Over the next few weeks, we’ll spotlight 30 athletes who excelled during the outdoor track season that we didn’t have a chance to write about extensively. We’d love to write about every athlete in South Jersey, but that’s not practical. But we will try to spotlight some who may have gotten overlooked over the past few months. We apologize in advance if we don’t get to you or your son or daughter or an athlete you coach.
Today: Lloyd Shambry, Gateway
Lloyd Shambry’s 10.56 at Group 1 sectionals was the 6th-fastest 100 in Gloucester County history and while there was no wind gauge at Pennsauken it put him at No. 18 in South Jersey history under any conditions.
Note to meet directors: Get a wind gauge.
Shambry came into the season with a PR of 11.10 from his 5th-place finish at last year’s state Group 1 meet in Somerset. After placing 4th at indoor states at 55 meters in 6.63, he first broke 11 seconds at Spartan Sprint Night at Deptford, where he placed 2nd to Delsea’s Julian Conigliaro’s 10.87. Shambry ran 10.73 in the trials at sectionals before his breakthrough 10.56 in the final, where he ran 2nd to Malachi James’ historic 10.18.
At states, Shambry was in the middle of a 1-2-3-4 South Jersey finish, finishing behind James and Florence’s Barone VanKline and just ahead of Paulsboro’s Malachi Streeter.
Shambry also placed in the 200 at sectionals, although he focused only on the 100 at states.
All-Time Gloucester County 100-Meter Dash
10.21 … Ajani Dwyer [Washington Twp,.], 2024
10.47 … James Brown [Glassboro], 2009
10.53 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
10.55 … Evan Corcoran [Kingsway], 2022
10.56 … Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], 2024
10.59 … Lloyd Shambry [Gateway], 2024
10.60 … Robert Page [Kingsway], 2008
10.60 … Shawney Kersey [Woodbury], 2009
10.60 … Thomas Hampton [Clayton], 2019
10.65 … Dorian Bryant [Kingsway], 2003
10.65 … Mar-quel Davis [Deptford], 2017
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 