From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Eastern’s Jailya Ash ran within 8-100ths of a second of her PR and easily advanced in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Regional Prelims Thursday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Ash, a junior at Iowa, ran 13.26 with a legal 1.8 wind, the 13th-fastest time of 48 hurdlers who qualified for East Prelims.

The top three in each of six heats and the next six-best times advanced to the national quarterfinals, scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Saturday. The top 12 finishers Saturday along with the top 12 in the East Prelims advance to the NCAA Championships next month at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Everyone who ran 13.46 or faster advanced to Saturday.

Ash, who qualified for East Prelims twice while she was at UConn, has never before advanced to the second round.

Ash’s PR is 13.19 with legal 1.7 wind from this year’s Drake Relays last month in Des Moines, Iowa. She ran within 1-100th of a second of that PR last weekend when she placed 6th in the finals at the Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Neb., with a 13.20.

Clayton graduates Amirah and Arianna Sharpe, both juniors at Arkansas, both advanced in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division 1 West Prelims on their home track in Fayetteville, Ark.

Amirah ran 52.28 and Arianna 52.36, and they were the 13th- and 17th-fastest of the 48 qualifiers. The 24-fastest advanced to the national quarterfinals, scheduled for 6:50 p.m. Saturday. The top 12 in the East Regional and the top 12 in the West Regional advance to the NCAA Championships next month at Hayward Field in Eugene.

Everyone who ran 52.55 or faster advanced to Saturday.

Amirah PR’d ith a 51.95 on the same track last month. Arianna Sharpe has a lifetime-best 51.91 from a meet last May, also in Fayetteville. They are 5th- and 6th-fastest all-time on the South Jersey alumni list.

 

Earlier today, I posted a list of top-10 seeds from South Jersey for this year’s state meet. These are unofficial lists based on MileSplit’s sectional merges. That list is here.

Now, here’s the girls list. Errors or omissions, you know the drill! Let me know in the comment section!

Both meets start at 2:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, with  Groups 1 and 4 inSomerset and Groups 2 and 3 in Mansfield.

GIRLS
Group 1
100-Meter Dash
5. ***Kayla James [Glassboro] 12.68
6. *Kathryn McGuire [Audubon] 12.71

200-METER DASH
5. **Raniyah Parsons-Smith [Salem] 26.37
7. ***Kayla James [Glassboro] 26.50
9. *Kathryn McGuire [Audubon] 26.51

400-METER DASH
None

800-METER RUN
3. Riley Fayer [Audubon] 2:16.66
7. *Biz Maher [Haddon Twp.] 2:20.47

1,600-METER RUN
2. Riley Fayer [Audubon] 4:58.97
9. Haile Bellone [Buena] 5:17.77

3,200-METER RUN
2. Riley Fayer [Audubon] 11:21.91
8. ***Emma Camm [Audubon] 11:30.82
9. Abby Marino [Woodstown] 11:36.60

110-METER HURDLES
1. *Ciani Floyd [Maple Shade] 15.48
4. Casey Birdwell [Haddon Twp.] 15.73

400-METER HURDLES
3. Emily Madden [Buena] 1:07.13
6. Casey Birdwell [Haddon Twp.] 1:08.02
8. ***Sabrina Passon [Audubon] 1:08.95

HIGH JUMP
T1. Julianna Laxton [Audubon] 5-2
T1. *Adrienne Torres [Florence] 5-2
T1. Kami Casiano [Woodstown] 5-2

LONG JUMP
2. ***Erika Townsend [Kingsway] 17-6 ¼
5. **Ramiyah Jones [Salem] 17-1
T7. *Nyima Burley [Burlington City] 16-7
T7. Marissa DeValerio [Audubon] 16-7

TRIPLE JUMP
2. *Nyima Burley [Burlington City] 37-8 ½
3. ***Erika Townsend [Kingsway] 37-3 ¼
4. **Ramiyah Jones [Salem] 35-6
6. **Jaelynn Jarmon [Schalick] 35-0

POLE VAULT
T3. Morganna Makuszewski [Audubon] 9-0
T7. *Elizabeth Mann [Glassboro] 8-6

SHOT PUT
1. Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro] 44-4 ½
2. ***Kennedy Eaddy [Clayton] 38-7 ½
6. *Ana Lastra Brown [Camden] 36-2 ¾
7. *Zoey Ceasar [Penns Grove] 35-10
9. *Alinya Perez [Paulsboro] 35-4 ¾
10. *Virginia Tarasevich [Glassboro] 34-11 ¾

DISCUS
1. Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro] 151-5
2. *Virginia Tarasevich [Glassboro] 125-11
4. *Kemea Tate [Paulsboro] 114-0
5. *Ravin Shaw [Maple Shade] 2027
T9. Tatiyonna Crawford [Pennsville] 106-0

JAVELIN
2. **Navaeh Robinson [Schalick] 118-3
6. *Sebrina Bradford [Schalick] 105-0
9. Sunsarai Moore [Glassboro] 103-5

400-METER RELAY
1. Glassboro 49.72
2. Audubon 50.29
4. Woodbury 50.80
6. Maple Shade 50.95

1,600-METER RELAY
2. Haddon Twp., 4:05.50
3. Audubon, 4:05.99
9. Salem, 4:17.73

3,200-METER RELAY
3. Audubon 10:18.53
8. Haddon Twp., 10:32.67

Group 2
100-Meter Dash
2. ***Taylor Banks [Overbrook] 12.24
3. *Jade Pinder [Willingboro] 12.25
5. ***Erin Scott [Willingboro] 12.38
6. *Maya Bolden [Willingboro] 12.41
T7. Egypt Bolan [Lindenwold] 12.44
9. Ella Biersbach [Lower Cape May Regional] 12.49

200-METER DASH
1. *Jade Pinder [Willingboro] 24.23
9. ***Erin Scott [Willingboro] 25.58

400-METER DASH
3. Jade Pinder [Willingboro] 57.51

800-METER RUN
1. ***Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield] 2:12.91

1,600-METER RUN
2. ***Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield] 4:57.32

3,200-METER RUN
None

110-METER HURDLES
3. *Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro] 14.35
7. Jordan Frazier [Sterling] 15.51
9. Shiloh Moore [Cinnaminson] 15.81

400-METER HURDLES
7. Jordan Frazier [Sterling] 1:06.22
9. *Saya Sood [Haddonfield] 1:06.68

HIGH JUMP
1. Egypt Bolan [Lindenwold] 5-8
4. Phallen Still [Collingswood] 5-2

LONG JUMP
1. *Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro] 18-11 ¼
4. *Jade Pinder [Willingboro] 18-4 ½
8. Shiloh Moore [Cinnaminson] 18-2
9. Shanice Bostic [Camden] 17-10 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
1. *Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro] 37-3
5. Egypt Bolan [Lindenwold] 35-9 ½
10. *Onye Peoples [Overbrook] 34-5 ½

POLE VAULT
T2. *Nina Fisicaro [Haddonfield] 10-0

SHOT PUT
2. **Isabella Alvarez [Pleasaantville] 40-3 ½

DISCUS
3. **Mackenzie Howard [Lindenwold] 115-3
10. Natalie Mazzei [Haddonfield] 100-2

JAVELIN
2. *Allison Nagle [Middle Twp.] 109-9
3. **Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville] 108-0

400-METER RELAY
7. Sterling 49.83

1,600-METER RELAY
7. Haddonfield 4:06.65

3,200-METER RELAY
5. Haddonfield 9:59.98

Group 3
100-Meter Dash
1. Olivia Okaro [Winslow] 11.93
2. Leeya Joseph [Winslow] 12.13
3. *Amaya Jones [Winslow] 12.17
5. *Veronika Andreev [Mainland Reg.] 12.24
T7. Nyla Jackmon-Smith [Clearview] 12.27
10. **Adelyn McDonnell ]Delsea] 12.30

200-METER DASH
1. **Jasmine Jackson [Winslow] 24.33
2. *Cinniya Robinson [Winslow] 24.59
3. Olivia Okaro [Winslow] 25.12
7. Jenevieve Stevens [Timber Creek] 25.47

400-METER DASH
1. *Cinniya Robinson [Winslow] 55.66
3. **Amariah Arango [Winslow] 56.82
6. Laila Fairweather [Burlington Twp.] 57.19
10. Olivia Okaro [Winslow] 57.60

800-METER RUN
3. *Carly Godfrey [Ocean City] 2:13.19
5. **Amariah Arango [Willingboro] 2:15.09
9. *Lyla Briggs [Triton] 2:16.85

1,600-METER RUN
None

3,200-METER RUN
4. **Riley Tolson [Ocean City] 10:58.42
10. *Emily Lutner [Triton] 11:16.41

110-METER HURDLES
1. **Jasmine Jackson [Winslow] 13.39
4. *Nyla Jackmon-Smith [Clearview] 14.57
6. Camryn DeMorat [Mainland] 14.72
8. Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow] 14.87
9. Tatiyana Mathews [Delsea] 14.96
10. Veronika Andreev [Mainland] 15.02

400-METER HURDLES
1. **Jasmine Jackson [Winslow] 1:01.79
2. *Cinniya Robinson [Winslow] 1:01.80
10. Jordyn Cato [Winslow] 1:05.79

HIGH JUMP
1. Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow] 5-4
T5. *Allie Thomas [Mainland] 5-0
T5. *Kherington McCulloch [Shawnee] 5-0

LONG JUMP
1. Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow] 19-8
3. Leeya Joseph [Winslow] 19-3 ½
8. Camryn DeMorat [Mainland] 18-2 ¼
10. Adelyn McDonnell [Delsea] 17-9 ¾

TRIPLE JUMP
2. Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow] 40-5 ½
3. *Brooklyn Ezekiel [Cherry Hill West] 37-9

POLE VAULT
T2. *Gianna Shea [Mainland] 10-6
T5. Nyla Williams [Winslow] 10-0
T5. *Heather Milstead [Mainland] 10-0
T5. *Hannah Pratt [Absesgami] 10-0
T8. *Nyla Pichette [Burlington Twp.] 9-6
T8. Meredith Ortiz [Moorestown] 9-6
T8. Sarafina Cavagnaro [Delsea] 9-6

SHOT PUT
2. Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea] 45-2
4. Mitra Sampson [Hammonton] 42-7

DISCUS
1. Hannah Nuhfer [Delsea] 184-5
4. Mitra Sampson [Hammonton] 134-1

JAVELIN
7. ***Vanessa Sahl [Absegami 111-9

400-METER RELAY
1. Winslow 47.87
2. Mainland 48.60
3. Ocean City 48.74
6. Cherry Hill West 49.45
10. Delsea 49.92

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Winslow 3:52.65
6. Ocean City 4:03.08

3,200-METER RELAY
1. Ocean City 9:20.01
2. Moorestown 9:34.91

Group 4
100-Meter Dash
1. Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken] 11.63
4. Sanaya Dupree [Pennsauken] 11.99
9. Talia Griscom [Kingsway] 12.19

200-METER DASH
1. Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken] 23.60
2. Natalie Dumas [Eastern] 24.33
5. Sanaya Dupree [Pennsauken] 24.71

400-METER DASH
1. Natalie Dumas [Eastern] 52.28
4. **Hope Edwards [Pennsauken] 55.92
8. **Noemi Haller [Kingsway] 56.64

800-METER RUN
1. Natalie Dumas [Eastern] 2:15.00
5. Sofia Recinto [Cherokee] 2:16.52

1,600-METER RUN
5. Sofia Recinto [Cherokee] 5:01.39
10. **Addison Weiss [Cherry Hill East] 5:08.61

3,200-METER RUN
2. Alyssa Suriano [Cherokee] 10:51.10
3. **Addison Weiss [Cherry Hill East] 10:52.54
4. *Aubrey Bishop [Kingsway] 10:53.61
6. **Erin Healy [Cherokee] 10:54.57

110-METER HURDLES
2. *Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech] 14.29
4. Olivia Dupree [Pennsauken] 14.33
7. *Timia Waters [Williamstown] 14.63
8. **Nia’Leila [Washington Twp.] 14.66

400-METER HURDLES
1. Natalie Dumas [Eastern] 59.33
2. **Hope Edwards [Pennsauken] 1:01.35
4. *Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech] 1:02.00

HIGH JUMP
None

LONG JUMP
1. Angelina Brown [Rancocas Valley] 18-9 ¾

TRIPLE JUMP
2. *Timia Waters [Williamstown] 38-2
POLE VAULT
3. La’el Yates [Rancocas Valley] 11-0
T4. Brynn Greenwood [Williamstown] 10-6
T4. Cali Lacovara [Washington Twp.] 10-6
7. **Isabella Santamaria [Rancocas Valley] 10-0

SHOT PUT
7. **Abri Brown [Millville] 38-1 ¾

DISCUS
6. Nalani Cadogan [Williamstown] 116-1

JAVELIN
2. Addison Lore [Cherokee] 127-8
4. Cecilia Feldstein [Egg Harbor] 120-2
6. *Kylie Shinn [Kingsway] 114-10
7. Brynn Greenwood [Williamstown] 109-11

400-METER RELAY
1. Pennsauken 46.31
5. Rancocas Valley 48.26
7. Kingsway 48.34

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Pennsauken 3:43.56
2. Kingsway 3:49.92
7. Williamstown 3:59.06

3,200-METER RELAY
3. Egg Harbor Twp. 9:34.33
5. Williamstown 9:35.10
8. Cherokee 9:39.16

I put together a list of top-10 seeds from South Jersey for this year’s state meet. These are unofficial lists based on MileSplit’s sectional merges.

Boys list is first, and I’ll post the girls list later today.

Both meets start at 2:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, with  Groups 1 and 4 inSomerset and Groups 2 and 3 in Mansfield.

Errors or omissions, you know the routine! Let me know in the comment section!

BOYS
Group 1
100-Meter Dash
1. Jaiden Steele [Camden], 10.74
2. Jawan Brownlee [Camden], 10.85
6. Christian Braxton [Camden], 11.01

200-METER DASH
2. Christian Braxton [Camden] 22.22
9. Jawan Brownlee [Camden] 22.64
10. Jaiden Steele [Camden] 22.65

400-METER DASH
1. *David Stewart [Schalick] 48.64
4. Karson Chew [Woodstown] 49.70
5. Kylee Goodson [Penns Grove] 49.81
7. Josh Crawford [Woodstown] 49.84
9. Yandel Montandez [Buena] 50.15

800-METER RUN
1. Josh Crawford [Woodstown] 1:54.31
2. **Zacchaeus Harrigan [Glassboro] 1:55.06
6. Karson Chew [Woodstown] 1:57.94
7. Nathanial Martinez [Gateway] 1:58.20
8. Shaun Maloney [Haddon Twp.] 1:58.39
10. **Aaron Johnson [Glassboro] 1:59.19

1,600-METER RUN
3. **Joe Saicic [Glassboro] 4:27.87
6. Jaeden Wesley [Glassboro] 4:28.87
8. Shaun Maloney [Haddon Twp.] 4:29.83
9. **Wyatt Evans [Clayton] 4:30.21

3,200-METER RUN
1. Jaeden Wesley [Glassboro] 9:34.67
2. **Joe Saicic [Glassboro] 9:37.34
3. James Clauson [Haddon Twp.] 9:41.30
9. David Hauck [Gateway] 9:48.43

110-METER HURDLES
3. Bryan Garlic [Penns Grove] 15.05
T6. Wasi Muhammad [Camden] 15.29
T9. Timothy Gregory [Salem] 15:52

400-METER HURDLES
1. *David Stewart [Schalick] 55.33
5. **Zacchaeus Harrigan [Glassboro] 58.24
7. *Malik Smith [Buena] 58.60
8. Gradin Buzby [Salem] 59.09
9. Jasir Brown [Woodbury] 59.11

HIGH JUMP
T2. **Moses Robles [Glassboro] 6-2
T7. Tommy White [Penns Grove] 6-0
T7. Elijah Young [Woodbury] 6-0
T7. Donovan Weathers [Salem] 6-0

LONG JUMP
2. *David Stewart [Schalick] 22-8 ½
4. *William Roy [Penns Grove] 22-0 ¼
T7. Moses Robles [Glassboro] 21-8 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
1. *David Stewart [Schalick] 48-7 ¼
2. **Moses Robles [Glassboro] 47-5
5. *Jerry Seals [Salem] 43-9 ½
9. **Andrew White [Woodstown] 43-0
10. *Marley Crowl [Glassboro] 42-11 ½

POLE VAULT
2. Salvatore Longo [Schalick] 13-0
T3. *Bobby McIlvaine [Haddon Twp.] 12-6
T6. *Logan Toledo [Glassboro] 12-0
T8. Zack Smith [Maple Shade] 11-6

SHOT PUT
1. Aidan Taulane [Woodstown] 53-5
2. Jack Robinson [Maple Shade] 49-11
4. *Kyle Stephens [Haddon Twp.] 49-5 ¼
5. Connor Wariwanchik [Pennsville] 48-9 ¼
6. **Ja’Kai Ingram [Penns Grove] 48-7 ¼
8. Ethan McLean [Schalick] 46-11 ½
10. Jailon Fletcher-Wilson [Salem] 46-9

DISCUS
1. Aidan Taulane [Woodstown] 159-2
2. Ethan McLean [Schalick] 151-9
7. ***Gabriel Tarasevich [Glassboro] 137-5
8. *Joseph Lelecca [Glassboro] 131-9
9. *Brayner Pimentel [Gateway] 128-7

JAVELIN
3. *Gary Simonini [Schalick] 176-8
8. Jack O’Connell [Glassboro] 156-10
10. *Kyle Stephens [Haddon Twp.] 151-10

400-METER RELAY
1. Camden 42.32
4. Clayton 43.59
6. Burlington City 43.81
7. Glassboro 43.97
8. Salem 43.98
9. Woodbury 44.36

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Camden 3:23.15
2. Penns Grove 3;25.42
3. Woodstown 3:25.99
4. Maple Shade 3:26.48
5. Woodbury 3:26.72
7. Audubon 3:27.63

3,200-METER RELAY
1. Woodbury 8:09.42
2. Glassboro 8:20.01
4. Woodstown 8:24.10
6. Haddon Twp. 8:26.83
8. Audubon 8:29.88

Group 2
100-Meter Dash
2. Jaden Goins [Pemberton] 10.66
3. Christopher Jones [Willingboro] 10.74
4. Gabriel Smith [Cedar Creek] 10.86
8. *Raliel Wiggins [Pleasantville] 10.95
9. *Nazir Griffin [Pleasantville] 10.97
10. *Semaj Dozier [Pleasantville] 11.00

200-METER DASH
3. Jaden Goins [Pemberton] 21.84
4. *John Froehlich [Overbrook] 21.87
5. *Semaj Dozier [Pleasantville] 21.89

400-METER DASH
2. *John Froehlich [Overbrook] 48.48

800-METER RUN
6. Brandon Stoner [Haddonfield] 1:56.30

1,600-METER RUN
3. Peter Simpson [Haddonfield] 4:20.19
4. Benjamin Andrus [Haddonfield] 4:20.96

3,200-METER RUN
1. Peter Simpson [Haddonfield] 9:25.55
2. Ryan Gibson [Haddonfield] 9:30.80
3. Benjamin Andrus [Haddonfield] 9:31.11
10. Jacob Wickersham [Cinnaminson] 9:36.92

110-METER HURDLES
8. *Bradley Cooper [Seneca] 14.73
9. *Ryder Bozine [Haddonfield] 14.75

400-METER HURDLES
4. *Ryder Bozine [Haddonfield] 56.50
8. Ziheim Howard [Haddon Hts.] 57.27

HIGH JUMP
T4. Brandon Cox [Willingboro] 6-2

LONG JUMP
2. *Raliel Wiggins [Pleasantville] 24-0 ½
3. *Jaiden Mitchell [Overbrook] 23-4 ¼
4. Christopher Jones [Willingboro] 22-11
9. **Alexy Torres [Cedar Creek] 22-0 ½

TRIPLE JUMP
5. **Alexy Torres [Cedar Creek] 42-10

POLE VAULT
2. Max Frey [Cinnaminson] 14-0

SHOT PUT
None

DISCUS
1. *John Wright [Middle Twp.] 161-1
7. Anthony Lim [Willingboro] 146-0
T10. ***Joshua Dixon [Pemberton] 143-1

JAVELIN
2. *Samir Walker [Willingboro] 168-0
4. *Chase Horner [Seneca] 164-6
6. Dayron Neal [Willingboro] 160-10
8. *Leland Locke [Cinnaminson] 156-8
9. *Evan Turner [Haddon Hts.] 152-6

400-METER RELAY
1. Pleasantville 42.12
3. Overbrook 43.08

1,600-METER RELAY
2. Pleasantville 3:23.57
9. Haddonfield 3:29.07
10. Sterling 3:30.07

3,200-METER RELAY
2. Haddonfield 8:08.06
3. Sterling 8:13.28
7. Cinnaminson 8:18.16

Group 3
100-Meter Dash
1. Johann Hernandez [Deptford] 10.51
2. Quayd Hendryx [Winslow Twp.] 10.66
3. ***Keyon Ali [Winslow Twp.] 10.76
6. *Timothy Whitaker [Timber Creek] 10.89
7. Jude Govern [Ocean City] 10.90

200-METER DASH
1. Quayd Hendryx [Winslow Twp.] 21.44
2. Johann Hernandez [Deptford] 21.72
3. Prince Owusu-Twum [Winslow Twp.] 21.85
6. *Timothy Whitaker [Timber Creek] 22.04
9. Jude Govern [Ocean City] 22.19
10. *Xavion Holmes [Deptford] 22.22

400-METER DASH
2. Prince Owusu-Twum [Winslow Twp.] 48.12
3. **Elijah Capra [Highland] 48.54
4. *Timothy Whitaker [Timber Creek] 48.62
5. Sean Sobin [Moorestown] 48.77
8. Justin Travaglini [Triton] 49.22
10. Solomon Wesley [Burlington Twp.] 49.29

800-METER RUN
4. Matthew Littlehales [Delsea] 1:55.41

1,600-METER RUN
5. Matthew Littlehales [Delsea] 4:20.55
8. Erik Preisner [Ocean City] 4:23.76
9. *Keenan Neuman [Ocean City] 4:25.35

3,200-METER RUN
3. Matthew Littlehales [Delsea] 9:26.79
5. Erik Preisner [Ocean City] 9:29.62
9. *Nathan Aschmann [Ocean City] 9:33.74
10. **Nevin Millstein [Ocean City] 9:34.91

110-METER HURDLES
1. Kareem Brown [Deptford] 14.00
3. Larry Norman [Deptford] 14.34
10. Quincy Matthews [Delsea] 14.74

400-METER HURDLES
1. Kareem Brown [Deptford] 53.81
4. Larry Norman [Deptford] 55.11
T5. Elijah Deanley [Winslow Twp.] 55.72

HIGH JUMP
T2. **Devin Perry [Timber Creek] 6-4
T4. *Jabari Woodard [Camden Tech] 6-2
T4. **Supreme Stratford [Cherry Hill West] 6-2
T10. *Cayden Hester [Winslow Twp.] 6-0
T10. *Andrew Kratee [Winslow Twp.] 6-0
T10. Gavin Seaver [Clearview] 6-0

LONG JUMP
1. *Andrew Kratee [Winslow Twp.] 24-1 ½
2. *Ka’Ron Ceasar [Winslow Twp.] 24-1
4. Rothmiller-McIntosh [Winslow Twp.] 23-1
5. *Dallas Rowell [Mainland Reg.] 23-0 ½
7. Matthew McIlhenny [Shawnee] 22-7

TRIPLE JUMP
3. *Jabari Woodard [Camden Tech] 45-11
4. *Ka’Ron Ceasar [Winslow Twp.] 45-10
7. Quadir Epps [Absegami] 45-0 ½
8. Lhann David [Delsea] 44-11
9. Damon Morton [Deptford] 44-10

POLE VAULT
2. Mason Henry [Deptford] 14-0
3. Mason Murray [Delsea] 13-6
T8. Jackson Larimer [Mainland Reg.] 12-0
T8. Kamaldeep Singh [Deptford] 12-0
T8. Nicolas Fierro [Moorestown] 12-0
T8. Dominic DiPietro [Deptford] 12-0

SHOT PUT
4. *Sheldon Goldsborough [Delsea] 53-6 ¼
6. **Eneas Tavella [Delsea] 52-1 ¾

DISCUS
2. Zion Josia Brockenbrough [Highland] 166-3

JAVELIN
2. Richard Pierce [Cumberland Reg.] 175-7
4. Kaden Roane [Deptford] 169-8
7. **Terrance Washington [Winslow Twp.] 159-9
8. Garrett Sampson [Ocean City] 159-0

400-METER RELAY
1. Deptford 41.76
2. Winslow Twp. 41.93
5. Burlington Twp. 42.54
6. Cherry Hill West 42.59

1,600-METER RELAY
1. Deptford 3:20.15
2. Burlington Twp. 3:20.61
5. Winslow Twp. 3:24.02
7. Triton 3:24.33

3,200-METER RELAY
1. Ocean City 7:56.84
2. Deptford 7:59.13
6. Moorestown 8:05.35
10. Highland 8:11.11

Group 4
100-Meter Dash
3. *Joshua George-Oyewole [Williamstown] 10.74
5. Tymir Gayle [Cherry Hill East] 10.79
7. Jaylen Day [Atlantic City] 10.86
9. Ashton Gage [Eastern] 10.92
10. *Judah Jones [Millville] 10.95

200-METER DASH
4. Ashton Gage [Eastern] 22.15
7. *Joshua George-Oyewole [Williamstown] 22.34

400-METER DASH
4. Tymir Gayle [Cherry Hill East] 48.42
5. Ashton Gage [Eastern] 48.49
6. **Paul Moore [Eastern] 48.75

800-METER RUN
5. Brandon Lamon [Eastern] 1:55.92

1,600-METER RUN
4. Jack Tindall [Cherokee] 4:19.40
7. Dominic Burgio [Williamstown] 4:23.64

3,200-METER RUN
3. *Cian Sherlock [Cherry Hill East] 9:21.79
4. *Maximo Harada [Cherokee] 9:22.98
6. Milo Poerner [Cherry Hill East] 9:24.20

110-METER HURDLES
6. Ari Bell [Egg Harbor Twp.] 14.63
8. Jasiah Gibbons [Williamstown] 14.65

400-METER HURDLES
9. *Xavier Aucule [Egg Harbor Twp.] 55.75
10. *Keshawn Townsend [Eastern] 55.76

HIGH JUMP
T4. Jaki Youmans [Vineland] 6-4
T4. Jonathan Smith [Rancocas Valley] 6-4

LONG JUMP
T6. Jeremiah Russell [Bridgeton] 22-5
10. Michael Carr [Millville] 21-11

TRIPLE JUMP
7. Dante Howell [Bridgeton] 44-5
8. Daniel Rivers-King [Rancocas Valley] 44-3
10. Michael Carr [Millville] 44-1

POLE VAULT
T4. Sawyer Schmidt [Egg Harbor Twp.] 13-0
T9. *Calvin Cogdill [Millville] 12-6

SHOT PUT
2. Humbrto Cuellar [Eastern] 55-4 ¼
3. *Kwmae Ford [Millville] 52-1
8. Jack Stetser [Egg Harbor Twp.] 50-9 ¾

DISCUS
None

JAVELIN
4. *Kristofer Oesterle [Rancocas Valley] 175-2
9. Zachary Cohen [Cherry Hill East] 160-0

400-METER RELAY
2. Williamstown 42.45
7. Washington Twp. 43.11
8. Rancocas Valley 43.13

1,600-METER RELAY
5. Eastern 3:21.39
8. Cherry Hill East 3:23.88

3,200-METER RELAY
2. Eastern 7:57.45
8. Egg Harbor Twp. 8:05.44

Princeton freshman Anthony Liakhnovich from Hammonton joined the South Jersey 60-foot club Wednesday with a big PR shot put throw at the NCAA East Prelims in Lexington, Ky.

Liakhnovich increaed his PR with the 16-pound ball from 58-5 ¾ from last week at the Ivy League Championships in Princeton to 60-3 ¾.

He was the 3^rd freshman in the competition and missed advancing to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., by just 13 ½ inches.

The top 12 adance to nationals at Hayward Field. Liakhnovich finished 16^th.

Liakhnovich’s 60-3 ¾ ranks 9^th in Princeton history but only four inches out of 6^th.

Liakhnovich actually PR’d on his first throw with a 59-10 ¼ before his second PR of 60-3 ¾. He fouled on his 3^rd and final throw.

Here’s a look at all the known 60-foot throwers from South Jersey:

73-1 ½ … Josh Olayinka Awotunde [Delsea], July 17, Eugene, Ore.
66-3 ½ … Braheme Days [Bridgeton], April 23, 2016, La Jolla, Calif.
66-2 ¾ … Jon Kalnas [Paulsboro], May 2, 2008, Princeton
65-0 ¾ … Lucciano Pizarro [Cherokee], May 15, 2023, Bloomington, Ind.
61-8 ¼ … Steve Muse [Kennedy], March 28, 1987, Fresno, Calif.
60-11 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], May 15, 1999, Chapel Hill, N.C.
60-3 ¾ … Anthony Liakhnovich [Hammonton], May 27, 2026, Lexington, Ky.

Riverside’s Jamir Brown, a Syracuse sophomore, cruised through the first round of the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims in Lexington, Ky., and Lumberton’s Greg Foster, a Princeton junior,, joined him advancing to the hurdles quarterfinals and also qualified in the long jump.

Brown, whose 13.25 last week in Louisville is No. 13 in the world, earned a Large-Q qualifier by winning the 3^rd of six heats in the hurdles. The top 24 advance to Saturday, and the top 12 Saturday from the East and West regionals advance to the NCAA Championships next month in Eugene.

Foster ran 13.80 and advanced to Saturday with a small Q after placing 6^th in the 2^nd heat. The top three in each semi plus the next six-fastest advance to the national quarterfinals, scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Friday.

Hampton sophomore Yashahya Brown from Washington Township came up 8-100ths of a second shy of advancing in the hurdles after running 13.90.

Foster was the 4^th qualifier in the long jump with a 25-10 ¾ on his 2^nd jump with a legal 0.7 win. The long jump is a national quarterfinal, so the top 12 from the East and the top 12 from the West advance to Eugene.

Foster ranks 8^th in NCAA Division 1 with a 26-5 ½ at the Ivy League Championships at Princeton last week.

Washington Township’s Ajani Dwyer became the 13^th-fastest sprinter in the world this year with a historic sub-10 in the 100 with legal wind Wednesday evening in Lexington, Ky.

He ran into a 0.2 headwind, making this a legal result.

Dwyer, a Penn State sophomore, won his heat in the first round at the NCAA Division 1 East Prelims in 9.98, 5^th-fastest among American men this year.

Dwyer’s previous wind-legal PR was a 10.04 to win the Big Ten Championships last week in Lincoln, Neb. He also ran 9.93 in the Big Ten trials with a 5.6 tailwind.

Auburn junior Kanyinsola Ajayi, a Nigerian Olympian and the NCAA 60-meter dash winner indoors, was the only faster qualifier for the second round. Ajayi ran a legal 9.90.

The 24 fastest advance to the NCAA quarterfinals at 6:35 p.m. Friday. The top 12 finishers from the East prelims and the top 12 from the West prelims advance to the NCAA Championships next month at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Dwyer is the 3^rd New Jersey sprinter to run sub-10 for 100 meters. Carl Lewis had a PR of 9.86 and Dennis Mitchell ran 9.91.

Pennsauken’s Rai’ana Rucker ran a huge 800 PR Tuesday and became the 9^th-fastest sophomore in New Jersey.

Racing at the Cherokee Night Racer #2, Rucker dropped her PR from 2:22.12 to 2:17.98.

That’s more than a four-second PR for Rucker, who just ran that 2:22.12 two weeks ago at the Camden County Showcase at Haddon Township. As recently as May 1, her PR was 2:26.09 from last year. So she’s dropped more than eight seconds just this month.

Rucker’s 2:17.98 made her the No. 2 girl in the mixed race, behind only national champion Natalie Dumas of Eastern, who ran 2:06.46 in her final tune-up before states this weekend.

The only South Jersey sophomores to run faster than Rucker are Winslow’s Amariah Arango, who ran 2:13.32 earlier this month in Baltimore, and Moorestown’s Peyton Derer, who ran 2:14.44 last month in Yeadon, Pa.

She’s Pennsauken’s 2^nd-fastest half-miler ever, behind only Briana Roberts, who ran 2:13.74 at 2016 Group 3 states at Northern Burlington.

Also under 2:20 was senior Savannah Freeland [2:18.68 PR, down from 2:19.24].

Maple Shade junior Ciani Floyd won the state Group 1 high hurdles title last year and is the top seed heading into this year’s state meet as well.

Floyd ran 15.69 to win the state title last year in Somerset and ran 15.48 at Group 1 sectionals this year at Lenape, earning the No. 1 seed. She’s the first Maple Shade girl to win a sectional title in the hurdles since Patrick Farquharson in 2011 and the first Maple Shade girl to win a state title in any event since Farquharson won the hurdles in 2011. She won states last spring by 4-100ths of a second over a junior who has not competed this year.

Earlier this month, Floyd PR’d with a 15.15 at the Burlington County Open, which is the fastest New Jersey Group 1 time this year by nearly half a second. That was fastest by a South Jersey Group 1 girl since Ny’era Hand-Brooks of Burlington ran 14.87 to win the 2023 state title in Somerset.

Floyd’s top competition at states will come from No. 2 seed Claire Sittig of Pequannock, the only other girl in the field who ran sub-15.70 at sectionals. Sittig ran a PR 15.63 to win North 1 Group 1 in Livington.

Also under 15.70 this year are Lore Hicks of Walkill Valley, who ran 15.62 at the Sussex County Invitational in Stanhope earlier this month, and Casey Birdwell of Haddon Township, who ran a PR 15.66 at the Camden County Championships on her home track earlier this month.

The state Group 1 meet back at Somerset is scheduled for May 29-30.

Former Iowa All-America Tionna Tobias from Winslow Township won the long jump Saturday night at the Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla.

Tobias had four quality jumps, opening with a wind-aided 21-0 [3.6] before a legal 21-5 ½ [0.7] and after a foul and a pass she finished with 20-11 ¼ and 21-1 ½, both also with legal wind.

That 21-5 ½ is her 2^nd-best jump this year and not far off her season-best of 21-10 ½ from a meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last month. That makes her No. 8 among U.S. women and No. 33 in the world.

Tobias is No. 22 in U.S. history with her 22-9 ¼ in Gainesville in July of 2024.

Tobias also ran in the 100 and ran a PR 10.49 but with an excessive wind of 3.4 meters per second.

Tobias will compete in the USATF Championships July 23-26 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in Manhattan.