Coach | Spont |
| 3:00pm | Elizabeth High School TM B | 6649 | Elizabeth, NJ | Adrian Cardona | 9:20am |
| 3:20pm | Elizabeth High School TM A | 6647 | Elizabeth, NJ | Adrian Cardona | 9:40am |
| 4:00pm | Chancellor Academy TM A | 6818 | Pompton Plains, NJ | M. Scott Smolder | 11:00am |
| 4:20pm | JP Stevens High School TM B | 6394 | Edison, NJ | Benny Parekkadan | 12:40pm |
| 4:40pm | JP Stevens High School TM A | 6393 | Edison, NJ | Benny Parekkadan | 1:00pm |
| 5:00pm | Hillsborough High School TM A | 6617 | Hillsborough, NJ | Brittany Hamilton | 1:20pm |