Our second installment in the South Jersey Top 50 project is the boys 200, with a cut-off of 21.74.
The 200 has experienced a resurgence in recent years, with three of the five fat sub-21:40 times in South Jersey history coming since 2017 after nobody had run sub-21:40 since 2004 and only one sprinter since 1983.
Is anybody missing? Lemme know in the comment’s section!
The boys outdoor 400 is up next. We started yesterday here: Boys Outdoor 100-meter dash
BOYS 200-METER DASH
[fat times]
21.06 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
21.06 … Antonio Tarantino [Paul VI], 2018
21.14 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.30 … Jahmir Beasley [Sterling], 2019
21.39 … Martin Booker Jr. [Pennsauken], 2017
21.40 … Lamont Smith [Willingboro], 1991
21.40 … Rob Gary [Lenape], 1998
21.40 … Todd Dutch [Washington Twp.], 2001
21.40 … Jamaad Muse [Timber Creek], 2012
21.41 … Dorian Bryant [Kingsway], 2002
21.41 … T.J. Johnson [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2010
21.43 … Barry Cephas [Winslow Twp.], 2008
21.46 … Brondon Jenkins [Delran], 1994
21.46 … Sabli Gonnet [Eastern], 2007
21.47 … Curtis McIntyre [Bridgeton], 1992
21.51 … Reuben McCoy [Winslow Twp.], 2004
21.52 … Fabian Santiago [Oakcrest], 2012
21.53 … Robert Hargrove [Vineland], 1996
21.53 … Dennis Davis [Edgewood], 2000
21.53 … A.J. Bunton [West Deptford], 2006
21.53 … Jonathan Taylor [Salem], 2017
21.54 … Derek Ward [Kingsway], 1992
21.56 … Ron Hillian [Eastern], 2002
21.56 … Bruce Owens [Deptford], 2005
21.56 … Darrell Bush [Woodbury], 2011
21.56 … Sincere Rhea [St. Augustine], 2019
21.56 … Amir Brock [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2017
21.57 … Mar-Quel Davis [Deptford], 2017
21.58 … Antraye Miles [Winslow Twp.], 2003
21.59 … John Stone [Mainland Reg.], 1997
21.60 … Juwan Johnson [Glassboro], 2013
21.63 … Sherron Bullock [Camden], 2004
21.64 … Barry Cephas [Winslow Twp.], 2007
21.64 … Alex Reber [Cherry Hill East], 2012
21.66 … Darrin Scott [Willingboro], 2001
21.66 … Sterling Pierce [Rancocas Valley], 2015
21.67 … Kashif Miller [Haddon Twp.], 2014
21.67 … Michael Bolling [Willingboro], 2000 [50]
21.68 … Daequan Kim [Bordentown], 2009
21.69 … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
21.69 … Robert Page [Kingsway], 2007
21.69 … Nick Brown [Bridgeton], 1999
21.70 … Keith Griffith [Florence], 2010
21.71 … Jeremy Cooper [Kingsway], 1995
21.71 … Geoff Navarro [Absegami], 2008
21.71 … A.J. Dawson [Holy Spirit], 2012
21.71 … Nigel Sanchez [Woodrow Wilson], 2014
21.71 … Bo Melton [Cedar Creek], 2017
21.72 … Shai Mumford [West Deptford], 2014
21.72 … Stefone Moore-Green [Paul VI], 2014
21.72 … Shawney Kersey [Woodbury], 2007
Race with Unknown Timing Irregularity
21.00 … Fabian Santiago [Oakcrest], 2012
21.24 … Jamaad Muse [Timber Creek], 2012
21.38 … Reginald Morton [Oakcrest], 2012
Hand Times [Turn]
20.7 … Dennis Mitchell [Edgewood], 1983
20.8 … Chuck Carter [Eastern], 1985
20.9 … Bill “Peanut” Gaines [Clearview], 1967
20.9 … Carl Lewis [Willingboro], 1979
21.1 … Tim Dale [Pleasantville], 1975
21.1 … Willie “Flipper” Anderson [Paulsboro]1983
21.2 … George Johnson [Glassboro], 1977
21.2 … Charles Cooper [Paulsboro], 1978
21.2 … Dave Jackson [Wilson], 1978
21.2 … Harold Williams [Edgewood], 1966
21.3 … Kevin Holloway [Palmyra], 1975
21.3 … Steve Coleman [Haddon Heights], 1976
21.3 … Dave Wheeler [Kennedy], 1981
21.3 … Horace Jackson [Williamstown], 1984
21.3 … John Stone [Mainland Reg.], 1997
21.4 … Derek Guyton [Delsea], 1968
21.4 … Leon Collins [Deptford], 1968
21.4 … Walt Lofland [Wilson], 1968
21.4 … Ken Cooper [Woodbury], 1979
21.4 … Kevin Jones [Pleasantville], 1981
21.4 … Eric Harrison [Highland], 1987
21.4 … Antonio Abney [Willingboro], 2007
Hand Times [Straight]
20.6 … Bill Gaines [Clearview], 1967
21.0 … Jim Krier [Haddonfield], 1968
21.0 … Rich Still [Haddon Heights], 1971
21.0 … Bob Boyd [Camden], 1964
21.1 … Kevin Holloway [Palmyra], 1975
21.1 … Charles Cooper [Paulsboro], 1978
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 
Benny Liles ( Kingsway) 21.3
Derek Ward (Kingsway) 21.3
Derek white (Salem)
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Hey Benny! What meets were these marks run at? I just looked through those years and don’t see them anywhere. Thanks!
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Those two Kingsway records were from 1992,also Jeremy Cooper of kingsway was sprinter of the year 1995; he ran 10.4 probably hand timed at the South Jersey Relays individual championship which was always held the Friday at Eastern HS before the relays at Shawnee on Saturday. A few more times for Ben Liles in kingsway record book are 47.8 400. 54.1 400 IH in 1990 and 23’10 1/4 inch long jump from 1992. I was a Kingsway assistant track coach at the time . These may be in an old Ed Grant annual.
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Hey Russ – Yeah, I have every Ed Grant annual going back to 1966 and there’s no mention of any of those guys running that fast. I went through every issue from the four years they were in HS.
The winning sprint times at the 1992 South Jersey Invitational at Eastern (I covered that meet every year from its inception in 1992 through 2009, except in 2005, when it wasn’t held) were 10.6 in the 100 by Curtis McIntyre of Bridgeton and 22.0 by Kevin White of Haddon Heights. Ben won the 400 that year in 47.8. Jeremy Cooper won the 100 in fat 10.8 in 1995 and 10.64 in 1997.
Thanks for your help. If you or anyone can specifically find those times I’ll add ’em to the list.
Roob
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I’m sure you must be correct Roob, the record sheet I have shows Cooper having the time of 10.4 I assumed it was at that meet, may have been a hand timed dual. Anyway it’s great to see you putting this together. It’s a big service to the track and field community. Ed Grant was a real asset and I appreciate you fill that gap especially with no meets to go to now
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Yeah, Ed Grant’s annuals kind of got me interested in track and field stats. I wound get so excited when the new annuals came out and study them front to back. At one point I asked him for every issue I didn’t have – every issue from before 1985. He showed up at a meet in Holmdel with two big cartons an I think I made him about $80, so I have almost a complete set now. Glad you’re enjoying the lists! Please be well. Roob
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Hello there, Its Rob Gary what about my hand time of 20.78 at meet of champs in 98? should that be on the list too. But very thankful to be on both list…
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Hey Rob — I’m trying to find that time, but it looks like you only ran the 400 at Meet of Champions: http://www.mctrack.org/NJSIAAMeets/SpringTrack/98ST/98MeetofChampionsb.htm
I checked states and sectionals too. Any idea what other meet that time might have been?
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