Collingswood senior Keven Kevelier moved up to No. 8 in South Jersey indoor triple jump history Saturday with a 45-9 3/4 jump.
Kevelier won the event at the New Balance Games at the Armory in a terrific battle with Kasey Savage of Hatboro-Horsham High in Montgomery County, Pa. Savage was second at 45-8, an overall indoor-outdoor PR.
Kevelier had jumped 44-11 last weekend in his first lifetime indoor triple jump competition.
On Saturday, he had a remarkable series, with six jumps over 45 feet and those six jumps averaging 45-5 1/2:
1st jump: 45-2 1/2
2nd jump: 45-8
3rd jump: 45-5 1/4
4th jump: 45-2 1/2
5th jump: 45-6 1/2
6th jump: 45-9 3/4
Kevelier led the entire competition, but Savage nearly pulled it out with that 45-8 on his final jump.
Kevelier’s 45-9 3/4 is No. in the state so far this year, behind only Sebasteon Allen of East Orange, who jumped 45-11.
Kevelier’s outdoor PR is 47-5 1/4 from his fifth-place finish at last year’s Meet of Champions.
Here’s a look at the all-time South Jersey indoor triple jump top-10 performance list:
49- 1 …..… Khaliel Burnett [Delsea], 2018
48- 9 …..… Dominique Irons [Haddon Heights], 2013
48- 8 1/2 … Tristan Wilson [Delsea], 2014
48- 1 1/4 … Wayne Walls [Camden], 2009
47- 3 …..… Rhodeni Spence [Woodrow Wilson], 2007
46- 5 …….. Orion Joyner [Kingsway], 2018
46- 3 1/2 … Keon Grady [Delsea], 2018
45- 9 3/4 … Kevin Kevelier [Collingswood], 2020
45- 3 1/2 … Zakiyy Williams [Rancocas Valley], 2015
45- 0 …….. Earnest Daniel [Kingsway], 2017
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 