Oakcrest soph Brielle Smith bombs her way to #6 all-time in South Jersey history in the javelin at Rowan!!!!!

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Oakcrest sophomore Brielle Smith bombed her way into the all-time South Jersey top 10 in the javelin Saturday night with a 145-foot heave at the Rowan Invitational.

Smith’s previous PR was a 135-1 when she won the state Group 2 meet last year. Her best throw this year had been a 134-6 at the Woodbury Relays.

Her throw is best by a New Jersey sophomore since Haddonfield’s Katherine Johnston threw 152-2 at the Haddonfield Invitational in 2010.

It’s the No. 2 mark in Atlantic County history behind only a 152-4 by Egg Harbor’s Jill Shanner for third place at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals.

Here’s the all-time South Jersey list, with the new implement (which went into use in 2002):

  • 160-  8 … Maria Jimenez (Vineland), 2012
  • 152-  9 … Katherine Johnston (Haddonfield), 2012
  • 152-  4 … Jill Shaner (Egg Harbor Twp.), 2009
  • 148-  8 … Caitlin Cielo (Eastern), 2002
  • 146-  7 … Victoria Imbesi (Our Lady of Mercy), 2008
  • 145-  0 … Brielle Smith (Oakcrest), 2017
  • 141-  6 … Lindsay Minch (Pennsville), 2010
  • 141-  5 … Kelly Yanucil (Bordentown), 2013
  • 141-  1 … Tumelo Nwanma (Vineland), 2016
  • 141-  0 … Jocelyn McRae (Millville), 2006
  • 140-  1 … Caitlin Ciello (Eastern), 2002
  • 140-  0 … Melissa Lake (Cherokee), 2011
  • 139-  9 … Heather Juhring (Kingsway), 2011
  • 138-  8 … Kaela Schrier (Cherokee), 2016
  • 138-  4 … Megan Saxvanderweyden (Pennsville), 2015
  • 137-  6 … Mercedes Glover (Burlington Twp.), 2010
  • 137-  6 … Alyssa Whipkey (Pennsville), 2015
  • 137-  4 … Danielle Steff (Rancocas Valley), 2016
  • 137-  1 … Ayana Culhane (Absegami), 2016
  • 136-  9 … Julianna Foering (Rancocas Valley), 2016
  • 136-  0 … Shamire Rothmiller (Glassboro), 2008
  • 135-10 … Mary Wilks (Bridgeton), 2007
  • 135-  6 … Danielle Still (Bishop Eustace), 2002
  • 135-  2 … Nicolette Burns (Kingsway), 2013
  • 134-  3 … Alexa Gardner (Hammonton), 2016
  • 134-  0 … Niyah Cosme (Vineland), 2016
  • 133-  4 … Leah Braidi (Sacred Heart), 2010
  • 133-  3 … Javona Ford (Millville), 2010
  • 132-10 … Nicole Bayer (Delran), 2014
  • 132-  4 … Kelse Reese (Paul VI), 2011
  • 131-  9 … Jeanne Berry (Delsea), 2012
  • 131-  7 … Emily HIgbee (Holy Spirit), 2013
  • 130-  9 … Lynn Brown (Buena), 2015
  • 130-  0 … Angela Garofalo (Mainland Reg.), 2006

On the all-time state list, Smith is now sitting at No. 22. According to the MileSplit database, she’s the No. 4 sophomore nationally.

 

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