From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Audubon senior Riley Fayer ran the fastest 1,600 by a Group 1 girl in 12 years Sunday at the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.

Fayer ran 4:55.66, 12^th-fastest in South Jersey history and fastest by any Group 1 girl since Julia Guerra of Indian Hills ran 4:54.63 at 2014 states at the Bubble.

Fayer ran 5:13.29 as a freshman, 5:18.23 as a sophomore and 5:07.46 as a junior before PRing this past spring with a 5:01.25 at the outdoor Meet of Champions at Pennsauken. She ran an indoor PR 5:02.97 in winning the stat Group 1 race at the Bubble last month before her breakthrough on Sunday.

Fayer was out in 71.17, then ran her next two 400s in 75.88 and 75.07 before closing in 73.58, with her final lap in 36.56.

She ran the fastest 7^th-place time in Meet of Champions history, breaking the mark of 4:56.87 set last year by Macy Huber of nearby Paul VI.

The only faster Group 1 runner from South Jersey is Erin Donohue. Haddonfield flip-flopped from Group 1 to 2 while Donohue was there, but indoors she ran 4:51.15 as a Group 1 runner at 2001 Prince Georges County (Md.) Nationals.

All-Time Meet of Champions Performance List
4:35.71 … Paige Sheppard [Union Catholic], 2026 [1]
4:37.60 … Sophia Thompson [Union Catholic], 2026 [2]
4:45.38 …….. Sheppard, 2025 [1]

4:47.83 … Sophia Thompson [Union Catholic], 2025 [2]
4:48.23 … Jill Smith [Southern Regional], 2009 [1]

4:48.5h … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1983 [1]

4:49.53 … Emma Zawatski [Freehold Twp.], 2023 [1]

4:50.85 … Christina Rancan [West Windsor-Plainsboro South], 2016 [1]

4:51.18 … Ciara Roche [Freehold Twp.], 2016 [2]
4:51.58 … Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield], 2026 [3]

4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016 [3]

4;51.71 … Lilly Shapiro [Colts Neck], 2022 [1]
4:52.10 … Jennifer Friedman [Ridge], 2026 [4]

4:52.96 … Julia Scrudato [Montgomery], 2023 [2]

4:53.17 … Kylene Cochrane [West Morris Central], 2014 [1]

4:53.36 … Lindsey Kane [Washington Twp.], 2014 [2]

4:53.39 … Christina Allen [River Dell], 2022 [2]

4:53.84 … Jessica Abbott [Manalapan], 2025 [3]

4;53.83 … Cate DeSousa [Red Bank Catholic], 2022 [3]
4:53.96 … Keira Monagle [Columbia], 2026 [5]

4:53.98 …….. Smith, 2007 [1]

4:54.15 … Marin Warner [Holmdel], 2014 [3]

4:54.41 … Molly McNamara [Red Bank Catholic], 2011 [1]

4:54.58 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014 [4]

4:54.85 … Ivy Slavinski [Point Pleasant Borough], 2025 [4]

4:55.21 … Amanda Marino [Jackson], 2006 [1]

4:55.33 … Katherine Keating [Ridgewood], 2025 [5]

4:55.39 …….. Allen, 2023 [3]
4:55.55 … Kayla Devine [Union Catholic], 2026 [6]
4:55.66 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2026 [7]

4:55.7h …….. Rowen, 1982 [1]

4:56.08 … Jenn Ennis [Roxbury], 2006 [2]

4:56.0h … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985 [1]

4:56.32 …….. Zawatski, 2022 [4]

4:56.32 … Kayla Devine [Union Catholic], 2025 [6]

4:56.87 … Macy Huber [Paul VI], 2025 [7]

4:56.96 … Madison Brand [Middletown South], 2018 [1]

4:57.12 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2016 [4]
4:57.12 … Addison Hansen [Bergen County Tech], 2026 [8]

4:57.13 … Caroline Schleif [Metuchen], 2022 [5]

4:57.15 … Katie Hamilton [Westfield], 2020 [1]

4:57.90 … Danielle Tauro [Southern Regional], 2005 [1]

4:57.95 … Lily Oliver [Toms River South], 2022 [6]

4:57.8h … Karen Ahearn [Bernards], 1985 [2]

4:58.07 … Remy Dubac [Clifton], 2023 [4]

4:58.26 …….. Ahearn, 1986 [1]

4:58.23 … Katie Watson [Summit], 2011 [2]

4:58.38 … Liana Marzano [Red Bank Catholic], 2012 [1]

4:58.42 … Leah Brogan [Monsignor Donovan], 2005 [2]

4:58.46 … Jillian Turner [New Providence], 2016 [5]

4:58.47 … Haley Mahn [Hopewell Valley], 2014 [5]

4:58.53 … Ajee’ Wilson [Neptune], 2010 [1]
4:58.72 … Nora Eberle [Toms River North], 2026 [9]

4:58.79 … McNamara [Red Bank Catholic], 2009 [2]

4:58.81 … Kelsey Ramsey, [Ramapo], 2007

4:58.88 …….. Rancan, 2015 [1]

4:59.04 …….. Gess, 2017 [1]

4:59.05 … Elena DiMarcello [North Hunterdon], 2017 [2]

4:59.06 …….. Shapiro, 2020 [2]

4:59.07 … Claudia DiSomma [Sparta], 2010 [2]

4:59.15 …….. Lockbaum, 1986 [2]

4:59.22 … Liz Wellman [Randolph], 2014 [6]

4:59.26 … Jerika Lufrano [Union Catholic], 2019 [1]
4:59.35 … Addison Weiss [Cherry Hill East], 2026 [10]

4:59.42 … Emma McGill [Voorhees], 2020 [3]

4:59.46 … Sadie Honig [Manalapan], 2025 [8]

4:59.59 … Jacqueline Gottuso [Rumson-Fair Haven], 2014 [7]

4:59.60 … Paige Boyce [North Hunterdon], 2023 [5]

4:59.67 … Julia Guerra [Indian Hills], 2014 [8]

4:59.73 … Camryn Wennersten [Ridgewood], 2019 [2]

4:59.74 … Abby Loveys [Randolph], 2018 [2]
4:59.74 … Kaylee Finnegan [Ramey], 2026 [11]

4:59.82 … Sara Khiri [Dickinson], 2023 [6]

All-Time South Jersey 1,600 List
4:41.52y … Michelle Rowen [Wash. Twp.], 1983
4:49.46y … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
4:50.44y … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2025
4:51.58 … Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield], 2026

4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016
4:52.34 … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
4:52.90 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:53.36 … Lindsey Kane [Washington Twp.], 2014
4:53.85 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
4:54.58 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014
4:55.04y … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:55.66 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2026 [7]

4:56.1h,y … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
4:56.87 … Macy Huber [Paul VI], 2025
4:57.12 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2015
4:57.72 … Caitlin Orr [Lenape], 2010
4:57.77y … Aubrey Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2022
4:58.48 … Natalia Ocasio [Lenape], 2010
4:58.54 … Kerry O’Day [Cherokee], 2024
4:59.28 … Grace Wassell [Highland], 2022
4:59.29 … Julia Despirito [Shawnee], 2014
4:59.39 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012

The Winslow girls ran the 8^th-fastest 4-by-4 in state history Sunday at the Meet of Champions and were less than a second off their South Jersey record.

Olivia Okaro, Cinniya Robinson, Nylah Lovelace-Crump and Leeya Joseph ran 3:45.50 at the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze, placing 2^nd to Union Transfer. Both UT and Winslow ran under the previous meet record of 3:45.70 set by the Scotch Plains-based all-star program last year.

Winslow set the South Jersey record 3:44.74 at last year’s Boston Nationals with Robinson joined by Skyhe Seamon, Amariah Arango and Jasmine Jackson.

Okaro led off in 56.41, Robinson split 55.55, Lovelace-Crump ran 57.14 and Joseph, who earier broke the meet record in the long jump, anchored in 56.40.

Winslow’s time is No. 7 in the U.S. this year, according to the MileSplit national database.  UC is No. 1 nationally with its 3:41.91 on Sunday.

Union Catholic and Winslow are responsible for 10 of the 13-fastest times in meet history. Winslow has run the three-fastest times by South Jersey schools in meet history.

All-Time Meet of Champions 4-by-4 List
3:41.90 … Union Catholic, 2026 [1]
3:45.50 … Winslow Twp. 2026 [2]
3:45.70 … Union Catholic, 2025 [1]
3:45.89 … Winslow Twp., 2025 [2]
3:47.27 … Union Catholic, 2016 [1]
3:48.30 … Columbia, 2013 [1]
3:49.18 … Rumson Fair-Haven, 2025 [3]
3:50.32 … Union Catholic, 2015 [1]
3:50.82 … Union Catholic, 2017 [1]
3:51.49 … Winslow, 2017 [2]
3:51.68 … Union Catholic, 2020 [1]
3:52.16 … Union Catholic, 2023 [1]

All-Time New Jersey 4-by-4 List
3:40.28 … Union Catholic, 2016
3:41.19 … Union Catholic, 2025
3:41.90 … Union Catholic, 2026
3:42.03 … Columbia, 2013
3:43.38 … Union Catholic, 2025
3:44.74 … Winslow Twp., 2025
3:45.37 … Willingboro, 2003
3:45.50 … Winslow Twp., 2026
3:46.06 … Winslow Twp., 2026
3:46.42 … Columbia, 2014
3:47.03 … Union Catholic, 2015
3:47.31 … Union Catholic, 2019
3:47.59 … Union Catholic, 2024
3:47.95 … Willingboro, 2002
3:48.9h … Plainfield, 1980
3:49.07 … Camden, 1995
3:49.18 … Rumson-Fair Haven, 2025
3:49.50 … East Orange, 2006
3:49.50 … Winslow Twp., 2024
3:49.59 … Timber Creek, 2024

Haddonfield’s Dylan Hosty lowered her own South Jersey freshman record with a 3^rd-place finish in the 1,600 at the Meet of Champions Sunday at Ocean Breeze.

Hosty ran 4:51.58, dropping her PR from 4:51.97 converted from a 4:53.67 full mile at Ocean Breeze in January.

Her time is fastest by a South Jersey runner at the meet of Champions in 43 years and 4^th-fastest all-time by a South Jersey girl. It’s 9th-fastest in Meet of Champions history.

Hosty’s time is fastest by a South Jersey girl at the M-of-C since Michelle Rowen of Washington Township won the 1983 race at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym in a hand-timed 4:48.5.

She ran within two seconds of the hallowed Camden County record of 4:49.46 set by Olympian Erin Donohue – now a Haddonfield coach – converted from a 4:51.15 full mile at the 2001 Prince Georges County Nationals in Landover, Md.

Rowan set the South Jersey record of 4:41.52 convered from a 4:43.16 full mile at 1983 Easterns at Harvard’s Gordon Track in Cambridge, Mass.

Hosty came through 800 in 2:26.73, then ran her next 400 in 74.89 and closed in 69.98, with her final lap in 33.68.

She’s the fastest 3rd-place finisher in meet history. Another Haddonfield girl, Brianna Gess, ran 4:51.60 in 2016.

Her time is No. 2 among U.S. freshmen, according to the MileSplit national database. Eliza Schwass of Ludington (Mich.) ran 4:46.87 in a meet in December in Allendale Charter Township, Mich.

In the same race, Audubon senior Riley Fayer placed 7th in 4:55.66, 12th-fastest in South Jersey history and fastest by a New Jersey Group 1 runner in 12 years. More on Riley’s race soon!

All-Time Meet of Champions Performance List
4:35.71 … Paige Sheppard [Union Catholic], 2026 [1]
4:37.60 … Sophia Thompson [Union Catholic], 2026 [2]
4:45.38 …….. Sheppard, 2025 [1]
4:47.83 … Sophia Thompson [Union Catholic], 2025 [2]
4:48.23 … Jill Smith [Southern Regional], 2009 [1]
4:48.5h … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1983 [1]
4:49.53 … Emma Zawatski [Freehold Twp.], 2023 [1]
4:50.85 … Christina Rancan [West Windsor-Plainsboro South], 2016 [1]
4:51.18 … Ciara Roche [Freehold Twp.], 2016 [2]
4:51.58 … Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield], 2026 [3]
4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016 [3]
4;51.71 … Lilly Shapiro [Colts Neck], 2022 [1]
4:52.10 … Jennifer Friedman [Ridge], 2026 [4]
4:52.96 … Julia Scrudato [Montgomery], 2023 [2]
4:53.17 … Kylene Cochrane [West Morris Central], 2014 [1]
4:53.36 … Lindsey Kane [Washington Twp.], 2014 [2]
4:53.39 … Christina Allen [River Dell], 2022 [2]
4:53.84 … Jessica Abbott [Manalapan], 2025 [3]
4;53.83 … Cate DeSousa [Red Bank Catholic], 2022 [3]
4:53.96 … Keira Monagle [Columbia], 2026 [5]
4:53.98 …….. Smith, 2007 [1]
4:54.15 … Marin Warner [Holmdel], 2014 [3]
4:54.41 … Molly McNamara [Red Bank Catholic], 2011 [1]
4:54.58 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014 [4]
4:54.85 … Ivy Slavinski [Point Pleasant Borough], 2025 [4]
4:55.21 … Amanda Marino [Jackson], 2006 [1]
4:55.33 … Katherine Keating [Ridgewood], 2025 [5]
4:55.39 …….. Allen, 2023 [3]
4:55.55 … Kayla Devine [Union Catholic], 2026 [6]
4:55.66 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2026 [7]
4:55.7h …….. Rowen, 1982 [1]
4:56.08 … Jenn Ennis [Roxbury], 2006 [2]
4:56.0h … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985 [1]
4:56.32 …….. Zawatski, 2022 [4]
4:56.32 … Kayla Devine [Union Catholic], 2025 [6]
4:56.87 … Macy Huber [Paul VI], 2025 [7]
4:56.96 … Madison Brand [Middletown South], 2018 [1]
4:57.12 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2016 [4]
4:57.12 … Addison Hansen [Bergen County Tech], 2026 [8]
4:57.13 … Caroline Schleif [Metuchen], 2022 [5]
4:57.15 … Katie Hamilton [Westfield], 2020 [1]
4:57.90 … Danielle Tauro [Southern Regional], 2005 [1]
4:57.95 … Lily Oliver [Toms River South], 2022 [6]
4:57.8h … Karen Ahearn [Bernards], 1985 [2]
4:58.07 … Remy Dubac [Clifton], 2023 [4]
4:58.26 …….. Ahearn, 1986 [1]
4:58.23 … Katie Watson [Summit], 2011 [2]
4:58.38 … Liana Marzano [Red Bank Catholic], 2012 [1]
4:58.42 … Leah Brogan [Monsignor Donovan], 2005 [2]
4:58.46 … Jillian Turner [New Providence], 2016 [5]
4:58.47 … Haley Mahn [Hopewell Valley], 2014 [5]
4:58.53 … Ajee’ Wilson [Neptune], 2010 [1]
4:58.72 … Nora Eberle [Toms River North], 2026 [9]
4:58.79 … McNamara [Red Bank Catholic], 2009 [2]
4:58.81 … Kelsey Ramsey, [Ramapo], 2007
4:58.88 …….. Rancan, 2015 [1]
4:59.04 …….. Gess, 2017 [1]
4:59.05 … Elena DiMarcello [North Hunterdon], 2017 [2]
4:59.06 …….. Shapiro, 2020 [2]
4:59.07 … Claudia DiSomma [Sparta], 2010 [2]
4:59.15 …….. Lockbaum, 1986 [2]
4:59.22 … Liz Wellman [Randolph], 2014 [6]
4:59.26 … Jerika Lufrano [Union Catholic], 2019 [1]
4:59.35 … Addison Weiss [Cherry Hill East], 2026 [10]
4:59.42 … Emma McGill [Voorhees], 2020 [3]
4:59.46 … Sadie Honig [Manalapan], 2025 [8]
4:59.59 … Jacqueline Gottuso [Rumson-Fair Haven], 2014 [7]
4:59.60 … Paige Boyce [North Hunterdon], 2023 [5]
4:59.67 … Julia Guerra [Indian Hills], 2014 [8]
4:59.73 … Camryn Wennersten [Ridgewood], 2019 [2]
4:59.74 … Abby Loveys [Randolph], 2018 [2]
4:59.74 … Kaylee Finnegan [Ramey], 2026 [11]
4:59.82 … Sara Khiri [Dickinson], 2023 [6]

All-Time South Jersey 1,600 List
4:41.52y … Michelle Rowen [Wash. Twp.], 1983
4:49.46y … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
4:50.44y … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2025
4:51.58 … Dylan Hosty [Haddonfield], 2026
4:51.60 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2016
4:52.34 … Rachel Vick [Kingsway], 2017
4:52.90 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024
4:53.36 … Lindsey Kane [Washington Twp.], 2014
4:53.85 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
4:54.58 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014
4:55.04y … Marielle Hall [Haddonfield], 2010
4:55.66 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2026 [7]
4:56.1h,y … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
4:56.87 … Macy Huber [Paul VI], 2025
4:57.12 … Megan Quimby [Lenape], 2015
4:57.72 … Caitlin Orr [Lenape], 2010
4:57.77y … Aubrey Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2022
4:58.48 … Natalia Ocasio [Lenape], 2010
4:58.54 … Kerry O’Day [Cherokee], 2024
4:59.28 … Grace Wassell [Highland], 2022
4:59.29 … Julia Despirito [Shawnee], 2014
4:59.39 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012

Senior Mason Henry became Deptford’s 1^st individual indoor Meet of Champions winner Sunday when he cleared 15-0 on his 1^stattempt at Ocean Breeze.

Henry, New Jersey’s top vaulter with his 15-6 from Easterns at the Armory last month, has lost only once this yaer, at the Nike Elite at the Ott Center in January to Delsea senior Mason Murray on fewer misses at 13-6.

Deptford has had two Meet of Champions winners outdoors – Ken Manahan in the discus in 1976 and Bruce Owens in the 100 in 2004.

Henry is the 4^th South Jersey vaulter to win the indoor Meet of Champions, joining Ocean City’s John Oberg in 2006, West Deptford’s Daniel Batdorf in 2008 and Oakcrest’s Ryan Merlino in 2024.

Henry passed through 13-0, then cleared 13-6, 14-0, 14-6 and 15-0 on his 1^st attempt before taking three jumps at 15-7, which would have been the highest clearance any South Jersey vaulter has ever cleared at the Meet of Champions.

The last Deptford boy to place in the top three in an individual event at the indoor MoC was Owens, who ran 6.59 for 2^nd place to Union’s Latif Brewer in the 2005 meet at Princeton’s  Jadwin Gym.

Murray, who has cleared 14-6 this year, cleared 13-6 on his 3^rd attempt and wound up 7^th on misses.

Woodstown senior Josh Crawford ran the 6^th-fastest 800 in South Jersey history and placed 3^rd Sunday in the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.

Crawford dropped his indoor PR from 1:54.94 at the Armory in January to 1:53.50, lowering his own Salem County record. He’s the first Woodstown boy to ever medal in any event at an indoor Meet of Champions.

Crawford got out fast, coming through 400 in 55.70 and then closed in 29.91 amd 27.89.  His 3^rd place and his time are both best for a Group 1 half-miler at the Meet of Champions since 2020, when Kyle Reers of Delaware Valley Regional of Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, ran 1:52.81 and placed 3^rd, also at Ocean Breeze.

Crawford’s time is 5^th-fastest ever by a South Jersey 800 runner at the Meet of Champions and fastest since Pleasantville’s Gabriel Moronta – now the Dominic Republic 600-meter national record holder – ran 1:52.46 to win the 2020 race.

Woodstown was the top seed in the 3,200-meter relay but scratched because apparently one of their other runners was either injured or unable to be at Ocean Breeze Sunday.

All-Time Meet of Champions 800-Meter Run List
1:50.90 … Colin Boler [Delbarton], 2023 [1]
1:51.62 … Ryan Daly [Westfield], 2025 [1]
1:51.72 … Isaac Clark [Pleasantville], 2013 [1]
1:51.80 … Derrell Manhertz [Kingsway], 2013 [2]
1:52.09 … Taysaun Wilson [Toms River North], 2025 [2]
1:52.15 … Jacob Clark [Pleasantville], 2013 [3]
1:52.18 … Rey Rivera [Old Bridge], 2017 [1]
1:52.24 … Allen Eke [Union Catholic], 2012 [1]
1:52.46 … Gabriel Moronta [Pleasantville], 2020 [1]
1:52.58 … Keandre Kelly [Union Catholic], 2026 [1]
1:52.66 … Brody Watt [Bernards], 2025 [3]
1:52.67 … A.J. Chavez [West Windsor-Plainsboro-South], 2012 [2]
1:52.70….Charlie Stock [Westfield], 2022 [1]
1:52.76 … Nicholas Medeiros [Old Bridge], 2020 [2]
1:52.81 … Kyle Reers [Delaware Valley], 2020 [3]
1:52.89 … Luke Schagelin [Morris Knolls], 2023 [2]
1:52.92 …Ciaran Brosnan [Union Catholic], 2026 [2]
1:52.93 … Adam Petitjean [Chatham], 2025 [4]
1:53.26 … Elijah Brown [Union Catholic], 2020 [4]
1:53.33 … Jared Mason [West Orange], 2012 [3]
1:53.50 … Josh Crawford [Woodstown], 2026 [3]
1:53.59 … Christian Napoli [Paul VI], 2025 [5]
1:53.68 … Ishmael Muhammad [Oakcrest], 2013 [4]
1:53.70 … Michael Card [Howell], 2025 [6]
1:53.72 … Jalen Ridgeway [Toms River North], 2020 [5]
1:53.77 … Dylan Decambre [Bergen County Vo-Tech], 2023 [3]
1:53.7h … Jean Destine [Elizabeth], 1991 [1]
1:53.90 … James Buser [Mahwah], 2013 [5]
1:53.95 … Joe White [DePaul], 2014 [1]
1:53.95 … Blaik Slavinski [Point Pleasant Boro], 2023 [4[
1:53.98 … Elijah Brown [Union Catholic], 2019 [1]

All-Time South Jersey Indoor 800-Meter Run List
1:51.52 … Jacob Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
1:51.72 … Isaac Clark [Pleasantville], 2013
1:51.80 … Derrell Manhertz [Kingsway], 2013
1:52.46 … Gabriel Moronta [Pleasantville], 2020
1:52.74 … Bobby Poplau [Cherokee], 2024
1:53.50 … Josh Crawford [Woodstown], 2026
1:53.51 … Alan Laws [Pleasantville], 2007
1:53.59 … Christian Napoli [Paul VI], 2025
1:53.68 … Ishmael Muhammad [Oakcrest], 2013
1:54.05 … Dominic Bassey [Winslow Twp.], 2025
1:54.34 … Matthew Littlehales [Delsea], 2026
1:54.53 … Stone Caraccio [Kingsway], 2020
1:54.73 … Chris Manzo [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2024
1:54.80 … Marvin Lewis [Willingboro], 2001
1:54.81 … Bill Dolan [Clearview], 2013
1:54.82 … Xavier Fraction [Washington Twp.], 2009
1:55.00 … Steve Butenewicz [Delsea], 2011
1:55.11 … Quintin Clemons [Union Transfer], 2026 [4]
1:55.14 … Shannon Sherrer [Vineland], 2002
1:55.14 … Zach McBride [Lenape], 2002
1:55.16 … Joe Lewis [Pleasantville], 1998
1:55.16 … Tivo Rivera [Kingsway], 2009
1:55.19 … Isaiah Curbelo [Rancocas Valley], 2016
1:55.19 … Jayden Greene [Washington Twp.], 2020
1:55.42 … Kevin Cianfarino [West Deptford], 2014
1:55.3h … Tony Uzdavines [Williamstown], 1976
1:55.77 … Carmen Cavella [Washington Twp.], 2004
1:55.84 … Matt Poskus [Cinnaminson], 2007
1:55.85 … Karson Chew [Woodstown], 2026
1:55.92 … Bryce Tucker [Pennsauken], 2023
1:55.93 … Derek Gess [Haddonfield], 2017

Winslow senior Leeya Joseph, seeded only 10^th, jumped a season-best by nearly a foot and won the long jump at the Meet of Champions with a PR and a meet record at Ocean Breeze.

Joseph beat New Jersey No.1 and three-time Meet of Champions long jump winner Morgan Holley of Union Catholic by half an inch with a 19-1 ½ on her final jump. She broke Holley’s meet-record 18-10 ¼ from last year.  Holley and Randolph senior Seannah Parsons both surpassed the previous meet record, Holley with a 19-1 on her final jump and Parsons with a 19-0 on her 3^rd jump that had her in the lead until the final round.

Joseph’s 19-1 ½ is No. 16 in state history and No. 7 on the all-time South Jersey indoor list. Joseph is Winslow’s 1^stindividual indoor Meet of Champions winner since 2020, when Nylah Perry won the 400 in 56.19.

Joseph’s best previous jump this year was an 18-2 at the Ott Center last month. She jumped a wind-legal 19-0 last year at the outdoor Meet of Champions at Pennsauken, where she placed 6^th.

The long jump was just added to the Meet of Champions in 2019. There was no meet in 2021,so this was the 7^th time it was contested. Joseph is the first South Jersey girl to win it.

Joseph had four legal jumps and they were all over 18 feet – 18-5, 18-4, 18-4 ½ and then the 19-1 ½. Her previous indoor PR was 18-8 last year at Easterns at the Armory, where she was 2^nd to Nya Tbomas of North Rockland High in Thiells, Rockland County, N.Y.

Rancocas Valley senior Angelina Brown jumped 18-0 on her 1^st attempt and finished 6^th.

All-Time Meet of Champions Long Jump List
19-1 ½ … Leeya Joeph [Winslow Twp., 2026 [1]
19-1 … Morgan Holley [Union Catholic], 2026 [2]
19-0 … Seannah Parsons [Randolph], 2026 [3]
18-10 ¼ … Morgan Holley [Union Catholic], 2025 [1]
18-7 ½ … Nakaja Weaver [North Brunswick], 2019 [1]
18-7 ½ … Jordan Bowers-Strickland [West Side], 2025 [2]
18-7 ¼ … A’Liyah Thomas [Union Catholic], 2020 [1]
18-6 ½ … Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2019 [2]
18-5 … Kathryn Brown [Kinnelon], 2019 [3]
18-4 ¼ … Jaidah Garrett [Absegami], 2025 [3]
18-4 … Isabella Alvarez [Pleasantville], 2025 [4]
18-2 ¾ … Bridget McNally [Pope Paul XXIII], 2020 [2]
18-2 ½ … Gabrielle Gorman [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020 [3]
18-2 ¼ … Karissa Watson [Williamstown], 2020 [4]
18-1 ½ … Lia Malave [Toms River North], 2023 [1]
18-1 ½ … Erin Finley [Randolph], 2022 [1]
18-0 ½ … Emma Cunningham [Ramsey], 2020 [5]
18-0 ½ … Ma’Syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 2025 [5]
18-0 … Alexandra Bonn [Union Catholic], 2023 [2]
18-0 … Leah Ellis [Millville], 2022 [2]
18-0 … Chloe Montgomery [Hillsborough], 2025 [6]

 All-Time New Jersey Indoor Long Jump List
21-7 ½ … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
20-8 ¾ … Keturah Orji [Mount Olive], 2014
20-7 ¾ … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2017
19-11 ¾ … Claire Connor [Rahway], 1984
19-8 ¼ … Tionna Tobias [Winslow], 2016
19-8 ……. Celeste Holder [Parsippany], 2006
19-8 ……. Cidae’a Woods [Winslow], 2014
19-7 ½ … Helen Wilks [Bridgeton], 1993
19-6 …….. Iana Amsterdam [Newark Tech], 2013
19-6 … …..Morgan Holley [Union Catholic], 2026
19-5 ¾ … Kayla Richardson [Columbia], 2014
19-4 ¾ … Celine-Jada Brown [Plainfield], 2022
19-3 ½ … Ma’syiah Brawner [Winslow Twp.], 2024
19-3 …….. Leah Ellis [Millville], 2019
19-2 ¾ … Kaitlin Salisbury [Hawthorne], 2016
19-1 ½ … Carlene Cummings [Englewood], 1998
19-1 ½ … Leeya Joseph [Winslow Twp.], 2026
19-1 ¼  … Kelsey Vieira [Hillsborough], 2016
19-1 ¼ … Kayla Richardson [Columbia], 2014
19-0 ½ … Natalia Hinton [Newark Tech], 2013
19-0 ¼ … Saniyah Evans [Rahway], 2024
19-0 …….. Tatiana Sanders [Paramus Catholic], 2013
19-0 … Saniyah Evans [Rahway], 2024
19-0 … Seannah Parsons [Randolph], 2026

Holy Cross senior Julia Flanagan ran the 4^th-fastest 3,200 in South Jersey history Sunday afternoon at Ocean Breeze.

Flanagan ran 10:29.07 and placed 5^th at the Meet of Champions. Her time is 16th-fastest in meet history and the fastest 5^th-place time ever, breaking the mark of 10:38.20 set in 2023 by Northern Burlington’s Liliah Gordon.

The race produced the fastest times in meet history for 2^nd place, 3^rd place, 4^th place, 5^th place, 6^th place, 7^th place, 8^th place, 9^th, place, 10^th place and every other place through at least 17^th. Would take me months to dig deeper than that.

Flanagan’s time trails only Gordon [10:13.41], Ocean City’s Brittany Sedberry [10:15.1 in 2006] and Cherokee’s Mgan Lacy [10:23.49y] in indoor South Jersey history.

Her previous PR was 10:38.95 from the Ott Center in January, so she dropped nearly 10 seconds from that.

Flanagan came through 800 in 2:33.63, 1,600 in 5:13.94 and 2,400 in 7:53.29, closing in 75.39 for her final 400 and 36.43 for her final 200.

Ocean City sophomore Riley Tolson, Kingsway junior Aubrey Bishop and Paul VI senior Giovanna Mantuano also ran sub-11. Tolson placed 11^th in 10:44.03, Bishop 15^th in 10:53.83 and Mantuano 16^th in 10:54.33 out of the slower first heat.

Tolson is No. 14 in South Jersey history and No. 2 all-time Cape May County, behind only Sedberry. Bishop is No. 7 on the all-time Gloucester County list. And Mantuano is No. 11 on the Camden County list.

All-Time Meet of Champions 3,200 list
10:00.90 … Angelina Perez [Lakeland], 2022 [1]
10:07.34 … Allison Lee [West Windsor-North], 2025 [1]
10:13.41 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2025 [1]
10:16.20 … Cate DeSousa [Red Bank Catholic], 2023 [1]
10:17.21 … Cayleigh Kaiser [Union Catholic], 2026 [2]
10:20.60 … Delana Einreinhofer [Walkill Valley], 2025 [2]
10:24.25 … Katherine Keating [Ridgewood], 2026 [3]
10:24.73 … Dana Giordano [Bernards], 2012 [1]
10:24.86 … Leah Starkey [Ocean Twp.], 2025 [3]
10:26.25 … Leanna Johnston [Immaculate Heart], 2023 [2]
10:26.44 … Rosemary Shay [Middletown South], 2024 [1]
10:26.49 …….. Gordon, 2024 [2]
10:26.53 … Ashley Higginson [Colts Neck], 2007 [1]
10:27.01 … Cayleigh Kaiser [Union Catholic], 2025 [4]
10:27.25 … Mackenzie Barry [Mendham], 2012 [2]
10:28.72 … Lexie Mizzone [Voorhees], 2026 [4]
10:29.07 … Julia Flanagan [Holy Cross], 2026 [5]
10:30.05 … Molly Domurat [Hunterdon Central],. 2026 [6]
10:31.06 … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2012 [3]
10:31.86 …  Cali Buxbaum [Wall], 2026 [7]
10.31.98 … Niamh Hayes [Howell], 2017 [1]
10:32.55 … Julia Threthaway [West Morris], 2019 [1]
10:34.49 … Nicole Vanasse [Pingry School], 2018 [1]
10:35.70 … Julia Guerra [Indian Hills], 2016 [1]
10:35.81 … Tilly O’Connor [St. Rose], 2023 [3]
10:36.13 … Emma Zawatski [Freehold Twp.], 2024 [3]
10:36.48 …….. Perez, 2020 [1]
10:36.74 …….. Higginson, 2006 [1]
10:36.7h … Meg Waldron [Bernards], 1983 [1]
10:37.70 … Dana Klein [Gill St. Bernard], 2014 [1]
10:37.92 … Linsdsay Hausman [Kent Place], 2023 [4]
10:38.20 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlington], 2023 [5]
10:38.31 … Megan Venables [Highland], 2011 [1]
10:38.35 … Aleandera Klein [Shore Reg.], 2026 [8]
10:38.39 … Monica Hebner [Northern Highlands], 2018 [2]
10:38.54 …….. Barry, 2013 [1]
10:38.36 … Amelia Pattwell [Middletown South], 2026 [9]
10:38.87 … Amanda Trotter [Red Bank], 2003 [1]
10:38.90 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001 [1]
10:39.30 … Kaitlyn Hathaway [Rumson-Fair Haven], 2026 [10]
10:39.39 … Melanie Thompson [Voorhees], 2009 [1]
10:39.71 … Angela Rugino [Toms River North], 2009 [2]
10:39.6h … Anne Marie Letko [North Hunterdon], 1986 [1]
10:39.88 … Lillie Widmer [Delsea], 2023 [6]
10:39.93 …….. Vanasse, 2019 [2]
10:40.14 …….. O’Connor, 2022 [2]
10:40.46 … Amelia Pattwell [Middletown South], 2025 [5]
10:40.70 … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2017 [2]
10:41.12 … Allison Lee [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2024 [4]
10:41.29 … Olympia Martin [Ridgewood], 2016 [2]
10:41.35 … Briana Jackucewicz [Colts Neck], 2009 [3]
10:41.37 ……. Lee, 2025 [6]
10:41.63 …….. Trotter, 2002 [1]
10:42.06 … Holly Bischof [Bishop Eustace], 2011 [2]
10:42.40 …….. Aldridge, 2016 [3]
10:42.68 …….. Venables, 2010 [1]
10:42.82 …….. Thompson, 2008 [1]
10:43.10 … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2009 [4]
10:43.25 … Cate Guiney [Middletown South], 1999 [1]
10:43.40 … Mackenzie Barry [West Morris Mendham], 2014 [2]
10:43.69 … Cayleigh Kaiser [Union Cathoic], 2024 [5]
10:43.72 … Camryn Wennersten [Ridgewood], 2020 [2]
10:43.93 … Brianna Jackucewicz [Colts Neck], 2006 [1]
10:43.98 … Sarah Pagno [Immaculate Heart], 2008 [2]
10:44.03 … Riley Tolson [Ocean City], 2026 [11]
10:44.11 … Caroline Kellner [West Windsor-Plainsboro South], 2011 [3]
10:44.29 … Samantha Halvorsen [Ridgewood], 2016 [4]
10:44.89 …….. Ley, 2008 [3]
10:45.00 … Courtney Thompson [St. John Vianney], 2013 [2]

All-Time South Jersey 3,200 list
10:13.41 … Liliah Gordon [Northern Burlimgton], 2025
10:15.71 … Brittany Sedberry [Ocean City], 2006
10:23.49y … Megan Lacy [Cherokee], 2011
10:29.07 … Julia Flanagan [Holy Cross], 2026
10:29.90y … Chelsea Ley [Kingsway], 2009
10:33.95y … Alyssa Aldridge [Mainland Reg.], 2016
10:38.11 … Megan Venables [Highland], 2011
10:38.90 … Erin Donohue [Haddonfield], 2001
10:40.03 … Dina Iacone [Washington Twp.], 2012
10:40.80 … Briana Gess [Haddonfield], 2017
10:42.06 … Holly Bischof [Bishop Eustace], 2012
10:42.22 … Theresa Cattuna [Cherry Hill East], 2007
10:43.2y … Michelle Rowen [Washington Twp.], 1983
10:44.03 … Riley Tolson [Ocean City], 2026 [11]
10:45.20 … Devon Grisbaum [Ocean City], 2015
10:45.40y … Julianna Catania [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2016
10:46.63 … Erika Kemp [Rancocas Valley], 2013
10:47.46 … Addison Weiss [Cherry Hill East], 2026
10:48.28 … Abby Waddington [Clearview], 2023
10:48.78 … Shelby Cain [Haddonfield], 2014
10:49.12 … Madison Coppolino [Sterling], 2017
10:49.46 … Alyssa Condell [Timber Creek], 2016
10:51.65 … Kerry O’Day [Cherokee], 2024
10:52.05 … Amanda Goetschius [Delsea], 2007
10:52.53 … Allie Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2020
10:52.82 … Maeve Smith [Ocean City], 2024
10:53.4h … Christin Bettis [Hammonton], 2012
10:53.83 … Aubrey Bishop [Kingsway], 2026
10:53.89y … Sarah Naticchia [Haddonfield], 2020
10:54.33 … Giovanna Mantuano [Paul VI], 2026
10:55.29y … Ann Klocke [Bishop Eustace], 1996
10:55.58 … Nicole Clifford [Cherokee], 2022
10:55.85 … Aubrey Bishop [Kingsway], 2026
10:56.66 … Jordan Hatfield [Schalick], 2025
10:57.28 … Riley Fayer [Audubon], 2026
10:57.53 … Michaela Schlemo [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
10:57.68y … Ava Thomas [Haddonfield], 2024
10:57.95 … Katy Storti [Bishop Eustace], 2019
10:59.02 … Catherine Van Horn [Triton], 2005
10:59.04 … Maria Ruiz [Williamstown], 2009
10:59.13 … Vickie Ajimoko [Williamstown], 2013
10:59.26 … Shaelan McNally [Paul VI], 2024

Sianni Wynn raced to the 55-200 double for the 4^th straight year at the Meet of Champions Sunday at Ocean Breeze.

She’s the 1^st girl to win two events four years in a row at the Meet of Champions and only the 5^th to win any event four years in a row.

Wynn now has eight indoor Meet of Champions individual titles, most in meet history, and 13 total, including indoors and outdoors, which breaks a record of 11 she shared with Sydney McLaughlin and Olivia Baker.

Wynn won the 55 in 6.81, 3^rd-fastest in meet history behind only her own 6.79 and 6.73 last year, then she doubled back and set a meet record in the 200, winning in 23.19, not far off her state-record 23.17 that she set at the Ott Center last weekend.

In the 200, Wynn broke her own meet record of 23.31 that she set last year. She’s now the only South Jersey girl ever to win an event four straight years at a MoC and she did it in two different events an hour apart.

Wynn won the 55 over Old Bridge senior Danielle Boateng, who was 2^nd in 6.81. The 6.81 is her fastest this year. She ran 6.86 at the Ott Center in January. Pennssauken senior Sanaya Dupree was 6th in 7.12.

Wynn is No. 6 in the U.S. in the 55 and 4^th-fastest in the 200.  She won the 200 by more than a full seond over West Orange senior Rhia Randolph, who was 2^nd in 24.44. Atlantic County Tech junior Brianna Growalt, who ran under the previous South Jersey record earlier in the day in the hurdles, was 3^rd in 24.56 – No. 11 in South Jersey history – and Dupree placed 4^th in 24.69 – No. 16^th all-time in South Jersey.

All-Time Meet of Champions 55-Meter Dash List
6.73 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025 [1]
6.79q …….. Wynn, 2025 [-]
6.81 …….. Wynn, 2026 [1]
6.92 … Dominique Booker [Montclair Immaculate], 2009 [1]
6.92q …….. Wynn, 2026 [-]
6.93 … Ogechi Nwaneri [Chatham], 2008 [1]
6.94 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2025 [2]
6.7h … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984 [1]
6.95 … Torie Robinson [Winslow Twp.], 2014 [1]
6.96 … Myasia Jacobs [Paramus Catholic], 2011 [1]
6.96 … Danielle Boateng [Old Bridge], 2025 [3]
6.96 … Danielle Boateng [Old Bridge], 2026 [2]
6.97 … Aleah Williams [Montclair], 1998 [1]
6.97 … Melisa Barber [Montclair], 1998 [2]
6.98 …….. Booker, 2008 [2]
6.98 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020 [1]
6.99q …….. Nwaneri, 2008 [-]
6.99q … Bria Mack [Williamstown], 2017 [-]
6.99q …….. Jennings, 2025 [-]

All-Time Meet of Champions 200-Meter Dash List
23.19 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken],. 2026 [1]
23.31 …….. Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025 [1]
24.15 … Corbin Raston [West Orange], 2025 [2]
24.34 … Mariah Fede [Paramus Catholic], 2020 [1]
24.47 … Ryan Jennings [Timber Creek], 2025 [3]
24.48 …….. Wynn, 2023 [1]
24.52 … Nyla Felton [Elizabeth], 2025 [4]
24.56 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 2025 [5]
24.72 … Cynthia Boakye [Elizabeth], 2023 [2]
24.83 … Lauren Princz [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2020 [2]
24.94 … Aliyah Taylor [Rancocas Valley], 2017 [1]
24.94 … Naylah Jones [Timber Creek], 2023 [3]
24.96 … Kiara Lester [Deptford], 2016 [1]

Four straight Meet of Champions titles
Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 55-Meter Dash [2023-2026]
Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 200-Meter Dash [2023-2026]
Olivia Baker [Columbia], 400-Meter Dash [2011-2014]
Nicole Sims [Plainfield], Shot Put [1990-1993]
Melanie Thompson [Voorhees], 3,200-Meter Run [2008-2011]
Victoria Vanriele [Governor Livingston], 800-Meter Run [2017-2020]

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2:09.56 … Megan Tiernan [Washington Twp.], 2010
2:14.5h … Ruth Lockbaum [Glassboro], 1985
2:14.99 … Kami Joi Hickson [Washington Twp.], 2017
2:15.
2:15.90 … Felicia O’Donnell [Delsea], 2009
2:16.60 … Gabbi Kirsch [Williamstown], 2015
2:16.71 … Lindsey Kane [Washington Twp.], 2015
2:16.84 … Celine Mazzi [Delsea], 2014
2:17.15 … Nicole Tiernan [Washington Twp.], 2011
2:17.21 … Allie Pierontoni [Kingsway], 2020
2:17.43 … Cassie Hagstoz [Kingsway], 2013
2:17.76 … Destiny Stanford [Kingsway], 2017

Winslow sophomore Jasmine Jackson obliterated the meet record and South Jersey record and ran the 3^rd-fastest time in state history Sunday in the Meet of Champions 55-meter hurdles final at Ocean Breeze.

Jackson, who set a South Jersey-record 7.87 earlier Sunday in the trials, blazed a 7.63 in the final, breaking her newly mintd South Jersey record by a full 5^th of a second and smashing the meet record of 7.82 set in 2015 by four-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughin.

Her time is 3^rd-fastest in the U.S. this year, according to the MileSplit national database and it looks like 3^rd-fastest ever by a U.S. sophomore. McLaughlin still holds the state sophomore record of 7.60 from 2015 Armory Nationals.

Atlantic County Tech junior Brianna Growalt placed 2^nd in 7.83, also under the old South Jersey record and 3^rd-fastest in meet history, behind Jackson and McLaughlin. Growalt, whose previous PR was a 7.93 at Easterns at the Armory last week, is now 7^th-fastest in state history and 2^nd-fastest all-time in South Jersey. She’s also No. 4 in the U.S. this year.

Before Sunday, the fastest hurdles time ever recorded by a South Jersey girl at the Meet of Champions was a 7.94 by Stey’ce McNeil of Winslow at the 2012 meet at the Bubble. In one race, Jackson and Growalt both ran faster.

Willingboro junior Trinity Brapoh made it a 1-2-3 South Jersey sweep with a PR 8.04 for 3^rd place. Brapoh’s time is 15^th-fastest in meet history and the fastest 3^rd-place performance ever. She’s now No. 14 in South Jersey history at 8.04 and fastest by a Burlington County (or Willingboro) girl since Olympic long jumper Carol Lewis ran 7.92 at the  1981 Philadelphia Track Classic at the Spectrum.

All-Time Meet of Champions 55 Hurdles List
7.63 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow], 2026 [1]
7.82 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2015 [1]
7.83 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic County Tech], 2026 [2]
7.86 … Charmaine Walker [Plainfield], 1997 [1]
7.88 … Taylor Cox [Union Catholic], 2023 [1]
7.90 … Quaycion Davis [East Orange], 2023 [2]
7.94 … Stey’ce McNeil [Winslow], 2012 [1]
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017 [1]
7.94 …….. Cox, 2025 [1]
7.97q …….. McLaughlin, 2015 [-]
7.96 … Dawn Bowles [Neptune], 1988 [1]
7.99 … Patti Dziekonska [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2014 [1]
8.01q …….. Cox, 2025 [-]
8.03 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2019 [1]
8.03 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2020 [1]
7.8h … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984 [1]
8.04 …….. Walker, 196 [1]
8.04 … Trier Young [Neptune], 2005 [1]
8.04 … Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro], 2026 [3]
8.06q …….. Smith, 2019 [-]
8.07 … Porscha Dobson [Kent Place], 2003 [1]
8.07 …….. Dziekonska, [1], 2013
8.07 … Tia Livingston [Union Catholic], 2016 [1]
8.08 … Amaya Chadwick [Union Catholic], 2017 [2]
8.08 … Grace O’Shea, [Ramapo], 2018 [1]
8.09q…….. Walker, 1997 [-]
8.09 … Samantha Sharper [Woodrow Wilson], 2008 [1]
8.09q …….. Q. Davis, 2023 [-]
8.10 … Samantha Jensen [Central Reg.], 2012 [2]

All-Time South Jersey Hurdles List
7.63 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow], 2026
7.83 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 2026
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
7.98 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2019
7.99 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
8.01 … Samantha Sharper [Woodrow Wilson], 2008
8.03 … Alethia Jenkins [Pennsauken], 2000
8.03 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2020
8.03 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
8.04 … Zonya Cross [Edgewood], 1983
8.04 … Trinity Brapoh [Willingboro], 2026
8.05 … Sherese Price [Pleasantville], 1998
8.06 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006

All-Time New Jersey 55-Meter Hurdles List
7.53 … Taylor Cox [Union Catholic], 2025
7.60 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2015
7.63 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow], 2026
7.71 … Charmaine Walker [Plainfield], 1997
7.75 … Grace O’Shea [Ramapo], 2019
7.81 … Dawn Bowles [Neptune], 1988
7.83 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 2026
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.90 … Quaycian Davis [East Orange], 2023
7.97 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 2026
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.93 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
7.93 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 2026 [U.S. #11]
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.95 … Abigail Davis [Old Tappan], 2024
7.96 … Porsche Dobson [Kent Place], 2003
7.96 … Amaya Chadwick [Union Catholic], 2017
7.97 … Sofia Swindell [Lawrenceville School], 2025
7.97 … Kayla Ewing [Morristown], 2026
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
7.98 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2019
7.99 … Racquel Vassal [East Orange], 2007
7.99 … Patricia Dziekonska [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2014
7.99 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
7.99 … Racuqel Vassell [East Orange], 2007

Winslow Township sophomore Jasmine Jackson shattered the South Jersey hurdles record Sunday morning in the qualifying rounds at the Meet of Champions.

Jackson won the 4^th heat in 7.87, breaking the South Jersey record set in 2006 by Pleasantvile’s Nia Ali and matched in 2012 by Winslow’s Ste’yce McNeil.

Jackson’s time is No. 6 in state history and 3^rd-fastest in meet history, behind five-time Olympic gold medalis Sydney McLaughin, who won the 2015 final at the Bubble in 7.82, and Plainfield’s Charmaine Walker, who won the 1997 race at Jadwin Gym in 7.86.

The fastest previous time in a qualifying race was McLaughlin’s 7.97 in the semifinals in 2015.

Jackson’s prvious PR was 7.90 at the Armory in January.  Her 7.87 is 5^th-fastest in the U.S. this year and tied with Nia Armstrong of Sickles High in Tampa for fastest by a sophomore.

Also qualifying for the final later Sunday were Brianna Growalt of Atlantic County Tech, whose 8.09 was 2^nd-fastest in the trials, Pennsauken senior Olivia Dupree, who was 4^th-fastest at 8.16, Willingboro junior Trinity Brapoh, 5^th-fastest at 8.29 and Mainland senior Comryn DeMorat, 8^th-fastest at 8.34.

So South Jersey has four of the top five going into the finals.

All-Time South Jersey Hurdles List
7.87 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow], 2026
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.93 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 2026 [U.S. #11]
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
7.98 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2019
7.99 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
8.01 … Samantha Sharper [Woodrow Wilson], 2008
8.03 … Alethia Jenkins [Pennsauken], 2000
8.03 … Jailya Ash [Eastern], 2020
8.03 … Claudine Smith [Atlantic City], 2018
8.04 … Zonya Cross [Edgewood], 1983
8.05 … Sherese Price [Pleasantville], 1998
8.06 … Krystal Cantey [Winslow Twp.], 2006

All-Time New Jersey 55-Meter Hurdles List
7.53 … Taylor Cox [Union Catholic], 2025
7.60 … Sydney McLaughlin [Union Catholic], 2015
7.71 … Charmaine Walker [Plainfield], 1997
7.75 … Grace O’Shea [Ramapo], 2019
7.81 … Dawn Bowles [Neptune], 1988
7.87 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow], 2026 [#7]
7.89 … Ste’yce McNeil [Winslow Twp.], 2012
7.89 … Nia Ali [Pleasantville], 2006
7.90 … Quaycian Davis [East Orange], 2023
7.97 … Jasmine Jackson [Winslow Twp.], 2026
7.92 … Carol Lewis [Willingboro], 1981
7.93 … Wendy Vereen [Trenton], 1984
7.93 … Brianna Growalt [Atlantic Tech], 2026 [U.S. #11]
7.94 … Lenaami Morton [Camden], 2017
7.95 … Abigail Davis [Old Tappan], 2024
7.96 … Porsche Dobson [Kent Place], 2003
7.96 … Amaya Chadwick [Union Catholic], 2017
7.97 … Sofia Swindell [Lawrenceville School], 2025
7.97 … Kayla Ewing [Morristown], 2026
7.98 … Nichole Belcher [Woodrow Wilson], 1992
7.98 … Tionna Tobias [Winslow Twp.], 2019
7.99 … Racquel Vassal [East Orange], 2007
7.99 … Patricia Dziekonska [West Windsor-Plainsboro North], 2014
7.99 … Sianni Wynn [Pennsauken], 2025
7.99 … Racuqel Vassell [East Orange], 2007