From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

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

Winslow senior Ma’Syiah Brawner warmed up for the Penn Relays with a state-leading triple jump at Woodbury Saturday.

Brawner won the triple at 39-8 ½, which broke the meet record of 38-5 set by Northern Burlington’s Ashley Edwards in 2015.

Brawner had a strong series, opening with a 37-1, then jumping 38-11 ¼, 39-8 ½ and then 39-5 ½. All four jumps were made with legal wind. She jumped within 6 ½ inches of her lifetime best, a 40-3 from her state Group 3 title at South Plainfield last May with a legal 0.1 tailwind. That’s No. 3 in South Jersey history.

Brawner competes in the triple jump at noon Thursday at the 130th running of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field.

Brawner also raced Saturday on Winslow’s shuttle hurdles team, which won Group 3 in 59.10, 6th-fastest time in state history. More on that group this afternoon.

Cumberland Regional senior Richard Pierce recorded the longest javelin throw by a Cumberland County thrower in 12 years Friday at the Woodbury Relays.

Pierce won the javelin with a 177-7 on his 4^th throw, one of four throws he had over 170 feet. It’s the best throw by a Cumberland County athlete since Kelvin Tull of Millville threw 178-7 at the 2014 South Jersey Open at Buena. The last Cumberland County thrower to hit 180 feet is another Pierce from Cumberland Regional, Andrew Pierce, who threw 191-5 at the 2009 Meet of Champions in South Plainfield.

Richard Pierce’s previous PR was 172-9 from last year’s state Group 3 meet, also at South Plainfield. He beat that three times Friday with a 173-4 on his 1^st throw, 174-3 on his 3^rd and the 177-7 on his 5^th. He finished with a 172-4.

Senior Kaden Roane of Deptford placed 2^nd with a 171-5, so Pierce had the four-best throws of the competition.

Pierce’s 177-7 is No. 7 in New Jersey this year and the best throw by a South Jersey athlete. Roane is 2^nd at 171-5, and Williamstown senior Wayne Farmer is 3^rd with his 167-3 at Woodbury.

Quite a long jump competition at Woodbury Saturday, with Willingboro senior Christopher Jones and Overbrook junior Jaiden Mitchell both soaring over 23 feet, three others over 22 feet and a total of 13 jumpers hitting 21 feet or better.

And thank you Woodbury Relays for having a wind guage at the long jump. All 13 jumpers over 21 feet or better were legal on their best jump. And remember, only four jumps per competitor, which makes these results even more impressive.

The top four jumpers had their best jump on their 4^th and final attempt.

Jones jumped 23-3 ½ with a 0.0 tailwind on his final jump to win the event. Mitchell hit 23-2 with a 2.0 headwind to place 2^nd, Winslow junior Ka’Ron Ceasar jumped 22-11 with no wind on his final jump and junior David Stewart of Schalick hit 22-3 ¾ on his last attempt with a 1.5 headwind. Winslow senior Zyaire Rothmiller-McIntosh also jumped 22 feet, reaching 22-1 ¾ on his 2^nd jump.

Jones’ previous PR was a 22-3 from last year’s Central Jersey Group 3 meet at Jackson Liberty. Mitchell’s was 22-4 ¼ from an indoor meet in December at the Ott Center. Ceasar’s MileSplit profile only shows one previous high school track meet, and he jumped 21-10 ¾ at Bridgeton earlier this month so that’s apparently his previous PR.

Stewart’s previous PR was 21-4 ½ from the 2024 Salem County Championships at Salem, and Rothmiller-McIntosh’s PR is 22-4 ½ from last June at Greensboro Nationals.

An interesting note about Willingboro’s Jones. His 23-3 ½ is 5^th-best in Willingboro history and the best jump by a Chimera since All-America high jumper, long jumper and hurdler Mike Morrison soared 24-5 at a meet on his home track in 2003. Mitchell’s 23-2 is an Overbrook school record.

For this special occasion I put together a list of every South Jersey jumper that’s ever gone 23 feet. As always, errors and omissions, please let me know in the comment section.

Also over 21 feet Saturday: Cumberland Regional junior Dereon Johnson [21-7 ½], Bridgeton senior Jeremiah Russell [21-7 ½], Millville senior Michael Carr [21-5 ¾], Glassboro sophomore Moses Robles [21-5 ¼], senior Marcus Williams of the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. [21-4 ¾], Rancocas Valley senior Daniel Rivers-King [21-2 ½], Eastern senior Vincent Rodriguez-Rosa [21-2 ½] and Pennsville junior Danny Knight [21-0].

26-8 ¼ … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
25-2 …….. Anthony Averett [Woodbury], 2012
25-1 ½ … Gerard Reynolds [Willingboro], 1990
25-0 …….. William Spearman [Woodrow Wilson], 1996
24-11 ¼ … Anthony Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2002
24-8 ….….. Isaac Samuels [Willingboro-Kennedy], 1983
24-5 ….….. Mike Morrison [Willingboro], 2003
24-4 ¼ ….. Ahmad Fogg [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2023
24-3 ¾ ….. Mikhail Micheaux [Eastern], 2013
24-1 ½ ….. Mike Boone [Burlington City], 1990
24-0 ½ ..… Kerry Vivett [Edgewood], 1984
23-11 ¾ ….. Rece Englehart [Moorestown], 2024
23-11 ½ ..… Syteek Farrington [Camden], 2009
23-11 ….….. Preston Beckley [Eastern], 1993
23-11 ……… Dave Klemic [Mainland Reg.], 1996
23-11 ….….. Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
23-10 ¾ ….. Bob Schuenemann [Collingswood], 1932
23-10 ¼ ….. Ben Liles [Kingsway], 1992
23-10 …….. Jerry Mathis [Willingboro], 1985
23-10 …….. Steve Harper [Atlantic City], 1993
23-9 ……… Steve Parker [Salem], 2025
23-9 ……… Robert Jordan [Millville], 1999
23-8 ¾ … Jamir Brown [Riverside], 2024
23-8 ½ … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
23-8 ½ … Bill Mobley [Eastern], 1990
23-8 ½ … Lamar Sturdivant [Woodbury], 1996
23-8 ½ … Sean McPherson [Delsea], 2010
23-8 ….….. Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1991
23-7 ¾ … Clem Jones [Vineland], 1968
23-7 ½ … Matt Rose [Bordentown], 1984
23-7 ¼ … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2013
23-6 ¾ … Jamal Powell [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 ½ … Ed Loges [Shawnee], 1992
23-6 ½ … Reggie Riggs [Pennsauken Tech], 1988
23-6 ¼ … Jamal Heard [Bridgeton], 1990
23-6 ½ … Termier Hill [Clayton], 2021
23-6 ½ … Floyd Whitaker [Highland], 2021
23-6 …….. Tyler Clybourn [Oakcrest], 2016
23-6 …….. Chris Gillis [Pennsauken], 2000
23-6 …….. Antwan Dickerson [Pennsauken], 2013
23-6 … Josiah Williams [Mainland Reg.], 2025
23-5 ½ … Damiere Byrd [Timber Creek], 2011
23-5 ½ … John Meekins [Cinnaminson], 1988
23-5 ¼ … Chris Vasser [Cape May], 1978
23-5 ¼ … Dorian Evans [Timber Creek], 2008
23-4 ¾ … Chace Pearson [Timber Creek], 2022
23-4 ½ … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2016
23-4 ½ … Sean Clifton [Edgewood], 1982
23-4 ½ … Ben Mitchell [St. Joe’s], 2015
23-3 ¾ … Eddie Walker [Woodbury], 1990
23-3 ½ … Tracy Hall [Moorestown], 1977
23-3 ½ … Christopher Jones [Willingboro], 2026
23-2 … Michael Carr [Millville], 2026
23-3 ¼ … Stevenson Cajuste [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2008
23-3 …….. Kimere Brown [Penns Grove], 2014
23-3 …….. Jon Dickey [Penns Grove], 1985
23-3 …….. Bill Conover [Collingswood], 1931
23-3 …….. Lance Sherer [Vineland], 1978
23-2 ½ .. Jamar Byrd [Vineland], 2004
23-2 ¼ .. Terrence Sorrell [Salem], 1988
23-2 … Bright John [Sterling], 2025
23-2 …….. Quasheem Taylor [Bridgeton], 2015
23-2 …….. Dave Fairchild [Holy Cross], 1983
23 2 …….. Charles Armstead [Schalick], 1986
23-2 …….. John Stone [Mainland Reg.], 1997

23-2 …….. Louis Smith [Burlington Twp.], 1997
23-2 … Jaiden Mitchell [Overbrook], 2026
23-1 ¾ … Curtis Wright [Edgewood], 1991
23-1 ¾ … Marv Forchion [Willingboro], 1986
23-1 ¾ … Andre Faulcon [Glassboro], 2002
23-1 ¾ … Rakim Coyle [Wildwood Catholic], 2018
23-1 ¼ … Kwinten Ives [Palmyra], 2022
23-1 ……… Roosevelt Dunmore [Vineland], 1991
23-1 ……… Jamil Sanders [Bridgeton], 1994
23-1 ……… Daryll Williams [Deptford], 1996
23-0 ¾ … Gary Melton [Cedar Creek], 2012
23-0 ½… Iverson Clement [Rancocas Valley], 2017
23-0 ½ … Khalil Barge [Camden], 2000
23-0 ½ … Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
23-0 ½ … Gary Moore [Overbook], 1974
23-0 ¼ … Brian Winchester [Vineland], 2010
23-0 …….. Dave Still [Glassboro], 2016
23-0 …….. Adam Kucinski [Highland], 2002
23-0 …….. Keith Washington [Woodbury], 1978
23-0 …….. Marcus Chambers [Clayton], 2017

Rowan sophomore Nyla Jones from Timber Creek smashed two school records this weekend in Greensboro, N.C.

Racing at the Aggie Invitational at North Carolina A&T, Jones broke the Rowan school records in both the high and intermediate hurdles.

Jones ran 13.92 in the 100-meter hurdles prelims on Saturday with a legal 0.8 tailwind, smashing the Rowan record of 14.03 set by Darielle Cross at the 2019 NJAC Championships in Galloway Township. Her previous 100 hurdles PR was 14.27 from a meet last April in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Jones also ran 1:00.26 in the intermediates on Friday, breaking her own school record of 1:00.42 at last year’s NJAC Championships in Ewing.

She’s now No. 4 in NCAA Division 3 in the intermediates and No. 6 in the highs. Her high hurdles time is fastest by a NJAC runner since 1998, when Melissa Jones of Paterson Eastside and Montclair State ran 13.69 when she placed 2^nd at Division 3 Nationals in St. Paul, Minn., and her 400IH time is fastest since Eliza Bruncaj of TCNJ ran 1:00.15 at the 2023 NCAA Division 3 Championships in Rochester, N.Y.

Jones is a two-time All-America hurdler. She placed 5^th in the intermediates last spring at Division 3 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio, and she was 6^th in the 60-meter hurdles at indoor Nationals in Birmingham, Ala.

Jones ran a PR 24.67 earlier this month in Daytona Beach. She also led off Rowan’s 3:56.33 4-by-4 in Greensboro this past weekend. That’s No. 2 in the NJAC this year. No splits listed in the results.

A series of hot 800-meter relays at Woodbury Saturday produced three of the 24-fastest times in South Jersey history, eight schools under 1:30 and six of the nine-fastest times in New Jersey this year.

Deptford led the way, with freshman Liam Brown, senior Kareem Brown, junior Xavion Holmes and senior Johann Hernandez winning the Group 3 race in 1:27.47, 10^th-fastest in South Jersey history and No. 2 in Gloucester County history, behind Delsea’s 1:27.19 from East Brunswick in 2024. Deptford took down the Group 3 meet record of 1:28.35 set in 2014 by Timber Creek.

Camden, with seniors Jawan Brownlee, Christian Braxton, Giovanni Marshall-Edwards and Jaiden Steele was 2^nd-fastest with a 1:27.74 to win the Group 1 race, 16^th-fastest in South Jeraey history and Camden’s fastest in 22 years, since the Panthers ran 1:24.90 in Raleigh, N.C., in 2004. Camden broke the Group 1 meet record of 1:30.0 set by Glassboro in 2009.

Timber Creek ran a school-record 1:28.14 with freshman Amare Gordon, sophomore Najee Stanback, junior Timothy Whitaker and senior Justice Avery placing 2^nd in Group 3 behind Deptford. That’s No. 25 in South Jersey history.

Overbrook juniors Jaiden Mitchell, Andrew Powell, Axcel Bailey and John Froelich ran a school-record 1:29.04 to win the Group 2 race.

Winslow ran 1:29.07 and placed 3^rd in Group 3 with junior Ka’Ron Ceasar, senior Quayd Hendryx, freshman Keyon Alli and senior Mahjae Torres. It was Hendryx’s first race for Winslow after he won the state Group 3 title for Burlington Township last spring. Winslow ran slightly faster – 1:28.82 – last weekend at Deptford.

Rancocas Valley was next-fastest, with junior Jor-el Santiago and seniors Julian Coppage-Seepersaud, Xavier Bancroft and Thomas Howard Jr. running 1:29.32 to win Group 4. That’s No. 13 on the all-time Burlington County list.

Pleasantville was 2^nd to Overbrook in Group 2, with junior Todd Watson, junior Semaj Dozier, senior Qwasim Jackson and junior Raliel Wiggins running 1:29.53.

And Egg Harbor also dipped under 1:30, with senior Tyler Bernisky, senior Ari Bell, sophomore Derrick Doughty and junior Xavier Aucule running 1:29.69 for 2^nd to R.V. in Group 4.

Williamstown [1:30.01], Penns Grove [1:30.23] and Willingboro [1:30.98] also broke 1:31 in their races.

On the updated 2026 New Jersey list, Deptford, Camden, Timber Creek, Winslow, Eastern [1:28.84 at Deptford], Overbrook, Rancocas Valley, Pleasantville, Egg Harbor and Burlington Township [1:29.72 at Don Danser Invitatiojnal] are ranked 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 11^th and 12^th.

All-Time South Jersey 800-Meter Relay List
1:24.49 … Winslow Twp., 2003
1:24.90 … Camden, 2004
1:26.05 … Camden, 2000
1:26.68 … Camden, 1997
1:26.76 … Rancocas Valley, 2024
1:26.74 … Pennsauken, 2023
1:27.19 … Delsea, 2024
1:27.22 … Winslow Twp., 2025
1:27.38 … Paul VI, 2016
1:27.47 … Deptford, 2026
1:27.52 … Woodrow Wilson, 1996
1:27.66 … Oakcrest, 2011
1:27.68 … Pennsauken, 2016
1:27.69 … Oakcrest, 2012
1:27.74 … Pleasantville, 1994
1:27.74 … Camden, 2026
1:27.75 … Willingboro, 2007
1:27.80 … Pleasantville, 1999
1:27.84 … Winslow Twp., 2002
1:27.90 … Winslow Twp., 2008
1:27.96 … Williamstown, 2015
1:27.98 … Camden, 2002
1:28.01 … Camden, 1999
1:28.02 … Edgewood, 2000
1:28.14 … Timber Creek, 2026
1:27.9 ….. Edgewood, 1985
1:27.9 ….. Winslow Twp., 2008
1:28.23 … Rancocas Valley, 2015
1:28.0h … Willingboro, 1979
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 1984
1:28.0h … Edgewood, 1985
1:28.0h … Camden, 2001
1:28.0h … Winslow Twp., 2004
1:28.29 … Cherry Hill East, 2012
1:28.34 … Winslow Twp., 2024
1:28.35 … Timber Creek, 2014
1:28.37 … Camden, 2005
1:28.38 … Paul VI, 2018
1:28.40 … Cherokee, 2008
1:28.42 … Pennsauken, 2005
1:28.2h … Cumberland Regional, 1981
1:28.44 … Lenape, 1996
1:28.47 … Pennsauken
1:28.52 … Timber Creek, 2013
1:28.57 … Deptford, 2017
1:28.62 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017
1:28.62 … Delsea, 2010
1:28.64 … Rancocas Valley, 2014
1:28.4h … Woodrow Wilson, 1986
1:28.4h … Edgewood, 2001
1:28.65 … Camden, 2000
1:28.70 … Paul VI, 2021
1:28.73 … Rancocas Valley, 2023
1:28.79 … Willingboro, 1999
1:28.82 … Buena, 2000
1:28.84 … Pennsauken, 2022
1:28.6h … Willingboro, 1982
1:28.6h … Willingboro, 1990
1:28.6h … Vineland, 2002
1:28.90 … Delsea, 2008
1:28.7h … Willingboro, 1977
1:28.7h … Edgewood, 1982
1:28.7h … Edgewood, 1982
1:28.82 … Winslow Twp., 2026
1:28.84 … Eastern, 2026
1:28.96 … Deptford, 2015
1:28.96 … Egg Harbor Twp.,2015

Fastest 2026 Woodbury Relays 800-Meter Relays
1:27.47 … Deptford [***Liam Brown, Kareem Brown, *Xavion Holmes, Johann Hernandez]
1:27.74 … Camden [Jawan Brownlee, Christian Braxton, Giovanni Marshall-Edwards, Jaiden Steele]
1:28.14 … Timber Creek [***Amare Gordon, **Najee Stanback, *Timothy Whitaker, Justice Avery]
1:29.04 … Overbrook [*Jaiden Mitchell, *Andrew Powell, *Axcel Bailey, *John Froelich]
1:29.07 … Winslow Twp. [*Ka’Ron Ceasar, Quayd Hendryx, ***Keyon Alli, Mahjae Torres]
1:29.32 … Rancocas Valley [*Jor-el Santiago, Julian Coppage-Seepersaud, Xavier Bancroft, Thomas Howard Jr.]
1:29.53 … Pleasantville [*Todd Watson, *Semaj Dozier, Qwasim Jackson, *Raliel Wiggins]
1:29.69 … Egg Harbor Twp. [Tyler Bernisky, Ari Bell, **Derrick Doughty, *Xavier Aucule]
1:30.01 … Williamstown [Kamar Goodhall, *Omofolawe Adepelumi, Amadu Jalloh, *Joshua George-Oyewole]
1:30.23 … Penns Grove [*William Roy, Tommy White, Bryan Garlic, Kylee Goodson]
1:30.98 … Willingboro [Christopher Jones, Zahire Bryant, *Samir Walker, ***Kaden Prince]

Iowa junior Jailya Ash equalled her hurdles PR Saturday when she won the 100-meter highs at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational at Percy Beard Track at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Ash ran 13.29 with a legal wind of 0.0, 3^rd-fastest this year in the Big Ten Conference and fastest by an underclassman.

Ash equalled her PR set when she competed for U.Conn at a home meet in Storrs in March 2024. That stands as U.Conn’s school record.

Ash’s 13.29 is 5^th-fastest ever recorded by a South Jersey woman. It’s No. 32 among U.S. women this spring.

It’s also No. 5 all-time all-time at Iowa and fastest since Winslow’s Tionna Tobias ran 13.11 at 2023 NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento.

This was only Ash’s 2^nd 100-meter hurdles race since she transferred from Connecticut to Iowa.

Lindenwold senior Egypt Bolan, the national high jump champion last spring, recorded the 2^nd-highets clearance of her life Saturday and shattered a 14-year-old meet record in the process.

Bolan cleared 5-10 ¼ on her 1^st attempt, breaking the meet record of 5-10 set at the 2012 meet by West Deptford’s Megan Kirschling.

When Bolan cleared 5-10 ¾ at Franklin Field in June, she broke Kirschling’s South Jersey record of 5-10 ½ at the 2012 Group 2 meet at South Plainfield.

Bolan was clean at 5-2, 5-4, 5-6, 5-8 and 5-10 and didn’t have any misses until she jumped at what would have been a PR 5-11, a height cleared by only two New Jersey jumpers. Tatiana Smolin of Randolph cleared 5-11 at the 1983 TAC Junior Championships in State College and that stood as the state record for 34 years, until Jenna Rogers of Ridgewood cleared 6-0 ¾ at 2017 Greensboro Nationals.

Bolan is No. 9 nationally, according to the MileSplit national database. She’ll compete Thursday morning at the 130^th Penn Relays at Franklin Field, site of her national title 10 months ago.