Stone Caraccio’s 1:54.2 anchor leg led the Kingsway boys to the No. 1 3,200-meter relay time in the country at the Millrose Trials Wednesday night at the Armory.
Kingsway ran 7:55.30, a school record and No. 10 in South Jersey history, to qualify for the scholastic 3,200-meter relay championship race at the historic Millrose Games next month, also at the Armory.
Jeffrey Heidemann led off in 2:03.6, Kyle Rakitis split 1:58.0 to give Kingsway the lead and Ethan Bentley set up Caraccio with a 1:59.5 split.
Bay Shore (N.Y.) ran 8:00.94 and was the only other school in the race under 8:14.
Kingsway and Bay Shore are the two-fastest in the U.S. this year, according to the MileSplit national data base.
Kingsway’s previous school record was a 7:59.84 at the 2014 Easterns on the same track.
The Dragons’ time is No. 2 in Gloucester County history, behind Washington Township’s 7:51.43 at the 2009 National Scholastic Championships, also at the Armory.
ALL-TIME S.J. INDOOR 4X800 LIST
7:43.64 … Cherokee, 2012
7:45.55 … Pleasantville, 2013
7:48.92 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2017
7:51.43 … Washington Twp., 2009
7:51.78 … Cherokee, 2000
7:52.77 … Pleasantville, 2006
7:52.95 … Willingboro, 2003
7:53.64 … Willingboro, 2002
7:54.76 … Pleasantville, 2007
7:55.30 … Kingsway, 2020
7:55.40 … Washington Twp., 2008
7:55.44 … Haddonfield, 2010
7:57.28 … Rancocas Valley, 2018
7:57.29 … Oakrest, 2009
7;57.56 … Haddonfield, 2019
7:57.5h … Willingboro, 1983
7:58.08 … Egg Harbor Twp., 2016
7:59.05 … Pleasantville, 2015
7:59.51 … Pleasantville, 2012
7:59.84 … Kingsway, 2014
7:59.91 … Kingsway, 2013
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 