Vineland sophomore Najeaya Singleton registered not just one but two impressive breakthroughs at the West Deptford Relays, posting new South Jersey #1 marks and PRs in both the shot put and the discus.
Which is her best event?
We’ll let time sort that one out. Right now, she’s pretty deadly in both.
Singleton won the shot at West Deptford with a 43-10 1/2, adding nine inches to her PR of 43-1 1/2 from Woodbury. But her huge breakthrough came in the discus, where she threw 139-8, a nearly 16-foot PR from her 123-11 at the Rowland Relays.
Singleton moved into the No. 2 spot in New Jersey in the discus and No. 5 in the shot. She is No. 7 nationally among sophomores in the discus and No. 3 nationally in the shot.
With her historic double, Singleton became only the second girl in South Jersey history to reach 43 and 139 by the end of her sophomore year. The first was Jessica Woodard of Cherokee, who threw 44-9 and 142-5 as a 10th-grader in 2011 and is now an All-America at Oklahoma.
Now check out where Singleton ranks on both all-time lists. It’s pretty amazing, considering she’s only halfway through her sophomore season:
SHOT PUT
47-1 1/4 … Jessica Woodard (Cherokee), 2013
46-4 ……… Janiece Rose (Delsea), 2011
46-1 1/2 … Nacole Moore (Bridgeton), 2000
45-7 1/2 … Ronetta Hunter (Burlington Twp.), 2015
45-5 ……… Sylvia Galarza (Millville), 2004
44-9 ……… Kim Warren (Atlantic City), 2006
44-9 ……… Lola Agabalogun (Egg Harbor), 2013
44-5 1/4 …. Melinda Boykin (Bridgeton), 1998
44-5 ……… Jamine Moton (Delsea), 1997
44-4 1/4 …. Dana White (Camden), 2000
44-3 1/2i …. Jocelyn White (Delsea), 2004
44-2 1/2 …. Typhanie Bates (Williamstown), 1995
44-0 3/4 …. Mercedes Hicks (Atlantic City), 2006
43-10 1/2 … Najeaya Singleton (Vineland), 2016
43-9 1/2 …. Jude Misko (Cherry Hill East), 2015
43-8 3/4 …. Janet Morris (Kingsway), 1991
43-7 …..… Shamire Rothmiller (Glassboro), 2008
43-6 3/4 … Angela Solomon (Overbook), 1989
43-6 3/4 … Talita Silva (Bridgeton), 2003
43- 4 1/2 … Rose Perry (Riveride), 2003
43- 2 1/2 … Lacole Fields (Camden), 1996
DISCUS
172- 2 … Jocelyn White (Delsea), 2004
168-10 … Jessica Woodard (Cherokee), 2013
161- 1 … Jamine Moton (Delsea), 1997
153- 2 … Sylvia Galarza (Millville), 2004
149- 3 … Tara Daniels (Kingsway) 2013
146- 5 … Kim Warren (Atlantic City), 2006
143- 6 … Tisha Kerrin (Eastern), 1989
143- 3 … Mercedes Hicks (Atlantic City), 2006
140- 6 … Typhanie Bates (Williamstown), 1995
140- 1 … Melinda Holm (Bridgeton), 1997
140- 0 … Geri Rilley (Millville), 1987
139- 8 … Najeaya Singleton (Vineland), 2016
139- 5 … Taylor Johnson (Kingsway), 2011
139- 1 … Erica Davis (Northern Burlington), 2003
138-11 … Jen Frank (Delsea), 2006
137- 1 … Melinda Boykin (Bridgeton), 1998
136-11 … Betsy Kennedy (Delran), 2000
136- 3 … Ashleigh Weems (Millville), 2013
136- 2 … Erica Davis (Northern Burlington), 2003
136- 0 … Cindy Wilks (Bridgeton), 2000
135- 4 … Veronica Myricks (Willingboro), 2005
So she’s No. 14 on the all-time South Jersey shot put list and No. 12 on the all-time S.J discus list. She’s already one of only seven girls to throw at least 43-6 and 139, and she’s really just getting started.
Singleton will throw at the Rowan Invitational this weekend in Glassboro.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 