From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

The first thing you notice about the Penn Relays college fields is who’s missing. Syracuse sophomore Jamir Brown from Riverside, one of the top hurdlers in the country; Penn State sophomore Ajani Dwyer from Washington Township, one of the world’s fastest sprinters; and Princeton junior Greg Foster, one of the country’s leading long jumpers, are all notable in their absences from the entry lists in the 110-meter hurdles, 100-meter dash and long jump.

Syracuse, Princeton Penn State are all competing at the 130th running of the Penn Relays this week, but three of the biggest South Jersey stars are mysterious absentees.

But here’s a look at 25  South Jersey college athletes to keep an eye on who are entered in individual college events later this week at Franklin Field. This is not meant to be a complete list, just a look at 25 of our top athletes heading over to Penn this week.

For the complete order of events and entry lists, click here.

Men
Yashahya Brown [Washington Twp.], Hampton, 110-Meter Hurdles: Brown goes after his hurdles PR of 13.82 from last year in Tampa when he was a freshman at Rutgers.
Seth Clevenger [Haddonfield], Rowan, 5,000-Meter Run: Clev continue his assault on the NCAA Division 3 record book Thursday night in the 5,000.
Ryan Merlino [Oakcrest], Rutgers, Pole Vault: Coming off his PR 17-8 1/2 last weekend Merlino is on the brink of joining former teammate Nico Morales as the second 18-footer from South Jersey.
Anthony Parker [Salem], Rowan, Long Jump: After hitting 25 feet indoors but missing nationals with an injury, Parker is healthy again and ready to jump far.
Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken] Rutgers, 400-Meter Hurdles: Tucker is going after the 50-second barrier after running exactly 50.00 last year at NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville.
Jamile Gantt [Paulsboro] Rowan, High Jump: Two-time All-America high jumper has a PR of 6-11 and looking to become Rowan’s third 7-footer this year.
Bright John [Sterling], Rowan, Long Jump: Indoor All-Amrica as a freshman, John has PR’ d this spring with a 23-11 1/2, leaving him just half an inch from 24 feet.
Desi Stroud [Atlantic County Tech], Holy Family, Long Jump: Stroud is a 24-foot jumper already looking to build on his 24-3 PR.
Anthony Liakhnovich [Hammonton], Princeton, Discus, Shot: Liakhnovich has PRs of 58-5 1/4 and 166-11 and is scheduled to compete in both throws this week.
Malicah Etienne [CInnaminson], Georgian Court, Shot: Etienne has thrown 53-9 1/4 and looks to build on that PR at Penn
Shawn Brady [Bishop Eustace], Rutgers, Discus: Brady PR’d with a 172-0 at a home meet earlier this month.
Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], Stockton, Triple Jump:  Fogg, a long jump All-America, will go triple jump at Penn. He has a PR of 49-9 from indoor NJACs at the Ott Center.
Even Corcoran [Kingsway], Rowan, 100-Meter Dash: Seema like every time Corcoran races it’s wind aided, but his 10.36 is impressive wind aided or not.
Dennis Fortuna [Triton], St. Joe’s, 10,000-Meter Run: Fortuna will race the 25-lapper, chasing his PR of 29:52.40.
Chris Griffin [Egg Harbor Twp.], Stockton, Javelin: Griffin joined the 200-foot club when he placed 2nd at NJACs last spring in Ewing.

Women
Tey’ana Ames [Atlantic Tech], Rutgers, Shot Put:  Ames is just 2 1/2 inches from the Rutgers school record with her PR 53-2 1/4 from last weekend in Piscataway.
Helene Usher [Hadonfield], La Salle, Kerry O’Day [Cherokee], Bucknell, Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], Penn State, Maddie Dischert [Atlantic City], Rider, 5,000: Four South Jersey women who have all run 16:30 and 16:35 will line up for the 5,000.
Jenovia Logan [Sterling], Rutgers, High Jump: Logan has cleared 5-11 1/4 and is less than an inch from joining the 6-foot club.
Hannah Byrd-Leitner [Moorestown], Virginia, Pole Vault: Byrd-Leitner PR’d with 13-5 1/4 last month and returns to Penn, where she placed 2nd in the high school vault last year.
Sophia Curtis [Ocean City], Clemson, 400-Meter Hurdles, Triple Jump: After sitting out all of last year at Virginia, Curtis has run 58.77 and jumped 40-8 1/4 this year as a Clemson freshman.
Jaidah Garrett [Abesgami], UConn, Long Jump: Gartett has jumped 19-5 1/2 and 39-7 1/4 this spring but will focus on the long jump this week.
Ella Karp [Washington Twp.], UConn, Shot Put: Garrett’s teammate PR’d indoors with a 45-9 3/4
Brook-lynn Roberts [Winslow Twp.], UConn, Shot Put: Another UConn freshman from South Jersey, Roberts has thrown 44-11 1/2.
Shaelan McNally [Paul VI, Bucknell, 1,500-Meter Run: McNally PR’d with a 4:25.83 at a home meet earlier this month.
Rebecca Hoover [Haddonfield], Penn, Pole Vault: Hoover cleared a PR 12-7 1/2 this past weekend at Widener.
Gillian Lovett [Mainland Regional], La Salle, Steeplechase: Lovett ran 10:48.24  at Bucknell last spring.

On Tuesday, we took a look at every South Jersey school that’s qualified for the Penn Relays Championship of America girls 1,600-meter relay with the possibility that both Pennsauken and Winslow could make it to Friday this week.

There is no Championship of America favorite this year in the boys races, although many schools haven’t run a full-strength 4-by-4 and with good weather anything is possible.

So far only Burlington Township has run sub-3:20, and that was a 3:19.34 back on opening weekend of track season at the Don Danser Invitational at Rancocas Valley on April 4. The Falcons used Solomon Wesley, Jaydin Macklin, Robert Proctor and Jaylen Porter in that race.

Also under 3:25 are Deptford [3:20.51], Camden [3:20.94], Timber Creek [3:21.72] and Eastern [3:21.74].

The South Jersey small-school race is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. Saturday, with the large-school race at 12:10 p.m. The nine-fastest 4-by-4’s advance to the Championship of America race at 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

Deptford and Camden are in the Small-School race, and Burlington Township, Timber Creek and Eastern will be in the Large-School race.

Camden has the meet records for both the Small-School and Large-School races. Camen ran 3:12.36 in 2001 to set the the Large-School record and and 3:18.30 in 2005 to set the Small-School record.

Unlike the girls, South Jersey boys are in a CoA drought that has seen only one school qualify in the last 20 years, and that was Pleasantville in 2019.

Camden in 2001 and Winslow in 2004 both won the CoA race, Camden with Maurice Young, Dwight Ruff, Jade Smith, John Morris running 3:11.30 and Winslow in 2004 running 3:13.71 with Keith Harrington, Frank Jackson, Brandon Grantham and Reuben McCoy.

Here’s a look at the fastest 4-by-4 times South Jersey schools have run at Penn, with Camden and Edgewood/Winslow responsible for the top nine times.

3:11.30 … Camden, 2001 Championship of America [1st]
3:11.47 … Winslow Twp., 2003 Championship of America [2nd]
3:12.14 … Edgewood, 1985 Championship of America [3rd]
3:12.36 … Camden, 2001 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:13.71 … Winslow Twp., 2004 Championship of America [1st]
3:13.7h … Edgewood, 1984 South Jersey [1st]
3:14.71 … Camden, 2000 Championship of America [5th]
3:14.78 … Winslow Twp., 2004 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:14.95 … Winslow Twp., 2003 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:14.95 … Willingboro, 2003 South Jersey Large School [2nd]

And here’s a look at every South Jersey school that’s reached the boys Championship of America:
1983
3:16.50 … Edgewood, 6th [Keith Gloster, Darren Johnson, Lee Jerkins, Dennis Mitchell]
1984
3:17.67 … Edgewood, 3rd [Lee Jerkins, Chris Chambers, Keith Gloster, Dennis Mitchell]
1985
3:12.14 … Edgewood, 3rd [Chris Chambers, Leroy Smith, Lee Jerkins, Brian Bennett]
1993
3:18.85 … Willingboro, 5th [Kenyon Reid, Sean Morton, Scott Jones, Barry Douglas]
1996
3:18.78 … Woodrow Wilson, 5th [Mike Robinson, William Spearman, Daine Chang, Gregory Arnett]
3:25.74 … Camden, 8th [Albert Newkirk, Floyd Ingals, Cory Alston, Kenny Fussell]
1997
3:18.42 … Camden, 7th [Corey Alston, Floyd Ingals, Sean Brown, Albert Newkirk]
2000
3:14.71 … Camden, 5th [Byron Oliver, Dwight Ruff, James Williams, Jade Smith]
2001
3:11.30 … Camden, 1st [Maurice Young, Dwight Ruff, Jade Smith, John Morris]
2002
3:17.84 … Winslow, 6th [Antraye Miles, Duan Freeman, Anthony Miles, Dante Freeman]
3:18.58 … Camden, 8th [Michael Levinson, Maurice Young, Jamar Ervin, Jade Smith]
2003
3:11.47 … Winslow Twp., 2nd [Anthony Miles, Dante Freeman, Duan Freeman, Antraye Miles]
3:19.10 … Vineland, 6th [Shannon Sherer, Marcus Lee, Dale Coleman, Schaefer Sherrer]
2004
3:13.71 … Winslow Twp., 1st [Keith Harrington, Frank Jackson, Brandon Grantham, Reuben McCoy]
3:15.33 … Camden, 2004 3rd [Dwayne Lewis, Sherron Bullock, Alonzo Brown, Carl Smith]
2005
3:17.83 … Winslow Twp. [Darwin Barber, Derek Rodgers, Brandon Grantham, Frank Jackson], 6th
2019
3:23.33 … Pleasantville [Quentin Bundy, Gabriel Moronta, Jalen Freeman, Sahmir Jones], 6th

All-Time South Jersy Sub-3:20 times at Penn
3:11.30 … Camden, 2001 Championship of America [1st]
3:11.47 … Winslow Twp., 2003 Championship of America [2nd]
3:12.14 … Edgewood, 1985 Championship of America [3rd]
3:12.36 … Camden, 2001 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:13.71 … Winslow Twp., 2004 Championship of America [1st]
3:13.7h … Edgewood, 1984 South Jersey [1st]
3:14.71 … Camden, 2000 Championship of America [5th]
3:14.78 … Winslow Twp., 2004 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:14.95 … Winslow Twp., 2003 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:14.95 … Willingboro, 2003 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:15.33 … Camden, 2004 Championship of America [3rd]
3:15.34 … Camden, 1997 South Jersey [1st]
3:15.41 … Vineland, 2003 Class Race [1st]
3:15.71 … Camden, 2004 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:16.1h … Edgewood, 1985 South Jersey [1st]
3:16.33 … Rancocas Valley, 2017 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:16.50 … Edgewood, 1983 Championship of America [6th]
3:16.61 … Camden, 2002 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:16.63 … Edgewood, 2001 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:17.10 … Winslow Twp., 2005 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:17.12 … Winslow Twp., 2002 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:17.23 … Camden, 1996 South Jersey [1st]
3:17.27 … Woodrow Wilson, 1996 South Jersey [2nd]
3:17.67 … Edgewood, 1984 Championship of America [3rd]
3:17.78 … Winslow Twp., 2008 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:17.83 … Winslow Twp., 2004 Championship of America [6th]
3:17.84 … Winslow, 2002 Championship of America [6th]
3:17.85 … Paul VI, 2016 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:17.92 … Camden, 2000 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:18.0h … Edgewood, 1983 Class Race [1st]
3:18.10 … Rancocas Valley, 2019 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:18.15 … Willingboro, 2001 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:18.30 … Camden, 2005 South Jersey Small School [1st]
3:18.1h … Kennedy, 1983 South Jersey [1st]
3:18.36 … Willingboro, 2001 South Jersey Large School [3rd]
3:18.42 … Camden 1997 Championship of America [7th]
3:18.43 … Edgewood, 2001 Championship of America [5th]
3:18.58 … Camden, 2002 Championship of America [8th]
3:18.71 … Willingboro, 1991 South Jersey [1st]
3:18.74 … Camden, 2007 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:18.78 … Woodrow Wilson [5th, Championship of America] 1996
3:18.79 … Pleasantville 2019 Class Race [1st]
3:18.85 … Willingboro, 1993 Championship of America [5th]
3:18.87 … Woodrow Wilson, 1992 South Jersey [1st]
3:18.87 … Pennsauken, 2023 South Jersey [1st]
3:18.99 … Pennsauken, 2019 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:19.03 … Lenape, 2000 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:19.09 … Willingboro, 2002 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:19.10 … Vineland, 2003 Championship of America [6th]
3:19.27 … Willingboro, 1993 South Jersey [1st]
3:19.28 … Lenape, 2001 South Jersey Large School [4th]
3:19.35 … Timber Creek, 2009 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:19.41 … Lenape, 1997 South Jersey [2nd]
3:19.47 … Eastern, 2002 South Jersey Large School [3rd]
3:19.3h … Woodrow Wilson, 1984 South Jersey [2nd]
3:19.74 … Winslow Twp., 2007 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:19.5h … Camden, 1986 South Jersey [1st]
3:19.78 … Camden Catholic, 1989 South Jersey [1st]
3:19.89 … Winslow Twp., 2006 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:19.98 … Deptford, 2018 South Jersey Small School [1st]
3:19.8h … Willingboro, 1988 South Jersey [1st]
3:19.9h … Willingboro, 1979 South Jersey [1st]

Winslow and Pennsauken could very well make Penn Relays history this weekend at Franklin Field.

Winslow ran 3:43.38 in the 1,600-meter relay when they placed 3^rd at Boston Nationals, a South Jersey indoor record and 6^th-fastest in state history.

Pennsauken ran 3:44.97 Saturday at the Woodbury Relays, 6^th-fastest in South Jersey history outdoors.

They’re two of the fastest in the country and they’ll race each other at 5:03 p.m. Thursday in the South Jersey Large-School Relay, with both hoping to qualify for the Championship of America. The nine-fastest schools in all the 4-by-4 class races throughout the day advance to the Championship race, scheduled for 4:55 p.m. Friday.

There are also consolation races, but for Winslow and Pennsauken the goal is reaching the Championship of America and racing the Jamaicans and other top U.S. schools.

Only eight South Jersey schools have reached the Championship of America since its inception in 1980, including Clayton in 2022, Timber Creek in 2024 and Winslow in 2025. Two South Jersey schools have never qualified in the same year.

Willingboro won the 1999 race in the pouring rain in 3:45.74, but the fastest South Jersey time in a Championship of America was recorded by Clayton, when the Clippers placed 6^th in 2022 with a 3:44.67.

Here’s a glance at South Jersey girls in the Championship of America 4-by-4:

1993
Camden, scratched
1994
3:50.79 … Camden, 6^th [Chantell Parks, Tynisha Revels, Aishia Lawson, Medina Salaa],
1995
3:45.41 … Camden., 4^th [Tynisha Revels, Medina Salaam, Aishia Lawson, Alishia Lawson]
1999
3:45.74 … Willingboro, 1^st [Takia Canty, Shakirah Rutherford, Latasha Taylor, Danielle Myricks]
2002
3:53.65 … Willingboro, 8^th [Channel Hamilton, Halimah Bashir, Rhea Mann, Okechi Ogbuokiri]
2022
3:44.67 … Clayton, 6^th [Arianna Sharpe, Ariel Sharpe, Amirah Sharpe, Kelsey Thomas]
2024
3:46.95 … Timber Creek, 6^th [Nyla Jones, Naylah Jones, Taylor Gaines, Ryan Jennings]
2025
3:48.28 … Winslow Twp., 8^th [Amariah Arango, Jasmine Jackson, Skhye Seamon, Cinniya Robinson]

The fastest time ever by a South Jersey school at Penn was Winslow’s 3:43.46 last year when they won the South Jersey Large-School race. Pennsauken was 2^nd in that race in 3:50.21, the fastest they’ve ever run at Penn.

Winslow is expected to use sophomore Amariah Arango, junior Cinniya Robinson, senior Olivia Okaro and sophomore Jasmine Jackson. The Eagles are so deep they ran 3:52.63 at Woodbury Saturday without any of the four girls who are expected to race Thursday.

Pennsauken will use a likely lineup of senior Sanaya Dupree, sophomore Hope Edwards, senior Summer Schaeffer and three-time national champion Sianni Wynn on the anchor.

Making this even more interesting is that Union Catholic, which ran 3:39.03 at Arcadia last week, is a near lock to reach the CoA race. There’s never been a girls Championship of America 4-by-4 with three New Jersey schools.

There have been four years where two made it: 1986 (Trenton, Shabazz), 2022 (Clayton, Scotch Plains-Fanwood), 2024 (Union Catholic, Timber Creek) and 2025 (Union Catholic, Winslow).

The only times two New Jersey schools have placed in the top six are 1986, when Trenton was 4^th and Shabazz 5^th, and 2024, when Union Catholic was 3^rd and Timber Creek 6^th.

Kingsway is another school to keep an eye on at Penn. The Dragons are No. 3 with their 3:54.58 at Woodbury, and they’ll also be in the Large-School race Thursday with a likely lineup of Noemi Haller, Norah Brown, Kenya Nobles and Talia Griscom.

Kingsway’s fastest race ever at Penn was a 3:55.34 in the 2013 Philadelphia Area race with Loren Harris , Christy Pentz, Jacklyn Heineman and Thaila Cooper. Kingsway ran 2-100ths-of-a-second off that time last year in the Large-School race with Brown, Camryn Stanard, Jonnelle Lewis and Haller. Kingsway won the South Jersey Small-School race at Penn in 2012 with Vanessa Danltruche, Cassie Hagstoz, Arianna Waller and Thalia Cooper

How did I spend all day Monday? Putting together this list of every sub-4 race ever run by South Jersey schools in any race at the Penn Relays. Here is everyone under 3:55. Look for this list to grow on Thursday and perhaps Friday. Additions and corrections, you know the drill! Lemme know in the comment section!

All-Time South Jersey Penn Relays 4×4 List
3:43.46 … Winslow Twp., 2025, South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:44.67 … Clayton, 2022 Championship of America [6th]
3:45.41 … Camden, 1995 Championship of America [4th]
3:45.74 … Willingboro, 1999 Championship of America [1st]
3:45.94 … Camden, 1995 South Jersey [1st]
3:46.18 … Willingboro, 2000 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:47.30 … Willingboro, 2003 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:47.39 … Clayton, 2022 South Jersey Small School [1st]
3:48.08 … Winslow Twp., 2017 Philadelphia Area [3rd]
3:48.80 … Willingboro, 1999 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:49.30 … Winslow Twp., 2004 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:49.46 … Eastern, 2003 South Jersey Large School [2]
3:49.74 … Eastern, 2003 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:49.97 … Lenape, 2015 Philadelphia Area [3rd]
3:49.53 … Willingboro, 1998 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:50.21 … Pennsauken, 2025 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:50.22 … Willingboro, 2025 Philadelphia Championship [2nd]
3:50.24 … Camden, 2009 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:50.45 … Camden, 1994 South Jersey [1st]
3:50.60 … Woodrow Wilson, 2005 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:50.79 … Camden, 1994 Championship of America [5th]
3:50.81 … Woodrow Wilson, 2006 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:51.17 … Willingboro, 2025 South Jersey Small-School [1st]
3:51.45 … Willingboro, 2002 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:51.45 … Camden, 2006 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:51.70 … Winslow Twp., 2022 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:51.76 … Rancocas Valley, 2019 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:51.80 … Woodrow Wilson, 2001 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:51.84 … Winslow Twp., 2017 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:52.03 … Willingboro, 2001 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:52.71 … Woodrow Wilson, 2006 Philadelphia Area [3rd]
3:52.88 … Washington Twp., 2007 Philadelphia Area [1st]
3:53.15 … Willingboro, 2000 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:53.16 … Woodrow Wilson, 2001 Philadelphia Area [3rd]
3:53.21 … Camden, 2006 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:53.26 … Lenape, 2014 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:53.55 … Willingboro 1998 South Jersey [1st]
3:53.59 … Camden, 1993 Class Race [1st]
3:53.65 … Willingboro, 2002 Championship of America [8th]
3:53.71 … Washington Twp., 1998 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:53.73 … Winslow Twp., 2018 Philadelphia Area [5th]
3:53.83 … Rancocas Valley, 2022 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:53.88 … Camden, 2008 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:54.06 … Winslow Twp., 2006 Philadelphia Area [4th]
3:54.12 … Lenape, 2017 Philadelphia Area [5th]
3:54.12 … Cherokee, 2013 Philadelphia Area [3rd]
3:54.16 … Winslow Twp., 2016 Philadelphia Area [5th]
3:54.21 … Woodrow Wilson, 2008 South Jersey Large School [2nd]
3:54.53 … Winslow Twp., 2012 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:54.61 … Winslow Twp., 2004 South Jersey Large School [1st]
3:54.74 … Delsea, 2011 Philadelphia Area [2nd]
3:54.82 … Willingboro, 2010 South Jersey Small School [1st]
3:54.98 … Cherokee, 2013 South Jersey Large School [1st]

Paul VI’s Shaelan McNally, a Bucknell sophomore, recorded the biggest win of her young college career Saturday when she placed 1^st in the 5,000 at the ECAC Championships in Piscataway.

McNally ran 16:46.43 and won by 50 meters over Vermont sophomore Isabella Fryar, who placed 2^nd in 16:56.63.

McNally’s 16:46.43 is No. 8 in Bucknell history and No. 9 in the Patriot League this year. McNally is also No. 9 in the conference in the 1,500 [4:25.83]

Click to access WTrackRecordBook2025-26_Updated_April_15.pdf

McNally had only run two prior collegiate 5,000s and her previous PR was a 17:47.52 indoors in February 2025 at Youngstown. So this is a PR of more than a minute.

McNally is the 5^th South Jersey college woman to run sub-17 this year, following La Salle’s Helene Usher of Haddonfield [16:42], Penn State’s Liliah Gordon of Northern Burlington [16:31.18], Rider’s Maddie Dischert of Atlantic City [16:34.70] and her Bucknell teammate, Cherokee’s Kerry O’Day [16:43.08].

Rowan junior Eli Hendricks from Penns Grove dropped his 100 PR from 10.63 to 10.50 Saturday at a meet in Charlottesville, Va. That is 15^th-fastest ever by a South Jersey alum with legal wind.

Hendricks ran 10.63 at a meet last April in Atlanta, but he PR’d twice Saturday, running 10.53 with a 0.3 in the prelims and 10.50 with a 1.7 in the final.

That’s 3^rd-fastest with legal wind in Rowan history, behind Eastern’s Rajahn Dixon, who ran 0.32 earlier this month in a home meet in Glassboro, and Bridgeton’s Shamar Love, who ran 10.43 last May at the NJAC Championships in Ewing.

It’s No. 15 on the all-time South Jersey alumni list and puts him at 25^th in NCAA Division 3 and 4^th in the NJAC.

All-Time Rowan 100-Meter Dash List
10.32 … Rajahn Dixon [Eastern], Oscar Moore Invite, April 11, 2026 [+0.4]
10.43 … Shamar Love [Bridgeton], NJAC Championships, Ewing, May 3, 2025 [+1.9]
10.50 … Eli Hendricks [Penns Grove], April 18, 2026, Charlotessville, Va. [+1.7]
10.50 … Elijah Hendricks [Penns Grove], Virginia Challenge, Charlottesville, Va., April 17, 2026 [+1.7]
10.55… Jah’mere Beasley [Sterling], NJAC Championships, Mahwah, N.J., May 6, 2023 [+0.0]
10.61 … Evan Corcoran [Kingsway], NJAC Championships, Ewing, May 3, 2025 [+0.2]
10.64 … Robert McKinney [Highland], NJAC Championships, Ewing, May 3, 2025 [+0.0]
10.68 … Julian Pratt [Camden], NJAC Championships, Galloway Township, N.J., May 4, 2019 [+0.6]
10.75 … Amara Conte [Ferris], Widener Final Qualifier, Chester, Pa., May 14, 2023 [-0.8]
10.75 … Ali Ejaz [Glassboro], NJAC Championships, Glassboro, N.J., May 4, 2013 [+0.6]

Here’s a look at the 21 meet records set Saturday at the Woodbury Relays. That’s a crazy number of meet records for any meet but especially for a meet like Woodbury, which has been around since 1973.

Girls
Group 1
Distance Medley
Audubon [Emma Camm, Ava Lebb, Isabella Legatie, Riley Fayer], 12:28.78
[previous record, 12:52.10, Pitman, 2015]
3,200-Meter Relay
Haddon Twp. [Aubrey Carson, Biz Maher, Sydney Warne, Reagan Maher], 9:51.57
[previous record, 10:02.80, Haddonfield, 1998]
Sprint Medley
Audubon [Sophia Rizzo, Kathryn McGuire, Kyle Tocco, Riley Fayer], 4:09.67
[previous record, 4:16.78, Penns Grove, 2014]

Girls Group 2
None

Girls Group 3
Shuttle Hurdles
Winslow Twp. [Ma’Syiah Brawner, Jasmine Jackson, Cinniya Robinson, Justice Green], 59.10
[previous record, 1:01.82, Winslow Twp., 2012]
3,200-Meter Relay
Winslow Twp. [Amariah Arango, Adaiah Arango, Julisa Derry, Annabella Cassidy], 9:24.21
[previous record, 9:40.93, Woodrow Wilson, 2003]
400-Meter Relay
Winslow Twp. [Amariah Arango, Olivia Okaro, Cinniya Robinson, Jasmine Jackson], 46.55
[previous record, 47.85, Winslow Twp., 2012]
Sprint Medley
Winslow Twp. [Amariah Arango, Olivia Okaro, Cinniya Robinson Jasmine Jackson], 4:01.75
[previous record, 4:08.64, Woodrow Wilson, 2003]

Group 4
800-Meter Relay
Pennsauken [Sianni Wynn, Sanaya Dupree, Olivia Dupree, Summer Schaeffer], 1:36.63
[previous record, 1:41.97, Eastern, 2002]
400-Meter Relay
Pennsauken [Sanaya Dupree, Olivia Dupree, Summer Schaeffer, Sianni Wynn], 45.93
[previous record 47.30, Willingboro, 1981]
1,600-Meter Relay
Pennsauken [Sanaya Dupree, Hope Edwards, Summer Schaeffer, Sianni Wynn], 3:44.97
[previous record, 3:48.24, Columbia, 2013]

Field Events
High Jump
Egypt Bolan [Lindenwold], 5-10 ¼
[previous record, 5-10, Megan Kirschling, West Deptford, 2012]
Triple Jump
Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 39-8 ½
[previous record, 38-5, Ashley Edwards, Northern Burlington, 2015
Discus
Hannah Nuhfer [Delea], 179-6
[previous record, 149-11, Jess Woodard, Cherokee, 2012]
Shot Put
Hannah Nuhfer [Delea], 46-2
[previous record, 46-0 ½, Deanne Hahn, Brick Twp., 2008]

Group 1
800-Meter Relay
Camden [Javon Brownlee, Christian Braxton, Giovanni Marshall-Edwards, Jaiden Steele], 1:27.74
[previous record, 1:30.0, Glassboro, 2009]
3,200-Meter Relay
Woodstown [Karson Chew, David Farrell, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford], 7:52.95
[previous record, 8:06.10y, Woodbury, 1978]
400-Meter Relay
Camden [Javon Brownlee, Christian Braxton, Wasi Muhammad, Jaiden Steele], 42.62
[previous record, 43.0, Glassboro, 2009]
1,600-Meter Relay
Camden [Jeremiah Steeley, Christian Braxton, Jawan Brownlee, Jaiden Steele], 3:20.94
[previous record, 3:24.50, Woodbury, 2011]

Group 2
None

Group 3
800-Meter Relay
Deptford [Liam Brown, Kareem Brown, Xavion Holmes, Johann Hernandez], 1:27.47
[previous record, 1:28.35, Timber Creek, 2014]
3,200-Meter Relay
Deptford [Anthony Schilling, Zach Harrison, Algen Ramirez, John Collier], 8:00.09
[previous record, 8:02.04, Kingsway, 2009]

Group 4
Shuttle Hurdles
Egg Harbor Twp. [Taj Jackson, Xavier Aucule, Sebastian Antonius, Ari Bell], 1:00.43
[previous record, 1:01.70, Oakcrest, 2011]

Field Events
None

Rutgers senior Tey’ana Ames from Atlantic County Tech continues to close in on the Rutgers shot put school rcord.

Ames threw a lifetime-best 53-2 ¾ Saturday at the ECAC Championships at her home facility in Piscataway, and she’s now No. 2 in Rutgers history, trailing only Jasmine Van Note of Sayreville, who threw 53-5 at the 2022 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis.

So Ames is only 2 ¼ inches off the school record.

Ames just threw 50 feet for the first time in January with a 50-8 ¼ at the Ott Center. She improved to 52-9 ¼ in February at the Armory, then 52-9 ½ indoors in Fayetteville, then 53-1 ¾ in Orlando in late March and now 53-2 ¾.

On Saturday, Ames only took three throws, opening with a 51-6 and a 50-9 ¼ before her big 53-2 ¾.

Ames is No. 3 on the all-time South Jersey alumni list and No. 9 on the all-time New Jersey alumni list.

All-Time New Jersey Alumni Shot Put List
63-7 ¾ … Jessica Woodard [Cherokee], May 20, 2021, Tucson, Ariz.

62-7 ¾ … Maren Seidler [Governor Livingston], June 11, 1979, Walnut, Calif.

60-8 ¼  … Jessica Oji [Livingston], March 1, 2026, New York

59-5 … Pam Dukes [Freehold Twp.], June 26, 1987, San Jose, Calif.

59-1 ½ … Alyssa Wilson [Donovan Catholic], April 20, 2019, Long Beach, Calif.

58-6 ¼ … Jamine Moton [Delsea], May 13, 2001, Clemson, S.C.

56-6 … Nickolette Dunbar [Whippany Park], May 14, 2021, College Station, Texas

54-8 ¼  … Jasmine Van Note [Sayreville], April 1, 2023, Gainesville, Fla.
53-2 ¾ … Tey’ana Ames [Atlantic County Tech], April 18, 2026, Piscataway

52-4 ¾ … Maureen Laffan [Toms River North], Feb. 27, 2010, Blacksburg, Va.

51-11 ½ … Alicia Campbell [Snyder], Feb. 24, 2024, Geneva, Ohio

All-Time South Jersey Alumni Shot Put List
62-3 ½ … Jessica Woodard [Cherokee], May 20, 2021, Tucson, Ariz.

58-6 ¼ … Jamine Moton [Delsea], May 13, 2001, Clemson, S.C.
53-2 ¾ … Tey’ana Ames [Atlantic County Tech], April 18, 2026, Piscataway

50-5 … Victoria Imbesi [Our Lady of Mercy], May 6, 2012, Philadelphia

49-11 … Shamere Rothmiller [Glassboro], May 5, 2012, Greensboro, N.C.

49-10i … Tara Daniels [Kingsway], Feb. 6, 2016, Boston

49-2 ¼ … Sylvia Galarza [Millville], April 26, 2007, Philadelphia

48-7 … Melinda Boykin [Bridgeton], May 19, 2001, Princeton
48-0 … Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea], Feb. 21, 2026, Toms River

46-8 ¼ … Janiece Rose [Delsea], May 15, 2015, Muncie, Ind.

The Audubon girls ran the fastest sprint medley ever by a New Jersey Group 1 school at Woodbury Saturday and the fastest distance medley by a Group 1 in 10 years.

Juniors Sophia Rizzo and Kathryn McGuire and seniors Kylie Tocco and Riley Fayer ran a meet-record 4:09.67 in the sprint med at the Woodbury Relays, breaking the meet record of 4:16.78 set in 2014 by Penns Grove.

The fastest previous Group 1 sprint medley by a New Jersey school was Metuchen’s 4:11.93 at 2014 Armory Nationals.

Rizzo ran 1:00.90, the 200 splits totalled 51.86 and Fayer anchored in 2:16.92. Only Winslow in Group 3 [4:01.75] and Eastern in Group 4 [4:08.28] ran faster than Audubon Saturday.

Audubon’s time is No. 13 in Camden County history.

The Green Wave DMR team was also anchored by Fayer, who split 5:01.87 and gave Audubon the fastest South Jersey Group 1 time in 27 years.

Audubon won the race in 12:28.78, destroying the Group 1 meet record of 12:52.10 set by Pitman in 2015.

This one took a ton of research so please let me know if you find any errors in this post.

That’s the fastest DMR time by any New Jersey Group 1 school in 10 years.

Audubon’s time is 3^rd-fastest by a South Jersey Group 1 all-time and fastest since Haddonfield ran 12:23.26 with Holly Cosnet, Mary Mullholland, Erin O’Donnell and Erin Donohue ran 12:23.26 at the Ike Willis Relays in Glassboro. Haddonfield ran 12:21.45 at the 1998 East Coast Relays in Morristown. Haddonfield ran faster several other years when it was a Group 2, but Audubon’s time is 3^rd-fastest by a school that was in Group 1 the year it ran it.

Audubon’s 12:28.78 is fastest by any New Jersey Group 1 since 2016, when New Providence ran 12:27.81 at the Union County Championships in Westfield. Metuchen is listed on Milesplit as a Group 1 running 11:57.17 at the 2022 Penn Relays, but they were actually in Group 2 in 2022.

Camm led off with a 3:52.79 for 1,200 meters, Ava Lebb ran 62.92 for the 400, Isabella Legatie split 2:31.21 and Fayer finished it off with an evenly paced anchor leg – out in 2:29.81 and back in 2:32.09.

Overall, Audubon is 6^th-fastest in New Jersey this year in the DMR and No. 3 in South Jersey, behind Cherokee [12:20.00] and Ocean City [12:22.97]. The time is No. 17 on the all-time Camden County list.

All-Time Camden County Sprint Medley List
3:53.15 … Eastern, 2025
4:01.75 … Winslow Twp., 2026
4:02.60 … Sterling, 2017
4:02.89 … Woodrow Wilson, 2002
4:03.04 … Camden, 1995
4:03.31 … Eastern, 2024
4:04.86 … Woodrow Wilson, 2009
4:05.2h … Winslow Twp., 2003
4:08.23 … Timber Creek, 2011
4:08.28 … Eastern, 2026
4:08.64 … Woodrow  Wilson, 2003
4:09.23 … Pennsauken, 2014
4:09.67 … Audubon, 2026
4:10.0h … Camden, 2003
4:10.44 … Highland, 1998
4:10.5h … Woodrow Wilson, 2005
4:10.74 … Highland, 2003
4:10.74 … Pennsauken, 2015
4:10.8h … Haddon Heights, 1980
4:11.2h … Haddonfield, 2009
4:11.5h … Camden, 1994
4:11.91 … Timber Creek, 2010
4:11.8h … Overbrook, 2000

All-Time Camden County Distance Medley List
12:00.47 … Haddonfield, 2021
12:02.34 … Haddonfield 2000
12:02.37 … Haddonfield, 2014
12:05.98 … Sterling, 2017
12:06.82 … Haddonfield, 2021
12:10.75 … Sterling, 2016
12:13.16 … Bishop Eustace, 2011
12:14.05 … Cherry Hill East, 2007
12:14.24 … Highland, 2004
12:18.27 … Bishop Eustace, 1995
12:19.26 … Woodrow Wilson, 2001
12:19.79 … Haddonfield, 2015
12:21.22 … Haddonfield, 2017
12:21.45 … Haddonfield, 1998
12:23.26 … Haddonfield, 1999
12:24.64 … Woodrow Wilson, 2000
12:27.14 … Woodrow Wilson, 2002
12:27.9h … Paul VI, 1982
12:28.39 … Eastern, 2025
12:28.78 … Audubon, 2026
12:28.7h … Paul VI, 1983
12:29.03 … Bishop Eustace, 1996
12:29.9h … Haddonfield, 2008

Another meet, another PR for Ryan Merlino.

Merlino, an Oakcrest graduate and Rutgers sophomore, PR’d for the 3rd consecutive meet this weekend, clearing 17-8 ½ at the IC4A Championships at his home facility in Piscataway.

Merlino set a PR of 16-8 ½ on March 28 in Orlando, then cleared 17-7 ¼ on April 4 at Princeton, where he actually PR’d four times, and then recorded another lifetime best Saturday, where he placed 3rd behind teammates Kevin and Brian O’Sullivan from Hillksborough, who cleared a school-record 18-4 ½ and 18-0 ½.

Merlino is now No. 4 in Rutgers history behind the two O’Sullivans and Delsea’s Nico Morales, who cleared 17-9 last April at the Rutgers Relays.

He’s also No. 2 in South Jersey history, behind only Morales, and No. 7 in New Jersey history but only two inches outside the No. 4 spot.

Merlino took a jump at 16-4 ¾ and cleared on his 1st attempt, then passed at 16-8 ¾ before clearing 17-0 ½, 17-4 ½ and 17-8 ½, each on his 2nd attempt. He finished with three tries at 18-0 ½.

Merlino is now No. 59 among U.S. men and No. 25 in NCAA Division 1. He’s No. 6 in the Big Ten Conference, behind vaulters from Washington, Nebraska and Indiana and the O’Sullivan brothers.

All-Time New Jersey Alumni Pole Vault List
18-10 ¼ … Bradley Jelmert [Watchung Hills], Jan. 24, 2026, Albuquerque
18-6 ½ … Kevin O’Sullivan [Hillsborough], Feb. 13, 2026, Fayetteville, Ark.
18-5 ½ … Brian O’Sullivan [Hillsborough], Feb. 28, 2026, Indianapolis, Ind.
17-10 ½ … Craig Hunter [Robbinsville], June 8, 2016, Eugene, Ore.
17-9 … Nico Morales [Delsea], April 19, 2025, Piscataway
17-9 … Kevin McGuire [Lawrenceville], May 26, 1993, Fairfax, Va.
17-8 ½ … Steve Keating [Pompton Lakes], June 12, 1993, Los Gatos, Calif.
17-8 ½ … Ryan Merlino [Oakcrest], April 19, 2026, Piscataway
17-6 ½ … Adam Sarafian [Ocean Township], Jan. 28, 2006, Reno, Nev.
17-4 ½ … Ed Keefe [St. John Vianney], Feb. 17, 2002, Syracuse
17-3 ½ … Noah Kriesman [Cherry Hill East], Columbia, S.C., 2024
17-2 ½ … Christian Mazza [Toms River East], Feb. 23, 2003, Syracuse
17-0 ¾ … Chris Wykoff [Toms River East], May 25, 2013, Greensboro, N.C.
17-0 … Bill Lange [Bridgewater East], 1980, Hanover, N.H.

The Winslow girls ran the 6th-fastest shuttle hurdles in state history and just missed the South Jersey record Saturday at the Woodbury Relays.

Senior Ma’Syiah Brawner, sophomore Jasmine Jackson, junior Cinniya Robinson and senior Justice Green ran 59.1, the fastest time by a South Jersey school in 27 years, since Edgewood – which became Winslow – ran 59.00 in 1999.

Edgewood, which became Winslow, ran that 59.00 at the 1999 East Coast Relays in Morristown with Yvette Murry, Pam Richardson, Denean Davis and Kierra Clemons. At the time it was the national record.

On Saturday, Winslow broke the Woodbury Relays overall and Group 3 meet record of 1:01.82 set by the 2012 Winslow girls.

Union Catholic is the only New Jersey school other than Edgewood to run faster than Winslow.

All-Time New Jersey Shuttle Hurdles List
58.30 … Union Catholic, 2018
58.39 … Union Catholic, 2015
58.60 … Union Catholic, 2019
58.74 … Union Catholic, 2017
59.0 … Edgewood, 1999
59.1 … Winslow Twp., 2026
59.22 … Columbia, 2013
59.25 … Willingboro, 2025
59.42 … Union Catholic, 2024
59.43 … Paramus Catholic, 2019
59.49 … Union Catholic, 2021
59.52 … Eastern, 2019
59.60 … Winslow Twp., 2026
59.66 … Newark Tech, 2012
59.75 … Irvington, 2012
59.79 … Pennsauken, 1999
59.91 … Columbia, 2012