Burlington Township senior Zhanye Vines won her second straight sectional shot put title over the weekend and remains unbeaten this year against South Jersey competition.
Vines threw 38-2, just 1 1/2 inches short of her PR, and won the Central Jersey Group 3 title by more than 3 1/2 feet.
Vines is only the second Burlington Township girl to win consecutive indoor sectional titles. The first was also a shot putter. Burlington County record holder Ronetta Hunter won Central Jersey Group 3 in 2013 and South Jersey Group 3 in 2014 and 2015.
Vines threw an indoor PR 38-3 1/2, which is No. 1 in South Jersey this year, at Ocean Breeze last weekend. She has an outdoor PR of 38-5 3/4 from states last spring, where she placed third.
She’s the top Burlington County thrower indoors in four years, since Tamara Carmichael of Palmyra threw 39-0 1/4 in 2016, and she’s No. 16 in Burlington County history but only a foot out of the top 10.
ALL-TIME BURLINGTON COUNTY INDOOR SHOT PUT LIST
43-10 … Ronetta Hunter [Burlington Twp.], 2015
43-4 3/4 … Jessica Woodard [Cherokee], 2012
41-10 … Lillian Rivera [Pemberton], 1984
41-0 … *Nicole Scott [Willingboro], 1997
40-4 … Shanna Campbell [Pemberton], 2007
40-3 … Beverly Bright [Willingboro], 2002
39-10 3/4 … Sarah Anderson [Seneca], 2007
39-8 1/2 … Sandy Hinson [Lenape], 1988
39-2 … Bridget Sedivi [Cherokee], 1991
39-2 … Rose Perry [Riverside], 2003
39-1 3/4 … Stacy Hinson [Lenape], 1987
39-1 … Denise Thomas [Willingboro], 1980
39-0 1/4 … Tomara Carmichael [Palmyra], 2016
38-8 1/4 … Cheryl Muse [Willingboro], 1982
38-5 1/4 … Nicolette Muse [Kennedy], 1988
38-3 1/2 … Zhanye Vines [Burlington Twp.], 2020
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 